NEED ADVICE FAST!!!! pleasee

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sturmgewehr

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Hi I am new here and I like the forum and i am so glad I learned that there is this kind of forum on the world wide web.

Anyways I just wanted to ask a couple of questions and I would want to hear some good answers of course.

it would be nice if someone that knows something about weight loss to explain me some things and give me some advices.

So I started going to the gym like 2 months ago and mostly the first month I did more Cardio like the Bicycle, Jumping on the rope, bunny hops and a couple of other Aerobic stuff.

I also do weight lifting but I don't lift too much the most is 50 Kgs = 110 pounds when I work out for my chest.

I ride that bike for like 20 to 30 minutes every day and I jump on the rope depending on how much I ride the bike so if i ride the bike 15 Minutes then I jump on the rope 15 other minutes ( of course with breaks after each 100 jumps or 70 Jumps )

I have lost weight I have lost like 5 Kgs = 11 Pounds for 6 weeks.


I eat once a day, I eat mostly meat ( chicken, beef ) and some potatoes and then during the rest of the day I would eat apples or a Tuna Fish since it ain't that fattening.


any Advices of how am I doing?? and what am I doing wrong and what am I doing right and what should I be doing in the future?????


if the Thread is in the wrong subforum I would ask the moderators not to delete the thread since i am new and I would appreciate if they moved it to the right section.

Best wishes TONNY.
 
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come on people please !!!!!

Can anyone give me some advice??????
 
You sound vague about food. Try keeping track of exactly what you eat and how much. You can track what you're doing on fitday.com which calculates your intake and how many calories you burn in exercise. You can also see the nutritional value of what you're eating. It has a weight tracker, and you can calculate how realistic your weight loss goal is on it too.
 
Whudafxupp said:
Um by eating once a day you're slowing down your metabolism....
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that is a myth and it has been proven, ur metabolism is what it is and u can't slow it neither boost it, u r born with the same metabolism and that will remain like that for the rest of ur life.

Anyways Thnx a lot for ur advice I appreciate that u took the time :)

MEDVLST thank you too :)

I would like to hear more opinions :)
 
Your metabolism is a series of chemical reactions along a reaction pathway, ALL chemical reactions can be sped up and they can also be inhibited, which is what you are doing by only eating once a day. Trust me, I'm a chemist. Haha.

Yes, everyone is born with a metabolic rate which is different, but it's not like height, it IS something you can affect.

Exercise boosts your metabolism, EATING boosts your metabolism, etc. So, work on your diet, eating 3 meals and 3 snacks has worked well for me.
 
sturmgewehr said:
that is a myth and it has been proven, ur metabolism is what it is and u can't slow it neither boost it, u r born with the same metabolism and that will remain like that for the rest of ur life.

Anyways Thnx a lot for ur advice I appreciate that u took the time :)

MEDVLST thank you too :)

I would like to hear more opinions :)
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false, u can easily change your metabolism. why do you think most tour de france riders eat 12k calories a day. they sure weren't born with that metabolism
 
I am not sure how the whole metabolism thing works, but I can tell you this.

A few months back over the summer I was burning more calories at the gym than I was consuming. Very unhealthy and my weight loss came to a crawl and even stopped for a week where I should have lost almost 4lbs based on my calorie deficit.

I kept up the working out but started eating what my BMR should be and started loosing again. So I do think that you may be pushing your body into starvation mode.
 
You're Too Desperate!

I agree with the previous comment. You need to eat at least 5-6 small meals daily to keep burning fat all day. Also you can do full body weight exercises with intermittent rope skipping with little or no rest between exercises for far more efficient fat burning workouts.
Drink a gallon of water per day also.
 
Just say NO to cardio

I wrote an article with references to two studies conducted in Australia. The first was a 12-week study on the results of cardiovascular exercise on weight loss. Conclusion: Minimal. Half of the test subjects lost 2 pounds.
The second study was on the results of diet on weight loss. Conclusion: Highly effective. The average weight loss was 36 pounds.
So why is it that cardiovascular exercise is the first thing trainers, magazines and health clubs emphasize? Because cardio is a fat-burning exercise. However, you have to keep in mind that our body has evolved to be a survivor. That means that it adjusts to whatever you put through it to survive. For example, if you only eat only once a day, your body will slow down calorie burning because it does not want to dip into its fuel reserves (which is your body fat) until it is fed or refueled again. If it keeps dipping into the fat reserve, it will deplete that reserve and you will die. Make sense?
The same thing goes for cardiovascular exercise. Because it is a fat burning exercise, your body slows down calorie burning for the same reason: it does not want to dip into its fuel reserves!
Don't get me wrong. I am not trashing cardio. It has lots and lots of benefits. But for weight loss? It just not make sense to keep on doing something that will slow down your calorie burning mechanism.
Here's my advice to you: Build muscle into your body. Muscle needs fuel to function. The more muscle you have in your body, the more calories you will burn even if you are resting or sleeping. As for your diet, eat small meals frequently throughout the day. Stay away from refined carbohydrates and foods high in fat content.
P.s. By the way, calorie burning is metabolism. And yes, you can change it. I don't know where you got the information that you are born with it and can't change it. I'm proof that of that. I am not only a personal trainer in Rochester, I am also a client. See my before and after pictures below:
 
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Good grief at the false information being spread here. I only find one post that has any bearing on actual reality and isn't people repeating myth after myth after myth as though it were fact.

Fact: Your metabolism can change. There is such a thing as metabolic adaptation. If you eat too little, your metabolism can adapt to conserve energy.

Fact: You can change your metabolism by increasing your muscle mass. Muscles burn calories even at rest. If you build more muscle, you increase your metabolism so that you can eat more and not gain weight.

Fact: You can increase your metabolism by exercising regularly. That's that adaptive metabolic process at work again.

FACT: NONE OF THIS HAPPENS OVERNIGHT. ADAPTATION TAKES TIME.

False: Eating once a day slows your metabolism.
False: Eating 6 times a day speeds up your metabolism.
False: Skipping breakfast damages your metabolism.
All of those are false. Adaptation doesn't happen that fast. When you eat is irrelevant. It's all about HOW MUCH you eat. Period. The end. You can throw out all the myth you want, but the scientific fact is that how much you eat and what you eat (healthy vs. junk) is far more important to maintaining a healthy metabolism and a healthy weight than eating multiple times a day.

Some people even practice what's called IF (Intermediate Fasting) which has been shown to hane a positive effect on both metabolism and various other health issues for a great many people.

So look, folks, before you proclaim something on a message board - do some research and make sure what you're saying is actually correct and you're not just another clueless person spreading a myth and claiming it's a fact.
 
He wasn't talking about doing this for one day, he was talking about doing it for a sustained period of time, therefore the advice we gave about eating more than once a day was helpful. If he was saying 'I am going to do this for one week', it's kinda fair enough, but he has been and will be doing this for a fair few weeks, if not a fair few months.

And YOU infact are wrong. Eating ANYTHING, very slightly raises your metabolism. So eating 6 times a day will boost your metabolism a little bit 6 times, if you eat just once, you are getting a little boost just once a day. Yes, it is only a little bit, but that little bit over a fortnight to a month, that could be another pound. Every little helps.

I think you need to go and do your own research.
 
Tegan said:
He wasn't talking about doing this for one day, he was talking about doing it for a sustained period of time, therefore the advice we gave about eating more than once a day was helpful. If he was saying 'I am going to do this for one week', it's kinda fair enough, but he has been and will be doing this for a fair few weeks, if not a fair few months.

And YOU infact are wrong. Eating ANYTHING, very slightly raises your metabolism. So eating 6 times a day will boost your metabolism a little bit 6 times, if you eat just once, you are getting a little boost just once a day. Yes, it is only a little bit, but that little bit over a fortnight to a month, that could be another pound. Every little helps.

I think you need to go and do your own research.
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show proof please. I used to think like this as well. till i was challenged on it one day. so i dived into pub med to find proof backing the many meals a day idea. dozens upon dozens of studies that i read all said exactly the same thing. your metabolism burn does NOT change regardless of how many meals a day you eat. period. end of story. So kara is exactly right, your metabolism does NOT change if u eat 1 meal, or 10 meals a day.

HOWEVER, there was one study that had a little gem in it that pointed to some reasoning behind the myth. While in a caloric deficit, _protein_ frequency may have a bearing on _fat loss_. (note fat loss, and not metabolism) It was shown that those who ate protein frequently while in caloric deficit were more likely to metabolize fat than metabolize muscle tissue. In terms of overall metabolism, it didn't matter, it was identical with all groups, but there was over time a greater fat loss on the multiple protein meals a day test group vs single meal group.

as for what you're talking about, i honestly have no idea. I think you may be confusing the thermic effect of food and mistakenly applying it to your bodies overall metabolism.
 
And YOU infact are wrong. Eating ANYTHING, very slightly raises your metabolism. So eating 6 times a day will boost your metabolism a little bit 6 times, if you eat just once, you are getting a little boost just once a day
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.No, in fact, you are still wrong.

If you eat 6 small meals a day you get 6 small thermic effect increases for the time it takes you to digest that meal. If you eat 1 large meal a day, you get 1 large thermic effect increase for the time it takes you to digest that meal. So 6 small or 1 large - it all balances out. Eating 6 times a day does not boost your metabolism in any significant way for long term for fat burning.

I think you need to go and do your own research.
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No, my dear. YOU need to do some real research instead of spouting information without any factual basis to it.

In fact you could start your reading and research here:


If you can find a reputable source that disproves the information in that article, please feel free to post it and I'll be happy to read it.
 
While in a caloric deficit, _protein_ frequency may have a bearing on _fat loss_. (note fat loss, and not metabolism) It was shown that those who ate protein frequently while in caloric deficit were more likely to metabolize fat than metabolize muscle tissue. In terms of overall metabolism, it didn't matter, it was identical with all groups, but there was over time a greater fat loss on the multiple protein meals a day test group vs single meal group.
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Yes. This is the whole basis behind Lyle McDonald's Rapid Fat Loss program, in face. Protein is a protein sparing nutrient (whoda thunk! :D ). If you eat more protein (1g - 1.5g per pound of lean body mass) you can bias your weight loss towards fat and away from muscle. When combining an increased protein intake with strength building / weight lifting exercises, you can really push the fat loss and minimize lean muscle.
 
FACT: Eating 6 small meals a day increases the amount of meals you eat a day.

Anywho, eating 1 large meal a day probably isn't in your best interest (solely for sticking power). I'd recommend eating how you normally eat (in terms of meal frequency) with your calories spaced out accordingly. Its more natural and so you have a better chance of maintaining any loss since its something you are likely to continue doing.

Still, everyone is different so if its what works for you, its what works for you.
 
@ KaraCooks: so actually I have to consume 2000 calories per day so I lose weight or less like 1500, if I can consume 1500 does this mean I can eat for breakfast one egg with some bread youghurt, then for lunch one steak with boiled potato and for dinner some soup??

How does it look like???
 
sturmgewehr
I'm going to be very blunt - responding to your questions is VERY frustrating.

First of all - you don't give enough information about yourself for anyone to know what is right for you.

Second of all - your questions seem to indicate that you don't understand (or aren't taking the time to understand) what has been said to you so far.

For example, the question you ask above CANNOT BE ANSWERED.

How do I know if you can eat an egg with bread and yogurt. I don't know how you're fixing your egg. I don't know what kind of bread and yogurt. Your lunch? I don't know what kind of steak or how it's prepared. No one here can answer that question. Are you talking about boiled eggs, whole grain bread, and low fat yogurt? Or are you talking about fried eggs, white bread, and sweetened yogurt? No one here knows that.

You're looking for some one-size-fits all plan and it's not that easy.

Read the sticky posts. Learn about nutrition. Register for a site like fitday.com or thedailyplate.com and start logging your food. See how many calories the food you eat has, and what your nutrients look like. Teach yourself, rather than asking people here to hand you a perfect plan.

And if you want REAL advice that's specific to you, then tell us more about you.

Male or female?
How old are you?
How much do you currently weigh?
What's your goal weight?
How fit are you?
What kind of exercise do you currently do?
What kind of food do you eat right now?
What's your schedule (in other words, how often do you want/like to eat)?
What kind of foods do you eat?

If you don't give us enough information to help you, then we can't help you.
 
KaraCooks said:
sturmgewehr
I'm going to be very blunt - responding to your questions is VERY frustrating.

First of all - you don't give enough information about yourself for anyone to know what is right for you.

Second of all - your questions seem to indicate that you don't understand (or aren't taking the time to understand) what has been said to you so far.

For example, the question you ask above CANNOT BE ANSWERED.

How do I know if you can eat an egg with bread and yogurt. I don't know how you're fixing your egg. I don't know what kind of bread and yogurt. Your lunch? I don't know what kind of steak or how it's prepared. No one here can answer that question. Are you talking about boiled eggs, whole grain bread, and low fat yogurt? Or are you talking about fried eggs, white bread, and sweetened yogurt? No one here knows that.

You're looking for some one-size-fits all plan and it's not that easy.

Read the sticky posts. Learn about nutrition. Register for a site like fitday.com or thedailyplate.com and start logging your food. See how many calories the food you eat has, and what your nutrients look like. Teach yourself, rather than asking people here to hand you a perfect plan.

And if you want REAL advice that's specific to you, then tell us more about you.

Male or female?
How old are you?
How much do you currently weigh?
What's your goal weight?
How fit are you?
What kind of exercise do you currently do?
What kind of food do you eat right now?
What's your schedule (in other words, how often do you want/like to eat)?
What kind of foods do you eat?

If you don't give us enough information to help you, then we can't help you.
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First of all I am sorry for being vague, it is not that I don't want to understand it is because I am new here and I don't know how it works.

OK I am a Male I am 23 I just turned 23

Currently I weight 86 Kilos 189 Pounds I am 180 cm tall = 5' 10"

My goal Weight is 76 Kilos = 168 Pounds

I am fit I mean when u see me I look normal no belly shows but that is when I wear clothes, everyone says I am not fat and i know that but I want to lose what is left of my stomach the fat on my stomach and some on my hips.

Currently I go to the gym I workout there 90 Minutes per day, 20 - 30 Minutes Cardio ( that Bike they got there and I jump on the rope ) then after that depending on the day I either do Back and Triceps or Chest and Biceps. Actually I go to the gym 6 times a week and I do 3 times a week Back and Triceps and 3 other days Chest and Biceps ( I combine them ) I do at least 4 Exercises for example for my back and each exercise contains 4 series.

What kind of food do I eat well I am a student and I usually eat out but the food here in my country doesn't have that much calories like in USA, so Usually I eat 2wice a day the first time I eat I eat at 12:30 or 13:30 and I would eat a chicken steak ( 100 Gr ) and one beef Stake ( 100 gr ) and some boiled potatoes.

then at 19:30 I would eat one more time but not too much just a bit like eat 2 Boiled Eggs but I take out the yellow one from one of the eggs.

that was my schedule i would like to eat 3 times like eat at 12:00 then at 17:30 and at 21:30 one more time but I want to eat normal not to exaggerate.

Also I eat apples if i am hungry after 21:00 I would eat at most 2 apples.

Greetings and thank u very much for taking ur time to explain me this stuff.

I am sorry if i have made any English mistakes I did my best.
 
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