fast weight loss

help. i am a teen girl and i used to be so skinny and pretty and ive gained from 45-55 in a months and visibly i look flabby and have fat legs. i am going on a 1200 calorie diet and excercising with wrist weights and walks but can you give me brutal advice on how to lose 5kg quickly, in a few weeks??

Reply 1

Anonymous #2

Original post by Anonymous

Try fasting one day a week, where you don’t eat anything but drink water.

The hardest part is no scoffing your face the next day. If you feel quite tired , can also drink black coffee

Reply 2

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As enticing as it sounds, don't try to lose weight quickly. You've a higher rate of failure, and even if you are successful you are more likely to put the weight right back on again after because you've not developed the right lifestyle changes required to be successful in keeping the weight off long-term.

A healthy weight loss rate is 1-2lbs a week. You can achieve this by moving more and making healthier dietary choices. Don't skip meals - instead be smart about them. e.g. smaller portions or swapping out sides for healthier alternatives. Likewise, swap out unhealthy snacks for healthy ones, but that doesn't mean completely deny yourself unhealthy things either. They're perfectly okay in moderation. For example, I'm going through a phase where I constantly crave Taco Bell. Instead of denying myself, I'll occasionally let myself buy something from the lower calorie options on the menu (e.g. x2 beef taco supremes), but I'll skip the fries and fizzy drink because I wasn't actually craving them and that's just extra fat/calories that I don't really want or need. It satisfies the fast food craving without needing to write the day off as a "cheat day" - I just balance out the rest of my meals for that day by making sure my other meals are low in fat.

On that note, drinks and sauces are often what people forget to take into account when they try to lose weight. So make sure you're swapping these for low sugar/fat options too.

You also want to make sure you're still getting enough carbohydrates, healthy fats, and protein in your diet.