Dieting

[NViejeP]

Jonathan, been there done that.
Last off season, I went up like 25 pounds or so. This year I'm having trouble however, been styaing at the same weight for some time.

Been lifting the same as last year, may not be filling the caloric intake like I did last year though.

[Robert Wollenberg]

the problem with dieting is you'll put the weight back on at some point. Diets end. If you want to live healthy, loose weight and keep it off, you need to just change your eating habits and exercise. I've been studying up on that quite a bit lately myself.

I was going to try to drop some weight here in the desert. Then I started weight lifting. I've put on about 8 lbs or so. last night I weighed in at 221. I think I look pretty good considering, but I've had to change my eating habits quite a bit.

Dieting suxs and their no fun. Swap out some of the bad things you eat with good things and cut down on your portions. Also, eat 5 to 6 smaller meals a day is good too.

check out http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bbinfo.htm.

It's full of healthy stuff. not everything is geared to body building. There's a lot of good general nutrition infomation there too.

[Darthness]

well i have changed my eating habits alot.. i don't eat much junkfood... no soda, no candy, etc. But so far i've lost 4-5 pounds. my scale kinda sucks so i don't know the exact number, but i'm really happy :P and just as the diet says, i have alot more energy so far today than i normally do.

as for 5-6 meals and eating right, its hard when you've got shit shoved in yoru face.... i go to school and all i can get there is usually nasty ass left overs and fried "beef" patties" and taking a lunch is just asking for shit. then i goto work at mcdonalds and you get the point there, although i've been doing alright with that.

I plan to keep on this diet until i get my body fat % down... its not like i'm on an atkins diet or something where when i stop i won't know what to eat.. i'lljust continue eating how i am now with some modifications, i'll get to reintroduce meat back in and have good meals and such when i'mi down to my weight, i just won't be able to eat as much fast food or junk food and i'll have to exercise until i get my metabolism up enough to where i can splurge a little.

[Robert Wollenberg]

I wouldn't give up meat. Meat has essential protien and fats that your body needs to be healthy.

Stick with low glycemic carbohydrates.

And exercise. Run. But run slow. You want to keep your heart rate at about 150. I'm guessing your younger since you talk about school. If your heart rate gets too high when you exercise, your body will burn muscle tissue for fuel rather than body fat or the food you've recently eaten.

Even a brisk walk is better than nothing, but I like a slow run. When I run I usually run about an hour. More than 45 minutes is technically not good. As anything over 48 or so minutes has the same effect as running too fast.

Your blood can't pump oxygen and other essential nutrients and what not to your muscles fast enough so they sorta eat themselves. Keeping your heart rate lower allows your blood flow to keep up with your exercising and will burn body fat much faster.

If you lift weights, use lighter weights and do high sets and high reps. Like five sets of 15 reps. Something along that line. Weight lifting in conjunction with running is really good. running only burns calories while your running. A weight lifting program will help you burn calories all day long.

And definately stay away from high glycemic carbohydrates! Anything above about 70 or so. The lower the better.

If you're loosing more than one pound a week, you might be hurting yourself more than helping. One pound a week is about the most you want to go and still be healthy doing it.

I could go on forever about nutrition and what not. Good luck with it all. Check out the website I gave you. Tons of really good stuff in there to help you out.

Good luck!

[MobileAudio219]

[quote="Darthness"]i think i've been under 1000 calories a day though. QUOTE]

If you lower your calorie intake to much it will actually slow down weight loss, so I'd watch that... I try walking a brisk 2 miles twice a day....

[Darthness]

well.. i don't know exactly how much, i was jsut kind of guessing. i went out and jogged/walked for about an hour (from warmup to cool down)... jogged 3 laps, walked 2. i think i did alright...