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5-11?

I weigh 206 lbs

I guess I'm trying to figure out how much I need to lose......

I don't eat beef, pork, chicken, or turkey or sugars, but I have a slow metabolism

thanks for any ideas

 
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Probably 150 or so, depending on your bone size etc..


 
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You could be anywhere from 150-175 pounds and be fine. It depends on your body composition.   The important thing is losing fat and gaining lean mass. 
 
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thanks guys

 

I like to eat:

tuna

salmon

pistachios/peanuts/almonds

cheese

veggie pizzas

v8 juice

English muffin with peanut butter

salads

veggies

protein shakes

chick fila waffle fries

orange juice

jet's pizza turbo bread

etc....

 
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how old are you

how often do you eat fast food a week, im guessing zero?

how is your brain health? how much sleep/night do you get?

 
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Do you drink enough water? Really necessary. Just saying. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by strippersnbens:

5-11?

I weigh 206 lbs

I guess I'm trying to figure out how much I need to lose......

I don't eat beef, pork, chicken, or turkey or sugars, but I have a slow metabolism

thanks for any ideas


how much you "need" to lose is entirely up to you.. What's your aim? To achieve a certain look? To be happy with what you see in the mirror ? what? 

There's no cookie-cutter answer to how much you need to lose or gain or whatever based on your height and weight. Some people can be 5-11 and 5% bodyfat at 206 pounds, others at the same height & weight might be 30% bodyfat. 

What I'me getting at is that weight loss and physique goals are entirely individual. 

Anyway, the best advice I could give anyone who wants to change their physique any which way is to start tracking your food intake. So many people think the only way to lose weight is to eliminate everything but the most boring, tasteless bland foods. 

All of those 'favourite' foods you listed above (and more) you can continue to eat and lose fat. It's not WHAT you eat that matters, it's HOW MUCH you eat. 

If you're currently unhappy with how you look or how you're performing ect and you'd like to drop weight (preferably fat) you need to start keeping a food diary for a week or so and work out what your current average daily calorie intake is. Once you've done that, you need to put yourself in a calorie deficit.

So say you work out that your daily calorie average to maintain your current weight of 206 pounds is 3000 cals.. You need create a deficit by either eating less, or exercising more. 

One pound of fat = 3500 calories so if you put yourself in a 500 calorie per day deficit you should be able to lose a pound of fat per week (500x7 = 3500) 

Anyway, I could go on and on and on about how you go about all this but the best thing you could do is research for yourself. 
Do yourself a favour and get familiar with the philosophies and methods of guys like Eric Helms, Layne Norton, Alberto Nunez, Paul Revelia. 

These guys preach sustainability when it comes to losing weight - ie things like flexible dieting and nothing extreme. 

Look them up.  


 
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thanks for the responses guys

 

does carbonated water count as water?

 
 
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[Quote: Originally Posted by strippersnbens]

thanks for the responses guys

 

does carbonated water count as water?

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No, there's sodium in most of those drinks
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