Ryo's Diary : A big challenge from Japan.

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makotoMikeness

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Hello.
I joined the gym a month ago but I only went there for four times. FOUR TIMES!!!!
I realized that I am wasting my money on paying about 72 dollars(actually 7200yen) a month for doing nothing.
So now, I made my choice to keep my weight loss diary.

:banghead:This time, I'm SERIOUS.:banghead:

Me:
Name : Ryo
Age : 23 years old
???Height : 5'10" (177cm)
Weight : 286.6 lb (130kg)

This is how I loo
Sorry for the mess.

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Youkoso to the forum Ryo! There are a lot of positive supportive people here. Let us know what your plans are for diet and exercise.
 
A lot of us have lost any natural judgement that we may have had about portion size.

Writing down every item of food that you eat is a good first start.
So is looking at packaging on food to see whether a box that you are currently eating as a single portion is actually designed to be eaten by two people or indeed by a family...

There are basic rules about portion size that can help
- serving starchy carbs about the size of a fist and protein about the size of the palm of your hand.

As you get more organised it can help to work out the calories in that food that you listed - to see how it compares to the amount of food that your body is burning.

There are calculators on the internet which help you deduce your calorie burn.

All these ideas help you work out the food that you should be eating - but having the self control to stick to that is another problem entirely...
 
Hi. Thank you everyone to reply.

>- serving starchy carbs about the size of a fist and protein about the size of the palm of your hand.
So, for me, this would be like, "cooked rice about the size of a fist and white meat chicken salad about the size of the palm of the my hand and this amount of foods is enough for a meal?

>but having the self control to stick to that is another problem entirely...
Does anyone have a good idea for this??
 
The chicken part of the chicken salad about the palm of your hand. Naturally this can be cut up into for instance a chicken breast portion or a number of slices. It can even be quite a lot of small pieces put into a stir fry (so long as it is cooked in a healthy way with very little oil).

Salad vegetables (things like tomato, celery, lettuce, cucumber, peppers, beetroot) are things that you can have a fair bit of - so if you are hungry you can fill the plate up with them.

Salad dressings and sauces are things that you should be careful of - because they can be high in calories... Check the calorie content of these.

Some people are inclined to add things like pies and pastries to a salad (e.g. quiche) and that would add a lot of calories so is not nearly as good as having for instance chicken or fish.
 
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Okay, I am really good at saying not doing.

So, this is what I had for lunch:

Japanese Radish and Mizuna Salad(91g),
Cabbage and Lettuce Salad(55g),
A slice of cheese,
An avocado, and Kewpie caesar salad dressing for dressings.

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Is it too much??

What I did at the gym today:
#X-trainer for 15 mins
#Seated Chest Press(30kg) for 20 times
#Lat Pull Down(40kg) for 10 times
#Seated Leg Press(100kg) for 10 times
#Seated Rotation(30kg) for 10 times(each)

Please let me know tips for exercising you know :)
 
You live in Japan! Awesome :D

You don't want less that 1000, lovely. 1200 minimum. Any less and you're going to damage yourself.
 
Hi. Thanks for replying : )
I need to weigh around 65 - 70kg till next March...

I still weigh 127 kg...why????
I think I should eat nothing.
 
Ryo, you need to eat - Otherwise, the body 'cannibalizes' muscle mass, essentially, making your metabolism slower. Muscle mass requires much more calories to maintain than fat, you don't want to lose it.

If you don't eat, you will lose muscle, and you would be relying on willpower alone, which can lead to binging.

I think losing that much weight before March is a bit ambitious... You need to see this as a lifestyle change you can maintain.

I'm uncertain about giving eating advice, as I am not sure anymore what the best way of eating is - But you can still experiment with your food, and try to figure out what works for you.

I apologize if I sound preachy on this post. Good luck.
 
I agree, you need to eat, and you need to eat enough to sustain yourself day to day. Eating too little will, as Athala said, cause your body to cannibalize itself. Your metabolism will slow down and even if you do lose weight, once you start eating a little more again your body will store it rather than burn it and you will gain all the weight back.

Eat healthy foods, stay away from the pop, even the diet pop because while it may have little to no calories the sugar substitutes are worse for you. Keep portion sizes in mind, but don't starve yourself completely either. It's a tough balance for sure, but eating healthy and working out are the best combination for weight loss in my opinion.
 
According to the calculator above you should be eating 2,200 - 2,500 kcals for fat loss if you exercise 3x a week. I used your information from your first post and a weight of 127 Kilos.

You've lost 3 kilos in 2 months. That's slow weight loss, but it is progress. Rapid weightloss usually results in regaining all the lost weight or more. Be patient and good luck!
 
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