A 28-year-old member asked:
How do i lose weight?
145 doctor answers • 125 doctors weighed in

Dr. Christopher Dowdanswered
Internal Medicine 21 years experience
Think long-term: There's more than 1 way, and in the end you want things that you can sustain over the long hall. Some goals: small meals every 3-4 hrs, no skipping meals, make colorful veggies the main part of each meal, use lean meats & protein sources, avoid fast food & soda, greatly limit juice, drink mostly water, eat fish 2-3x/wk, and exercise 5x/wk. Try starting with 1 thing & gradually add others.
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Dr. Nicholas Martin commented
Family Medicine 50 years experience
The weight can be added to different parts of the body. Abdominal obesity is also called visceral obesity and is related to multiple diseases mostly affecting closure of vessels, such as vessels of the heart, and vessels of the distal extremities, resulting cold feet and toes, and coronary artery disease, renal disease, and a measurable degree of kidney disease. Cancer is increased from cortisol r
Dec 20, 2014

Dr. Seema Patelanswered
Holistic Medicine 28 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight, get ur resting metabolism rate done(weight loss centers do this). This determines the total number of calories you need to lose 1-2lbs/week. Decreasing 500cal/day will give you a 1lb wt loss in 1wk; drink water (1/2 your body weight), eat small meals about 150-200cal 2-4x/(depending on your metabolism rate) and 500cal/meal at night: lean protein/veggies; avoid carbs, .
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Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Reduce carbs and FF: Cut back on carbohydrates including fruit. Stop eating all fried foods. Avoid soy based foods as they inhibit thyroid function.
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Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Nutrient dense foods: Eat foods that are nutrient dense (like meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, low starch vegatables and water) avoid foods that are not nutrient dense (like starches and sugars, including fruit)
nutrient dense foods will increase your basal metabolic rate. On the other hand, starches and sugars impair thyroid metabolism via affects on your liver (which helps activate thyroid hormone).
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Dr. Danny Proffittanswered
Family Medicine 44 years experience
You can!: Start by keeping a food diary for a week. Write down every thing you put in your mouth for a week, the time you eat, how much you ate, & be honest. Then after the week, analyze it, & see what you can do without, what you can cut back & what you can eat differently & then do a week of the same. Count the calories and see the difference. 500 cal less/day equals 26 # loss per year. + exeercise!
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Dr. Holly Barthanswered
General Practice 10 years experience
Diet and exercise: The goal is to burn more calories than you consume. Watch your diet; eliminate junk food and don't over-eat. Consider liquids as well; soda, alcohol, etc. Contains lots of calories. Exercise multiple times a week. If you find an activity you really enjoy you'll be more likely to engage in that activity. Avoid fad diets that could prevent you from getting adequate nutrition. Make healthy choices!
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Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Nutrient dense foods: Eat foods that are nutrient dense (like meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, low starch vegatables and water) avoid foods that are not nutrient dense (like starches and sugars, including fruit)
nutrient dense foods will increase your basal metabolic rate. On the other hand, starches and sugars impair thyroid metabolism via affects on your liver (which helps activate thyroid hormone).
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Dr. Vance Harrisanswered
Family Medicine 38 years experience
Lifestyle changes: Study after study shows that short-term diets are not effective in maintaining weight loss. What you need is lifestyle changes and eat in a healthy way from now on. Fewer carbohydrates and fats along with increased reliance on vegetables will be very helpful. Activity is also important so a regular exercise program is recommended. Make healthy lifestyle changes and avoid the yo-yo dieting.
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Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Nutrient dense foods: Eat foods that are nutrient dense (like meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, low starch vegatables and water) avoid foods that are not nutrient dense (like starches and sugars, including fruit)
nutrient dense foods will increase your basal metabolic rate. On the other hand, starches and sugars impair thyroid metabolism via affects on your liver (which helps activate thyroid hormone).
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Dr. Michael Sparacinoanswered
Family Medicine 38 years experience
Diet & Exercise: Take in less calories than you burn is the simple equation that works every time. Your doctor can help you get started.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: Eat healthfully. Try to eat at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Increase nutritional fiber. Avoid refined sugar & junk carbohydrates. Avoid alcohol, sweetened juices, soda & caffeinated beverages. Aim for 7.5 to 8 hrs of sleep / night. Hydrate w at least 64 oz of water / day. Calories burned must > calories consumed. Do both cardio & weight training.
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Dr. Scott Mitchellanswered
Bariatrics 24 years experience
Diet and exercise: Exercise, exercise, exercise....Increase your exercise to 5-6 times per week at least 30 minutes to an hour and get your heart rate up. Once you are in the groove, add some muscle strengthening to your routine. This needs to be a permanent lifestyle change for you. Additionally lower your calorie intake and count your calories on a website like fatsecret.Com or sparkpeople.Com. Drink more h20!
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A Verified Doctoranswered
29 years experience
Obesity- need time: 1. Needs to do ow carbohydrate diet and exercise. 2. Exercise includes: cardio, endurance, flexibility. On eating include fruits, vegetables, healthy proteins. 3.
We suggested and offered the patient consultation with the dietitian, jenny craig, weight watcher, or other mean available.
4. Medications:. Need to see doctor (not all pcp do med, I do some med. Need full visit lab and exam.
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Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Nutrient dense foods: Eat foods that are nutrient dense (like meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, low starch vegatables and water) avoid foods that are not nutrient dense (like starches and sugars, including fruit)
nutrient dense foods will increase your basal metabolic rate. On the other hand, starches and sugars impair thyroid metabolism via affects on your liver (which helps activate thyroid hormone).
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Eat fewer calories!: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and iceberg lettuce (little/no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
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Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Nutrient dense foods: Eat foods that are nutrient dense (like meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, low starch vegatables and water) avoid foods that are not nutrient dense (like starches and sugars, including fruit)
nutrient dense foods will increase your basal metabolic rate. On the other hand, starches and sugars impair thyroid metabolism via affects on your liver (which helps activate thyroid hormone).
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Dr. Clifton Schermerhornanswered
41 years experience
Simple, but difficul: To lose weight you must have greater caloric output than you take in. Or, to put it another way, eat less and exercise more. There are no known safe shortcuts,
it would be wise to consult your family doc before starting on a diet or exercise program.
Consistency is the key!
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: Eat healthfully. Try to eat at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Increase nutritional fiber. Avoid refined sugar & junk carbohydrates. Avoid alcohol, sweetened juices, soda & caffeinated beverages. Aim for 7.5 to 8 hrs of sleep / night. Hydrate w at least 64 oz of water / day. Calories burned must > calories consumed. Do both cardio & weight training.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as he doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home, skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as he doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home, skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
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Dr. Clarence Lyonsanswered
Family Medicine 21 years experience
Calories: Burn more calories than you take in.
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Dr. Martin Friedanswered
Nutrition 37 years experience
Diet and exercise: eat less calories than you need in a day and increase your activity. Activity burns calories and increases your metabolism.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as he doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home, skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as he doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home, skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as she doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home, skip dessert and walk around the block instead.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as he doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home, skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as she doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home, skip dessert and walk around the block instead.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
A US doctor answeredLearn more
Weight: To lose weight, you need a calorie deficit. You can achieve this calorie deficit by eating less (taking fewer calories from food) and doing more physical activity (burning up more calories) .There are 3,500 calories in 1 lb (0.45 kg) of fat. So cutting down calories by 500 calories each day can result in a 1 lb weight loss in 1week.
http://patient.info/health/weight-reduction-how-to-lose-weight
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Eat fewer calories: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little/no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar and simple starch calories.
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Dr. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay commented
Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
The other side of the coin is to increase how many calories you use. So exercise frequently, take the stairs, park in the furthest spot from the store, bike/walk to work rather than taking the car (if you can). Losing weight is not simple, but it is a matter of keeping track of all calories going in & out.
Oct 3, 2014

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as she doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home, skip dessert and go walk around the block.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as he doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home, skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
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Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Cut calories: All weight loss programs regardless of details depend upon your ingestion of fewer calories then you burn up. All work if you stick to them but this is difficult. Effective weight loss requires a comprehensive program of diet, exercise, alteration of food habits and you should have the assistance of your physician, nutritionist and exercise therapist.
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Dr. Linda Tao commented
Cardiology 36 years experience
Agree w above. In addition Reducing stress (breathing, yoga, meditation etc), eating and living a "clean" life also important - eg organic fruits and veggies, organic beef, chicken and eggs ie free of hormones, using mostly chemical free detergents and body lotions etc . Good sleep for body healing and repair also helps :) good luck!
Dec 13, 2014

Dr. Dean Giannoneanswered
Internal Medicine 26 years experience
Just be sensible.: The real key to weight loss is to just watch the size of your portions at meals, eat healthy, and exercise regularly. There's no radical diet or exercise plan or pill that will magically give you meaningful and sustained weight loss. The ol' fashioned way is still be best way to lose weight for the long term. Shoot for two pounds per week of weight loss.
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Dr. Lisa Saponaroanswered
Clinical Psychology 19 years experience
Eat less move more: The only real solution to losing weight is to cut back your intake. You must expend more calories than you take in. Track what you eat daily to get a good idea of what values the foods you eat have. Increase your activity levels. Increase your intake of fruits and veg, eliminate sugary beverages and excess fats. Try choosemyplate.Gov for ideas on dietary changes and excellent tracking system.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: Eat healthfully. Try to eat at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Increase nutritional fiber. Avoid refined sugar & junk carbohydrates. Avoid alcohol, sweetened juices, soda & caffeinated beverages. Aim for 7.5 to 8 hrs of sleep / night. Hydrate w at least 64 oz of water / day. Calories burned must > calories consumed. Do both cardio & weight training.
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Dr. Maritza Baezanswered
Family Medicine 18 years experience
Diet & exercise: Make sure you exercise 90 minutes a day, don't skip meals, avoid soda, juice, dairy, alcohol and fried foods. Eat a healthy well balanced diet! also water, organic vegetable broth, green leafy vegetables, natural pickles, apples are great to fill you up so you dont feel hungry and they are very low in calories.
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Dr. Udit Patel commented
Pain Management 20 years experience
Make sure to get plenty of sleep and eat a healthy well balanced diet.
Mar 22, 2013

Dr. Lisa Oldson commented
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
While I agree completely with Dr. Baez, I understand that 90 minutes of exercise daily is daunting for many of my patients. Start with anything you can fit in, using increments of 10 minutes. If you can squeeze in a few bouts of 10 minutes each, that's a great start. Build up to 60 minutes total. Those of you with the drive & time can certainly aim higher. Not an exerciser? Brisk walking is fine.
Jul 22, 2014

Dr. Matt Wachsmananswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Tricky: First wt (lb) x 10 = calories used
4000 calories net in or out is a pound gained/lost.
Eat less,exercise more.
Learn from mistakes on why that didn't work out.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1775472781/devils-diet
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Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewisanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Weight loss: How much do you weigh now? What is your goal. If bmi is in normal range, you don't need to lose weight. If high, aim for 2 lbs/wk loss by exercising & controlling food portions; eat lean protein, good fats, low glycemic carbs, plenty of fruits & veggies. Avoid fast foods & pop. Join a support group like weight watchers for support.
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Dr. Ish Rawalanswered
Internal Medicine 20 years experience
Diet n exercise: Depending on ur bmi u should come up with an exercise regimen which should include 5 days of cardio and fat burn. Cut down carb intake including potatoes red meat pizza pasta etc. More protein intake.
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Dr. Randy Bakeranswered
Holistic Medicine 41 years experience
Eat less & exercise: The key to losing weight is to eat less, but not all calories are created equal. Sugars & simple carbs from grains esp cause weight gain. I like dr. Furhman's diet: www.Drfuhrman.Com/library/foodpyramid.Aspx dr. Weil has useful info: www.Huffingtonpost.Com/andrew-weil-md/carbohydrates-weight-loss_b_1937312.Html- see his "discuss that" link in his article. Exercise is also important. Good luck!
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Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Nutrient dense foods: Eat foods that are nutrient dense (like meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, low starch vegatables and water) avoid foods that are not nutrient dense (like starches and sugars, including fruit)
nutrient dense foods will increase your basal metabolic rate. On the other hand, starches and sugars impair thyroid metabolism via affects on your liver (which helps activate thyroid hormone).
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Dr. Lisa Oldson commented
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
I agree with Dr. Rothman. I would add that if you're making a big transition from a diet high in sugar (cookies, cakes, pastries, candy) to a healthier diet, fruit would be a reasonable way to enjoy something sweet while avoiding processed and highly refined carbohydrates. Eat real food over processed food. Be sure you skip the soda and other sugar sweetened beverages (including juice).
Jul 22, 2014

A Verified Doctoranswered
24 years experience
Multiple things: 1. Reduce overall caloric intake.
2. Eat a diet of 60% protein 20% carbs and 20% fats.
3. Combination of cardio and resistance training exercises.
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Dr. Scott Mitchellanswered
Bariatrics 24 years experience
Diet and exercise: Exercise, exercise, exercise....Increase your exercise to 5-6 times per week at least 30 minutes to an hour and get your heart rate up. Once you are in the groove, add some muscle strengthening to your routine. This needs to be a permanent lifestyle change for you. Additionally lower your calorie intake and count your calories on a website like fatsecret.Com or sparkpeople.Com. Drink more h20!
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Dr. Mark Pleatmananswered
41 years experience
Eat less food: You can't ask a general question and expect a specific answer. Your weight is determined by a balance of caloric intake and caloric expenditure. If you consume more calories than you expend, you will gain weight. To lose weight you either have to expend more calories (exercise) or eat less food; or both.
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Dr. Alvin Linanswered
Geriatrics 31 years experience
Diet & exercise: No secret to losing weight, just hard work. Pay attention to eating healthy and exercising regularly. That's it. Of course check your thyroid but that's rarely the cause.
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 58 years experience
Diet and Exercise: Diet
you need to cut down the total calories which depends on how much you need to loose
also you need proper eating habits.Cut down on carbohydrates, simple sugars to be eliminated, reduce other carbs, reduce fat intake.Diet including high fiber, fresh fruits and vegetables
exercise at least 4to5 days a week.
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Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Reduce carbs and FF: Cut back on carbohydrates including fruit. Stop eating all fried foods. Avoid soy based foods as they inhibit thyroid function.
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Dr. Maritza Baezanswered
Family Medicine 18 years experience
Diet & exercise: Make sure you exercise at least 90 minutes a day, don't skip meals, avoid soda, juice, dairy, alcohol and fried foods. Eat a healthy well balanced diet! also water, organic vegetable broth, green leafy vegetables, natural pickles, apples are great to fill you up so you dont feel hungry and they are very low in calories.
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Dr. Linda Gromkoanswered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
More activity!: Tough question. But the best answer is to decrease calorie intake and increase physical activity. Building more muscle helps, too, in that muscles require more calories to work! look for lower fat foods that are high in protein and fiber. For many people, eating more fruits and vegetables is a simple way to get additional nutrients and fiber - and to fill you up. Good luck.
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Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Nutrient dense foods: Eat foods that are nutrient dense (like meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, low starch vegatables and water) avoid foods that are not nutrient dense (like starches and sugars, including fruit)
nutrient dense foods will increase your basal metabolic rate. On the other hand, starches and sugars impair thyroid metabolism via affects on your liver (which helps activate thyroid hormone).
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Dr. Stanley Schwartzanswered
Endocrinology 53 years experience
100 cal/day rule....: Rather trying to calculate how much you eat daily, and try to eat less
remember that eating 100 cal/day less, each day, for 1m will cause drop of 1 lb./ m.
So if eat 2 pieces of bread less each day, or its equivalent, you'll lose 2 lbs / m.
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Dr. Chuck Shafferanswered
Bariatrics 34 years experience
Cardio exercise: Decrease your carbohydrate intake increase your protein. Stop soda, stop sugar, see your
M.D. If you're having further problems. Question is how much weight you need to lose and how much do you weigh now. If you don't eat right, you'll never lose the weight.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: Eat healthfully. Try to eat at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Increase nutritional fiber. Avoid refined sugar & junk carbohydrates. Avoid alcohol, sweetened juices, soda & caffeinated beverages. Aim for 7.5 to 8 hrs of sleep / night. Hydrate w at least 64 oz of water / day. Calories burned must > calories consumed. Do both cardio & weight training.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr., and then...: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and iceberg lettuce (little/no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
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Dr. Marvin Denanswered
Internal Medicine 46 years experience
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Dr. Abby Caplinanswered
Integrative Medicine 41 years experience
Healthy foods!: Eat fresh real food, not food from packages or mixes. Organic food, free of pesticides, is ideal. Eat brightly colored fruits and vegetables. If you eat meat, use it as a seasoning, rather than the main course. Avoid fried foods and sugar (added sugar, sugared drinks, alcohol, anything with high fructose corn syrup). Shop in the perimeter of the grocery store where the fresh products are located.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr., and then...: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and iceberg lettuce (little/no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
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Dr. Seema Patelanswered
Holistic Medicine 28 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight, get ur resting metabolism rate done(weight loss centers do this). This determines the total number of calories you need to lose 1-2lbs/week. Decreasing 500cal/day will give you a 1lb wt loss in 1wk; drink water (1/2 your body weight), eat small meals about 150-200cal 2-4x/(depending on your metabolism rate) and 500cal/meal at night: lean protein/veggies; avoid carbs, .
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and iceberg lettuce (little/no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
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Dr. Natalie Hodgeanswered
Pediatrics 27 years experience
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Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Best Plan: Best plan is to change your lifestyle so that you eat fewer calories per day ( maybe 300 ) and exercise to your aerobic limit on 5 days each week. This will cause you to lose weight and will be sustainable.
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Dr. Maritza Baezanswered
Family Medicine 18 years experience
Diet AND exercise: Make sure you exercise at least 90 minutes a day, don't skip meals, avoid soda, juice, dairy, alcohol and fried foods. Eat a healthy well balanced diet! also water, organic vegetable broth, green leafy vegetables, natural pickles, apples are great to fill you up so you dont feel hungry and they are very low in calories.
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Dr. Myra Skluth commented
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Don't skip meals. Eat small amounts every 4 hours. Once you feeling starving, it is hard to keep on your diet. If you do interval training, meaning go at a pace as fast as you can go for 30secs-1 minute, every 3 minutes for a period of 30 minutes, you can burn as many calories as 60 minutes of continuous exercise at the same pace. Interval training is a big time saver.
Mar 30, 2013

Dr. Randy Bakeranswered
Holistic Medicine 41 years experience
Eat less & exercise: The key to losing weight is to eat less, but not all calories are created equal. Sugars & simple carbs from grains esp cause weight gain. I like dr. Furhman's diet: www.Drfuhrman.Com/library/foodpyramid.Aspx dr. Weil has useful info: www.Huffingtonpost.Com/andrew-weil-md/carbohydrates-weight-loss_b_1937312.Html- see his "discuss that" link in his article. Exercise is also important. Good luck!
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and iceberg lettuce (little/no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
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Dr. Seema Patelanswered
Holistic Medicine 28 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight, get ur resting metabolism rate done(weight loss centers do this). This determines the total number of calories you need to lose 1-2lbs/week. Decreasing 500cal/day will give you a 1lb wt loss in 1wk; drink water (1/2 your body weight), eat small meals about 150-200cal 2-4x/(depending on your metabolism rate) and 500cal/meal at night: lean protein/veggies; avoid carbs, .
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Dr. Gregg Nishianswered
Bariatrics 23 years experience
Reduce weight: This is a repeat of what I have said before. My philosophy is that the best way to lose weight is not by dieting, but by changing your lifestyle to a healthier one. You don't need a drastic diet. Make small changes. Eat the right portions, eat 3-5 small meals a day, cut back on carbs and sugars, increase lean protein/veggie/fruit/water intake, and start doing some cardiovascular exercise.
2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Randy Bakeranswered
Holistic Medicine 41 years experience
Eat less & exercise: The key to losing weight is to eat less, but not all calories are created equal. Sugars & simple carbs from grains esp cause weight gain. I like dr. Furhman's diet: www.Drfuhrman.Com/library/foodpyramid.Aspx dr. Weil has useful info: www.Huffingtonpost.Com/andrew-weil-md/carbohydrates-weight-loss_b_1937312.Html- see his "discuss that" link in his article. Exercise is also important. Good luck!
4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Elizabeth Finley-Belgradanswered
Child Psychiatry 35 years experience
exercise and eat les: Increase exercise, should be at least 1hr/d-walking good-keep track of what you eat and determine if you are eating too much or the wrong things. Focus on increasing vegetables, avoid sugary items of excess carbohydrate.
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Randy Bakeranswered
Holistic Medicine 41 years experience
Eat less ; exercise: The key to losing weight is not a temporary diet but permanent changes. Sugars ; simple carbs from grains esp. Cause weight gain. It's also wise to avoid fried foods. I like dr. Furhman's diet: http://bit.Ly/1dhw9ht
dr. Weil has useful info: http://huff.To/19ygs8y- see his "discuss that" link in his article.
Exercise is also important!
it's also best to choose organic foods:http://bit.Ly/19xax7e.
4.8k viewsReviewed Jun 10, 2020Merged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Lose weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr., and then...: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy green lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When buying fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar ; simple starch calories.
4.4k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Lose weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
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Dr. Randy Bakeranswered
Holistic Medicine 41 years experience
Eat less ; exercise: The key to losing weight is not a temporary diet but permanent changes. Sugars and simple carbs from grains esp. Cause weight gain. It's also wise to avoid fried foods. I like dr. Furhman's diet: http://bit.Ly/1dhw9ht
dr. Weil has useful info: http://huff.To/19ygs8y- see his "discuss that" link in his article.
Exercise is also important!
it's also best to choose organic foods: http://bit.Ly/19x.
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Jovita Anyanwuanswered
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
Several factors: Weight loss is complex, multiple factors are involved. Hence most programs that focus only on food and exercise will eventually fail. See weight loss doctor for comprehensive medical approach
4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar ; simple starch calories.
4.1k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Lisa Oldson commented
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
I concur. Be sure you're avoiding processed foods including chips, cookies, pastries, and soda. Eating at home can help you control your intake so that you're sticking to real food. Don't worry about eating healthy fats (nuts, avocados, olive oil, etc), but do worry about carbs, particularly those that aren't whole grain.
Jul 22, 2014

Dr. Matt Wachsmananswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Tricky: First wt (lb) x 10 = calories used
4000 calories net in or out is a pound gained/lost.
Eat less,exercise more.
Learn from mistakes on why that didn't work out.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1775472781/devils-diet
2.9k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Gregg Nishianswered
Bariatrics 23 years experience
Reduce weight: This is a repeat of what I have said before. My philosophy is that the best way to lose weight is not by dieting, but by changing your lifestyle to a healthier one. You don't need a drastic diet. Make small changes. Eat the right portions, eat 3-5 small meals a day, cut back on carbs and sugars, increase lean protein/veggie/fruit/water intake, and start doing some cardiovascular exercise.
2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Eat fewer calories: Our bodies are in balance. If we eat more calories than we use, we gain weight. If we eat FEWER calories than we use, we lose weight. (People who stay the same weight eat more than they use on some days, and less than they use on other days... but it averages out over time, so that they are eating and using the same number of calories.) Eating FEWER calories than needed, will cause weight loss.
3.4k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
3.4k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Martin Friedanswered
Nutrition 37 years experience
Eat healthy,eat less: To lose a pound a week, eat 500 calories less a day than you regularly eat. This can be accomplished by increasing your consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables to 5-7 servings a day. Have at least two servings of fruits and vegetables at each meals, and vegetables generally have less calories than fruit. Try to avoid fried and fatty foods. Consult a nutritionist for more information
2.9k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: Eat healthfully. Try to eat at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Increase nutritional fiber. Avoid refined sugar & junk carbohydrates. Avoid alcohol, sweetened juices, soda & caffeinated beverages. Aim for 7.5 to 8 hrs of sleep / night. Hydrate w at least 64 oz of water / day. Calories burned must > calories consumed. Do both cardio & weight training.
2.9k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Gregg Nishianswered
Bariatrics 23 years experience
Reduce weight: This is a repeat of what I have said before. My philosophy is that the best way to lose weight is not by dieting, but by changing your lifestyle to a healthier one. You don't need a drastic diet. Make small changes. Eat the right portions, eat 3-5 small meals a day, cut back on carbs and sugars, increase lean protein/veggie/fruit/water intake, and start doing some cardiovascular exercise.
2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Matt Wachsmananswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Tricky: First wt (lb) x 10 = calories used
4000 calories net in or out is a pound gained/lost.
Eat less,exercise more.
Learn from mistakes on why that didn't work out.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1775472781/1708440999?token=378a5145
2.9k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Gregg Nishianswered
Bariatrics 23 years experience
Reduce weight: This is a repeat of what I have said before. My philosophy is that the best way to lose weight is not by dieting, but by changing your lifestyle to a healthier one. You don't need a drastic diet. Make small changes. Eat the right portions, eat 3-5 small meals a day, cut back on carbs and sugars, increase lean protein/veggie/fruit/water intake, and start doing some cardiovascular exercise.
2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr., and then...: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy green lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When buying fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but do avoid sugar or simple starch calories.
1.3k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Lose weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
70 viewsAnswered Jun 08, 2020Merged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar or simple starch calories.
1.1k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
70 viewsAnswered Jun 10, 2020Merged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but do avoid sugar and simple starch calories.
947 viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but do avoid sugar and simple starch calories.
901 viewsReviewed Jun 08, 2020Merged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
To lose weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
70 viewsAnswered Jun 08, 2020Merged

Dr. Karen Butleranswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Well: You need to have a healthy lifestyle eat healthy food and exercise 1 hour daily. Now also watch those calories. 1000 cal per day. This is not much. But to be healthy your entire lifestyle must change.
920 viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Randy Bakeranswered
Holistic Medicine 41 years experience
Eat less & exercise: The key to losing weight is not a temporary diet but permanent changes. Sugars and simple carbs from grains esp. cause weight gain. I like Dr. Furhman's diet: http://tinyurl.com/ktampgg
Dr. Weil has useful info:
http://tinyurl.com/m8avwzh
- see his "discuss that" link in his article.
Also see https://authoritynutrition.com/weight-loss/ for many useful articles.
Exercise is also important.
920 viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but do avoid sugar and simple starch calories.
840 viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories!: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as she doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
3.3k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. David Dinhofer commented
Radiology 42 years experience
There is a balance of exercise and caloric intake. So, you should include a review of your diet. Eating vegetables will fill you up with less calories. Lastly try to enjoy the rest of what you do as much as you like eating.
Jan 24, 2015

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
3.3k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. David Dinhofer commented
Radiology 42 years experience
You need to balance exercise and caloric intake but just exercise is not enough. You should review of your diet. Eating more vegetables will fill you up with less calories. As Dr. Kwok advises, eat less sugared foods. Lastly try to enjoy the rest of what you do as much as you like eating. With all the great tasting food around us, it is hard to focus on the other joys of life.
Jan 24, 2015

Dr. David Dinhoferanswered
Radiology 42 years experience
Diet, exercise and: You need to balance exercise and caloric intake but just exercise is not enough. You should review of your diet. Eating more vegetables will fill you up with less calories. As Dr. Kwok advises, eat less sugared foods. Lastly try to enjoy the rest of what you do as much as you like eating. With all the great tasting food around us, it is hard to focus on the other joys of life.
3.3k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Stephen Southardanswered
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
Balance of: How much you are eating and how active you are. One of the most important ideas to grasp in the battle of losing weight is to understand appropriate portion sizes. As even if you eat a very healthy diet, if you eat too much you'll still gain weight. Food wise, in the end you'll want to try to focus on a diet that is rich in colorful fruits and veggies, and whole grains.
2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Gregg Nishianswered
Bariatrics 23 years experience
Reduce weight: This is a repeat of what I have said before. My philosophy is that the best way to lose weight is not by dieting, but by changing your lifestyle to a healthier one. You don't need a drastic diet. Make small changes. Eat the right portions, eat 3-5 small meals a day, cut back on carbs and sugars, increase lean protein/veggie/fruit/water intake, and start doing some cardiovascular exercise.
2.8k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. David Dinhofer commented
Radiology 42 years experience
While eating small meals is one way to satisfy your urge to eat, I think choosing a healthy life style is the first step. You will find adding more grains and vegetables to your diet while cutting down on high caloric foods will be just as satisfying as a diet high in calories. Check this out: http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/408023272/the-fountain-of-youth
May 31, 2015

Dr. Randy Bakeranswered
Holistic Medicine 41 years experience
Eat less & exercise: The key to losing weight is not a temporary diet but permanent changes. Sugars & simple carbs from grains esp. cause weight gain. I like Dr. Furhman's diet: http://www.drfuhrman.com/library/what-is-a-nutritarian-diet.aspx Dr. Weil has useful info: www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-weil-md/carbohydrates-weight-loss_b_1937312.html- see his "discuss that" link in his article. Exercise is also important!
3.3k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Gregg Nishianswered
Bariatrics 23 years experience
Reduce weight: This is a repeat of what I have said before. My philosophy is that the best way to lose weight is not by dieting, but by changing your lifestyle to a healthier one. You don't need a drastic diet. Make small changes. Eat the right portions, eat 3-5 small meals a day, cut back on carbs and sugars, increase lean protein/veggie/fruit/water intake, and start doing some cardiovascular exercise.
2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
3.2k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
70 viewsAnswered Jun 08, 2020Merged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Eat fewer calories: Helpful diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain fewer calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and lettuce (with little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. Eat lean protein such as skinless chicken breast. Avoid sugar and simple starches.
3.1k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Stephen Southardanswered
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
Not easy: As while the thermodynamic answer is simple, burn more calories than you consume. This is very difficult for most of us to accomplish. For most, the foundation of weight loss revolves around first controlling caloric intake. Its very difficult to lose weight if you don't reduce your caloric intake. Exercise helps too(and for other purposes beyond weight loss), as it helps burn calories.
3.1k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as he doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home, skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Eat fewer calories: Our bodies are in balance. If we eat more calories than we use, we gain weight. If we eat FEWER calories than we use, we lose weight. (People who stay the same weight eat more than they use on some days, and less than they use on other days... but it averages out over time, so that they are eating and using the same number of calories.) Eating FEWER calories than needed, will cause weight loss.
2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

A Verified Doctoranswered
Endocrinology 52 years experience
Lose weight: The only way to lose weight is by diet and exercise.
There are many articles on the web that can help you with this.
2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Stephen Southardanswered
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
While it may seem: Simple, in regards to what it takes to lose weight, it is very difficult. It requires(for most persons) a strong commitment to healthy eating patterns. Usually portion control is key along with changing to food stuffs that are more nutrient dense without being so calorically dense(think veggies). You also have to try to optimize your activity levels.
2.4k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged


Dr. Richard Robertsanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Weight loss program: there are 2 essentials in any weight loss program for people who are overweight.
1) because you are overweight, we know that you must raise your metabolism, the rate at which your body burns calories
2) Raise your metabolism by doing a balanced exercise program for at least 11 minutes/day, 5 days per week, with a means of keeping track of increasing strength
3) learn how to eat healthy
2.7k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr., and then...: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy green lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When buying fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.
2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
70 viewsAnswered Jun 10, 2020Merged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Overall weight loss: With natural weight loss (by eating fewer calories and exercising more to use up stored fat), one loses fat from all body parts. It is hard to just lose the waist or the belly. Doing exercises to strengthen and build up the abdominal muscles can hold the tummy in better, which will improve the appearance of the tummy. Be sure to avoid sugar and simple starches (simple carbs).
2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar or simple starch calories.
2.4k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
70 viewsAnswered Jun 10, 2020Merged

A Verified Doctoranswered
Endocrinology 52 years experience
Lose weight: Hard to tell without much more information:
Height and weight?
Body mass index?
Menstrual cycle?
Then you need to take the results to your gynecologist.
Body mass index (BMI) can be found on the web.
2.3k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar or simple starch calories.
1.7k viewsReviewed Jun 08, 2020Merged

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
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Dr. Alvin Linanswered
Geriatrics 31 years experience
Eat healthy & exerci: Eat healthy foods & exercise regularly is best way to lose weight, although it's also slowest but safest way. Depending upon how much you need to lose, bariatric surgery can help, too. Prescription weight loss drugs are available but stay away from products sold over-the-counter w/o prescription. These have no evidence of benefit to support their miraculous claims. Work closely w/your Family Doc.
1.4k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Katherine Caldwell commented
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Yes! That's great advice. There is no magic to successful weight loss. You have to change your eating habits in a realistic way over the long term. Fad diets never work longterm. The pills only work for a while, and have side-effects. A healthy diet has no bad side-effects! Eat a low-fat diet rich in fruits/veg. Eliminate sugary drinks and processed/fast foods. Exercise! Find a friend to help!
Mar 29, 2016

A Verified Doctoranswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 39 years experience
Read below: See a doc to make certain you are healthy, have normal hormone functions, and determine best weight for your height. Develop,a,plan you WILL FOLLOW to increase exercise, get appropriate sleep, eat regular meals with low carbohydrates, fresh vegetables, high protein. It will,be important to determine WHY your weight is excessive, so your plan will succeed.
1.4k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but do avoid sugar or simple starch calories.
1.4k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Bernard Seifanswered
Clinical Psychology 41 years experience
Eating a low carb: and high protein diet will help. It can put you into a state where you burn fat rather than the byproduct of glucose. Check w/your doc first to make sure this is appropriate for you. Peace and good health.
1.4k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Count the calories: With natural weight loss (by eating fewer calories and exercising more to use up stored fat), one loses fat from all body parts. It is hard to just lose the waist or the belly. Doing exercises to strengthen and build up the abdominal muscles can hold the tummy in better, which will improve the appearance of the tummy. Be sure to avoid sugar and simple starches (simple carbs).
1.2k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 9 years experience
Combination of...: -Low carb way of eating: avoid rice, bread and pasta and replace them with vegetables. Keep a carbohydrate budget.
-Cut out processed foods and try to eat wholesome foods.
-Eat healthy fats such as olive oil, coconut oil
-Portion control
-Eat only when you're hungry
-Increase physical activity, eg walk more, take the stairs instead of elevator
804 viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories!: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as she doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
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Eat less: Is the obvious answer but smaller portions, healthier food along with a good solid exercise program. A good personal trainer or a gym that offers both of these services are a great place to start.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Count the calories: With natural weight loss (by eating fewer calories and exercising more to use up stored fat), one loses fat from all body parts. It is hard to just lose the waist or the belly. Doing exercises to strengthen and build up the abdominal muscles can hold the tummy in better, which will improve the appearance of the tummy. Be sure to avoid sugar and simple starches (simple carbs).
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Lifestyle: Is challenging to do. Need to pay attention to regualr exercise and healthy diet. A good place to start is your local green prescription programme throughout NZ. May wish to see your GP for this referral plus monitoring. In rare cases medications, tests for underlying conditions and even referral for surgery may be required if lifestyle measures alone come up short
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Eat less: Is the obvious answer but smaller portions, healthier food along with a good solid exercise program. A good personal trainer or a gym that offers both of these services are a great place to start.
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Weight loss: No easy answers. Healthy diet and exercise. See GP to make sue that u don't have any conditions like thyroid problems before I start trying.
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Not on your own: The chances of making enough changes in your diet and lifestyle to achieve the weight loss you want will be much higher if you do this with the people around you. Try to gain the support or involvement of your partner/family or a friend.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
See Dr. and eat less: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and leafy lettuce (little or no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but do avoid sugar and simple starch calories.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Losing weight: To lose weight insure that calories burned exceed calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water /day. Try for 8 hrs of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Use whole grains. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
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Dr. Al Hegabanswered
Allergy and Immunology 41 years experience
Diet and exercise: are the key, although you need to see your doctor first to make sure that you are otherwise healthy, good luck
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Dr. Karen Butleranswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Well: You really want to remain healthy and fit. So you need to eat a healthy diet More protein fruits and vegetables and less carbs. Fats and sugars and you must exercise one hour everyday
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Use up the calories!: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as he doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Eat few calories and: Anything that uses energy (calories) will help one lose weight, as long as he doesn't eat or drink back more calories right after the activity. Examples: if walking, take a longer route; use stairs instead of elevators; take multiple trips to and from the car when unloading groceries; park a block from school and walk there with the kids; at home skip dessert and go walk around the block instead.
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Dr. Susan Rhoads commented
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Dr. Kwok is right. You must look at calories! Else you cannot make smart choices. The good news is that after you've counted for a week or two, you know the calories in the things you eat most often and it gets to be less of a chore. Figure out what you are eating a day, and cut it back by 200 calories a day. Check weight in a week and see how much weight you have lost. That will be a good guideline for you to follow.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Exercising: To lose weight insure that calories burned > calories consumed. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses of water per day. Try for 8 hours of sleep/night. Aim for at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 servings of fruit per day. Use whole grain when possible. Avoid sodas, alcohol & junk carbohydrates. Get in a good mix of aerobic & weight lifting exercises.
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Dr. Bernard Seifanswered
Clinical Psychology 41 years experience
Weight loss: In addition to the good advice others have offered, consider asking your doctor about the ketogenic diet. That’s high good fat and low carb. Your body will burn fat for fuel rather than sugar and you will feel full and cravings will lessen. Peace and good health.
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