Questions and Concerns about Weight Loss

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Hi I'm Khaled My weight @ I'm 175 cm Height
- 10 Feb. 2008 = 116,800 Kg
- 19 Apr. 2008 = 106,550 Kg
- 03 May 2008 = 102,200 Kg
- 24 May 2008 = 98,650 Kg

Last BMI = 31.84

After this time i found myself 116 i joined GYM and 2 weeks next i started and amounts & type of what i eat. I enjoyed also watching (You are what you eat) very encouraging Show

My Daily Activity:

I wake up 3 PM (No Breakfast) i eat lunch small dish of white rice, cooked vegetable and piece of chicken breast without skin

4PM: I go to gym, Start warming up, Bike 5 minutes and stretches
and 1 minute between sets each excercise.

I train in this order: Shoulders,Triceps . Bench,Biceps . Back,Legs.
Training Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

After Main train i start some Aerobic: 300 Steps, 2 min. Jumping Jacks, 90 Abs.

Then i back home around 9-10 PM, Then Start to clean my House and it's a completly standalone Train :)

The First weight loss from 116-106 i used to not eat after backing from GYm except Lettuce amd 1 Boiled Egg.
Then i started to feel dizzy while cleaning the house so i found that's recommended to eat carbs. and Protien after training, so i added Cooked Beans dish as Carbs. but when i weighted myself last time i found decrease at the weight loss.

MY non-training days : the same as training days except no training :)
That's the base info:

My questions!!!

- Eating easy digesting Carbs. before going to GYM, to give u energy, to avoid Muscle burning:
I want to know what's the Muscle Burning is, can i diagnose it before it happen?

- I started taking Centrum as multivitamin after my first weight loss:
Do Centrum increase weight?

- Eating every 3 hours or less or the Carbs. you eat after may transformed into FAT:
As u see i spend in GYM about 5 hours, and what to eat a carrot, or apple will do the job?

- Bench,Biceps,Shoulders,Triceps,Back and legs excercises what it called?
Weight Lifting ?
Many told me that Aerobic is best for me, Because the Weight lifting increases the heart size, and short the muscle. I wanna know if that's true.

- I noticed that many Weight loss Diets includs Whey Protien, is it that useful and why?

- I sleep at 4-5 AM is there anything i can eat right before sleep?

- I Drink Tea, Ginger, Roselle, etc.. i add Diet sugar instead of regular sugar.
It's good or should i drink without sugar.

- I found that Egg's white have More Pro. less Fat than the Whole-Boiled EGG
But I didn't know what to do with the rest of the egg, so i banned the Eggs.

I know it's long, unrecognized subject, but i'm so grateful to everyone who can make useful advice.

thx in advance.
 
Hi--I'll do my best to answer a few of your questions...maybe others will be able to help, too!

--"Muscle burning" is also called catabolism, and can happen when you work out without eating properly, especially if you don't have much body fat. If you are spending 5 consecutive hours at the gym, you ought to be bringing some "snack food" along with you to consume during training. The snacks should contain both protein and carbs for maximum efficiency.

--A Centrum vitamin will not make you put on weight.

--See above--I don't think a carrot or apple is sufficient to fuel 5 hours in the gym, even if your goal is weight loss, but perhaps others here will disagree. Lots of folks here use protein shakes and other workout supplements. I don't, so I'll stop there.:yelrotflmao:

--If your goal is weight loss, you need a combination of cardio and weight training to get the job done. Weights first, then cardio (my opinion, and my trianer's). Weight training is very important in a weight loss regimen, and will increase your progress. I do not know how the heart would become enlarged--haven't heard that myself, so maybe I'll leave that for another forum member to answer. Don't be afraid of weights--they are your friend! (Muscle burns calories at rest!)

--I have successfully lost weight without the use of whey protein, but it has been mentioned to me. I'm sure another forum member can explain its pros/cons.

--Usually right before bed isn't the greatest time to eat a lot. If you need a snack, try to stick with a lower carb food and make it a smaller meal/snack. Drink a large glass of water with it to help curb hunger if that's why you're eating in the first place.

--Diet sugar, in my opinion, is OK in moderation. Some recommend Splenda over aspartame. Moderation! Others may disagree.

--Most people just toss the extra egg parts in the garbage or down the disposal. My parents passed on their Depression-type mentality to me and I cannot get myself to do this! I eat whole eggs, in moderation.

Hope those answers help, Khaled! Where are you from??
 
Greenhorn Gal said:
--If your goal is weight loss, you need a combination of cardio and weight training to get the job done. Weights first, then cardio (my opinion, and my trianer's). Weight training is very important in a weight loss regimen, and will increase your progress. I do not know how the heart would become enlarged--haven't heard that myself, so maybe I'll leave that for another forum member to answer. Don't be afraid of weights--they are your friend! (Muscle burns calories at rest!)
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Muscle is heavy, so weight training may cause you to gain weight, or lose weight more slowly. However, this is good weight (muscle); many people who want to "lose weight" really should be looking to lose fat, and weight training / muscle growth will help with that goal because, as said by the previous poster, muscle burns calories at rest.

If you notice that you are not losing weight, but you are getting less flabby or your waistline is getting smaller, consider that a good sign of progress.

Although enlarged heart is often a sign of disease, that is not the case for athletes' enlarged hearts when there is no other indication of disease. Athletes' hearts get bigger because the athletes have been working their hearts more / harder, and their heart muscle grows like any other muscle that is worked more / harder.
 
How many calories?

Hi there Shaga, i wanted to ask how many calories do you eat, on average, per day? This can be a very important factor when you are trying to lose weight, eating very little can be very bad for you. Could you also tell me how old are you?
 
thx everyone for your replies

@ fit4life1976 it's hard to calculate really. I'm 23 years old
Dish of white rice,cooked vegetable,Piece of Chicken. (Launch)
Vegetables Soup
Yogurt
Beans
One of these on dinner.
 
yes i did

i did read your activities mate: eggs, tuna, cheese, burgers (without the bans), steaks, turkey,sausages, salmon, protein shakes
 
Have you been tracking your calories? I am NOT saying this is a requirement, but I will particially list it POWERFUL potential.

Have you been tracking your "progression" specifically while you have been training? This too, I will list as one POWERFUL element in ones goal quest:


Introducing one of the most powerful tools one can use on the goal path:

I support and advocate tracking calories and macro-nutrients--"dependent upon the individual person" which would include their current diet and fitness knowledge, and the individual's level of "personal science".

What is ones "Personal Science"?

It is the LEVEL of personal implentation of diet and fitness into ones way of life that solicates a lifestyle change that applies "enough of the person" to achieve the goal they desire. This includes making difficult decisions and easy applied decisions.

Tracking has a POWERFUL PLACE within ones personal goal quest, IMO.

One can "manipulate past data in the present" based on ready available data and will be able to:

Manipulating the Diet (by having tangible data to work from)

and

Manipulating Fitness Training (by having tangible data to work from)

Which equals (=) KING of personal SUPPLEMENTS.

and allows for "potentially" accurate:

Deficit Diet (calorie manipulations) + (nutrient manipulations) + (exercise change/manipulations) = dealing effectively with tissue loss/gain complications.

Personal history data, IMO, can assist with OPTIMIZiING results, and can arm one with a MIGHTY tool to make adjustments when or if:

A Plateau Develops.

Then this can:

Build a "personal knowledge base" to support ones goal and CAN reduce the potential of failure if applied correctly specific to the person.


Additionally, it can bring in powerful tools that can be used when one tracks their diet and training correctly, and bring forth the power it possesses to:

1. Combat cravings
2. Be allowed to eat more (at intervals) and keep deficits
3. Assist to prevent plateaus, and to pinpoint when plateaus begin and have tools to work with to find a solution within the diet and fitness data.

To name a few.

Manipulating calories Vs. fitness training data can be a powerful tool IF one knows how to use it.

It also can ASSIST in preventing:

I dont know what is happening! I am not losing weight or gaining weight!

or

" THE I DONT KNOW PROBLEM (because of no history of bodily adaption), so I dont know what to do"

Through ARMING YOURSELF WITH THE TOOLS TO COMBAT THIS.

In addition:

When you add in an on-going education IN DIET and in WEIGHT TRAINING........then you can USE this education to CHANGE the diet and/or training to break the plateau with USING YOUR HISTORY



Breif Synopis
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Take a ride on a "Hungry Heart"​

Lay it Down...BABY!.........

Do not carry a BACKPACK..of negatives on your BACK........>eliminate it through a "Hungry Heart!"

Come on! Brotha and Sista's............have a "Hungry Heart!"

Let it "shiver your spine" with motivation and love for yourself and what you are doing!........YES!

----------------------------------------------->It will not desert you and never fail you.

Oh, yes!........all forum Brotha and Sista's, it doesnt matter what people say:

Everybody........has a "Hungry Heart!"..........Everybody's got a "Hungry Heart!"

If you take a ride on a "Hungry Heart" you will never look back you will always attack.

From my heart to yours, I wish all of you success. I wish all of you to EARN your dreams...........and make a "Hungry Heart" your home

Let this feelen' wrap you DEEP inside and send you reelen'​


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Within the Nutrition 101 thread you will find some valueable information. Or you can use the ready made input web page in the 3rd link.

What you to do is to post your Maintenance Line of calories and list the multiplier you used to configure your approximated Maintenance Line.

Go here and read on some basic and fundamental information:

Weight Training 101

Nutrition 101

Delaware Consumer Health Information Services (Originally Posted by Wrangell)


Weight Training Technical Articles
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Some Info on the ab core:

Abdominal Training


How to get abs guide

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Go here for some thoughts on the mental side:

Weight Loss Intricate


The ChillOut Log by Chillen
(allot of pages to go through, but there IS good information that may help you if you take the time to seek it)
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All of the links, plus additional links (Not Listed here) that you may be interested in are in this link below:

http://training.fitness.com/new-member-intro/where-begin-all-info-links-18741.html

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Change your eating habits (below are some suggestion examples)

Some you are currently already doing, but this will provide additional info, hopefully, to assist you.

The 3 Nutrients (Carbs, Good Fats, and Protein) are an essential factor in the diet; however, the Law of Energy Balance within the DIET, is the ultimate KING while the Nutrients can play in some key decisions made within the body.


○ Try eating 5 to 6 smaller meals during the day

○ Balance your meals out during the day so in one day you have a mix of Protein, Carbohydrate and good Fats

○ Drink lots of water during the day and before, during and after exercise

○ Simple Carb Examples: (Various fruit) Grapefruit, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Strawberries, Oranges, Apples, Pineapple, etc

○ Complex Carb Examples: Whole Wheat Pita Bread, Oatmeal, Long Grain Brown Rice, Brown Pasta, Malto-Meal (Plain, whole wheat),etc

○ Good Protein Examples: White or Dark Tuna, Chicken Breast, Lean Turkey, Lean Ham, Very lean Beef, Quality Whey Protein Powder, etc

○ Good Fats Examples: Natural Peanut Butter, Various Nuts, Flax Seed, Fish Oils.

○ Dietary Fiber: Whole Grains (Bran), Some fruits (like Apples), and vegetables, nuts and seeds

Dietary Fiber

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Some Good "base" cereals to "Chill" the mouth with once in a while ;)



1. Steel Cut Oats, Old Fashioned Cut Oats, and Regular Cut Oats (quick cook type), in large containers.

2. Various types of Go Lean Kashi cereals.

3. Fiber-One. (60 calories per 1/2 Cup, and source of fiber)

4. Grape Nuts

GRAPE-NUTS:

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, SALT, DRIED YEAST, SOY LECITHIN. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: REDUCED IRON, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE (SOURCE OF ZINC), VITAMIN B6, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN D.

Its devoid of any "added in" sugars, and from what I have read on Lecithin, this is used in many bread products for various reasons, and isnt a bad ingredient.

5. Shredded Wheat and Shredded Wheat and Bran: (NOT SUGAR TOPPED)

POST SHREDDED WHEAT ORIGINAL SPOON SIZE

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT

TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL WHEAT FLAVOR, BHT IS ADDED TO THE PACKAGING MATERIAL--If you dont like perservatives, dont select this one
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Post Shredded Wheat and Bran

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT AND WHEAT BRAN.

TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL WHEAT FLAVOR, BHT IS ADDED TO THE PACKAGING MATERIAL. If you dont like perservatives, dont select this one

Both are devoid of any "added in" sugars.


Alpen No Sugar Added Cereal

Serving size: 2/3 cup servings per container:7

calories:200
total fat:3g
sodium:30mg
potassium: 250mg
total carbohydrate:40g
sugars:7g (mostly from raisins)
protein:7g

Ingredients: rolled oats, whole wheat, raisins, pearled barley, roasted hazelnuts, skim milk powder, whey powder, sliced almonds, malt extract. 14 ounce box



Alpen No Sugar Added Cereal

This naturally delicious swiss style cereal has no added sugar or salt and is very low fat. A combination of oats, wheat, barley with raisins and roasted hazelnuts and almonds makes this a healthy alternative for your morning meal.


Alpen No Sugar Added Cereal

Serving size: 2/3 cup servings per container:7

calories:200
total fat:3g
sodium:30mg
potassium: 250mg
total carbohydrate:40g
sugars:7g
protein:7g

Ingredients: rolled oats, whole wheat, raisins, pearled barley, roasted hazelnuts, skim milk powder, whey powder, sliced almonds, malt extract. 14 ounce box


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Starting a personal Journal:

You may want to consider creating a journal in the journal section of the forum. This way you can ask additional questions, post your diet and training, keep a log of thoughts, etc.

A lot of persons view these logs, and it could assist you, possibly, in allot of ways!


ROCK ON! :)

PEACE AND HAPPINESS TO ALL!

ROCK ON EVERYONE!

BE HAPPY and spead love to all!

Best wishes in all that you do in life and within fitness,

Chillen
 
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