Expert: Susan - 9/1/2006

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i can't do this but the question is would  i lose weight i have an ED anorexia and can't stand anyhting anymore and i really need to lose weight i am so fat it is repulsive and to look at me you would vomit so can you please just tell me whether or not i would lose weight..please i really need to know? i don't eat apart from the soup and do around 4 hours of high intensity exercise everyday why can't i lose weight then? please tell me
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i have no idea what is wrong with me i exercise 4 hours a day and only eat cabbage soup! they are so yuck.... i am so fat and so heavy it is disguating an you lose weight on the cabbage soup thing? i am 170.5 thats like 5"7.5 and weigh around 48-50kg.. depending fat i know. so i really just wanted to know if the whole cabbage thing was goping to work or not?
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i hate food and really am to fat and need to lose weight! i was thinking of the cabbage soup and can you lose weight onit? um.. i also have saggy legs and i am not sure why i think because i don't eat protein and it has eaten away all of the muscle? how do you decrease that flab and get rid of it?

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Dear Jenna,
What's your height and weight? You don't have to eat cabbage soup for the rest of your life to stay in shape. the best way to lose weight is to combine exercise and watching what you eat. sparkpeople.com has great ideas for low-calory meals and even for desserts. This site offers you tips on how to exercise without all those expensive equipments. The only way to get rid of the flab is to exercise. If your legs aren't the way you want them to be then job 2-3 times a week. It's not the protein the eats your muscles. If you don't exercise those muscle will just continue to be less and less strong.
Susan

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Dear Jenna,
Forget about the cabbage soup. Think about portion control. Think about calories but don't go counting every single calory you eat. Realize that you won't lose 10 pouns in a week or a month. Set goals for yourself. For example, you want to lose 2 pounds for a specific date. You want to exercise an hour a week. On the site I gave you, it tells you all of this. I used reciepes from there all the time. Like baked potato french fries or spicy bean burgers. They are actually pretty good and you still get your fast food but healthier. Don't go buy chips or icecream or soft drinks. If they aren't in your house, you won't eat them. When you eat out, don't pick pizza, choose a sandwich. Of course, treat yourself once a month or something like that. Once you complete your goals treat yourself to a shopping spree or get your hair cut or take a nice bubble bath with no interuptions.
Susan

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Dear Jenna,
Never say you can't do something because that only means that you aren't willing to try. Everyone thinks there is an easy way to lose weight. Well there's not. Be patient with yourself and don't go to the extreme of having an eating disorder. Eating disorders are usually a coping mechanism. do you honestly believe that after losing 20 pounds you will be happier? Or will you just want to continue to lose weight? How long have you been doing your regime? a week or two? Well that wouldn't be long enough. The most amount of weight you can lose SAFELY is 2 pounds a week. Please listen to what I had to say in my previous emails.
Susan