You are 5 4 and am 166 pounds and want to lose weight?

Answer 1

Yes...you certainly can. You don't say whether you're male or female but regardless, you really aren't that far from the ideal height/weight ratio. For a female, you should be in the 120-150 range, depending on your body type. For a male, you should be in the 135-165 range, again depending on your type.

Your calorie intake as a female should be in the 1800-1900 range per day; male = 2300-2400 per day. To lose weight, you should calculate your calorie intake per day for a week. Compare it to the ideal calorie count to determine how much you can eliminate to begin seeing weight reduction. The key to maintaining a proper body weight is to modify your eating habits, reducing high calorie/low nutrient intake, and moving your body. If you don't want to exercise, no problem...take a walk every day. Walking is available to anyone and it's a wonderful way to keep the body moving.

Plan your meals so your largest meals are during the day, not at night. Eat breakfast but do try to avoid carbohydrates since they burn off quickly and make you more hungry than if you eat protein. If possible, take your largest meal with vegetables and starch at mid-day. At night, take very small meals that serve to take off hunger before bed but not so much that you're full. Reduce dairy, bread, and saturated fats. Eat more fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, and grains. For protein, have fish instead of beef or pork. Use less butter for sauces but maintain flavor by letting citrus juice reduce and pouring that over your fish or vegetables. Use a high quality olive oil instead of butter. Reduce your salt intake. Drink lots of water to fill the gap and make you forget you're changing your eating habits. Don't snack if you can avoid it. And try to stay away from drive-through food places. Think ahead when you grocery shop so you always have something that you can keep in the car (like low sodium crackers).

The changing of one's eating habits are truly the best way to keep off weight. Dieting is okay but unless the pattern of eating is changed, the weight most likely won't stay off. You're in a good position and I have no doubt you'll keep it off by doing a few really simple changes to your lifestyle.

Answer 2

The best way to loose weight is to stop eating so much. All the diets in the world won't help if you don't follow this simple equation.

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Calories burnt have to be more than calories eaten equals a happy face thingy....

Tattoo that on your hand and look at it every time you reach for a big mac.

Answer 3

if you only weigh 16 pounds you should be a pile of ashes at 5 foot 10.