This is one of those kind of crazy questions but interesting at the same time, How to lose 100 pounds.
If you are very over how would you lose 100 pounds in one year? Well I have never had to lose 100 pounds but am up for the challenge of how it can be done.
Can you lose 100 pounds in a year?
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First of all lets all be aware that losing 100 pounds in one year is certainly possible. Many people have achieved this feat and many will lose 100 pounds in a year in the future.
The math of losing 100 pounds in a year
There is simple math in how to lose 100 pounds in one year you would need to lose eight pounds a month for a year which is about 2 pounds for week.
Losing two pounds per week is certainly possible but the problem is that it is hard to keep this rate up for an entire year. You will find that you will lose far more than 10 pounds in your first month and then your loss will slow down after a couple of months only to pick up again in the last few months.
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Now As we all know there are two sides to the loss question: input and output that is caloric intake in eating and output when your metabolism is burning calories. This sounds easy and in fact it is an easy idea to understand and implement but it is very difficult to act on for any length of time.
Lose 100 pounds in a year plan
OK here it goes for how to lose 100 pounds in a year. First thing is to drop your caloric intake. For many people this may be really obvious but for most people it is a real education to find out what they are eating wrong and changing it.
First you will need to drop your calories that you take in probably significantly but take out some calories each week and watch how your body and energy react. Remember you are in this for the long haul not just a few weeks this time.
Your diet should get
- 30 percent of its calories from protein,
- 50 percent of its calories from carbohydrates and
- 20 percent of calories from fats.
Remember fats contain twice the calories per pound that protein or carbohydrates contain so the fat level is actually quite low.
Next is to make sure that you are splitting your three main meals into six meals during the day to properly nourish your body and stop it from thinking that you are starving.
Drink lots of water. You will find that drinking a lot of water will help you lose up to 10 pounds all by itself in the first couple of weeks as your body stops being bloated and your equilibrium is reset.
Exercise to lose 100 pounds
Next is the exercise portion of your changes. Losing 100 pounds in a year just by eating correctly would be impossible as your body would quickly rebel against you.
You must get exercise for 30 minutes twice every day for six days a week. This means that some days will have cardio morning and night and some days will have one cardio workout and one workout.
The twice a day regimen is designed to keep you metabolism high all day instead of having it drop off 12 hours or so after your last workout, also having a lot of exercise will change the way that your body chemistry works.
The reason to do cardio is obvious and that is to raise your metabolism and burn calories.
Doing weights is also very important as while you are losing you want to keep your muscle mass and of course muscle takes a lot more calories to maintain than fat so you will over time be burning even more calories than you are now.
The attitude that will lose you 100 pounds in a year
Lastly to lose 100 pounds in a year you need to change your entire attitude towards health, exercise, eating and your own confidence in life.
Making these changes may be very difficult but you are going to find that you have a much better chance of succeeding once you snap out of the way that you look at life and instead start to think about how your life is as a fit person.
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Stop comparing yourself to the people around you and instead join a running club or come other club that promotes health and where the idea of running 20 miles on a Sunday does not seem crazy like most people think but is instead just a fun afternoon outing.
This may seem like an oversimplification of what it takes to lose 100 pounds in a year and maybe it is.
There will be high points and low points in the next year but you will learn from your accomplishments and defeats how to change yourself as a person and make consistently1 better choices.
Good luck to you. Let me know how things are working out in your quest in how to lose 100 pounds.
im 14 years old, im 5’6 and im around 240 pounds…i want to lose 100 pounds in just a year. possible?
I’s so fed up with myself. I’m 21 years old and I weigh 253 lbs. I was a cheerleader in high school and I ended up quitting because everyone picked on me for being fat. However since then I’ve only gained . I have spent the last few years with my fluctuating with my love life. Now that I am in a steady relationship, I want/ am ready to take control of my life. I’m short so I want to end up on the lower end of my healthy range. That way if I do gain back a little it won’t put me over the edge agian. My goal is to be 125 to 130. So basically I want to be half of what I am right now. I feel like everytime I get started I fail because I don’t have someone pushing me to continue. I need a loss buddy that is going to be tough on me and give me tough love that will keep me motivated. I don’t really care if it takes a year or a little more to lose it all. But definately within 2 years would be great. If there is anyone that wants to be my buddy…e-mail me and we can become a great support system together.
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Good luck to all of you. I hope we can all reach our goals!
Heather
I’m getting married in November of 2010. There’s no way I would feel comfortable walking down the isle to my VERY slender soon-to-be-husband. I want to walk down that isle with my head held high and my figure ready to knock someone off their feet! I’m 235 lbs and I’ve NEVER said that to anyone. It’d be ideal to lose 80 lbs before then. I’m not meant to be a skinny-minny, nor do I have the desire to be one. But I do want to get to a healthy point. I used to have a great figure and I used to turn heads…now, not so much. I’m 23…I’m supposed to be at the prime of my life, but instead I’m fat and unhappy with my looks. I could really use a supporting friend on here. It seems no one in my life is going through this as bad as I am. Maybe if someone else on here needs a friend…we could start together? I’m a really good listener and I’m a great friend. So…let me know. My e-mail is singinslou86@yahoo.com Thanks in advance, yall. 🙂
Well everyone seems like we are all in the same boat. I am 57 and I am at 286 lbs and NO ONE but you all I have ever told that too. I to am starting a new life today. With exercise and watching my calories. I am tired of being the person that gets looked threw. When I was younger and ALOT thinner I had alot of attention now no one sees me. I do not want to grow old alone and I don’t want anymore health problems than I have. Just trying to move myself on the couch, getting in my car, turning over in bed is hard to do. Finding clothes that does not look like tents would be nice.So I wish you all the good luck and one more thing I heard on a medical show last night being obese by over 40 lbs makes you have 100% more at risk for breast cancer !!!! Wow that got me.I want to live to see my grandkids grown. SO EVERYONE KEEP UP WITH YOUR WALKING AND CUTTING CALORIES. WE WILL MAKE IT !!!!
Hey there guys. Amanda here. 18 years old. Need to lose some , at least 50 pounds. Looking for a support buddy, someone to talk about that’s in the same boat as me, so please, e-mail me or add me on MySpace. My e-mail is Amanda_Rivera1991@yahoo.com and my MySpace is http://www.myspace.com/miss_amanda_rivera. I’m looking for friends that can relate and support me, I don’t want to do this diet alone. Thank you ahead of time!!!
I am Nicole I am 23 years old and have a 1 and a half year old little girl. I weigh almost 280 and am so so disgusted with myself…I am really good about planning to get up and go work out and eat healthy, but it never seems to happen. I want to get down to about 135-140 so I will feel comfortable looking in the mirror. Not only that but my daughter will take on the same bad habits that I have and turn into an obese little girl. I don’t want that to happen to her she is so precious to me. So this year is about change for me and hopefully by December of this year I can get on her and write saying I have lost 130 pounds and encourage other people…My main thing is I need a little support.
Hi everyone,
My name is Erica, I’m 22 years old and I weigh 363 pounds. I just want to say that I feel truly motivated and relieved in knowing that I am not alone in this battle to lose and the fact that I need to lose 100+ pounds because at times the thought of so much loss can be overwhleming but I’m determined to do it. I’ve been a big girl all my life and I’m tired of it. I do love the fact that I have a man that loves me unconditionally and that is great support. I just want to be healthy and because of my I’m afraid to get pregnant but I want a family one day and the has to come off first. On the brighter side, since July 2009 I have been going Curves gym about 3 times a week and I walk at home also with Leslie Sansone OnDemand with Comcast its a pretty good work out at home if you don’t want to walk outside and it still burn calories and I started out at 397lbs 🙁 but as of today (because I weighed myself at the gym a little while ago) I’m at 363 lbs so that’s 34lbs down and counting!! It feels great and I try not to look too far ahead and get myself down so I set mini goals for myself like getting out of the 360s for example, so I know I can do it. I’ve also changed my eatting habits, no more fried foods and much more veggies lean meats and water and its working. But if anyone wants to email me to share success stories or failures and progress my email address is SugahJ1987@yahoo.com. Let’s be
Hey guys!!! In June 2009, I started walking everyday. I just kept going everyday. Soon it became part of my daily schedule. I just wanted to get a routine going. I did not focus on , but one thing led to another and the was coming off. (more so inches than ) I still walk, but now I have incorporated healthy eating. I no longer eat any bleached starches. I eat brown rice, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat bread etc. I found that I have a lack of determination so I have to get behind myself and push twice as hard. I basically got tired of the pity parties and am deciding to do something about it. I am now 20 lbs down. Oh I weigh myself once a month.
Hello everyone!
As some people would say, its easier said then done.
I’ve tried to lose for a while now, every time I try its not working.
Sometimes I tell myself maybe I’m suppose to be this big and everyone else is suppose to laugh at me.
I’ve read almost all your comments, good to those who are trying and succeeding and to thouse who are still trying good luck.
Somehow, I can not see myself in all of that because it seems as no matter how hard I try I’m still back at where I was.
Its really, really annoying, yet the days go by I’m another day older and another pound or should I say pounds heavier.
AHHHHHH can’t find you guys!!!!!! well n e who mines is muzik93 hopefully i’ll find you guys but n e ways good luck!!!
Hey, thanks for that suggestion about “caloriecount.com”! I just recently signed up as well. tashabo is my name on that website. I have been searching the page all morning and found a toolbar to add on and it shows how many calories you’ve consumed today and has an easy search bar! I’m hoping this will help…
Hey
I just got an account on caloriecount.com you can find me at alexscalish . Good luck
so i posted like in november i believe and now i’m back:) still 230 still 16 have not changed a bit :p but n e ways if n e ones looking for support look up/go to calorie count . com it’s great for people on the struggle and you wont be alone. if you make an account post here so i can get your account name and i’ll give you mines too:) it’s so much easier that way to find/get support
28M/270lb losing !
some things that have always helped me on the journey were to always have a vision of “your future self” when you are working on your goals.
another critical element is to see yourself as a “work in progress” it’s very difficult if not impossible to start a formidable task like loss when you are starting with a negative balance (criticizing yourself, hating yourself, feeling ashamed). recognize that the way you are right now is because those were your solutions to whatever has happened in your life, and work slowly on finding healthier solutions. don’t start a new project with a defeatist attitude.
for people who have previously been fit and became over over time, i would suggest to go easy on yourself. you may want to ramp back up to running 4 miles a day but realize you just can’t do it anymore and feel defeated, go back to the “work in progress”.
keep some way to chart your progress. sometimes you may lose inches and not pounds, find a way to keep a weekly record of your measurements and your loss, a food journal helps tremendously as well. research shows that people who are tracking expenses or food intake are 20% more conservative than those who do not track themselves. when you are building muscle mass you may end up gaining until your muscles are established enough to start eating away the fat.
work on changing your beliefs about yourself – your mental schema has justified the way things are now and that has to change, a lot of people with addictions go through the same thing where the personal belief system may see the nicotine, etc as medicine or a helpful agent, when in reality that (or the tasty food) is actually harming you.
the most crucial time is always the beginning. most science out says it takes 18+ days to really establish a new pattern. those are the hardest times to get your rhythm down for loss, after that it gets easier and your momentum builds and the loss accelerates.
when you reach a fitness plateau where your body doesn’t want to lose anymore, shake up the routine. stop doing your walking and try jogging or a completely different exercise like a rowing machine or biking or just change the program on the treadmill.
-chad.chavers@gmail.com
I am about 280 pounds and 23 years old. I am recently a father of a beautiful baby girl. I told myself that this year i was going to quit smoking, which i did. Now I’m on to my new task. I want to loose 100 pounds by the end of 2010. I used to be a fireman, had a decent body, and loved to work out. But since my injury i have had to make a career change. Leaving what i love to do in the dust to find new work. Needless to say I gained a lot of , lost all my good eating habits, and quit working out. Ive tried a bunch of daily diets but seemed to give up. I had no determination. Until August when my daughter was born. She has changed my life for the best. Now I’m asking for help. I am 100 % serious about this and would like it if any one had any good tips to make this happen. Anything from good dieting tips, to workout regimes, to recipes. I have read all of the comments above and wish all of you the best of luck. Feel free to email me these things( tcfirefighter@hotmail.com). A little encouragement is always good too. Thanks
Hello everyone. I tried to start last December to lose 100 pounds in a year, but needless to say I fell off the bandwagon. I did lose and keep off 20 pounds, but nothing near my goal. I have realized that I too am an emotional eater. I have started using the Barry’s Bootcamp and my Gazelle glider. I need to lose 80 pounds, and I hope to accomplish this in the coming year. I am 26 with 2 children. I want to be able to play outside all day and not feel like the “fat mom”. I am going to try the low-carb diet and exercise regularly and drink lots of water. I will try to keep updating this blog. I like the idea of using the index cards to write down the reasons for loss and to read them daily. I hope everyone has a great holiday season!
It is encouraging to see all of you on here, wanting to take control of your , your life! Self control is so important to making good decisions, all across the board. I started gaining after I broke my foot in 2005, but have always struggled to some degree. I am over 5’9″ so my ideally should be about 160. I weigh over 260 now, especially after having my first baby last year. I am only 26, and don’t want this to follow me my whole life, as it has so far. For me, exercise was always the ticket, staying active and not overeating. But I cannot afford the gym, and I live in a very cold state so being outside is out most of the year. But i can’t seem to find way to do effective exercise at home! If anyone has any thoughts, or knows of a good DVD to use to get your metabolism up, let me know! I am currently watching what I eat as well, and drinking a lot of water. I too, hope to lose 100 pounds by the end of 2010.
HELLO BEVERLY R., HOPE YOU ARE STILL TRYING. I HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED. THE ONLY THING THAT EVER WORKED FOR ME WAS LOW CARBS. I HAVE A THYROID PROBLEM AND WILL BE GOING FOR A BIOP SOON. HOPE EVERYTHING TURNS OUT OK BUT I HAVE NODULES. MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE FINE. I HAVE AN UNDERACTIVE THYROID AND THAT IS ONE REASON I AM HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE. THE LOW CARBS WORKS THOUGH. I LOST 70 LBS SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I DECIDED TO WORK AT LOSING THE WEIGHT. THINGS HAPPENED AND I LOST FOCUSED. I HAVEN’T BEEN DEDICATED EOUGH. I WISH I CAN TURN IT ON AGAIN. IT FELT SO GOOD. I WANT THAT FEELING BACK. I HAVEN’T SLEPT IN DAYS. NEED HELP. ANYONE THERE. GOOD LUCK BEVERLY R. . YOU CAN DO IT
Hi! In September I weighed a whopping 380 pounds! I have dropped 50 and am down to about 330! I did it 3.5 months by eating 1,500 calories per day and working out for 30 mins 7 days per week. LOTS of water too. I am 29 and want to have a baby, but need to be down to about 200 before I start trying because I fear complications. I have 140 more pounds to lose and KNOW 2010 will be the year for me to lose it. Just believe in yourself!
I think I am obsessed with food. I think calorie counting only strengthens my obsession. I was able to lose 60lbs by telling myself to stop thinking about food. If it wasn’t good for me, 99% of the time I just woudn’t have it, regardless of how many calories I thought I still had available. If my mind started to go towards food (because I would constantly think about it), I would tell myself: STOP, you can’t eat it anyways to stop thinking about it. It doesn’t help. And then I would go and find something to take my mind off it – doing an exercise tape, cleaning up, reading, etc. And then I also had to watch less T.V and stop drinking wine because that’s when I REALLY ate.
Now, I have gained 20 of those pounds back and I see it’s because I stopped being mindful about food. I have to re-train my brain again. But once I’m in the new mindset, in my opinion, it gets easier. And I feel good. And I enjoy the present moment more instead of thinking about my craving instead.
It is HARD but it does get easier. —Just keep conscious of your old habits so you can stop yourself when you start slipping….