I do light weight training and cardio. If I eat 2000 calories a day I maintain the weight that I am, which is NOT what I need. I don't want to be a fitness model and I don't have time to do 2 hour workouts every day, so I need to eat less.
I've lost over 40 lbs since winter.
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I do light weight training and cardio. If I eat 2000 calories a day I maintain the weight that I am, which is NOT what I need. I don't want to be a fitness model and I don't have time to do 2 hour workouts every day, so I need to eat less.
Awesome mane! Feels good, huh. How many times a day do you eat? Bump it up to like 5-6 times and it should go even faster :beer:
plus the more muscle you have the higher your metabolism is. :beer:
Figure out your BMR (Base Metabolic Rate) then eat about that in calories. The excess calories you burn during excercise will put you in a deficit. Your BMR is probably around 1500-1700, so 1200-1500 should be good. You're not starving yourself, which is good! Bump it up to 1000-1500 calories spread out over 5-6 meals and it should go faster.
Keep up the hard work.
plus the more muscle you have the higher your metabolism is. :beer:
Figure out your BMR (Base Metabolic Rate) then eat about that in calories. The excess calories you burn during excercise will put you in a deficit. Your BMR is probably around 1500-1700, so 1200-1500 should be good. You're not starving yourself, which is good! Bump it up to 1000-1500 calories spread out over 5-6 meals and it should go faster.
I'll try that. :beer:
Same story for me. except i went Army :dancenana:
nice to see your sister supporting you during this time. family support can be key in turning your life around.
this is what happened to me..
In HS i was a lean 160 @ 5'8" during swimming and a 141 for wrestling. once i got into college, my freshman year i went to 200lbs and gradually up to 230 currently. i went to the beach last week and was fed up with only walking like 5 miles (boardwalk) tired me out.
what i need to work on is what i eat, the weights arent my concern since i worked out for 4+ years for wrestling. so i bought this book called Eating For Life. i have only read 6 chapters so far but it seems like good stuff. also has hundreds of recipes (breakfast/lunch/dinner) that are low starch and low sugar stuff.
i wanna get down from 230 w/ 25% bf to about 190 w/ 10% bf.
eating less than 1,000 calories a day will cause your body to go into starvation mode and store reserves of all the calories and fats your take in you dont want that. eat 4 healthy small meals a day nothing more than you can fit in one hand. 30-45 min of exercise every day and youll see the results you want. very few people have a hypothyroidism
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good job
Thanks everyone
congrats, keep it up! I went from 260 down to 205 to join the Army. Then since then (march 08), gotten down to 180 and staying. I dropped the weight before the army on the, believe it or not, slim fast diet and walking 11 miles a day! Also believe it or not, the weight fell off in only 30 days!
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great work!! Keep it up! maybe the Schrute Farms diet is helpin out!?
Good work man!
A suggestion if I will. I used to be 5'6" 230lbs, 34" waist, 21" arms, and bench over 400lbs (yes, I know, typical svt poster). Well, I pretty much let myself go. Next thing I knew I was 255lbs, 40" waist, and no training. So, I pretty much turned into a pile of crap.
Now, here is a neat thing I tried. It's not permanent (unless you are disciplined) but it works to knock of the bulk of the weight. You go on a 500 calorie a day diet with a HCG injections every day. You can only have certain meats and veggies. It's not a long term plan, just something to do for 6 weeks and knock a big chunk off and follow through with the rest. I've done it before and lost 35lbs in 6 weeks, without a change in muscle mass.
As I said, it's not the be all end all solution...and yes, once the diet is over you will need to maintain a healthy lifestyle (i.e. healthy diet and exercise) it's just a tool to jump start you goals. It's all discipline, just like you can't take steroids and instantly turn into a body builder.
You have to go to a Dr. for this, but I can attest that it does work. If you need any info or tips feel free to PM me.
A suggestion if I will. I used to be 5'6" 230lbs, 34" waist, 21" arms, and bench over 400lbs (yes, I know, typical svt poster). Well, I pretty much let myself go. Next thing I knew I was 255lbs, 40" waist, and no training. So, I pretty much turned into a pile of crap.
Now, here is a neat thing I tried. It's not permanent (unless you are disciplined) but it works to knock of the bulk of the weight. You go on a 500 calorie a day diet with a HCG injections every day. You can only have certain meats and veggies. It's not a long term plan, just something to do for 6 weeks and knock a big chunk off and follow through with the rest. I've done it before and lost 35lbs in 6 weeks, without a change in muscle mass.
As I said, it's not the be all end all solution...and yes, once the diet is over you will need to maintain a healthy lifestyle (i.e. healthy diet and exercise) it's just a tool to jump start you goals. It's all discipline, just like you can't take steroids and instantly turn into a body builder.
You have to go to a Dr. for this, but I can attest that it does work. If you need any info or tips feel free to PM me.
Awesome dude Keep up the hard work you look great! (nohomo) lol Im down @27lbs since july 10th.
Is that what they do at medical weight loss clinics, etc? Seems like i've heard of it, also, if a person did that, wouldn't they lose a lot of weight really fast and end up needing a tummy tuck, that kinda thing?
Just wondering man, what does your split look like, as far as what you do on each day in the gym.
Ive been lifting for years, just wanted to see if I could help ya in any way, or if you've got it down pat
Ive been lifting for years, just wanted to see if I could help ya in any way, or if you've got it down pat
Just wondering man, what does your split look like, as far as what you do on each day in the gym.
Ive been lifting for years, just wanted to see if I could help ya in any way, or if you've got it down pat
Well, On Mondays I do Shoulders
Tuesdays I do Legs
Wednesdays I do Biceps/Triceps/Forearms
Thursdays I do Chest and Abs
and Friday I try to work on my back and do run an extra mile.
Then on Tuesdays/Thursdays I train from 730-930, an hour of conditioning then an hour of stand up ( Boxing, sparring) or an hour of Grappling. (wrestling, BJJ)
hmm
The shoulders are worked in a variety of exercises- thus there is no need to have a single day solely based on them. When you bench, curl, etc the shoulders are involved in the movement. I tell you this to avoid overtraining, which would happen when you repeatedly exercise your muscles before they have fully recovered.
Splitting the routine this way allows you more regular training, as the day after training your pushing muscles are still recovering, you can utilise and train the pulling muscles.
I would suggest doing a push/pull type of split in terms of how you work muscle groups.. i.e:
Work Back w biceps
Legs
Chest w triceps/shoulders
Working your chest directly after having shot your arms w a tricep workout the day before is unessesary and just wasting time to put it mildly. You would see significantly more gains if you group the proper muscle together rather than continuously training a "spent" muscle group.
The shoulders are worked in a variety of exercises- thus there is no need to have a single day solely based on them. When you bench, curl, etc the shoulders are involved in the movement. I tell you this to avoid overtraining, which would happen when you repeatedly exercise your muscles before they have fully recovered.
Splitting the routine this way allows you more regular training, as the day after training your pushing muscles are still recovering, you can utilise and train the pulling muscles.
I would suggest doing a push/pull type of split in terms of how you work muscle groups.. i.e:
Work Back w biceps
Legs
Chest w triceps/shoulders
Working your chest directly after having shot your arms w a tricep workout the day before is unessesary and just wasting time to put it mildly. You would see significantly more gains if you group the proper muscle together rather than continuously training a "spent" muscle group.
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