How to lose 10kg?

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I need to lose 10kg as I am overweight, tummy fat. I've started to fast and only have chicken and veg at dinner. Miss breakfast and lunch. Only drink water throughout the day.
How long will it take to lose 10kg? Any other things I can do?
Thanks
How long will it take to lose 10kg? Any other things I can do?
Thanks
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Small regular meals .
What's the best way to reduce my weight?
Can't exercise due to asthma.
I'm following the 5:2 - and not had cake, biscuits or chocolate for 6 weeks Exercise is a steady walk whenever possible
I agree with @Browntoa - regular meals, watch the portions
The two fasting days are fasting or just eating smaller portions?
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/the-5-2-diet-guide#TOC_TITLE_HDR_3
Overarching Principle: Eat and drink fewer calories per day.
Keep a note of everything you eat and drink during the day with its calorific value so that you have a daily running total.
Use a Body Analyser scales so that you know your BMR i.e. the number of calories you need to eat to remain at your current weight.
Each day aim to eat and drink 100 calories fewer than your BMR.
How you achieve this is up to you, I simply kept a record and each week when menu planning I tried to look back and work out what could be substituted or that I would not miss so could be cut out altogether.
I eat far more fruit and vegetables than I used to.
Never get hungry, always plan your meals ahead and eat at regular times of the day so that you are accustomed to being hungry then and not before. Have your day's snacks ready to be eaten whenever you want them. Clear out and give away the foods/drinks that you find horribly tempting. Initially I shopped on a daily basis to cover the next 24 hours and apart from that food the fridge, freezer and cupboards were completely bare. It made me anxious but really did help me, obviously you may not wish to do this currently but you might work out some other strategies that do work for you.
Wishing you every success, goldfinches.
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Skint - spoke to my GP before, GP eat fruit and vegs. Avoid rice, potatoes, pizza, etc. Plus fast 2 or 3 days a week.
Goldfinches - thanks for info, it's amazing, you lost 45kg in a year!
Thanks for your views.