I'll be turning 29 soon and now all of the sudden im having a hard time losing weight. Im a big guy 6'2 305 pounds with a large frame. Over the years ive lost weight but I always manage to gain it back. When I was 23 I dropped down to 245 and looked and felt great. Thats where I wanna be again Ive started going back to the gym and im having no problem gaining back the muscle but the fats going nowhere. Any advice would really be appreciated.
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As far as I've read and experienced, "muscle gaining" and "losing fat" do not really go hand in hand, except for the fat loss attributed to metabolic increase due to muscle gains (what a mouthful...). When you exercise for fat loss, muscles are bound to be catabolized (broken down). When you train for muscle gains, you have to eat more of the protein stuff and might end up adding some fat to your body.
Hey Farmer, I'm 29 in a couple of months 
, I can't believe this decade went so quickly, it only seems like yesterday that Will Smith was singing about the new millenium coming with that oestrogen fueled kiddy rap style of his
Oh well, not much we can do about that but at 29 you shouldn't be at a point where losing weight is difficult. Sure it's harder than when we were just out of school but back then weight lose was annoyingly easy and straight forward, when I could eat KFC everyday and not gain a pound.
Right now your body and metabolism should be at a normal level and your hormone levels should be free of major fluctuations so weight lose is just a case of number crunching with calories and keeping active.
What have you done about your diet to start losing weight? Do you know how many calories you consume everyday? This would probably be a good place to start.
If you were to take your bodyweight in lbs and multiply that by about 12 then you have the rough amount of calories you should be taking in to lose weight which comes to 3,660. I imagine it would be pretty safe to drop down to 3,000 though and still get enough nutrients from your food, you might get very hungry though.
Everyone is different though so keep an eye on the scales too to see if weight is going down or not
, I can't believe this decade went so quickly, it only seems like yesterday that Will Smith was singing about the new millenium coming with that oestrogen fueled kiddy rap style of hisOh well, not much we can do about that but at 29 you shouldn't be at a point where losing weight is difficult. Sure it's harder than when we were just out of school but back then weight lose was annoyingly easy and straight forward, when I could eat KFC everyday and not gain a pound.
Right now your body and metabolism should be at a normal level and your hormone levels should be free of major fluctuations so weight lose is just a case of number crunching with calories and keeping active.
What have you done about your diet to start losing weight? Do you know how many calories you consume everyday? This would probably be a good place to start.
If you were to take your bodyweight in lbs and multiply that by about 12 then you have the rough amount of calories you should be taking in to lose weight which comes to 3,660. I imagine it would be pretty safe to drop down to 3,000 though and still get enough nutrients from your food, you might get very hungry though.
Everyone is different though so keep an eye on the scales too to see if weight is going down or not
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Eating a predominantly plant-based (vegetables and fruits) diet may help as well, along with whole grains, legumes (beans), nuts, and unsaturated fats in moderation. I think it is more difficult to overeat when you are eating nutrient-dense foods, rather than calorie-dense ones.
You would need to be careful of protein content though, high quality protein mainly comes from animal products (inc eggs and dairy) so a plant and fruit based diet might leave you a little deficient. This sould of course lead to muscle atrophy, escpecially with a calorie deficit so you need to be careful