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Blue58

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Hello,
This is my first post here. I used to be in the US Navy for 5 years and I was in great shape when I got out. I was 5'9, 155 pounds with around 10% body fat. Its been about 4 years since I got out and Im now 162 pounds and have a small beer belly and lovehandles I would like to get rid of.
What are the most important things for me to do and how often? If I stick to those things, how long do you estimate it would take to get back to about 155?

Thanks
 
The most important thing to get rid of lovehandles and a beer belly are a clean diet and regular exercise. Do you currently do any form of exercise?

About the diet: don't eat foods with sugar, white flour, preservatives, etc. - eat a lot of fruits & veggies, lean meats, eggs, low-fat or FF dairy, 100% whole wheat, etc. You should aim for 5-7 meals per day, with a serving of protein with each - this will keep your metabolism going at a high rate alllllll day. That's just some general info for you. If you have specific questions, post them and we'll help you out!
 
As for how long it takes, here's my little treatise on fat loss:
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You have to burn 3500 calories to burn 1 pound of fat.

Here's an example: Each day, you burn a certain number of calories - let's say 2000, with exercise - and on your diet you ingest about 1500 calories. That's a 500 calorie a day defecit (1500 Kcal IN - 2000 Kcal OUT = -500 Kcal).

So, after 7 days of losing a net 500 calories a day, you've lost a total 3500 calories, or 1 lbs of fat.

Now if on day 7, you eat pizza and have 3000 calories in that day, you get a surplus of 1000 calories (3000 Kcal IN - 2000 Kcal OUT = 1000 Kcal surplus). This takes the 3000 calorie deficit you've built up during the week down to 2000 -- delaying the time it takes to burn off that pound by another 3 days.

So, this way it takes 10 days rather than 7 days (remember, just an example) to burn a pound of fat. Small difference? Over time it amounts to quite a bit.

If you stick the diet, you can lose 4 lbs in a month.
If you cheat too badly, you'd only lose 3 lbs in a month.

By the same token, if you stick to the diet, you'd lose 48 lbs in a year.
If you cheated too much, you'd only have lost 36 lbs. Big 12 lbs difference.
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Are beef tenderloins good for your diet if eaten regularly? or is chicken breast much better? I dont mind chicken, but sometimes you'll get a bad cut of chicken breast from the store and it turns me off to chicken for awhile..

Also, are baked beans ok? I would assume so..
 
Blue58 said:
Are beef tenderloins good for your diet if eaten regularly? or is chicken breast much better? I dont mind chicken, but sometimes you'll get a bad cut of chicken breast from the store and it turns me off to chicken for awhile..

Also, are baked beans ok? I would assume so..
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The best cut of red meat is top round - it's almost as lean as chicken. You can also eat turkey, roast pork, etc.

Baked beans are okay so long as you don't get the kind with sugar.
 
Is Top Round a cut of steak?

Also, are you saying then that tenderloins aren't a good choice? They are a pretty lean cut of beef.. but if top round is a much better cut, I will try that out..
 
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