How can my sister lose weight faster?

My sister and I started dieting at the beginning of January (like a million other people haha!) I'm 23 and trying to lose about 30 pounds. I can lose weight very easily and have lost 15 ,pounds so far and she's trying to lose 100 pounds and hasn't lost but 5! As far as I know she has been eating healthy and she's put on most of that weight will pregnant with my two nieces. We go to the gym every night and she always does way more than I do. The gym doesn't have many options because it's in her apartments complex. She usually does the elliptical for a half hour and the treadmill all the way inclined on a fast walk for a half hour and sometimes does the little bike thing lol. Anyway, I feel like she should be seeing more results? She isn't lazy or anything because she's always running after the two girls. Anything she can do to make it come off better? I know it's not something that happens over night but five pounds a month seems like nothing. I would love for her to get back to her normal weight and I know it would make her happy. Any advice I can give her? Thanks in advance!

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It's good to only lose 1-2lbs per week, but when you have 100lbs to lose, it will be coming off faster than that at first. She's clearly still eating too much. Losing weight is 80% diet and 20% exercise. You can workout all day, but if you're still eating junk, then you just won't see much progress. If she has 100lbs to lose, it should be coming off pretty fast at first, but I can guarantee you that she is NOT eating as healthy as she says she is. It's very easy to overestimate the number of calories you eat each day, so putting it all down so you can truly see what you're eating is a great idea. If she REALLY is eating healthy and not losing, she should see a doctor to check her thyroid.

I would recommend you tell her about a website called My Fitness Pal or download the app. It's a site for adults looking to lose weight and get healthier. It's free to join and they tell you how many calories to eat based on your height/weight/age and how much weight you want to lose per week. It's also great for connecting with other people who are also trying to lose and get healthier. She can add friends, ask questions, create a blog or you don't have to do any of that. It's a wonderful site.

Good for you for trying to help her out. Good luck to the both of you!

• If you burn 500 more calories than you eat every day for a week, you should lose about 1-2 pounds.
  
  If you want to lose weight faster, you'll need to eat less and exercise more.
  
  For instance, if you take in 1,050 to 1,200 calories a day, and exercise for one hour per day, you could lose 3-5 pounds in the first week, or more if you weigh more than 250 pounds. It's very important not to cut calories any further -- that's dangerous.
  
  Limiting salt and starches may also mean losing more weight at first -- but that's mostly fluids, not fat.
  
  "When you reduce sodium and cut starches, you reduce fluids and fluid retention, which can result in up to 5 pounds of fluid loss when you get started," says Michael Dansinger, MD, of NBC's The Biggest Loser show.
  
  
  Diets for Fast Weight Loss
  
  Dansinger recommends eating a diet that minimizes starches, added sugars, and animal fat from meat and dairy foods. For rapid weight loss, he recommends focusing on fruits, veggies, egg whites, soy products, skinless poultry breasts, fish, shellfish, nonfat dairy foods, and 95% lean meat.
  
  Here are more tips from Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, author of The Flexitarian Diet :
  
  Eat vegetables to help you feel full.
  Drink plenty of water.
  Get tempting foods out of your home.
  Stay busy -- you don't want to eat just because you're bored.
  Eat only from a plate, while seated at a table. No grazing in front of the 'fridge.
  Don't skip meals.
  
  Keeping a food journal -- writing down everything you eat -- can also help you stay on track.
  
  "Even if you write it down on a napkin and end up throwing it away, the act of writing it down is about being accountable to yourself and is a very effective tool for weight loss," says Bonnie Taub Dix, MA, RD, author of Read It Before You Eat It .
  
  Besides jotting down what you ate, and when, you might also want to note how you were feeling right before you ate it. Were you angry, sad, or bored? We often focus so much on foods and calories, but our emotions are a huge part of our eating habits.
  
  If you see a persistent pattern in your emotional eating, please consider talking to a counselor about it. They can be a big help in finding other ways to handle your feelings.
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