17 Years old, 6'5", 293lbs

Bradley.O

Bradley.O

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So I am overweight to say the least. I have been playing sports since I can remember (Hockey, Baseball, Football, Golf, etc) and it hasn't helped me of late.I'm a active guy but I want to look good for well self confidence I guess you could say. I'm looking for a little reassurance that if I follow this it should and could have a possibility of working.

I went and signed up for the gym, Excellent atmosphere, mostly guys though :(... I had my appointment with the well exercise guy there were we went over allot of things I didn't even know existed. He measured my weight and skin thickness in different places. I had a 23% body fat content I believe.. So he set me up with the following...

-4-7 days a week, 45-1hr on treadmill, longer is better then short intense workouts
-2-4 days a week, some light weight machines, no free weights to build muscle to burn fat
-No eating after 7pm
-no chips, pop, chocolate, fast food, well anything unhealthy
-morning breakfast is slice bread with peanut butter, and some Orange juice
-lunch a salad with light dressing or crackers with tuna
-dinner a fist full of meat with veggies and no breaded food
-apples, grapes for snack (not many bananas)

This seems right to me, does it to you? I'm not the smartest in this section, just want reassurance I'm doing the right thing.

Any suggestions for good healthy snacks, breakfast, lunch, dinner ideas?
 
steaming vegetables!!!
definitely my favourite healthy thing to do
breakfast - 2 slices wholemeal toast
morning tea - apple, banana,
lunch - carrot chopped, celery, chopped, tomato chopped, lettuce chopped
coated with salad sprinkles (killer - nothing else needed - garlic flavour the best)
dinner - chopped broccoli, cauliflower, carrot & celery in a bowl - steamed in microwave for 7-10 minutes
some nights i just have this by itself, mixed with a bit of soy sauce - when i'm bored i add some chopped meat, cooked with no oil

voila - my shopping budget is $35 a week maximum

but yes - in short - steamed vegies does the trick, always eating cold food can get boring
 
Bradley.O said:
So I am overweight to say the least. I have been playing sports since I can remember (Hockey, Baseball, Football, Golf, etc) and it hasn't helped me of late.I'm a active guy but I want to look good for well self confidence I guess you could say. I'm looking for a little reassurance that if I follow this it should and could have a possibility of working.

I went and signed up for the gym, Excellent atmosphere, mostly guys though :(... I had my appointment with the well exercise guy there were we went over allot of things I didn't even know existed. He measured my weight and skin thickness in different places. I had a 23% body fat content I believe.. So he set me up with the following...

-4-7 days a week, 45-1hr on treadmill, longer is better then short intense workouts
-2-4 days a week, some light weight machines, no free weights to build muscle to burn fat
-No eating after 7pm
-no chips, pop, chocolate, fast food, well anything unhealthy
-morning breakfast is slice bread with peanut butter, and some Orange juice
-lunch a salad with light dressing or crackers with tuna
-dinner a fist full of meat with veggies and no breaded food
-apples, grapes for snack (not many bananas)

This seems right to me, does it to you? I'm not the smartest in this section, just want reassurance I'm doing the right thing.

Any suggestions for good healthy snacks, breakfast, lunch, dinner ideas?
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Alright, sounds like your "trainer" has already educated you in THREE different myths! First let me dispel these...

Myth one: You burn more fat at a lower intensity
Truth: You burn a greater percentage of fat at low intensity. NOT necessarily more fat calories (or calories in general).

Truth be told most trainers are complete idiots and know very little actual science of this field. Your Trainer is suggesting a lower intensity because of the ratio of lipids to glucose utilized as an energy substrate is higher, however total calorie expenditure is lower. To contrast this, as intensity increases the percentage of lipids metabolized is lower, although total net calories (and fat calories specifically) metabolized is greater.


Myth two: Low weight high repetition weight lifting burns more fat.
Truth: No it doesn't.

Oh man, I don't even know where to start here. Just take my word for it. It doesn't.

Myth three: No eating after X time
Truth: Total net calories in/out matter. Not when you eat them.

Ok, So first off ensure that you do a variety of activities. There is no reason to just stick to treadmill. Try a rowing machine, cycle, stair master, elliptical, and other such activities. You are paying for a gym membership, not a treadmill membership Use the most of it.

Light weight resistance training? Are you in physical therapy? If not than you have no place for that. Read the stickies on weight training (along with the others).

You can have unhealthy food. You should refrain from this food as much as possible to help prevent binging and simply to be more healthy. However, so long as you remain in your calorie intake goals, you can pretty much eat whatever you wish.

Now, who designed that rather boring and poor meal plan? Did they give you an estimate as to how many calories you should be consuming in a day?
 
well, i'm not expert but i don't think your trainer is either. unless you have a medical condition, there isn't really a reason you should be lifting light. and as far as your food, that really isn't much. my husbnad is 6'5" and he would starve to death on what you just listed.
 
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