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Well I stopped going to the gym for the last 2 months ever since my workout partner couldn't make it anymore. While I feel like I made excellent progress in terms of muscle gain/build up without any supplements for the 2 months we did workout I do not think I did very well in terms of fat loss.

Currently I stand at 5'6 and weigh about 210. I am wondering what diet you guys would recommend for someone on "a budget". I want to put off about 20-30 pounds in 3 months. I am not sure if that is realistic or healthy: hopefully it is reasonable. I have been looking around and I think I might try some HIIT routine . I am not sure how to fill my schedule and keep on-track since I don't have a workout partner anymore. I hope to be able to put in 1 hr of some type of cardio every day and an hour or more of a "fun activity" like soccer /basketball (with Sunday as a day to rest).

I also plan to hit the gym with a new workout partner at least 3 days a week for about 2hrs (on top of the other 2hrs++)

I know I will be able to put in at least 4hrs each day for workouts but I must do cardio since that covers my main goal--it is not just about fat loss--but if I want to get a lot better at soccer I understand I need to lose some pounds. Soccer is what I love to do and I gave up that dream due to some annoyances but now I have the chance to get back into the game.


I will not start my program until the 16th of this month but I want to get everything together before then.

1. So what I need is a good "diet on the cheap side",

2. Recommendations for cardio ::eeek:: I could play soccer until I am literally not able to move anymore but I just don't like cardio very much

3. Ideas to keep me on track so I never miss a single day.

I was thinking of using this website to keep track of my progress here and make a spreadsheet and just post every week how I did... but if you know of anything else I could do please let me know.

Also, I have never been able to really keep track of my died because I do not know how to measure "calories" and all that nutritional information. How exactly do people keep track of that???? What about foods without labels?

I also feel that keeping track of too much stuff might not be the best idea--but perhaps measuring performance like timing myself on sprints and stuff like that might be encouraging?

Thanks a bunch.


Edit: I will also be trying Yerba Mate which I hear is supposed to help with appetite and still does not really have any real bad effects.
 
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I have decided what will help me get through this for three full months.

I have committed that if I do less than 5 days of workouts for a 2hr min each day... for every week of those three months I will give away my macbook pro to a family member. This is it, I should be motivated enough now!
 
The truth is that I really want to do this and I want to dedicate myself as much as I can because I will have the time. After the summer I'm going to have to do something like 45 min (max) workouts 4-5 days a week
 
Working out for that long of a session can and usually will, lead to overtraining, expecially 5 days per week!
 
06/20/2007 - 2hrs of lifting (upper body) - done
plans for tomorrow: start HIIT program

Weight (to be recorded every Wed): 225
 
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Sorry but I was out of town for the last few days and didn't get a chance to update

06/21/2007 - Cardio and short HIIT session ~ 35 min

06/22/2007 - 1.5 hrs of lifting (upper body)

06/23/2007 - Decided to take one day of rest per week as suggested, however I think I want to implement this workout schedule instead:

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Mon: Chest, Back, Abs
Tue: Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps
Wed: Off (cardio only)
Thu: Quads, Hamstrings calves
Fri: Chest, Back, Abs
Sat: Off (cardio only)
Sun: Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps
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And I would do HIIT everyday. So I would do something like 1hr of weights and then 10-25 min of HIIT
On the cardio only days I want to try to do some type of routine that is similar to a boot camp workout I found (30 min) and then finishing it off with 15 min of HIIT
 
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06/24/2007 - Cardio + HIIT 35 min


Plans:

[ ] Incorporate an actual nutrition plan and find some supplements to buy along with Yerba Mate.

[ ] Additionally I will be starting to do some more involved stretching--working towards being able to do the splits.
[ ] I also want to increase speed and strength.
[ ] Lastly, to make it all more fun I will add meditation and a sport(s) to my routine.


Some interesting exercises I want to start:

- squats with one leg
- "explosive" push ups
- sit ups with medicine ball / or wheel/free weight
- jumps / jump rope
- good mornings
- dead lifts
 
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06/29/2007 - Check

And I just realize I forgot to post my weight for Wednesday but I should note that I have kept a daily log of my weight and it has been at 218 for a while now.. I think the 225 was a glitch.
 
6/30/2007 - 07/11/2007: check with rest in between

- Sorry but I no longer have access to a scale nor a stable internet connection... I'll update more often after this week though.
 
Nearing my Deadline.

Well I guess I started at about 220-218 and now I am between 188 and 185 (today). Mission accomplished!

=-P
 
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