Getting in shape

it's about calories. eat less than what you're body needs a day and your body will take energy from fat stores. THAT'S IT. it doesn't matter if you're eating pepperoni pizza or carrots, as long as you're eating 500 or whatever less calories than your daily maintenance. mind you, for every slice of pizza, you can eat about half a kilo of carrots.
 


harrymouni said:
it's about calories. eat less than what you're body needs a day and your body will take energy from fat stores. THAT'S IT. it doesn't matter if you're eating pepperoni pizza or carrots, as long as you're eating 500 or whatever less calories than your daily maintenance. mind you, for every slice of pizza, you can eat about half a kilo of carrots.
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pizza will not provide enough nutrients though...that's why eating healthier foods you can get all the nutrients you need, and eat more.
 
harrymouni said:
it's about calories. eat less than what you're body needs a day and your body will take energy from fat stores. THAT'S IT. it doesn't matter if you're eating pepperoni pizza or carrots, as long as you're eating 500 or whatever less calories than your daily maintenance. mind you, for every slice of pizza, you can eat about half a kilo of carrots.
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this isn't necessarily true. When I did low carb I was still getting 2300 calories per day and losing a ton of weight.
 
From August 1st 2008 until mid-March 2009 I dropped 75lbs by changing my diet and lots and lots of cardio. I wrote a short article doing it that may help you Randomn3ss 10 tips that helped me lose weight

My biggest issue was portion control.

If you get into running or cycling I'd also encourage you to start logging your miles at Training Log for Running, Cycling, and Triathlon | dailymile

Stick with it. I had a bad last 6-8 weeks of the year and from about Thanksgiving 2009 to about 2 weeks ago I put on 20lbs. Through the tools I learned during my inital weight loss (from 240 to 165, 38+ jeans to 32's and xl & xxl tee's to mediums) I know it will take me 6-7 weeks to drop the 20 I put on and how to exactly do it. I put the weight on due to stress and imporper management of food intake to cardio.
 
papajohn56 said:
good luck bro, I'm going back on the low carb thing Wednesday, start of Lent. 40 days of self torture, because when I did the run in December I lost 15 lbs in 14 days, so I figure this is a good time to go back on. Going to hit it hardcore, 15g net carbs per day. Got the stock of bottled water and low carb bars ready. When I get a fast food craving I go to zaxby's and get a grilled chicken salad with their buffalo wing sauce and blue cheese dressing, which is 0 carbs. Lots of sugarfree jell-o and things like veggies + caesar dressing to snack on.

No alcohol. No bread. No fried food. No sugar. No fruit for 2 weeks (lots of veggies though and a multivitamin to compensate). Lots of protein. Lean meat.

Hard. Fucking. Core. but it works, so time to do it. At the same time I'm going to give Power90 (not P90X, jesus) a run.
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From what I've seen on Body Builder they say you should calorie aim should be: 40% protein 40% carbs and 20% fat.

I want to hear what others are doing, as I've been trying to keep my carb intake up considering I'm taking in huge amounts of protein now.
 
Hey Mike, as someone that has lost about 100 lbs in 6 months alls I can say is keep it up.

I used to be the guy that ran out of breath on one short flight of stairs.

The first 6 months are great because you see weight loss every week, and that after that it slows downs alot. Remember though you may not be losing weight per se but you are actually losing fat and gaining muscle. If I were you I would hit the cardio HARD right now as this is when it will show.

When you are done with the full body shit start focusing on one muscle group per day.

I have my workout schedule if you want to take a look at it.

Cardio and diet are what will get the weight down, weights are going to help tone you up.
 
Rage9 said:
From what I've seen on Body Builder they say you should calorie aim should be: 40% protein 40% carbs and 20% fat.

I want to hear what others are doing, as I've been trying to keep my carb intake up considering I'm taking in huge amounts of protein now.
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That's to maintain and build muscle with your workout, my goal right now is to drop the gut, so low carb is a good, quick way to really get rid of a lot of excess weight. Then I can get into a routine and manage
 
roclafamilia said:
pizza will not provide enough nutrients though...that's why eating healthier foods you can get all the nutrients you need, and eat more.
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well yeah, you'll feel like absolute shit. and eating one pizza pretty much means you can eat nothing else for the day so you'll be starving but if you have a calorie deficit, you'll lose some fat. you can't argue with physics

papajohn56 said:
this isn't necessarily true. When I did low carb I was still getting 2300 calories per day and losing a ton of weight.
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i'm talking about losing fat, not water. i never measure myself on the weighing scales. i've gone down 8 lbs in a day with low-carb, all water weight.
 
harrymouni said:
i'm talking about losing fat, not water. i never measure myself on the weighing scales. i've gone down 8 lbs in a day with low-carb, all water weight.
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Yeah, I am too. The water weight is usually your first 5 days on a strict low carb diet.
 
Wow, thanks for all the info guys, keep it coming!

This week (Today, Weds and Fri) is a total body week. Next week will be back to the 10 x 10's, targeted at certain muscles. I'm not sure which days will be what, I'm trying to take it one day at a time.

Diet-wise, I know I have a lot of work to do there. So far, I've just been trying to avoid the obvious "bad" stuff like processed foods, etc. Drinking about a gallon of water on workout days and 1/2 - 3/4 on non-workout days. Pissing my damn brains out (and hopefully the bad stuff).

I even went to a license massage therapist to have the knots worked out because my trainer told me to. I figure, if he's willing to take the time to teach me and get me in shape I owe him the courtesy of listening to his advice. The massage was more painful than working out! Deep tissue...OW OW FUCKING OW! Not exactly what I expected a massage to be like. Oh well, live and learn.

Trying to snack a lot on little stuff in between meals. This is the hardest for me, because I've skipped so many meals over the years that eating more often is just weird to me. Going from 1 or 2 meals a day to 3 with 2 or 3 snacks thrown in is not as easy I thought it would be.
 
If any of you guys are considering getting a trainer, I don't recommend you just hire any trainer at your gym.. Do some asking around and pay attention to see which trainer is giving his/her clients the most attention. I would even recommend interviewing a couple of the trainers as well.
 
papajohn56 said:
Yeah, I am too. The water weight is usually your first 5 days on a strict low carb diet.
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Been looking into the low carb diet, but it seems that most articles say that it's really not anymore effective than any other diet. Your first two weeks you basically shed all that water weight, and when you start eating carbs again you're just going to put it back on.

So the ends don't seem to justify the means, all your doing is just faking it for the time being. Seems the most common advice is stick to protein + your good carbs: veggies, berries, wheat, beans.
 
SEO_Mike said:
Ladies and gents, I have had enough of being the fat kid. Enough! So, about a month ago, I enrolled in a gym, got a trainer and have been getting my ass kicked into shape twice a week (until last week, now it's 3 times a week). I started out at 368 pounds. I plan on being half that in twelve months or less.

What's the point?

Other than being sore, I feel fucking great! Weight-wise I have not lost much, about 4 pounds, but I have lost an inch off of my waist, gained almost an inch in the arms and I'm not winded walking up and down stairs anymore.

What amazes me the most is the progression. Week one was fairly light weights, but they felt 10x heavier than what they were. For example: lat pulldowns was set around the 40 - 50# mark, now I start out around 110#. One short month later and the weight is almost back to my high school days (I graduated 18 years ago). My trainer is a body builder and I made the mistake of telling him I wanted that sort of build. He took me seriously, and has been pushing me hard. 10 sets of 10 reps for most exercises with increasing weight. Did 10 sets of 10 on the hip sled on Monday starting at 225# for the first 3 sets, then up to 315# for 2 more sets and finished the last five at 405#. I'm not sure if that's a lot of weight to you young bucks, but to me that seemed like a lot and it felt great knowing that I could do it without giving up. Friday was triceps, chest and upper back. 4 different machines, 10 sets of 10, total of 400 reps. OMG. I'm hurting, but loving it.

This may sound like a completely self serving post, and if so, I apologize. What I want to get across to anyone thinking about getting in shape is this...just fucking do it! Invest in yourself, not just monetarily, but physically and emotionally. It will only help you in the long run.

(tomorrow begins "total body workouts". little nervous, but I've got faith in myself and my trainer)
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Kudos to you for going out and trying to lose da weight. It is not easy, and it's even harder to maintain. I don't understand why you have only lost 4lbs in a month though, as hard as you are training. Make sure you check your diet as well. I am a stong believer that diet is 80% of the transformation process. Good luck.
 
Low carb is a good way to go, i lost a lot of weight on the induction phase. Don't stay on it too long, and introduce fruit slowly when your off. Don't go rushing into 300 carbs a day when your done, and you'll be fine.
 
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