Running and swimming are better at losing a gut than ab workouts. Ab workouts are important, but you need to get to your "healthy weight" before they become as relevant as burning. Many people actually give up on their entire program because 300 ab exercises a day don't produce a slim belly after months of working out. The reason is the abs are always there, you just can't see them if you don't reduce the fat.
The bottom line is you have to work off what you eat. Everything else is cutting corners.
However, everything I've write is just for someone looking to lose weight. If you want to get stronger or increase endurance or increase speed those are different stories.
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Running and swimming are better at losing a gut than ab workouts. Ab workouts are important, but you need to get to your "healthy weight" before they become as relevant as burning. Many people actually give up on their entire program because 300 ab exercises a day don't produce a slim belly after months of working out. The reason is the abs are always there, you just can't see them if you don't reduce the fat.
The bottom line is you have to work off what you eat. Everything else is cutting corners.
However, everything I've write is just for someone looking to lose weight. If you want to get stronger or increase endurance or increase speed those are different stories.
Looks like you exercise so it's ALL DIET at this point.
If you are in "reduction" mode, gotta kill all the sugar and NO CARBS after 5:00 pm until you get to the weight you are looking for. As far as down the road maintenance, can eat carbs later but stay away from sugar forever. Careful with fruit because it is loaded with sugar.
Don't worry about eating fat. Eat as much fat as you want but restrict the carbs.
Long term solution is to just get away from sugars and processed flour. I eat a pound of butter a week and all the bacon and fatty foods as I can digest but barely touch sugar and limit the bread.
As far as the cardio, you don't want to be a "skinny fat" body type. Need some heavy weights in there too. Muscles burn calories while you are sleeping.
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Sounds good 3ballbomber,
Looks like you exercise so it's ALL DIET at this point.
If you are in "reduction" mode, gotta kill all the sugar and NO CARBS after 5:00 pm until you get to the weight you are looking for. As far as down the road maintenance, can eat carbs later but stay away from sugar forever. Careful with fruit because it is loaded with sugar.
Don't worry about eating fat. Eat as much fat as you want but restrict the carbs.
Long term solution is to just get away from sugars and processed flour. I eat a pound of butter a week and all the bacon and fatty foods as I can digest but barely touch sugar and limit the bread.
As far as the cardio, you don't want to be a "skinny fat" body type. Need some heavy weights in there too. Muscles burn calories while you are sleeping.
Ive lost 37 pounds since may drinking metamucile every night. I did it more to help ease my shitting habits but hell I was 240 in may now Iam 203. I haven't scene 199 since my early twenties. Iam 33 now.
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Ive lost 37 pounds since may drinking metamucile every night. I did it more to help ease my shitting habits but hell I was 240 in may now Iam 203. I haven't scene 199 since my early twenties. Iam 33 now.
Be VERY careful when using laxatives. Using them for a long period of time constantly will result in chronic constipation and stomach pains. In extreme cases it can also cause liver failure.
A natural laxative like Metamucil is just a fiber supplement when not abused. It's no different than eating a bowl of oatmeal or a lot of high fiber fruit. But if abused it will still hurt you, just like eating 3 pounds of oatmeal per day.
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Be VERY careful when using laxatives. Using them for a long period of time constantly will result in chronic constipation and stomach pains. In extreme cases it can also cause liver failure.
A natural laxative like Metamucil is just a fiber supplement when not abused. It's no different than eating a bowl of oatmeal or a lot of high fiber fruit. But if abused it will still hurt you, just like eating 3 pounds of oatmeal per day.
Looks like you exercise so it's ALL DIET at this point.
If you are in "reduction" mode, gotta kill all the sugar and NO CARBS after 5:00 pm until you get to the weight you are looking for. As far as down the road maintenance, can eat carbs later but stay away from sugar forever. Careful with fruit because it is loaded with sugar.
Don't worry about eating fat. Eat as much fat as you want but restrict the carbs.
Long term solution is to just get away from sugars and processed flour. I eat a pound of butter a week and all the bacon and fatty foods as I can digest but barely touch sugar and limit the bread.
As far as the cardio, you don't want to be a "skinny fat" body type. Need some heavy weights in there too. Muscles burn calories while you are sleeping.
Yes i hear cutting fat all together is bad for the metabolism.
Yup, every other part of my body is working out fine apart from my gut so i must be very disciplined in having a good diet from here on out!!
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Quote Originally Posted by FriedShrimp:
Sounds good 3ballbomber,
Looks like you exercise so it's ALL DIET at this point.
If you are in "reduction" mode, gotta kill all the sugar and NO CARBS after 5:00 pm until you get to the weight you are looking for. As far as down the road maintenance, can eat carbs later but stay away from sugar forever. Careful with fruit because it is loaded with sugar.
Don't worry about eating fat. Eat as much fat as you want but restrict the carbs.
Long term solution is to just get away from sugars and processed flour. I eat a pound of butter a week and all the bacon and fatty foods as I can digest but barely touch sugar and limit the bread.
As far as the cardio, you don't want to be a "skinny fat" body type. Need some heavy weights in there too. Muscles burn calories while you are sleeping.
Yes i hear cutting fat all together is bad for the metabolism.
Yup, every other part of my body is working out fine apart from my gut so i must be very disciplined in having a good diet from here on out!!
OK it's the end of the first day of the week where i am and today i officially began the diet & am quite pleased with my efforts. Here's what i had:
Unfortunately i missed breakfast - But for lunch i had a can of tuna on 2 slices of whole meal bread with cucumber and water to drink. - I had half an avocado with syrup after lunch. - I had this wholemeal tomato and basil biscuit snack. - cup of chinese green tea (non commercial type tea) - For dinner i fried tuna with garlic, spring onions, tomato & cucumber in olive oil. I then put it on top of 2 slices of wholemeal bread and topped it off with a bit of cheese and grilled them. - I had another half an avocado with syrup after dinner. - I had two slices of wholemeal bread topped with 100% peanut butter purchased from the health section in my super market and ate that with chinese green tea.
Right now i am quite satisfied and not really craving anything considering i usually have some sort of junk food for lunch and dinner.
I also did light weights & push ups as tomorrow i'm on the tread mill.
So how did i do?
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OK it's the end of the first day of the week where i am and today i officially began the diet & am quite pleased with my efforts. Here's what i had:
Unfortunately i missed breakfast - But for lunch i had a can of tuna on 2 slices of whole meal bread with cucumber and water to drink. - I had half an avocado with syrup after lunch. - I had this wholemeal tomato and basil biscuit snack. - cup of chinese green tea (non commercial type tea) - For dinner i fried tuna with garlic, spring onions, tomato & cucumber in olive oil. I then put it on top of 2 slices of wholemeal bread and topped it off with a bit of cheese and grilled them. - I had another half an avocado with syrup after dinner. - I had two slices of wholemeal bread topped with 100% peanut butter purchased from the health section in my super market and ate that with chinese green tea.
Right now i am quite satisfied and not really craving anything considering i usually have some sort of junk food for lunch and dinner.
I also did light weights & push ups as tomorrow i'm on the tread mill.
OK it's the end of the first day of the week where i am and today i officially began the diet & am quite pleased with my efforts. Here's what i had:
Unfortunately i missed breakfast - But for lunch i had a can of tuna on 2 slices of whole meal bread with cucumber and water to drink. - I had half an avocado with syrup after lunch. - I had this wholemeal tomato and basil biscuit snack. - cup of chinese green tea (non commercial type tea) - For dinner i fried tuna with garlic, spring onions, tomato & cucumber in olive oil. I then put it on top of 2 slices of wholemeal bread and topped it off with a bit of cheese and grilled them. - I had another half an avocado with syrup after dinner. - I had two slices of wholemeal bread topped with 100% peanut butter purchased from the health section in my super market and ate that with chinese green tea.
Right now i am quite satisfied and not really craving anything considering i usually have some sort of junk food for lunch and dinner.
I also did light weights & push ups as tomorrow i'm on the tread mill.
So how did i do?
good job sir....I would kill myself with that diet though. I dropped a few lbs a while back..sterss was my key. i learned to relax, eat more small meals and STOP eating 5 hrs before bed. there i a lot of research that suggests your taste buds will change in time so your current diet my satisfy your appetite soon..
as for whisky, drink a couple times a week it isnt going to make you fat.
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Quote Originally Posted by 3BallBomber:
OK it's the end of the first day of the week where i am and today i officially began the diet & am quite pleased with my efforts. Here's what i had:
Unfortunately i missed breakfast - But for lunch i had a can of tuna on 2 slices of whole meal bread with cucumber and water to drink. - I had half an avocado with syrup after lunch. - I had this wholemeal tomato and basil biscuit snack. - cup of chinese green tea (non commercial type tea) - For dinner i fried tuna with garlic, spring onions, tomato & cucumber in olive oil. I then put it on top of 2 slices of wholemeal bread and topped it off with a bit of cheese and grilled them. - I had another half an avocado with syrup after dinner. - I had two slices of wholemeal bread topped with 100% peanut butter purchased from the health section in my super market and ate that with chinese green tea.
Right now i am quite satisfied and not really craving anything considering i usually have some sort of junk food for lunch and dinner.
I also did light weights & push ups as tomorrow i'm on the tread mill.
So how did i do?
good job sir....I would kill myself with that diet though. I dropped a few lbs a while back..sterss was my key. i learned to relax, eat more small meals and STOP eating 5 hrs before bed. there i a lot of research that suggests your taste buds will change in time so your current diet my satisfy your appetite soon..
as for whisky, drink a couple times a week it isnt going to make you fat.
OK it's the end of the first day of the week where i am and today i officially began the diet & am quite pleased with my efforts. Here's what i had:
Unfortunately i missed breakfast - But for lunch i had a can of tuna on 2 slices of whole meal bread with cucumber and water to drink. - I had half an avocado with syrup after lunch. - I had this wholemeal tomato and basil biscuit snack. - cup of chinese green tea (non commercial type tea) - For dinner i fried tuna with garlic, spring onions, tomato & cucumber in olive oil. I then put it on top of 2 slices of wholemeal bread and topped it off with a bit of cheese and grilled them. - I had another half an avocado with syrup after dinner. - I had two slices of wholemeal bread topped with 100% peanut butter purchased from the health section in my super market and ate that with chinese green tea.
Right now i am quite satisfied and not really craving anything considering i usually have some sort of junk food for lunch and dinner.
I also did light weights & push ups as tomorrow i'm on the tread mill.
So how did i do?
Avocadoes
Syrup
Bread for Dinner
Careful with that peanut butter. The organic PB might be okay but normal commercial PB has sugar in it. 3 grams per serving is WAY too much sugar if you are in training.
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Quote Originally Posted by 3BallBomber:
OK it's the end of the first day of the week where i am and today i officially began the diet & am quite pleased with my efforts. Here's what i had:
Unfortunately i missed breakfast - But for lunch i had a can of tuna on 2 slices of whole meal bread with cucumber and water to drink. - I had half an avocado with syrup after lunch. - I had this wholemeal tomato and basil biscuit snack. - cup of chinese green tea (non commercial type tea) - For dinner i fried tuna with garlic, spring onions, tomato & cucumber in olive oil. I then put it on top of 2 slices of wholemeal bread and topped it off with a bit of cheese and grilled them. - I had another half an avocado with syrup after dinner. - I had two slices of wholemeal bread topped with 100% peanut butter purchased from the health section in my super market and ate that with chinese green tea.
Right now i am quite satisfied and not really craving anything considering i usually have some sort of junk food for lunch and dinner.
I also did light weights & push ups as tomorrow i'm on the tread mill.
So how did i do?
Avocadoes
Syrup
Bread for Dinner
Careful with that peanut butter. The organic PB might be okay but normal commercial PB has sugar in it. 3 grams per serving is WAY too much sugar if you are in training.
Careful with that peanut butter. The organic PB might be okay but normal commercial PB has sugar in it. 3 grams per serving is WAY too much sugar if you are in training.
The syrup i use is 100% natural with a total of 5g per 7g average quantity. I only use a very small amount.
& i had wholemeal bread last night because i ran out of salad and had no brown rice.
The peanut butter i use is 100% natural from the health section of the supermarket.
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Quote Originally Posted by FriedShrimp:
Avocadoes
Syrup
Bread for Dinner
Careful with that peanut butter. The organic PB might be okay but normal commercial PB has sugar in it. 3 grams per serving is WAY too much sugar if you are in training.
The syrup i use is 100% natural with a total of 5g per 7g average quantity. I only use a very small amount.
& i had wholemeal bread last night because i ran out of salad and had no brown rice.
The peanut butter i use is 100% natural from the health section of the supermarket.
good job sir....I would kill myself with that diet though. I dropped a few lbs a while back..sterss was my key. i learned to relax, eat more small meals and STOP eating 5 hrs before bed. there i a lot of research that suggests your taste buds will change in time so your current diet my satisfy your appetite soon..
as for whisky, drink a couple times a week it isnt going to make you fat.
Thanks Texan!
Yeah that's good to know, it's important for my body to be satisfied with eating the healthier and lighter meals, hopefully my body will adjust soon.
In regards to Whiskey, i probably drink once every week at most on the weekends when i play cards. Whiskey has a lot of sugar so i thought this would be bad for me like any other things with sugar in it. If this is not recommended is wine better?
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Quote Originally Posted by Texan:
good job sir....I would kill myself with that diet though. I dropped a few lbs a while back..sterss was my key. i learned to relax, eat more small meals and STOP eating 5 hrs before bed. there i a lot of research that suggests your taste buds will change in time so your current diet my satisfy your appetite soon..
as for whisky, drink a couple times a week it isnt going to make you fat.
Thanks Texan!
Yeah that's good to know, it's important for my body to be satisfied with eating the healthier and lighter meals, hopefully my body will adjust soon.
In regards to Whiskey, i probably drink once every week at most on the weekends when i play cards. Whiskey has a lot of sugar so i thought this would be bad for me like any other things with sugar in it. If this is not recommended is wine better?
OK it's the end of the 2nd day - I am not going to post what i've eaten everyday but thought i'd post the first few days just so i know i'm on the right path. Here's what i had:
Breakfast: -Oats and Cup of Chinese green tea.
Lunch: -Chicken breasts cut in thin pieces marinated in soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, spring onions, garlic and grilled on a skillet with olive oil. Served with slices of cucumber and brown rice. -Lentils soup with spinach, celery, tomato's and pumpkin. -Water
Afternoon Snack: -2 boiled eggs on 2 pieces of wholemeal bread with slices of half a tomato. -Small strawberry yogurt. -Tea
Dinner: -Chicken breasts cut in thin pieces marinated in soy sauce, oyster
sauce, vinegar, spring onions, garlic and grilled on a skillet with
olive oil. Served with slices of cucumber, grilled tomato slices and brown rice. -An apple
I also did 30 mins on the tread mill with speeds varied between 7-9-10kmp.
Anything i can improve on?
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OK it's the end of the 2nd day - I am not going to post what i've eaten everyday but thought i'd post the first few days just so i know i'm on the right path. Here's what i had:
Breakfast: -Oats and Cup of Chinese green tea.
Lunch: -Chicken breasts cut in thin pieces marinated in soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, spring onions, garlic and grilled on a skillet with olive oil. Served with slices of cucumber and brown rice. -Lentils soup with spinach, celery, tomato's and pumpkin. -Water
Afternoon Snack: -2 boiled eggs on 2 pieces of wholemeal bread with slices of half a tomato. -Small strawberry yogurt. -Tea
Dinner: -Chicken breasts cut in thin pieces marinated in soy sauce, oyster
sauce, vinegar, spring onions, garlic and grilled on a skillet with
olive oil. Served with slices of cucumber, grilled tomato slices and brown rice. -An apple
I also did 30 mins on the tread mill with speeds varied between 7-9-10kmp.
the chicken is great dude. its got high protein and is very lean. You might want to mix it up a bit, b/c i promise you will get bored eating the same shit. There's a million different ways to make chicken and I suggest you learn half of them.
eating several small meals and small snacks is huge. Your body is like a small FIRE. You just want to keep the flame burning at a constant rate. So when you feel hungry.....EAT. You don't need to eat a whole meal, but eat a vegetable/ fruit, a granola bar, yogurt and then your body will learn to process food more efficiently and will require less calories. So snacking is okay! Pigging out isnt. Remember don't wait until your starving to eat. When your body starts feeling hungary, it moves into Starvatioin Mode. Then it starts RETAINING calories from fat, and starts BURNING calories from muscle. This is the exact OPPOSITE of what you want. (obviously). So add 2 more snacks into your routine.
Definatley talk to someone about meal ideas and stuff. Because i promise you that after a month or two of eating the same food, you will never want to eat it again. Diversity is key to keep your body on its toes and back into the machine it once was.
Remember, if you feel hungry, suppress it with a little bit of food. This teaches your body to feel satisfied with minimal calories...thus resulting into burning the calories you already have.....which means loss of fat (especially belly fat) Your body is a machine that learns by conditioning. GL, you got this bro.
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the chicken is great dude. its got high protein and is very lean. You might want to mix it up a bit, b/c i promise you will get bored eating the same shit. There's a million different ways to make chicken and I suggest you learn half of them.
eating several small meals and small snacks is huge. Your body is like a small FIRE. You just want to keep the flame burning at a constant rate. So when you feel hungry.....EAT. You don't need to eat a whole meal, but eat a vegetable/ fruit, a granola bar, yogurt and then your body will learn to process food more efficiently and will require less calories. So snacking is okay! Pigging out isnt. Remember don't wait until your starving to eat. When your body starts feeling hungary, it moves into Starvatioin Mode. Then it starts RETAINING calories from fat, and starts BURNING calories from muscle. This is the exact OPPOSITE of what you want. (obviously). So add 2 more snacks into your routine.
Definatley talk to someone about meal ideas and stuff. Because i promise you that after a month or two of eating the same food, you will never want to eat it again. Diversity is key to keep your body on its toes and back into the machine it once was.
Remember, if you feel hungry, suppress it with a little bit of food. This teaches your body to feel satisfied with minimal calories...thus resulting into burning the calories you already have.....which means loss of fat (especially belly fat) Your body is a machine that learns by conditioning. GL, you got this bro.
Dinner: -Chicken breasts cut in thin pieces marinated in soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, spring onions, garlic and grilled on a skillet with olive oil. Served with slices of cucumber, grilled tomato slices and brown rice. -An apple
I still think this is too many carbs for dinner (the oyster sauce, brown rice, and the apple). Okay for lunch but not dinner. Seriously, guys I know that are in "serious" training, will do zero carbs (and especially sugar) for dinner.
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Dinner: -Chicken breasts cut in thin pieces marinated in soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, spring onions, garlic and grilled on a skillet with olive oil. Served with slices of cucumber, grilled tomato slices and brown rice. -An apple
I still think this is too many carbs for dinner (the oyster sauce, brown rice, and the apple). Okay for lunch but not dinner. Seriously, guys I know that are in "serious" training, will do zero carbs (and especially sugar) for dinner.
ok im not being mean or saying im a know it all. I do go to school for nutrition and some of the eating things i have heard are way off.
You can't eat as much fat as you want. 20 to 30% of your total calorie intake should come from fat (i would recommend staying closer to 15 to 20%). Fat has 9 calories per gram. So if you are on a 2000 calorie diet then you need 44 to 66 grams of fat for WEIGHT MAINTANCE. You are not trying to maintain your weight so you need to cut that down.
Now this no carb thing is stupid. You need 55 to 65% of total calorie intake to come from carbs. For WEIGHT MAINTANCE you need 300 to 325 grams of carbs. Its the bodies main energy source. If you cut down too much on carbs your body will break down muscle protein and use that for energy( thats for people doing strength exercise such as lifting weights). For someone looking to burn fat the best way to do so is to do aerobic exercise most days of the week. I would suggest walking or running at steady pace for an hour a day (swimming is the best workout IMO). Then lift light weights for many reps for about 30 mins. You can go longer if you want.
Protein sould be 15% of calorie intake. It has 4 calories per gram. Thats around 75 grams of protein. Protein is used for rebuliding damaged body tissue and building new body tissue.
Just trying to help. not putting anyone down. Just giving general knowledge. oh and 3 ballbomber your ideal body weight is 125 so your not far off just keep trying. losing weight is a long process.
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ok im not being mean or saying im a know it all. I do go to school for nutrition and some of the eating things i have heard are way off.
You can't eat as much fat as you want. 20 to 30% of your total calorie intake should come from fat (i would recommend staying closer to 15 to 20%). Fat has 9 calories per gram. So if you are on a 2000 calorie diet then you need 44 to 66 grams of fat for WEIGHT MAINTANCE. You are not trying to maintain your weight so you need to cut that down.
Now this no carb thing is stupid. You need 55 to 65% of total calorie intake to come from carbs. For WEIGHT MAINTANCE you need 300 to 325 grams of carbs. Its the bodies main energy source. If you cut down too much on carbs your body will break down muscle protein and use that for energy( thats for people doing strength exercise such as lifting weights). For someone looking to burn fat the best way to do so is to do aerobic exercise most days of the week. I would suggest walking or running at steady pace for an hour a day (swimming is the best workout IMO). Then lift light weights for many reps for about 30 mins. You can go longer if you want.
Protein sould be 15% of calorie intake. It has 4 calories per gram. Thats around 75 grams of protein. Protein is used for rebuliding damaged body tissue and building new body tissue.
Just trying to help. not putting anyone down. Just giving general knowledge. oh and 3 ballbomber your ideal body weight is 125 so your not far off just keep trying. losing weight is a long process.
Oh i forgot to tell you if your really worried about simple carbs i would suggest getting them from fruits (because of the vitamin, mineral and fiber intake you get from fruits) instead of soda, candy or anything like that. Those are empty calorie foods that do your body no good. I also want you to under stand that your body will use simple sugars first for energy. simple sugars are going to include fruits, milk and milk products and candy. They are in the simplest form and take very little time for the body to break them down. If you take in the amount i gave earlier or maybe cutting it down a little your body will use it as energy and not store it as fat. (i would suggest cutting down a little from the fat and carbohydrate group not just carbs)
The other thing to watch out for is high fructose corn syrup. many companies are adding this to products as a preservative so read your ladels and stay away from canned foods (also high in sodium). try to use whole fresh or frozen foods as much as possible.
If that is hard to understand just ask me to explain more. Best of luck.
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Oh i forgot to tell you if your really worried about simple carbs i would suggest getting them from fruits (because of the vitamin, mineral and fiber intake you get from fruits) instead of soda, candy or anything like that. Those are empty calorie foods that do your body no good. I also want you to under stand that your body will use simple sugars first for energy. simple sugars are going to include fruits, milk and milk products and candy. They are in the simplest form and take very little time for the body to break them down. If you take in the amount i gave earlier or maybe cutting it down a little your body will use it as energy and not store it as fat. (i would suggest cutting down a little from the fat and carbohydrate group not just carbs)
The other thing to watch out for is high fructose corn syrup. many companies are adding this to products as a preservative so read your ladels and stay away from canned foods (also high in sodium). try to use whole fresh or frozen foods as much as possible.
If that is hard to understand just ask me to explain more. Best of luck.
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