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Finding healthy foods is very difficult
Topic Started: Jul 16 2013, 07:44 PM (532 Views)
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For many people, dieting is not easy simply due to the overwhelming contradictory information available online and in the media. Every person you ask has a different plan. A different opinion. A different list of foods to eat and not eat. It's really frustrating.

Myself, I used to be in tremendous shape, and very active. I ate whatever I wanted and burned it off. Now that the days are slower and I get older, that isn't the case, resulting in significant weight gain.

I've always been a heavy guy, due to weight lifting in high school weighing a solid 230. 6 foot. But now that I've been out of school for about 7 years, all that muscle turned to fat. Tipping in at 290 now, I'm at the point where I need to make a change, and fast.

I look at this plethora of information and get overwhelmed. 6 small meals a day? 1200 calories? 1500? 2000? 2 big meals? Nuts and fruits or meats and carbs? No two sources say the same thing. So please halp.
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Depends on your specific aims (like if you want to lose weight or just be fitter at the same weight). Generally the best thing is to eat every couple of hours (in other words trying to never be hungry, but also never being full), but I'm not sure if that applies to people who are looking to lose weight or just to people trying to gain/maintain weight.
There are weight loss/gain calorie calculators online so those can give you a general idea of what kind of calorie intake you want each day.
I'd definitely say look at being more physically active again as well as changing the way you eat.

Maybe try looking up famous people (like sports people or whoever) and seeing what they do. That way you know they're not just trying to sell something or pretending to know what they're on about (hopefully). Pretty sure there are a bunch of athletes who were in a similar position to you at some point.

Dunno if that helps a tiny bit.
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I think it's better to have 4-5 small meals a day, having less to digest but more often makes your metabolism speed up apparently.


I don't think nuts and stuff are that great, most nuts are like 80% fat(not that it's a lot) unless you like nuts its not really worth it to force stuff like that down your throat, though celery is good since it takes more energy to digest than it gives you.

I think the main thing to do is to make some kind of major diet change and continue life rather than instantly change your whole diet and work out non stop.
Just going for regular walks plus a better diet is good enough.

Carbonated drinks seen to have a big impact too, recently stopped drinking the likes of Coke etc and swapped it for water and I've noticed a bit of weight loss just from that.


Another thing I do is when getting hungry between meals instead of a snack I just have a cup of tea or another warm drink to feel full.
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I look at this plethora of information and get overwhelmed. 6 small meals a day? 1200 calories? 1500? 2000? 2 big meals? Nuts and fruits or meats and carbs? No two sources say the same thing. So please halp.
the majority of sources i've tried and what's worked for me and other people i know is six small meals a day as it keeps your metabolism up if you're eating every 2-3 hours. what you eat depends on how intense you want to go. i went on a health binge for a couple months a few years ago and it was hell not being able to eat what i want -- i'd rather have somewhat slower results but not be miserable doing it, so i started to have what I called eat-s***-sunday where i let myself eat whatever the hell i wanted.

calorie intake would depend on your goal as mentioned by daman as well as your body. find out what your basal metabolic rate is and try to eat around that much if you want to lose weight.
e.g., a 200lb man might have a metabolic rate of 2100 calories, whereas a 140lb man might have around 1500. it also differs by gender and body composition (i.e., muscle's denser and requires more energy than fat, so more putting on muscle would increase the amount of calories you burn at rest)
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This is way easier then you can imagine. I went from 260 to 195. I got my friend to go from 284 to 193. I did it in 4 months and he did it in 6. This is how I did it:

First 2 months:
5 meals a day. 2000-2500 calories. Breakfast at 6 am. Meal 2 at 9 am. Lunch at 12 pm. Meal 4 at 3 pm. Dinner at 6 pm.

Final 2 months:
3 meals a day. 2000-2500 calories. Breakfast at 6 am. Lunch at 12 pm. Dinner at 6 pm.

Exercise: Cardio for 60 min 6 days a week.

Here is the exact food list I used: http://chickentuna.tumblr.com/food%20list

As long as you are truly motivated to get in shape, there is no doubt that you can lose 90 pounds in 6 months.

Hope that helps guide you in the right direction! ^_^
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personally i would suggest not doing that much cardio since doing it for too long makes it so your body breaks down your muscles for energy. if you want to lose body fat, you're going to want to keep the muscle as it keeps your metabolism up even at rest.
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Jul 18 2013, 03:22 PM
personally i would suggest not doing that much cardio since doing it for too long makes it so your body breaks down your muscles for energy. if you want to lose body fat, you're going to want to keep the muscle as it keeps your metabolism up even at rest.
Whenever you exercise, your body breaks down carbs first, then fat, and lastly protein. The food list I gave it high in protein, low in carbs and fat. It is dependent on the food you eat. 60 minutes of cardio is not a lot.
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and from what i remember, it's dependent on the nature/intensity of the exercise you're doing.

if you do too much cardio, you go through all your main energy reserves and start using up muscle for energy. coupled with very little carb intake, that's not a good thing if your main goal is fat loss.

at most if you're increasing your intake of protein, you'll maintain your muscle, but even then you're going to be wanting to put on some muscle to help with fat loss.
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sports science disagrees

and from what i remember, it's dependent on the nature/intensity of the exercise you're doing.

if you do too much cardio, you go through all your main energy reserves and start using up muscle for energy. coupled with very little carb intake, that's not a good thing if your main goal is fat loss.

at most if you're increasing your intake of protein, you'll maintain your muscle, but even then you're going to be wanting to put on some muscle to help with fat loss.
Buuberries, have you been through weight loss? Have you done dieting and exercise for yourself or are you going by what you read?
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Let's keep it respectful guys (before insults are thrown around)

as for the topic I agree, there seems to be a new "BEST WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT" almost everyday and it can get overwhelming, personal experience.
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going by what i've read from research articles that include statistical data as opposed to random websites, and what's worked for me and people i know.

I don't see why that matters. doing so much cardio isn't as good as people think it is. yeah it'll benefit you in some way, but there are more effective ways to lose fat. you may lose fat under your skin from cardio, but you'll still have plenty of visceral fat or whatever it's called. more intense workouts such as weight-lifting and high intensity interval training have so much more benefits than steady-pace cardio.
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