I just started this two days ago but if i walk 30 mins every mourning and drink nothing but water is that a good way to lose weight? Because im not much on a eating diet though i do watch what i eat. Also whats a good way to work on my stomach?
Well, I wouldn't recommend drinking most things other than water, anyway. I'm not really one to talk, though, since I still need to lose weight... I've got the "diet food" part pretty down, and I rarely eat something that's at all fattening, but I really need to start working out. Ehh, it's so much easier to just sleep...
Stay away from breads, pastas, sugar cereals, and white potatos. Eat some salad, fruit, and lean meat before eating another portion of carbs. Basically try to eat large portion (but low carb/fat) foods to negate your hunger.
Walking is good, and water is key. So many people drink 2-5 coke/beers a day (200-500 kilocalories) which is unnecessary. But what you eat is much more important. As for how to work on your stomach.. crunches are basically the only way. One of those big yoga balls that you can bounce on are an interesting/moderately fun way to work them though. Any sporting store will have them (20-30 bucks). Not only is it a little more fun to do, I feel it works them much better - but youll never have abs if you dont eat right.
Build muscle, it helps to burn fat. But yea, water and walking is the way to go. Lost 20 pounds my first year in college that way (no, I am not a part of some diet commerical scheme )
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If you are walking on flat ground 30 mins you might want to incorporate a slight incline in the next couple weeks to help get your heart pumpling, burn a few more calories and get a lil more of an aerobic type workout. I started 20 min walks on flat paths, then went to 30, and am now on 30 flat/10 hills which is around 2 miles a day right now.
Originally posted by lardmouth Stay away from breads, pastas, sugar cereals, and white potatos. Eat some salad, fruit, and lean meat before eating another portion of carbs. Basically try to eat large portion (but low carb/fat) foods to negate your hunger.
Don't listen to him.
The only way to lose weight and to keep it off is to cut back on all food intake period. Next, you want to cut back on fats.
THEN! You Run, don't matter how far. If you can only run a quarter of a mile at first fine... just do it 3 days a week. That's the most important thing. If you cut back on your carbs you will become unhealthy and probably end up in the hospital. The No-Carb diet works to lose weight, but you're not going to keep it off. Don't eat TOO many carbs however, do cut back on them just like fat... but fat is more important to cut back on.
Drinking nothing but water is healthy no matter what.
I know a guy who didn't cut back on what he ate at ALL but he ran 3 days a week. Started out at like an 1/8th of a mile, now he's 275lbs lighter and runs 8 miles twice a week in less than a year from when he started.
Diets don't work. Period. Fuck diets. Running is the most imporant thing you can do to lose weight.
Believe me this stuff is probably the best health/fitness advice I have ever read. I went from starting to get a gut and man boobs to looking pretty buff right now. I'll even post some before and after pics if you would like to prove im not BS'ing. But just try to read all of the stickies on the Mens Health forums. Its not info being fed to you by a corporate diet company or somebody out to get money from you, its real guys, like me, who write it and use it.
Also the biggest tip I can stress to you is to not follow the advice about cutting back by large amounts on your food intake. Follow the tools and advice on the links I gave, figure out your BMI and what you should be taking in each day, and then like those links say, cut back by a few hundred calories. I try to do the 5 or 6 smaller meals a day, but being a college student its sometimes hard to live by it. Cutting back your calorie intake by too much really does inhibit the process; I once tried it and got no where. Feel free to PM me if you want some more info.
Thanks guys for all your help i figured that only foods to real cut back on are FATTY foods like potatoe chips, candy, cakes i havent ate them yet so i stick away from them but bread,cereal, meat i keep eating them to go along with my natural diet but i cut my food intake by alot of what i use to eat. I found out you can eat what you want but in smaller portions and not keep asking for seconds
Originally posted by lardmouth Stay away from breads, pastas, sugar cereals, and white potatos. Eat some salad, fruit, and lean meat before eating another portion of carbs. Basically try to eat large portion (but low carb/fat) foods to negate your hunger.
Don't listen to him.
The only way to lose weight and to keep it off is to cut back on all food intake period. Next, you want to cut back on fats.
THEN! You Run, don't matter how far. If you can only run a quarter of a mile at first fine... just do it 3 days a week. That's the most important thing. If you cut back on your carbs you will become unhealthy and probably end up in the hospital. The No-Carb diet works to lose weight, but you're not going to keep it off. Don't eat TOO many carbs however, do cut back on them just like fat... but fat is more important to cut back on.
Drinking nothing but water is healthy no matter what.
I know a guy who didn't cut back on what he ate at ALL but he ran 3 days a week. Started out at like an 1/8th of a mile, now he's 275lbs lighter and runs 8 miles twice a week in less than a year from when he started.
Diets don't work. Period. Fuck diets. Running is the most imporant thing you can do to lose weight.
Actually, diet is vastly important. From preventing heart disease, cancers, diabetes, etc....Making fruits, green leafy vegetables, and lean meats the priority in your diet does more than just keep one from eating massive calories. And, I'm not at all advising a no carb diet.
I would recomend drinking only water...but be sure to drink lots and lots of it...as far as diet goes, try to start eating more frequently in smaller portions, it will speed up your metabolism.
Also, Snakey doesn't really sound like he knows what he is talking about...pastas and things of that nature are not nearly as healthy for you as the old food pyramid would have you believe...actually it's part of the reason our nation is so overweight, because they released that food pyramid based on little to no actual research. Pastas and other grains are fine in heavy moderation...but you shouldn't be eating pasta meals every day.
Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.
Originally posted by lardmouth Actually, diet is vastly important. From preventing heart disease, cancers, diabetes, etc....Making fruits, green leafy vegetables, and lean meats the priority in your diet does more than just keep one from eating massive calories. And, I'm not at all advising a no carb diet.
Ok. Here's the definition of what Diet is. They way I used "diet" is in yellow. The way you used "diet" is in green.
di?et1? /?da??t/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dahy-it] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -et?ed, -et?ing, adjective noun 1. food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: Milk is a wholesome article of diet. 2. a particular selection of food, esp. as designed or prescribed to improve a person's physical condition or to prevent or treat a disease: a diet low in sugar. 3. such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight: No pie for me, I'm on a diet. 4. the foods eaten, as by a particular person or group: The native diet consists of fish and fruit. 5. food or feed habitually eaten or provided: The rabbits were fed a diet of carrots and lettuce. 6. anything that is habitually provided or partaken of: Television has given us a steady diet of game shows and soap operas. verb (used with object) 7. to regulate the food of, esp. in order to improve the physical condition. 8. to feed. verb (used without object) 9. to select or limit the food one eats to improve one's physical condition or to lose weight: I've dieted all month and lost only one pound. 10. to eat or feed according to the requirements of a diet. adjective 11. suitable for consumption with a weight-reduction diet; dietetic: diet soft drinks.
If you do 30 minutes of cardio before breakfast 3 times a week, then you're on the right track. you should also work on building some muscle up because it speeds up your metabolism. If should also try to start increasing to a jog so you get your heartrate up. It doesn't have to be a fast jog, but anything to get that heart rate up does nothing but good.
I would reccomend getting a medium to low-carb protein shake (myoplex or something like that) and drinking one for breakfast, and one 30 minutes before bed every day. In between your shakes, try to eat a healty lunch and dinner, with two healthy snacks in between your shakes and your 'real meals.' A healthy snack for me is usually a protein bar and a piece of fruit with a cup of yogurt or something.
This totals 6 small-ish meals a day which will keep your metabolism running at it's peak all day long. You should also make sure your diet is focused around protein, and what carbs and fats you take in should be all-natural and healthy carbs/fats. My carbs usually come from whole weat bread, multi-grain organic snacks, and brown rice. In my shakes I also put a tablespoon of flax seed oil for some healthy fat.
A low-fat diet isn't actually very good because your body thinks it is being deprived of fat and stores what little that it gets. I usually take in about 70 grams of healthy fats per day, and i weight 145lbs. You should also try to take in 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight you have, unless you weigh like 300 pounds in which case that would be impossible. 150 grams a day is a good amount for the average person.
If you don't want to get 'ripped' then just do high-rep, lower weight exercises at the gym (like 10 sets of 10 reps per, 16/14/12/10 weight increase/rep decrease, ect...). Make sure and do these on your non-cardio days (3 times a week, and take sundays off or something to just relax). Make sure and only do one muscle group per day at the gym so you don't over-work yourself. I do chest/tri on monday, arms and back on wednesday, and legs on friday.
You don't have to be super precise about your diet, but make sure and get your shakes and snacks in so you eat at least 6 times a day, and make sure that it's all healthy food. Just like pro bodybuilders say, abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym.
good luck... and trust me, you get used to eating healthy foods and eventually you won't even want soda or potato chips anymore!
Originally posted by Orthosin I just started this two days ago but if i walk 30 mins every mourning and drink nothing but water is that a good way to lose weight? Because im not much on a eating diet though i do watch what i eat. Also whats a good way to work on my stomach?
people often think its a simple matter of diet, but you can eat all sorts of high calorie and fatty things as long as you do something to burn it off, if you eat low cal and diet stuff youll still gain weight if your sedentary.
And dont think doing situps will target your stomach, doesnt work that way, the legs are the largest muscles in the body, if you want to burn fat, use em.
Also if you get serious about going to the gym and making it a part of your life, I would recommend trying to find a Max Muscle store in your area. They have a protein powder that mixes great with milk and tastes exactly like chocolate milk. At first I tried brands at Trader Joes and regular grocery stores, but they didnt mix and the powder stayed at the top, tasted and felt pretty gross. It can be costly, but considering the tub I bought at Max Muscle is only about 1/3 gone and ive had it for about 2.5 months, the cost ends up being very little per day. I would recommend staying away from products like Muscle Milk, which are very costly, and while they have protein, they are also loaded with sugar and fats which you might or might not want in your diet.
You can also do a routine like I do. I usually go 4 or 5 days a week depending on work/class schedules. I'll do chest, tri's, and shoulders every other day. Core (abs, back, obliques) and legs the other days. If you have fewer days to dedicate going to a gym (or working out at home) I would recommend going 3 days a week and doing total body workouts each day. That way you have enough rest time in between workouts to let your muscles recuperate. Resting your muscles is important. The actual gain in size doesn't happen in the gym but afterwards when your muscles repair themselves and the tissues get stronger (and bigger).
Cooktastico's advice on fats and eating is great. Don't eliminate fats totally. There are good fats such as Omega-3's and poly and mono unsaturated fats. Just stay totally away from trans fats and mostly away from saturated fats.
EDIT: Sorry Necran, but im going to have to say thats some of the worst advice I have heard. Eating as many calories and fatty foods as you want and then burning it off? Besides the fact that its not good for you, whats the point? If you are trying to lose fat most efficiently, this doesnt make sense.
So go to McDonalds and eat 1000 cal's of some of the worst foods imaginable, then what? Go to the gym or go running and burn off 1000 cal's? It doesn't work like that, and if it did, time wise its a waste. If you eat all that crappy food each day then your looking at an extra 1 or 2 hours of cardio just to burn it off, let alone make any real progress. That much cardio is detrimental to building muscle in the long run, which descreases your metabolism.
DO NOT think you just eat whatever crappy junk food you want, whenever you want, because you can "simply" go run for an extra hour or two and burn it off. It doesn't work that way.
Maybe I misunderstood what you said and im sorry if I did.
You're going to get a large amount of people here expressing what they do and what they think is right. If you want to lsoe weight you're best chance is to ask your docter to hook you up with a dietician to help you make one just for you. They will also make up a excerise plan.
Originally posted by lardmouth Actually, diet is vastly important. From preventing heart disease, cancers, diabetes, etc....Making fruits, green leafy vegetables, and lean meats the priority in your diet does more than just keep one from eating massive calories. And, I'm not at all advising a no carb diet.
Ok. Here's the definition of what Diet is. They way I used "diet" is in yellow. The way you used "diet" is in green.
di?et1? /?da??t/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dahy-it] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -et?ed, -et?ing, adjective –noun 1. food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: Milk is a wholesome article of diet. 2. a particular selection of food, esp. as designed or prescribed to improve a person's physical condition or to prevent or treat a disease: a diet low in sugar. 3. such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight: No pie for me, I'm on a diet. 4. the foods eaten, as by a particular person or group: The native diet consists of fish and fruit. 5. food or feed habitually eaten or provided: The rabbits were fed a diet of carrots and lettuce. 6. anything that is habitually provided or partaken of: Television has given us a steady diet of game shows and soap operas. –verb (used with object) 7. to regulate the food of, esp. in order to improve the physical condition. 8. to feed. –verb (used without object) 9. to select or limit the food one eats to improve one's physical condition or to lose weight: I've dieted all month and lost only one pound. 10. to eat or feed according to the requirements of a diet. –adjective 11. suitable for consumption with a weight-reduction diet; dietetic: diet soft drinks.
Originally posted by LostGrace You're going to get a large amount of people here expressing what they do and what they think is right. If you want to lsoe weight you're best chance is to ask your docter to hook you up with a dietician to help you make one just for you. They will also make up a excerise plan.
If he has the money that might be alright (are dieticians covered under medical plans?), but many people can do it on their own, they just need to be willing to.
I totally agree with you though that everybody is different and what I say I do might not work in the same way for somebody else. I would recommend doing some research and trying different things out to see what works for your body type and what doesn't.
Look, you want to burn more calories than you take in. Easy as that. If you stick to non-processed foods it'll be much easier. Sure, you can eat all the pancakes you want, but it's just that much more calories you'll have to burn. Empty calories, by the way. Or, you can eat high volume, but low calorie foods, that carry the benefits of vitamins, fiber, minerals, anti-oxidants, etc. White breads and pastas are good examples of high cal to low volume foods. They're also lacking in v/m/f/anti-ox. So, eat the fruits, veggies, and lean meats for your bigger portions. Fill yourself up on those kind of things. Bring you walking up to run gradually. Use weight training to put on calorie burning lean muscle mass.
Originally posted by Lanmoragon Originally posted by LostGrace You're going to get a large amount of people here expressing what they do and what they think is right. If you want to lsoe weight you're best chance is to ask your docter to hook you up with a dietician to help you make one just for you. They will also make up a excerise plan.
If he has the money that might be alright (are dieticians covered under medical plans?), but many people can do it on their own, they just need to be willing to.
I totally agree with you though that everybody is different and what I say I do might not work in the same way for somebody else. I would recommend doing some research and trying different things out to see what works for your body type and what doesn't.
This guy knows what hes talking about, everyone wants to think a dietician or excercise machine will do the work for them, but in the end it always comes down to working to the point where you just lay there gasping in order to get in shape, however i dont believe in using protien or mass building shakes.
I'd say get less protiens and dairy, and focus more on vitamins and minerals found in fruits and vegetables. If you look at the food pyramid (the old one since the new one sucks) and compare it to what an average person eats, you'll see that most people eat too many protiens and carbs, and more lipids than fruits/veggies. If you're like me and are too lazy to plan out what to eat, then go do some good excercising.
One thing that I've found to help is to eat a large breakfast; not just larger than normal, large compared to your daily meals in general. Lunch is then a little smaller, and supper is the smallest meal of the day. This schedule gets most of your carbs/protiens in you at the beginning of the day so you have more time to work off your food instead of eating it in the evening and letting it sit in you while you sleep.
Originally posted by Necran Originally posted by Lanmoragon Originally posted by LostGrace You're going to get a large amount of people here expressing what they do and what they think is right. If you want to lsoe weight you're best chance is to ask your docter to hook you up with a dietician to help you make one just for you. They will also make up a excerise plan.
If he has the money that might be alright (are dieticians covered under medical plans?), but many people can do it on their own, they just need to be willing to.
I totally agree with you though that everybody is different and what I say I do might not work in the same way for somebody else. I would recommend doing some research and trying different things out to see what works for your body type and what doesn't.
This guy knows what hes talking about, everyone wants to think a dietician or excercise machine will do the work for them, but in the end it always comes down to working to the point where you just lay there gasping in order to get in shape, however i dont believe in using protien or mass building shakes.
I feel ya on the mass building shakes but personally like the protein approach. Mostly I like the protein powder because its just base protein and I choose what to do with it. I could just mix it with milk. I could make my own protein shake out of it with banana's or any other ingredient thats healthy. I really like it because I know exactly whats going into it. Instead of buying a pre-made drink thats mass produced in a factory that "guarantees to promote weight loss" or "guarantees a weight loss of 10 pounds in a week", I make my own drink that doesn't do crap unless I use it in the right way.
You also have to want the results. I think its really hard to get the results you want if you go into it thinking "it would be nice to lose a few pounds" or "i'll go to the gym and eat healthy until I lose the 5 or 10 pounds I want and then stop going". Usually it turns out that those people go hardcore for a week or two, maybe a month, and then start using excuses not to go to the gym (its only one day missed, whats the harm?) or eat really unhealthy for a day (its only one day of unhealthy food, whats the harm?). Then that turns into missing a few days a week at the gym and eating a few days of crap junk food. That then turns into totally stopping the whole process altogether.
So yea, like Necran said the machine or dietician can't do the work for you. You have to want to and be willing to do the work yourself.
Originally posted by lardmouth Stay away from breads, pastas, sugar cereals, and white potatos. Eat some salad, fruit, and lean meat before eating another portion of carbs. Basically try to eat large portion (but low carb/fat) foods to negate your hunger.
Don't listen to him.
The only way to lose weight and to keep it off is to cut back on all food intake period. Next, you want to cut back on fats.
THEN! You Run, don't matter how far. If you can only run a quarter of a mile at first fine... just do it 3 days a week. That's the most important thing. If you cut back on your carbs you will become unhealthy and probably end up in the hospital. The No-Carb diet works to lose weight, but you're not going to keep it off. Don't eat TOO many carbs however, do cut back on them just like fat... but fat is more important to cut back on.
Drinking nothing but water is healthy no matter what.
I know a guy who didn't cut back on what he ate at ALL but he ran 3 days a week. Started out at like an 1/8th of a mile, now he's 275lbs lighter and runs 8 miles twice a week in less than a year from when he started.
Diets don't work. Period. Fuck diets. Running is the most imporant thing you can do to lose weight.
I agree with this, though lifting weights is also very good for your body. Eating right is good, but exercise is the most important thing you can do.
do u really watch what you eat? read the ingrediants.
dont eat SUGARS, High Fructose Corn Syrup, hydrogonated and partly hydrogonated oils of any kind. Dont eat so much white bread or white potatoes. Don't clean your plate, just because momma said you have to doesnt mean you do, fat people eat far more than they should.
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a day (200-500 kilocalories) which is unnecessary. But what you eat is
much more important. As for how to work on your stomach.. crunches are basically the only way. One of those big yoga balls that you can bounce on are an interesting/moderately fun way to work them though. Any sporting store will have them (20-30 bucks). Not only is it a little more fun to do, I feel it works them much better - but youll never have abs if you dont eat right.
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a slight incline in the next couple weeks to help get your heart
pumpling, burn a few more calories and get a lil more of an aerobic type
workout. I started 20 min walks on flat paths, then went to 30, and am
now on 30 flat/10 hills which is around 2 miles a day right now.
The only way to lose weight and to keep it off is to cut back on all food intake period. Next, you want to cut back on fats.
THEN! You Run, don't matter how far. If you can only run a quarter of a mile at first fine... just do it 3 days a week. That's the most important thing. If you cut back on your carbs you will become unhealthy and probably end up in the hospital. The No-Carb diet works to lose weight, but you're not going to keep it off. Don't eat TOO many carbs however, do cut back on them just like fat... but fat is more important to cut back on.
Drinking nothing but water is healthy no matter what.
I know a guy who didn't cut back on what he ate at ALL but he ran 3 days a week. Started out at like an 1/8th of a mile, now he's 275lbs lighter and runs 8 miles twice a week in less than a year from when he started.
Diets don't work. Period. Fuck diets. Running is the most imporant thing you can do to lose weight.
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Believe me this stuff is probably the best health/fitness advice I have ever read. I went from starting to get a gut and man boobs to looking pretty buff right now. I'll even post some before and after pics if you would like to prove im not BS'ing. But just try to read all of the stickies on the Mens Health forums. Its not info being fed to you by a corporate diet company or somebody out to get money from you, its real guys, like me, who write it and use it.
Also the biggest tip I can stress to you is to not follow the advice about cutting back by large amounts on your food intake. Follow the tools and advice on the links I gave, figure out your BMI and what you should be taking in each day, and then like those links say, cut back by a few hundred calories. I try to do the 5 or 6 smaller meals a day, but being a college student its sometimes hard to live by it. Cutting back your calorie intake by too much really does inhibit the process; I once tried it and got no where. Feel free to PM me if you want some more info.
Thanks guys for all your help i figured that only foods to real cut back on are FATTY foods like potatoe chips, candy, cakes i havent ate them yet so i stick away from them but bread,cereal, meat i keep eating them to go along with my natural diet but i cut my food intake by alot of what i use to eat. I found out you can eat what you want but in smaller portions and not keep asking for seconds
The only way to lose weight and to keep it off is to cut back on all food intake period. Next, you want to cut back on fats.
THEN! You Run, don't matter how far. If you can only run a quarter of a mile at first fine... just do it 3 days a week. That's the most important thing. If you cut back on your carbs you will become unhealthy and probably end up in the hospital. The No-Carb diet works to lose weight, but you're not going to keep it off. Don't eat TOO many carbs however, do cut back on them just like fat... but fat is more important to cut back on.
Drinking nothing but water is healthy no matter what.
I know a guy who didn't cut back on what he ate at ALL but he ran 3 days a week. Started out at like an 1/8th of a mile, now he's 275lbs lighter and runs 8 miles twice a week in less than a year from when he started.
Diets don't work. Period. Fuck diets. Running is the most imporant thing you can do to lose weight.
Actually, diet is vastly important. From preventing heart disease, cancers, diabetes, etc....Making fruits, green leafy vegetables, and lean meats the priority in your diet does more than just keep one from eating massive calories. And, I'm not at all advising a no carb diet.
I would recomend drinking only water...but be sure to drink lots and lots of it...as far as diet goes, try to start eating more frequently in smaller portions, it will speed up your metabolism.
Also, Snakey doesn't really sound like he knows what he is talking about...pastas and things of that nature are not nearly as healthy for you as the old food pyramid would have you believe...actually it's part of the reason our nation is so overweight, because they released that food pyramid based on little to no actual research. Pastas and other grains are fine in heavy moderation...but you shouldn't be eating pasta meals every day.
Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.
Ok. Here's the definition of what Diet is. They way I used "diet" is in yellow. The way you used "diet" is in green.
di?et1? /?da??t/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dahy-it] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -et?ed, -et?ing, adjective
noun
1. food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: Milk is a wholesome article of diet.
2. a particular selection of food, esp. as designed or prescribed to improve a person's physical condition or to prevent or treat a disease: a diet low in sugar.
3. such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight: No pie for me, I'm on a diet.
4. the foods eaten, as by a particular person or group: The native diet consists of fish and fruit.
5. food or feed habitually eaten or provided: The rabbits were fed a diet of carrots and lettuce.
6. anything that is habitually provided or partaken of: Television has given us a steady diet of game shows and soap operas.
verb (used with object)
7. to regulate the food of, esp. in order to improve the physical condition.
8. to feed.
verb (used without object)
9. to select or limit the food one eats to improve one's physical condition or to lose weight: I've dieted all month and lost only one pound.
10. to eat or feed according to the requirements of a diet.
adjective
11. suitable for consumption with a weight-reduction diet; dietetic: diet soft drinks.
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I would reccomend getting a medium to low-carb protein shake (myoplex or something like that) and drinking one for breakfast, and one 30 minutes before bed every day. In between your shakes, try to eat a healty lunch and dinner, with two healthy snacks in between your shakes and your 'real meals.' A healthy snack for me is usually a protein bar and a piece of fruit with a cup of yogurt or something.
This totals 6 small-ish meals a day which will keep your metabolism running at it's peak all day long. You should also make sure your diet is focused around protein, and what carbs and fats you take in should be all-natural and healthy carbs/fats. My carbs usually come from whole weat bread, multi-grain organic snacks, and brown rice. In my shakes I also put a tablespoon of flax seed oil for some healthy fat.
A low-fat diet isn't actually very good because your body thinks it is being deprived of fat and stores what little that it gets. I usually take in about 70 grams of healthy fats per day, and i weight 145lbs. You should also try to take in 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight you have, unless you weigh like 300 pounds in which case that would be impossible. 150 grams a day is a good amount for the average person.
If you don't want to get 'ripped' then just do high-rep, lower weight exercises at the gym (like 10 sets of 10 reps per, 16/14/12/10 weight increase/rep decrease, ect...). Make sure and do these on your non-cardio days (3 times a week, and take sundays off or something to just relax). Make sure and only do one muscle group per day at the gym so you don't over-work yourself. I do chest/tri on monday, arms and back on wednesday, and legs on friday.
You don't have to be super precise about your diet, but make sure and get your shakes and snacks in so you eat at least 6 times a day, and make sure that it's all healthy food. Just like pro bodybuilders say, abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym.
good luck... and trust me, you get used to eating healthy foods and eventually you won't even want soda or potato chips anymore!
And dont think doing situps will target your stomach, doesnt work that way, the legs are the largest muscles in the body, if you want to burn fat, use em.
Also if you get serious about going to the gym and making it a part of your life, I would recommend trying to find a Max Muscle store in your area. They have a protein powder that mixes great with milk and tastes exactly like chocolate milk. At first I tried brands at Trader Joes and regular grocery stores, but they didnt mix and the powder stayed at the top, tasted and felt pretty gross. It can be costly, but considering the tub I bought at Max Muscle is only about 1/3 gone and ive had it for about 2.5 months, the cost ends up being very little per day. I would recommend staying away from products like Muscle Milk, which are very costly, and while they have protein, they are also loaded with sugar and fats which you might or might not want in your diet.
You can also do a routine like I do. I usually go 4 or 5 days a week depending on work/class schedules. I'll do chest, tri's, and shoulders every other day. Core (abs, back, obliques) and legs the other days. If you have fewer days to dedicate going to a gym (or working out at home) I would recommend going 3 days a week and doing total body workouts each day. That way you have enough rest time in between workouts to let your muscles recuperate. Resting your muscles is important. The actual gain in size doesn't happen in the gym but afterwards when your muscles repair themselves and the tissues get stronger (and bigger).
Cooktastico's advice on fats and eating is great. Don't eliminate fats totally. There are good fats such as Omega-3's and poly and mono unsaturated fats. Just stay totally away from trans fats and mostly away from saturated fats.
EDIT: Sorry Necran, but im going to have to say thats some of the worst advice I have heard. Eating as many calories and fatty foods as you want and then burning it off? Besides the fact that its not good for you, whats the point? If you are trying to lose fat most efficiently, this doesnt make sense.
So go to McDonalds and eat 1000 cal's of some of the worst foods imaginable, then what? Go to the gym or go running and burn off 1000 cal's? It doesn't work like that, and if it did, time wise its a waste. If you eat all that crappy food each day then your looking at an extra 1 or 2 hours of cardio just to burn it off, let alone make any real progress. That much cardio is detrimental to building muscle in the long run, which descreases your metabolism.
DO NOT think you just eat whatever crappy junk food you want, whenever you want, because you can "simply" go run for an extra hour or two and burn it off. It doesn't work that way.
Maybe I misunderstood what you said and im sorry if I did.
Ok. Here's the definition of what Diet is. They way I used "diet" is in yellow. The way you used "diet" is in green.
di?et1? /?da??t/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dahy-it] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -et?ed, -et?ing, adjective
–noun
1. food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: Milk is a wholesome article of diet.
2. a particular selection of food, esp. as designed or prescribed to improve a person's physical condition or to prevent or treat a disease: a diet low in sugar.
3. such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight: No pie for me, I'm on a diet.
4. the foods eaten, as by a particular person or group: The native diet consists of fish and fruit.
5. food or feed habitually eaten or provided: The rabbits were fed a diet of carrots and lettuce.
6. anything that is habitually provided or partaken of: Television has given us a steady diet of game shows and soap operas.
–verb (used with object)
7. to regulate the food of, esp. in order to improve the physical condition.
8. to feed.
–verb (used without object)
9. to select or limit the food one eats to improve one's physical condition or to lose weight: I've dieted all month and lost only one pound.
10. to eat or feed according to the requirements of a diet.
–adjective
11. suitable for consumption with a weight-reduction diet; dietetic: diet soft drinks.
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I totally agree with you though that everybody is different and what I say I do might not work in the same way for somebody else. I would recommend doing some research and trying different things out to see what works for your body type and what doesn't.
I totally agree with you though that everybody is different and what I say I do might not work in the same way for somebody else. I would recommend doing some research and trying different things out to see what works for your body type and what doesn't.
This guy knows what hes talking about, everyone wants to think a dietician or excercise machine will do the work for them, but in the end it always comes down to working to the point where you just lay there gasping in order to get in shape, however i dont believe in using protien or mass building shakes.
I'd say get less protiens and dairy, and focus more on vitamins and minerals found in fruits and vegetables. If you look at the food pyramid (the old one since the new one sucks) and compare it to what an average person eats, you'll see that most people eat too many protiens and carbs, and more lipids than fruits/veggies. If you're like me and are too lazy to plan out what to eat, then go do some good excercising.
One thing that I've found to help is to eat a large breakfast; not just larger than normal, large compared to your daily meals in general. Lunch is then a little smaller, and supper is the smallest meal of the day. This schedule gets most of your carbs/protiens in you at the beginning of the day so you have more time to work off your food instead of eating it in the evening and letting it sit in you while you sleep.
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I totally agree with you though that everybody is different and what I say I do might not work in the same way for somebody else. I would recommend doing some research and trying different things out to see what works for your body type and what doesn't.
This guy knows what hes talking about, everyone wants to think a dietician or excercise machine will do the work for them, but in the end it always comes down to working to the point where you just lay there gasping in order to get in shape, however i dont believe in using protien or mass building shakes.
I feel ya on the mass building shakes but personally like the protein approach. Mostly I like the protein powder because its just base protein and I choose what to do with it. I could just mix it with milk. I could make my own protein shake out of it with banana's or any other ingredient thats healthy. I really like it because I know exactly whats going into it. Instead of buying a pre-made drink thats mass produced in a factory that "guarantees to promote weight loss" or "guarantees a weight loss of 10 pounds in a week", I make my own drink that doesn't do crap unless I use it in the right way.
You also have to want the results. I think its really hard to get the results you want if you go into it thinking "it would be nice to lose a few pounds" or "i'll go to the gym and eat healthy until I lose the 5 or 10 pounds I want and then stop going". Usually it turns out that those people go hardcore for a week or two, maybe a month, and then start using excuses not to go to the gym (its only one day missed, whats the harm?) or eat really unhealthy for a day (its only one day of unhealthy food, whats the harm?). Then that turns into missing a few days a week at the gym and eating a few days of crap junk food. That then turns into totally stopping the whole process altogether.
So yea, like Necran said the machine or dietician can't do the work for you. You have to want to and be willing to do the work yourself.
The only way to lose weight and to keep it off is to cut back on all food intake period. Next, you want to cut back on fats.
THEN! You Run, don't matter how far. If you can only run a quarter of a mile at first fine... just do it 3 days a week. That's the most important thing. If you cut back on your carbs you will become unhealthy and probably end up in the hospital. The No-Carb diet works to lose weight, but you're not going to keep it off. Don't eat TOO many carbs however, do cut back on them just like fat... but fat is more important to cut back on.
Drinking nothing but water is healthy no matter what.
I know a guy who didn't cut back on what he ate at ALL but he ran 3 days a week. Started out at like an 1/8th of a mile, now he's 275lbs lighter and runs 8 miles twice a week in less than a year from when he started.
Diets don't work. Period. Fuck diets. Running is the most imporant thing you can do to lose weight.
I agree with this, though lifting weights is also very good for your body. Eating right is good, but exercise is the most important thing you can do.
read the ingrediants.
dont eat SUGARS, High Fructose Corn Syrup, hydrogonated and partly hydrogonated oils of any kind.
Dont eat so much white bread or white potatoes.
Don't clean your plate, just because momma said you have to doesnt mean you do, fat people eat far more than they should.
I lost 15 lbs by swimming 20 minutes a day and watching what I eat. I also do free weights.
Stay away from fries, red meat and bread.