Does eating healthy really help you lose weight?

I'm 38 and I need to lose at least 30lbs. I've tried slim fast and other diets but the weight doesn't stay off.

I'm going to try to eat very healthy and watch my calories not so much carbs...

I hope this works!!

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So out of proportion - Small top, massive legs

Hi everyone

Forgive me if someone has already posted this question but I am in need of help.

I have lost a significant amount of weight simply by moving more and eating less rubbish (no junk food whatsoever). I am very proud of my achievement which has left me with a 27inch waist and wearing a UK size 8 on top.

However, I have lost nothing whatsoever from my thighs or those dreaded saddlebags. I now measure 42 inches across my thighs and wear a size 12-14 on the bottom.

Now I actually feel worse than before I started my weight loss journey because I look so out of proportion. If I sit at a table from the top up I look slim, but from the bottom half down I still look big.

How on earth can I shift the weight from my legs? I don't really want to loose any more weight from my top half because I'll get too skinny.

I know I know that you can't spot reduce but surely there must be something I can do to target my legs.

It's making me really despondent like I want to just find the nearest shop and eat my way through their chocolate and biscuit aisles in order to proportion myself out a bit more.

HELP!!

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Please Help me!!!!! Anorexia recovery Advice!

Okay, I'll start with my stats. I'm 13, 157cm and I weigh around 37kg. Before my anorexia I weighed around 45kg and was probably 155cm tall. I started having issues with my body just after I got my first period. At first I didn't know much, so I didn't loose weight very fast and I still got my period two more times. So I researched more and learnt about calories and I starting restricting to 900 calories a day. As I began this I got my last period (in January) but it was light and lasted 7 days (not normal). Next, in March I decided to become vegetarian. I don't regret this decision even if it was partially made by my ED. Then people started realising my weight loss so I have tried to eat more. The problem is that I still want to be healthy! I have trouble eating more then 1000calories and I still get guilty and anxious if I exceed 1200 calories. I'm not really loosing weight anymore even though my calories are so low and I don't really want to gain weight either. The problem is that I want to get my period back! Also, my doctor said that my growth plates have almost closed so in almost finished growing. But I don't have a woman's body and I don't see how I could while being so short! Also, I really ENJOY counting calories and I don't know what to do!

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does it matter what time of the day you eat certain foods?

I workout every day right before dinner. When I look at what I eat, I usually eat high protein breakfasts , usually protein lunch and high carbs for dinner. I know protein helps rebuild your muscles after a workout so does it matter if I'm not eating protein for dinner? Should I eat a higher carb lunch

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recovery amounts

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Lactose Intolerance and Weight Gain

About a year ago, I became severely lactose intolerant. I only ate about 1000 calories (if I was lucky) per day for about three months. I lost probably about 15 pounds. I then finally figured out what I could eat and started eating a much more normal 2000 calories a day. I then not only gained the weight I lost back, but I gained an extra 25 pounds over the course of about 6-8 months. Is this normal? Is this a result of starvation mode or my body still adjusting to the intolerance?

Edited Jun 30 2013 10:28 by coach_k
Reason: Moved to Health and Support as more appropriate

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Weight loss & Exercising [Struggling to meet BMR]

Background information:

Age: 21

Weight: 91 Kg

Height: 161-163

For a long time I've been eating rather little due to a large lack of appetite; this has been going on for a little over two years. I can maybe stomach a meal or two a day. I am well aware this is not healthy and have tried to incorporate more food into my diet by trying to train my body to eat even when I'm not consciously hungry. I continuously gain weight despite this. Over the last year and a half I have gone from roughly 63-64 kilos to 91 because of lack of appetite.

Now I typically eat...

Breakfast:

Milo cereal with low fat milk

A banana

Lunch:

Two slices of bread with tuna on them.

Snack:

Apple

Dinner:

Usually chicken with salad.

I have been diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis. I cannot sit anymore for no more than 20-30 minutes at a time. I must keep active to keep mobile, reduce inflammation and for my sanity. My ESR is 44 (Should be <10) and my CRP is 17 (Should be <2.9) despite being on NSAID medication 

I am currently on Endep for migraines and Meloxicam for the inflammation. I have a membership at the local leisure centre that includes unlimited access to group exercises, the sauna, the spa, the steam room, the pools and the gym. I can't do high impact activities and so I swim for roughly 60-120 minutes a day ( I am still a novice and still learning to swim, so they are often not set laps! Leisure swimming, maybe some water aerobic classes). I have found that this has helped my pain levels significantly and it is not something I want to compromise on. I will also be starting my gym exercises on Monday when my gym plan is organised by my instructor.

In order to keep my inflammation down (Thereby slowing down the progression of AS) and to keep a level of mobility I have to exercise daily. However, because I've gone so long without eating properly I have to now eat a large amount (1600-1800 calories) with my exercising(According to the site) in order to lose weight and be healthy. I am severely struggling to eat this amount of food. I am looking for tips on small things, maybe nuts or whatever that is both healthy, beneficial and high in calories so that I am able to safely meet my weight loss goal. As a full time student living away from home, my parents help a little for my membership, but this means that I can't spend a lot of money on expensive food. I do not have a sweet toothe. I do not eat chocolate nor do I drink soda. I drink orange juice, milk and water primarily. 

Any tips would be very much appreciative! My main worry is that I won't be able to eat enough to lose weight with the amount of exercising I am doing, as this level of exercise will only increase and I absolutely cannot limit my exercising. My plan is to lose inches/weight so that I'm around the 60 kg mark again.

Thank you very much! 

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