Thread: Weight loss help?

Originally Posted by deathgodusmc

Thats the same diet im on. Dont know how it started but 1 meal a day somewhere around 8 pm. Half of the time im not even hungry then but you have to eat once in a while.

You'll actually lose more weight if you eat a healthy breakfast.

I think I've urinated more in the past 14 hours than I have the past week.


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Originally Posted by deathgodusmc

You wont lose weight eating those.

well i heard they taste crappy so if thats all he has to eat he wouldnt unless hes really hungry ?

Originally Posted by bust331

I think I've urinated more in the past 14 hours than I have the past week.


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LOL good job!

Originally Posted by deathgodusmc

You wont lose weight eating those.

Maybe if you only ate 1/day as they are like 1200-1300 calories each.

Ah weight loss.....

There is a huge difference between weight loss and lowering body fat that nobody has touched on.

Since you are trying to get into a bootcamp I am sure you want to add one some lean muscle. Does that mean go into bootcamp looking like some roid rage plebe? Nope.
You should be focusing on 3 aspects.
1. Nutrition
2. Cardio
3. weights

Nutrition always comes first! Like others have said drop the soda and fast food. If you want allow yourself a cheat meal or two a week to stay sane and confuse your body when it comes to cal intake.

1200 cals a day is kinda low for a male and you might end up eating away at muscle and fat. You just want to shed the fat while preserving the muscle you have and if you are lucky add on some lean mass while you are at it. This is were the weights and protein come in. I would suggest you lift first then finish off with some cardio to blast out the lactic acid that built up during the lifting.

You dont have to cut out your carbs completely but make sure you are taking in the right ones in low amounts.
Oats
sweet potatoes
brown rice
whole grain breads
fruits
veggies
fish
lean beef
chicken
turkey
etc.

Look into buying a whey protein, that will help preserve the muscle you have and help put some on.

Here is a sample workout routine.
Week 1 = 2 X 6-10
Week 2 = 3 X 6-10
Week 3 = 4 X 6-10
Week 4 = 5 X 6-10
Week 5 = Repeat starting back at week 1, but switch the muscle group you start with. For example, if you were doing chest then back now do back then chest.

Monday- Quadricep & Hamstring Antagonist Workout Quads
Hams
Squats (Back, Front, or Hack)
Lying Leg Curl
Leg Press or DB Lunges
Stiff Leg Deadlift
Leg Extension
Seated Leg Curl
Calves
Seated Calf Raise
Standing Calf Raise


Tuesday- Biceps & Triceps Antagonist Workout plus Forearms Biceps
Triceps
Barbell Curl
Close Grip Bench
DB Curl
Skull Crusher
Cable Curl
Tricep Pressdown
Forearms
Barbell Forearm Curl
DB Forearm Curl


Thursday- Back & Chest Antagonist Workout Back
Chest
Deadlift
None focus on deadlifts
Bent Over Row or Seated Cable Row
Bench Press (BB or DB)
Pull-Up OR Lat-Pulldown
Incline Press (BB or DB)
Straight-Arm Pulldown or Machine Pullover
DB Flies OR Cable Crossover


Friday- Delts & Traps Workout & Core
The shoulders and traps are not "true" antagonistic muscle groups, but due to the setup of this program, they will be paired together and we will still alternate between sets for each muscle. Delts
Traps
Military Press
Barbell Shrug
DB Side Lateral
DB Shrug
1-Arm Cable Lateral
Prone DB Shrug
Rear Delts/Midback
Reverse Pec Dec
Bent Over Rear DB Lateral


Cardio
Perform 20-30 minutes of moderate intensity cardio (Heart Rate of 130-160 bpm) post-workout and/or HIIT on two of your off days as follows:
HIIT Cardio
 5 minute warm-up
 15 seconds all out followed by 45 seconds of low-intensity cardio X 5
 5 minutes of low-intensity cardio
 15 seconds all out followed by 45 seconds of low-intensity cardio X 5
 10 minutes of low-intensity cardio
 Total time = 30 minutes
This cardio could be done on the treadmill, elliptical, bike, running track, etc. I personally recommend the elliptical machine as it is low impact and easy to change speeds.


I am sure you are looking to get that lean and mean look. I dont know anyone who is looking to become skinny fat....

What is skinny fat? That is were a person looks thin but there bodyfat % outdoes their lean muscle %

GL!

i find it a bit odd a forum full of gamers are in such good shape/health nuts

Weight loss is very simple, I lost about 30 pounds by eating less and running/waking/jogging 5 miles a day. It doesn't matter whether you run/jog/walk, as long as your travel the 5 miles you will still burn the same amount of calories. This is all you have to remember - 3500 calories is equal to 1 pound of fat, also your body probably burns around 2000 calories a day from doing nothing at all. Just count your calories and try to create a deficit every day in the amount of calories you take in. If all you care about is weight loss and not building muscle then it does not matter what you eat, it only matters how much calories you take in, i.e. (Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds - CNN.com) "That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most -- not the nutritional value of the food." Also drink lots of water, when I was dieting/exercising I made it a point to drink a gallon of water ever day. Its not that difficult to do and there are a lot of benefits from drinking a lot of water.