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Hello,

I'm new to this forum although i've been wandering quite awhile as guest:rolleyes:

Here goes my first post!!! Any helps or comments are greatly appreciated!!!

I'm 5"10', 225 lbs, 22 yrs old male

I just started to eat healthy diets (4-5 times a day, still adjusting for 6 meals/day but I find it difficult mainly to allocate the time and I don't know what to eat lol)

and exercising routinely like 2- 2 1/2 weeks ago and I already loose like 10-12 lbs so far.. in just 2 1/2 weeks

I'm on a strict diet (1000-1500 C/ day) plus Oolong tea every now and then in the morning / evening.

basically my exercise routines :

Mon, Thu, Sun - cardio and a lil bit of swimming on sundays.
Tue, Fri - HIIT
Wed, Sat - Break
Light weight lifting (machines) everyday except for those Break days.
and 2x25 sit ups and 5 mins of rope jumping everyday.

My primarily goal is to loose the squishy, flappy fat, get lean, and a lil bit toned.

PS: I DON'T WANT TO DEVELOP A HUGE BULKY MUSCLES THAT"S WHY I"VE BEEN AVOIDING HEAVY WEIGHT LIFTING. AM I WRONG ON THIS PERSPECTIVE?

My Questions are:
1) am I going too fast with the weight lost?

2) does my exercise schedule sound good? or is it too "soft"? I don't wanna workout too hard, afraid that I'll loose the motivation/energy if I pushed myself too far :yelrotflmao: not good in the long run...

3) I'm considering drinking ON 100% Whey mixed with milk pre and post workout, is this good for cutting? will it make your body burn more fat? *I know there's already a thread with this question but... in my circumstance I don't do much heavy weight lifting... I'm afraid that those excess protein will go unused and turned into body fat, is this true?*

Please drop me any comments or inputs, they will be greatly appreciated, Thank you!
 
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Well can't really answer you diet questions, but your exercise seems rather ok, but needs slight improvements. But you should know that any exercise you’re doing now is better than you doing nothing.

Try this:
M,W,F (or 3 times a week) do cardio for at least 20 minutes. You didn't mention time of your cardio training, but if it's at least 20 minutes and you are hitting your training heart rate, you're fine.

T,R (or 2 times a week) do weight lifting. You need to lift heavy, but not too heavy weights. When you say "light" I assume you mean like little girls weight (no pun intended). In order to get any benefit, whether it be for muscles or weight loss, you need to lift exactly X amount with Y amount of weights where you can do no more and no less than X. You should do your HIIT here, for at least 20 minutes after your weight lifting.

Bulking up means you are in excess calories in take. By lifting weights, it really doesn't bulk your body unless you have the fuel to actually cause that happen. So by being in calories deficit, you will not bulk because your body doesn't have the needed stuff.

As far as whey protein, it is only good if you're not getting your daily protein intake. Protein is very important to weight loss as it will keep any muscle you may have. Count how much protein you require in a day, and determine if you need whey protein to hit your target amount... or better yet, use natural food such as fish, chicken, or meat to get your protein.

Good luck and congrats on losing some pounds already. :)
 
you are starving yourself. you should be able to shed fat on 2,000 calories a day at your height and age.
at your current rate, fat loss will stall soon and the body will start tearing down muscle mass for energy because you are starving it.
 
Gaining tons of muscle doesn't happen without really, really trying and it will never happen the way you're eating. Don't worry so much about gaining muscle. If you could 'develop huge bulky muscles' on accident, we wouldn't sit around here debating how to do it best.
 
@ Dallen:

"When you say "light" I assume you mean like little girls weight (no pun intended)"

Well, that's not necessarily true, by light I mean using those weight lifting machines, I don't know the names since I just started going to the gym like 3 weeks or so.. so yeah I'm a newb :p but mainly I just train for my upper limbs body... with decent lbs/reps/sets, I feel out of energy and fatigue for each session... doesn't it mean that I'm doing OK? lol

"Bulking up means you are in excess calories in take. By lifting weights, it really doesn't bulk your body unless you have the fuel to actually cause that happen. So by being in calories deficit, you will not bulk because your body doesn't have the needed stuff."

I see...so what will happen to my body if I'm on a calorie deficit diet and doing heavy weight lifting? will my body loose muscle? gain muscle? or loose fat? given that I supplied myself with protein shake after the workout.

"Count how much protein you require in a day, and determine if you need whey protein to hit your target amount... or better yet, use natural food such as fish, chicken, or meat to get your protein."

Lol I would love to do that but my diet isn't going to meet my minimum daily protein intake, that's why I'm thinking of taking the whey.. Btw, my minimum daily protein intake is 104 gram... is this the right amount???? isn't it a tad bit much? I got this number from a website...

"Good luck and congrats on losing some pounds already. "

Hey thanks man!, it was hard at the beginning but I'm getting used to it... I feel a lot more energized and stronger now that I eat healthy foods and doing exercises.

@malkore:

"you are starving yourself. you should be able to shed fat on 2,000 calories a day at your height and age.
at your current rate, fat loss will stall soon and the body will start tearing down muscle mass for energy because you are starving it."

Let me burn some more fat before I actually go to 2000C/day,
Burn baby Burn!! lol :p
And plus I'm still adjusting to this whole 6x/day meal... new stuff for me.. never done it before :)

@DEF:

"Gaining tons of muscle doesn't happen without really, really trying and it will never happen the way you're eating. Don't worry so much about gaining muscle. If you could 'develop huge bulky muscles' on accident, we wouldn't sit around here debating how to do it best."

Whoo boy that's a relief :) Thanks for the info!
 
Regarding caloric intake - the key is not to eat as little as you think sounds good. The key is to figure out what your body needs to maintain its current weight, then create an appropriate deficit for wt loss. That way, your body is able to lose wt, without sacrificing so much lean muscle in the process.

Go here and work the formula to calculate your caloric needs (don't forget to multiply your answer by the appropriate activity level). From there, you would subtract about 500 calories, and/or 20-25% to create an estimated range of calories.


For your workout, read around about wt lifting. Playing around on a couple random machines will likely not work for very long (except for the initial change in activity level).

It can all seem like a lot at first. Don't worry, just keep reading and learning and you will get the hang of it.
 
you came here and laid it all on the line so we could try and help you. I see that you are already getting a few doses of reality. So, here is mine.

5 minutes of jump rope? Time yourself. if you are doing double hops ( or skipping) maybe. but at 200 lbs, and with what you are eating, 5 full minutes of "one time" rope work is unlikely. Or, you may be like me and have a bit of mental bend. Meaning, you can do it. But I'd imagine it is taking you at least 15 minutes to get a full 5 minutes of jump time.

Here is my recomendation.

Let's see some pictures, start your journal, and join the club.

Jump in wit both feet frend.
and for a bit of jump integrity, here is a link to a video I did, it is the very end of a straight 3 minute jump---VERY Difficult task I assure you.



Welcome to the forum.
glad you are here. NOW, lt's time to play and let's play hard.

FlyinFree
 
p.s.
your weight loss will all but hault if you do not feed yourself as advised by the above posters. the first 15 lbs is cake, well water mostly, and then the deal starts to get real.

I also notice there is no mention of drink consumption, alcohol, soda, milk, water?
 
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