Anonymous #5 said:
Anonymous #2 said: Cutting cigarettes isn't going to help you lose weight man, in fact you'll probably gain some.
indeed. but it is a good health move.
Anyway. What I tell most of the people that consult me is 1) Write down everything you eat for a week 2) Figure out more or less how many calories you ate per day 3) Bring your calorie intake down to JUST 2000cals a day
works like a charm, most people eat about 3000 or more without even knowing they do.
Keep that up for like about 3 months. you WILL lose weight. If you wanna lose more weight after that you can then calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (or BMR) and stick to ONLY that amount of calories per day. If you are tall, dont worry, it wont be too far from the 2000cal mark.
Lastly. There is no crash diet that works, no matter what you hear/read. The warrior diet isnt a bad meal plan, but for that matter neither is the South Beach diet. But neither of them are really all that great in the long run. AND you will not healthily lose weight unless you exercise. One of my personal peeves is that people actually believe that just cause they are eating different/less and see the scale move down they are getting healthier. This is not quite true. Once again, i will admit that some of these diets provide a much better meal plan than a lot of people have, but weight loss (although it helps) doesnt equate to being healthier.
Muscle mass is a lot more dense than fat mass. There for someone who has more muscle could look smaller than a person who doesnt, but in fact, weigh a lot more.
You can be a 100lbs if 60 of those lbs are just flesh and fat cells you are still a fatty!
While, even if you are not in an "ideal" weight, if most of what you weigh is make up of muscle, not only will you look better but you'll deffenetly be healthier as well.
Do something as simple as walking 30min a day every other day and you'll be on your way to a healthier you
Listen to this guy although I personally wouldn't drop right down to 2000k fuck that. 3200 calories=one pound, eat less, burn more, lose t3h adipose tissue.
It's like a bank account, what you put in you have to burn it off to lose the fat, eat 6 small meals per day to keep your metabolism going, don't skip breakfast.
And be honest, have you ever TRIED to eat healthy? It's fulfilling as shit! Corn, whole grain breads, brown rice, sweet potatoes, vegetables and fruits from all different colors, and lean meats like chicken and tuna. If you eat all that shit you won't be hungry and they contain way less calories and will make you live a longer more healthy life.
In between meals even when I'm not hungry I'll steam up vegetables or just eat grapes and shit.
-third year fitness studies major.
good luck, keep a log too.
Edited by Anonymous (10/13/10 01:50 PM)
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