Weight Loss, your Top 5+ tips

[Rob T]

Im on the "eat whatever you like in moderation" bandwagon, there is no way i could deny myself certain foods.

Agreed. I certainly don't see any need to live off salad and steamed chicken etc, fuck that.

[James-w]

I'm the wrong person to give advice cos I don't get fat. But I have done dramatic weight loss and have done a fair amount of research. Its also worth nothing that eating healthy isn't the same thing as eating to lose weight

1) exercise has negligible effect. In fact, I gain weight when I work out a lot, cos I get hungrier. Cardio has fitness benefits and strength training builds a better muscle to fat ratio - not much point losing weight if you just end up skinny-fat

2) Stop eating crap. You know what crap is - 2a) stop making excuses

3) Get your carbs from fruit and veg, not bread and pasta

so would you say just doing weights, no cardio, would not lose weight, as your building muscle, but lose fat?

[Smiler]

Last night I went through 3 copies of Men's Fitness.

There were loads of fat loss articles - that didn't talk about fat loss.

All they did was talk about weight loss, which is not the same thing.

There is only one way to train to effectively burn fat - low intensity aerobic exercise on an empty stomach.

Combine that with short and sharp high intensity work, to release the fat burning hormones.

Everything else is just about weight control (in this context), helping burn more calories than you take in.

Discuss. Lol!

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[Plastikman]

There is only one way to train to effectively burn fat - low intensity aerobic exercise on an empty stomach.

A jog before breakfast? What kind of distance would you recommend?

[Bateman]

Last night I went through 3 copies of Men's Fitness.

There were loads of fat loss articles - that didn't talk about fat loss.

All they did was talk about weight loss, which is not the same thing.

There is only one way to train to effectively burn fat - low intensity aerobic exercise on an empty stomach.

Combine that with short and sharp high intensity work, to release the fat burning hormones.

Everything else is just about weight control (in this context), helping burn more calories than you take in.

Discuss. Lol!

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very saturday I do a nice ( i dont enjoy it ) 5 mile run, and then an hours sparring.

Fatburner ! i think so

[MikeyL]

1) Keep a food log
2) Eat 1.5IB of lean protein per pound of body weight
3) Drop processed carbs for veggies apart from pre and post work out
4) Eat 5/6 times daily
5) Do YOUR OWN research and be consistant.

Those are mine anyway. I realise the lat one is two as well lol.

[Plastikman]

1) 2) Eat 1.5IB of lean protein per pound of body weight

1.5lb of lean protein per lb of bodyweight?

[MikeyL]

yup, for me anyway

[RetoxGuru]

1.5lb of lean protein per lb of bodyweight?

p4p, lean protein is better for you than starchy protein.

[Plastikman]

yup, for me anyway

So you eat more then your body weight in lean protein each day?

Sure you dont mean 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight?