Losing Weight....Got Tips

• BR1986FB

  like_that;1190271 wrote:+1 on the process food and corn syrup. Still have idiot friends who think natural/whole/organic food is bullshit.
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  "Low fat" is also bullshit. Eat fat, people. Just get it from healthy sources, not Lay's potato chips.
• Automatik

  

  BR1986FB;1190236 wrote:Don't eat processed shit. If it's man made, I don't trust it. Get your carb sources from natural sources such as fruits & vegetables but don't go heavy on the fruit. Higher protein/healthy fat with lower carbs will shed weight quickly. It's all about insulin regulation.
  
  And the "6 small meals, once every 3 hours per day" is bullshit. May work for some but most can't do it effectively.
  
  http://www.bryanmarcel.com/eating-small-meals-lose-weight
  
  http://thepeopleschemist.com/stupid-diet-myth-2-eat-4-6-small-meals-per-day/
  
  http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding_900/965_popular-metabolism-myths-part-3.html

  I was all about the smaller more frequent meals a few years ago. I made strides...got leaners stronger, but nothing compared to the changes I've encountered since jumping on the leangains bandwagon.
  
  It is easily the best diet/workout routine I've done.
• BR1986FB

  Automatik;1190287 wrote:I was all about the smaller more frequent meals a few years ago. I made strides...got leaners stronger, but nothing compared to the changes I've encountered since jumping on the leangains bandwagon.
  
  It is easily the best diet/workout routine I've done.

  LeanGains FTW !!! Martin Berkhan is the shit !
• Automatik

  

  Seriously, I can't say enough about it. F'n awesome. I may never eat "normal" again.
• Sonofanump

  LJ;1190280 wrote:I do a single serving Crystal Light when I really have the urge to drink something sweet.

  Artificial sweetners scare me.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Lift heavy - squats, deadlifts, bench, rows, military press and pull ups should be you main focus when lifting. They all work multiple muscles at a time.
  
  They don't have to be your only exercises but my advice is to work these into a routine a couple times a week. Make sure you go heavy on them though, do more sets at fewer reps with a heavy weight. If you're benching 150lbs 10 times for 3 sets...up the weight and sets with lower reps, say 180 for 5 sets 4-6 times.
  
  I also lost weight doing intervals/sprints over distance running. The sprints are much more intense and get your heart rate going a lot better.
• LJ

  

  Sonofanump;1190292 wrote:Artificial sweetners scare me.

  
  Stevia is natural.
• Azubuike24

  

  See the "Paleo eating" thread. Dead serious.
• bases_loaded

  

  Are all carbonated drinks bad? Or is that a short way of saying sugary carbonated drinks?
• OneBuckeye

  

  bases_loaded;1190306 wrote:Are all carbonated drinks bad? Or is that a short way of saying sugary carbonated drinks?

  They are either sweetened with Sugar or Sucralose or something else.
  
  Stevia is natural, but you are still triggering your senses to think you are eating something sweet IMO therefore your body will prepare to digest said sweets. So if you are worried about that kind of thing don't use any.
  
  Stevia is better for the gut than other sweeteners though. I really don't care and don't think it matter unless you are drinking them everyday. Once every couple of days isn't going to make a huge difference.
• BR1986FB

  Raw Dawgin' it;1190300 wrote:Lift heavy - squats, deadlifts, bench, rows, military press and pull ups should be you main focus when lifting. They all work multiple muscles at a time.
  
  They don't have to be your only exercises but my advice is to work these into a routine a couple times a week. Make sure you go heavy on them though, do more sets at fewer reps with a heavy weight. If you're benching 150lbs 10 times for 3 sets...up the weight and sets with lower reps, say 180 for 5 sets 4-6 times.
  
  I also lost weight doing intervals/sprints over distance running. The sprints are much more intense and get your heart rate going a lot better.

  Agree with the heavy weights and the compound movements. I also run sprints, push a Prowler and walk for distance. That's the extent of my cardio. No long, drawn out distance running or standing on an elliptical for 45 minutes. Best way to burn fat is at two different ends of the spectrum...either short, intense bursts (sprints) or long walks (around 45 minutes).
• bases_loaded

  

  OneBuckeye;1190320 wrote:They are either sweetened with Sugar or Sucralose or something else.
  
  Stevia is natural, but you are still triggering your senses to think you are eating something sweet IMO therefore your body will prepare to digest said sweets. So if you are worried about that kind of thing don't use any.
  
  Stevia is better for the gut than other sweeteners though. I really don't care and don't think it matter unless you are drinking them everyday. Once every couple of days isn't going to make a huge difference.

  
  So sparkling water is cool?
• Ironman92

  

  OneBuckeye;1190261 wrote:I agree with BR fuck the 6 small meals. Do two big ones instead Lunch and Dinner. Fuck breakfast, drink green tea or coffee (black) instead. As for vegtables, buy a big bag/container of 50/50 spring mix and spinach, eat at least one big salad a day and you are golden. Baby Carrots are also an easy one. Stop putting peanut butter on your fucking celery. Avoid processed foods, wheat flour and gluten like the plauge.

  
  I promise you, just like corn and green beans may not be the best vegetable and peanut butter adds to the celery....all are way better than my typical diet and on day 2....it's all good.
• Belly35

  

  Eat a breakfast not a lot but something (oatmeal, fruit, toast something in the morning ) very important to do
  
  Cut out all pop drinks .. go with fresh lemon aid, water and ice tea
  
  You don’t have to stop eating good food just cut back on the volume you eat per meal (drink a glass of water before eating dinner this helps) but try to eat less bread and pasta. Add more vegs and fish summer is a good time to really lose weight. Hot days, hard work in the yard, fresh fruit and vegs and grilling is a perfect way to lose weight.
  
  Working in the yard, walking, any type of physical activity is good however it has to be daily. Did I mention sex as the weight goes the sex increases... That's a win win situation
  
  I’m 62 years old 6’ and at one point I weighed in at 270 pounds over the last year by doing those simple steps I now weight 190 but would like to get down to 170 if possible. I think I can do this but I suffered a few injuries that have hindered my work outs. </SPAN>
• Ironman92

  

  Glory Days;1190248 wrote:how fat are you, just for a reference point?

  
  I'm a small country. They use my rain coat as a tarp to keep Vermont dry.
  
  Seriously....I need to lose about 40.
• BR1986FB

  Belly35;1190355 wrote:Eat a breakfast not a lot but something (oatmeal, fruit, toast something in the morning ) very important to do

  Actually, it's not important to do. The old "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" fallacy is also BS.
• Glory Days

  

  OneBuckeye;1190267 wrote:I did this for a month or so and always found myself looking forward to the next meal. I don't think it helped me cut my calories either, because they just turned from small snacks to small meals.

  yeah you end up "grazing" and thats no good either.
• martyirish

  

  In March of 2011 My A1C for my diabetes was 13.7% (should be less than 7%). The doc wanted me on insulin. I hate needles so I talked the doc into giving me 3 months to change things.
  I cut back but don't know my calorie intake, I do know it's pretty low.
  I belong to the YMCA in Newark so I am there about 2 hours every day. I take kick boxing and do a class that is very much like P90X.
  Now over a year later I may have not lost a pound but several people think I have lost a lot. The best news is my A1C is now around 6.3%.
  My meals are
  Breakfast- Fiber One cereal with a banana
  Break- crackers with peanut butter
  Lunch- Peanut butter sandwich and an apple.
  afternoon break - Banana
  right before work out -fiber one bar.
  Dinner - what ever wife makes.
  also I drink about 100 ounces of water every day.
• Belly35

  

  BR1986FB;1190361 wrote:Actually, it's not important to do. The old "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" fallacy is also BS.

  BS or not I go with what has worked for me ...
• Glory Days

  

  tapeworm...problem solved.
• BR1986FB

  Belly35;1190369 wrote:BS or not I go with what has worked for me ...

  No problem. To each their own but it's not "very important to do."
• WebFire

  This thread reminds me how bad I eat. Thank you.
• Glory Days

  

  WebFire;1190397 wrote:This thread reminds me how bad I eat. Thank you.

  I work out so i can eat bad!
• sleeper

  

  BR1986FB;1190266 wrote:Like you said, it's about lifestyle but the "6 small meals" doesn't "stoke the metabolic fire" like some of these gurus profess.
  
  It may be more convenient for some but, like OneBuckeye said, you can get the same, or better, results eating two meals per day. Some people, like myself, are big eaters and get similar results on a 2000 calorie meal after a 16 hour daily fast.
  
  The biggest thing is to cut out the processed shit. High fructose corn syrup is the friggin devil and it's sounding like it's the major cause of many different types of cancer.

  HFCS is the WORST. This!
• bases_loaded

  

  Is dried fruit and nuts a good between meal snack?
  
  And sparkling water? Is that bad or good?