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| Question: | I am desperate to fall pregnant, but 1 am 18 stone and only 5ft Sin tall. The doctor says I can' t fall pregnant until I lose weight, but I can' t seem to stop eating. I want to lose weight very badly, and to have a baby. Please help me! |
| Answer: | There are lots of expensive ways to lose weight, there are lots of different diets, every woman' s magazine ever printed contains weight loss diets, and there are lots of promoters with quick loss schemes. None of these are more successful than a simple low-calorie diet, and in the long run, any weight loss depends upon the ' won' t power' of the patient. My simple, cheap, and effective (if followed) diet plan is as follows:
— EAT ONLY THREE TIMES A DAY. Never eat between, before or after your normal meals. Drink only water, black tea/coffee or diet drinks if thirsty.
— EAT THE RIGHT FOODS. Lists of the correct low-calorie foods are readily available from doctors and chemists. Eat a well-balanced diet with foods of all types, but in small quantities.
— EXERCISE DAILY. Exercise to the point where you are hot, sweaty and breathless at least once a day. The exercise can be anything from running up and down stairs, to using an exercise bike or swimming, but preferably should be something that is enjoyable and easily accessible.
— IF NECESSARY, EAT LESS. If you are not losing weight at the rate of one kilogram (2 lbs) per week, you need to eat less. Weigh yourself at the same time each week, and not every day.
—KEEP GOING until you reach your target weight, and continue dieting to maintain that weight. Any relapse in the diet can see you balloon back to your old self. A weight loss diet is for years, not months.
You will need lots of determination, but there is no other more effective way of achieving your aim.
If you cannot control your desire for food, your doctor may consider a brief course of an appetite-reducing drug. Group therapy such as weight watchers may also give encouragement to weight loss.
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