Need real advice on slimming...

[EvanGeliSt]

Need to cut down at least 10lbs in the next 3 months. Been inactive and only can work routinely for only a few hours a week.
Anyone got any advice? No funny ideas pls

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[AsukaStrikes]

simply eat less and be more active. even those who say *eric cartman style* that they are genetically prone to be fat, u can't gain more than u put in, unless your body defies the laws of physics

 

[Anubis]

only have a cple hours ay???


RUN run for miles every day yull loos teh fat

Or buy a Bowflex. just 30 min a day 3 days a week

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: EvanGeliSt
Need to cut down at least 10lbs in the next 3 months. Been inactive and only can work routinely for only a few hours a week.
Anyone got any advice? No funny ideas pls

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first off, working out does not work unless you eat right.

Eat more fruits and cut down your calorie intake.

When I decided to lose weight, I stopped eating after 7PM and ate like 5 bananas and 4 oranges for lunch every day for a month or two.

I exercised a lot too.

In five months I lost 50 pounds.

if you eat right and do your couple of hours a week of exercise, you can easily lose more than 10 pounds in 3 months.

Good luck!

 

[ChrisIsBored]

Don't eat anything before going to bed... at least 2 or 3 hours before.

 

[EvanGeliSt]

Thx guys. I'll try to replace my diet with more fruits... what I am worried is the lack of carbohydrates... feel sleepy at times. + the fact that I tend to eat becoz I'm bored at times.

How do u guys think about this routine of exercise?
about 1.5miles of jogging each session.
Lifting weights for hands, arms + stomach. Anyone can help with a fat round waist? I dun really like doing sit-ups. Did crunches but I probably can do like 20 - 30 since i didn't do it for a real long time.

Last question: are push ups effective?

Thx all for replying!

 

[lowtech1]

what I am worried is the lack of carbohydrates... feel sleepy at times.

Too much carbo with little or no excercise is not a good thing. Exercise + water & vitamin may help with losing weight without the sleepyness.

Aerobic type of excercise is a good way to lose weight & the crunch is verylikely the best way to lose the love-handle.

 

[flot]

The Atkins thing (Zero carbohydrate diet) really does work. It can be frustrating finding things to eat, but I did it for about 10 days and lost ... about 7 lbs. Combine changing your diet with a moderate improvement in exercise (even something as easy as walking an hour a day) and you can lose 10 lbs in a month, no problem. If you've got a bike, use it - it's not very stressful, pretty fun, and reasonably good exercise. Not as "good for you" as jogging, but unlike jogging you won't want to stop and kill yourself every 1/2 mile.

 

[PlatinumGold]

The Atkins thing (Zero carbohydrate diet) really does work. It can be frustrating finding things to eat, but I did it for about 10 days and lost ... about 7 lbs. Combine changing your diet with a moderate improvement in exercise (even something as easy as walking an hour a day) and you can lose 10 lbs in a month, no problem. If you've got a bike, use it - it's not very stressful, pretty fun, and reasonably good exercise. Not as "good for you" as jogging, but unlike jogging you won't want to stop and kill yourself every 1/2 mile.

works for me, unfortunately i tend to gain it back after losing. i lost 25 lbs in 2 weeks and i did it twice over the last year over 4 month intervals. unfortunately i gain i back because my diet goes back to what it was and my excerise level stays the same. i'm doing it again, just started today, BUT this time, i bought an elliptical for exercise. mb this time i'll keep the weight off.

 

[goldenbeer]

Eating more often will raise your metabolism and make sure you don't lose much muscle mass along the way..which is important because muscle also helps burn fat. Combine that with high intense workouts, and you'll be become a fat burning machine.

 

[stev0]

yea... eat less.

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: EvanGeliSt
Thx guys. I'll try to replace my diet with more fruits... what I am worried is the lack of carbohydrates... feel sleepy at times. + the fact that I tend to eat becoz I'm bored at times.

How do u guys think about this routine of exercise?
about 1.5miles of jogging each session.
Lifting weights for hands, arms + stomach. Anyone can help with a fat round waist? I dun really like doing sit-ups. Did crunches but I probably can do like 20 - 30 since i didn't do it for a real long time.

Last question: are push ups effective?

Thx all for replying!

the jogging is great. keep that up.

lifting weights, doing situps/crunches/pushups only builds your muscles. They'll make you bigger, really. The cardio stuff, like jogging, helps u slim down and get trim. The lifting will increase muscle mass so you look like He-Man.

Vary your lifting routines.

If you're a thin guy and u want to gain mass, lift heavy with low reps. If you want to work on toning and getting a trim body, do high reps with a weight you can lift comfortably.

Good luck!

 

[Keego]

Jogging will get rid of that stomach fat, nothing else will. (well... surgery... and other cardo stuff like swimming)

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: GuybrushThreepwood

first off, working out does not work unless you eat right.

That's just not true. If this guy is only 10 lbs overweight, and has maintained this with no activity, a simple excercise plan will drop those pounds, and no diet change is needed.

In fact, exercise is far more effective than diet change if the person has been inactive. From what he has said it's obvious he suffers not from a bad diet, but from inactivity.

Evan, run or bike hard every morning. If you can't, do it AT LEAST every other morning. Work your way up to 45 minute to one hour runs or bike rides and you'll lose that weight in no time. Running only a mile and a half wont cut it. Work your way up to at LEAST two. Four would be better.

The point is, you must do it religiously. You have to be obsessive over it and feel as if something is wrong if you've missed your morning run or bike ride.

Don't bother with weights. Only regular 30 minute + cardio programs will take the weight off, and get rid of any spare tire you may have around your waist. Once you've lost the spare tire, then you can worry about building up some mass if you feel you want to.

 

[LarryS]

Limit, but don't eliminate carbohydrates. I've learned to stay away from pasta, white rice and white bread.

I've lost almost 30 lbs in 7 weeks.. I run about 3 miles a day and lift 3x a week. I am very picky about what I eat, but I eat a ton of GOOD food AND I still have a few beers on the weekends.

Sample menu for me:

Breakfast: Wheaties with Skim Milk and a tsp of sugar, coffee with milk and equal

Snack: Pure protein bar, or another bowl of cereal

Lunch: Tuna with fat free mayo, tomato and 12 grain bread

Dinner: Boneless chicken / Baked potato with salsa / Broccoli

I also drink water almost exclusively with an occasional diet Snapple.

 

[Sephy]

You're staying away from pasta and white bread but eating the worst thing possible, the baked potato??
Ack!

 

[LarryS]

Nothing wrong with a baked potato.

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: AmusedOne

Originally posted by: GuybrushThreepwood

first off, working out does not work unless you eat right.

That's just not true. If this guy is only 10 lbs overweight, and has maintained this with no activity, a simple excercise plan will drop those pounds, and no diet change is needed.

In fact, exercise is far more effective than diet change if the person has been inactive. From what he has said it's obvious he suffers not from a bad diet, but from inactivity.

Evan, run or bike hard every morning. If you can't, do it AT LEAST every other morning. Work your way up to 45 minute to one hour runs or bike rides and you'll lose that weight in no time. Running only a mile and a half wont cut it. Work your way up to at LEAST two. Four would be better.

The point is, you must do it religiously. You have to be obsessive over it and feel as if something is wrong if you've missed your morning run or bike ride.

Don't bother with weights. Only regular 30 minute + cardio programs will take the weight off, and get rid of any spare tire you may have around your waist. Once you've lost the spare tire, then you can worry about building up some mass if you feel you want to.

He said working out, not doing cardio. You work out to build mass and muscle, not to lose weight. It does not work if you don't eat right, period.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: AmusedOne

Originally posted by: GuybrushThreepwood

first off, working out does not work unless you eat right.

That's just not true. If this guy is only 10 lbs overweight, and has maintained this with no activity, a simple excercise plan will drop those pounds, and no diet change is needed.

In fact, exercise is far more effective than diet change if the person has been inactive. From what he has said it's obvious he suffers not from a bad diet, but from inactivity.

Evan, run or bike hard every morning. If you can't, do it AT LEAST every other morning. Work your way up to 45 minute to one hour runs or bike rides and you'll lose that weight in no time. Running only a mile and a half wont cut it. Work your way up to at LEAST two. Four would be better.

The point is, you must do it religiously. You have to be obsessive over it and feel as if something is wrong if you've missed your morning run or bike ride.

Don't bother with weights. Only regular 30 minute + cardio programs will take the weight off, and get rid of any spare tire you may have around your waist. Once you've lost the spare tire, then you can worry about building up some mass if you feel you want to.

He said working out, not doing cardio. You work out to build mass and muscle, not to lose weight. It does not work if you don't eat right, period.

Since when is doing cardio workouts not "working out?"

If I get on a bike, a treadmill, run two miles, or a cross country ski machine, those are all forms of "workouts."

This guy implied that a man who maintains a body weight 10 lbs over ideal with no activity would not lose weight unless he changed his diet. That's BS. The guy's problem is inactivity, not diet.

 

[skriefal]

Cut out as much unneeded fat from your diet as possible -- i.e. french fries, potato chips, oreos, jelly donuts, fried hamburgers, etc. Either stop eating those things altogether, or look for 'low fat' versions (probably not possible with french fries!). Indeed, avoid most fast food chains entirely if you can. Most of them serve very fatty food, with the exception being Subway and the occasional grilled chicken sandwiches.

Also don't eat anything less than 3 hours prior to "hitting the sack."

It worked for me... about 45 lbs lost in a little less than a year. My prime reason for the change wasn't to lose weight, though... it was to lower my high cholesterol levels -- which were already high due to hereditary reasons -- to a level at least somewhat safer. But when I noticed the weight change in progress, I didn't mind.

I did start some light exercising each night, too, but that was after most of the weight loss had already occurred. It does probably help to maintain the lower weight, however.

 

[skriefal]

i lost 25 lbs in 2 weeks

I suspect that losing that much weight so quickly isn't particularly healthy...

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Amused - I don't know a single person (including myself) who associates the term "working out" with doing cardio. I guess it's a subjective definition in terms of how a person looks at it. I see your point and what you're saying but I associate weight lifting = working out, treadmill/bicycling/any other cardio = cardio. To each his own I guess.

 

[PlatinumGold]

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I suspect that losing that much weight so quickly isn't particularly healthy...

I've heard that before, i've actually had no adverse effects. it would also depend on how much weight one started off with. if my wife who weighs 115lbs lost 25 lbs in 2weeks, i'd be concerned. me i was at 235, so 25 lbs isn't nearly soo much.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Amused - I don't know a single person (including myself) who associates the term "working out" with doing cardio. I guess it's a subjective definition in terms of how a person looks at it. I see your point and what you're saying but I associate weight lifting = working out, treadmill/bicycling/any other cardio = cardio. To each his own I guess.

Oh, OK. When ever I've done cardio, I've called it a "workout." In fact, the only time I've used the word "cardio" is when someone asked me how I'm working out. That's cool, and you're right, to each their own.

Well, now that we've moved past semantics...

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

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I suspect that losing that much weight so quickly isn't particularly healthy...

I've heard that before, i've actually had no adverse effects. it would also depend on how much weight one started off with. if my wife who weighs 115lbs lost 25 lbs in 2weeks, i'd be concerned. me i was at 235, so 25 lbs isn't nearly soo much.

mostly water, i would assume. more than 2lbs a week is supposed to be unhealthy.


as for bread/pasta/baked potatoes, whole wheat is far better for you than refined. lots of fiber, vitamins, minerals.

actually a high fiber diet is pretty darn good for you. you don't get as many calories because they're rushed through so quick. plus fiber takes up a lot of room.

the sept 2 issue of time is has a big article on dieting in it.