Burning Fat
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Diet should be your top priority. In general, take out about 500 calories a day (perhaps 2000 cals a day) and eat 5 meals a day, each spaced out approximately 3 hours apart. If you don't have time to do that, 3 meals a day with two small healthy snacks in between. Balance your meals to get about 35% protein, 35% carbs, and 30% fat. Keep in mind, those numbers aren't set in stone. For a basic guideline, check this out:
Do plenty of cardio.
Even though you aren't aiming to build muscle, you should definitely incorporate weight lifting. Keep in mind, each pound of muscle gained burns an extra 50 calories a day. If you build some muscle first, cutting will be accelerated. And you'll look much better.
That's just a basic guideline. Just think diet first, then cardio and weights.
PS. Looking over your stats, I would build muscle first. However, that's just a suggestion and I'm just offering an answer to your question.
Do plenty of cardio.
Even though you aren't aiming to build muscle, you should definitely incorporate weight lifting. Keep in mind, each pound of muscle gained burns an extra 50 calories a day. If you build some muscle first, cutting will be accelerated. And you'll look much better.
That's just a basic guideline. Just think diet first, then cardio and weights.
PS. Looking over your stats, I would build muscle first. However, that's just a suggestion and I'm just offering an answer to your question.
"...Even though you aren't aiming to build muscle, you should definitely incorporate weight lifting. Keep in mind, each pound of muscle gained burns an extra 50 calories a day. If you build some muscle first, cutting will be accelerated. And you'll look much better..."
read this 100 times...less muscle = less fat burnt...simple as that
read this 100 times...less muscle = less fat burnt...simple as that
I've read in one site, also on the women's forum, that trying to lose weight might actually cause you to lose your muscles instead of your fats. According to them, it's a common misconception that when you're out of fuel the body uses the stored fat as source. They say this is not always the case, and that the body could also break down your muscles and use them as fuel leaving your stored fats intact.....
Hi,
a very low fat diet is #1. Another thing I used with great success is doing a workout in the morning. Running or Cross-Trainer. Do the workout on empty stomach because then your body will go and use your body-fat to get the work done coz no carbohydrates are left.
Watch your pulse all the time like this:
200 - Age = X
From X you take 65% as the lower limit and 75% as the maximum pulse.
Do the workout for 60, better 90 minutes.
After 3-4 weeks you'll be impressed of the results - at least I was!!!
Greetings,
Sven
a very low fat diet is #1. Another thing I used with great success is doing a workout in the morning. Running or Cross-Trainer. Do the workout on empty stomach because then your body will go and use your body-fat to get the work done coz no carbohydrates are left.
Watch your pulse all the time like this:
200 - Age = X
From X you take 65% as the lower limit and 75% as the maximum pulse.
Do the workout for 60, better 90 minutes.
After 3-4 weeks you'll be impressed of the results - at least I was!!!
Greetings,
Sven
firesven said:
I think this is a very false statement. fats are an essential part of a diet. Low fat eating is a fad that has long ago been debunked
Hi there,
if you've got some links maybe to read about the pros and cons of low fat eating please show them.
Just saying that it's fad without telling any facts doesn't help very much. At least I've made good experiences with low fat eating. Where you have to differ what low fat eating mean. Fat is a necessity, but too much fat makes you fat - that's a fact.
Cheers,
Sven
if you've got some links maybe to read about the pros and cons of low fat eating please show them.
Just saying that it's fad without telling any facts doesn't help very much. At least I've made good experiences with low fat eating. Where you have to differ what low fat eating mean. Fat is a necessity, but too much fat makes you fat - that's a fact.
Cheers,
Sven
firesven said:
I know this isnt a scientific journal or anything but this is all i can muster up while im at work. I'll try to dig up something more specific later
Basically, your body needs fats to help promote the use of fat as a fuel. Fat that goes into your body does NOT get stored as fat. This is a common misconception. Put simply and crudely, fat that is stored is a result of food that is eaten, that is not needed as energy for the body. This goes for all food, not just fats. (with the exception to high fiber which is too complex to break down and use for energy)
And referring to your comment, yes too much fat does make you fat, but so does too much of anything, including carbs and protein. Fat does have the highest calorie per gram (9cal/gm) so if you experienced success it was most likely because cutting fat lowered your overall caloric intake.
Junkfood is right here. Fats do not make you fat and very low fat diets is not the solution to anything. If you are not sure of this yet, please speak up and we can talk more about this topic.
Stroutman,
Quote from junkfoodbad's link:
"Re-read that! Getting the optimal amount of good fats a day (15-20% of total calories) will actual enhance the metabolic reactions and result in more fat burn off."
I've been averaging 28% (only good) fat last month and this month. My weight loss is very slow (1 lb a month). Is it possible that 28% fat is too much?
Quote from junkfoodbad's link:
"Re-read that! Getting the optimal amount of good fats a day (15-20% of total calories) will actual enhance the metabolic reactions and result in more fat burn off."
I've been averaging 28% (only good) fat last month and this month. My weight loss is very slow (1 lb a month). Is it possible that 28% fat is too much?