tippy2k2 said:
As many others in the world, I decided for New Years that I would revamp my efforts to become less of a fatty (I've always done little things before that but now I actually have a plan and a calorie counter thingy and whatnot)
if you'd like some tips, i have them but you've probably heard it all before.
my advice to you and anyone else is to get in tune with your body and drop off gassy, greasy and filler foods that reduce the energy and nutrition density of your meals, the result is you feel more full and you are literally gaining your calories and nutrients faster which means you have the power reserves to engage in intense activity.
also, avoid bread.
avoid protein powder x, it's designed for athletes with massive muscles to pay back the huge protein deficit they have in their diets due to repairing and building muscles the size of watermelons.
they work, you just don't need them. it's a complete waste of money because your body will just turn this to fat.
if you engage in a particularly intense or all-body activity, then you may benefit from these products, but start with small doses, or it's just going to end up as fat.
Food:
smaller portions of everything, and more diverse types of food something like this;
breakfast: Mediterranean vegtables with pasta and a glass of milk ( carbs, vitamins, fluids, calcium )
snack: get a small pack of fruit pieces, have a yoghart as a snack ( sugars and vitamins, calcium )
lunch: get a nice sized rice, mixed veg and steamed chicken breast/steak. ( core meal, protein, carbs, vitamins )
snack: throw in a pack of non salted mixed nuts, have an apple. ( essential fats, vitamins )
dinner: go get a nice steak with mixed veg of your choosing and yes, strip the fat off.( light on carbs, heavy on protein / vitamins )
don't forget your water, aim to stay well hydrated, keep a bottle of water handy and take a sip now and then to encourage your thirst response.
obviously vary the menu, but keep the goals in brackets in mind, consult a dietitian or a doctor for better advice.
drink a glass of water in the morning and evening.
your body needs water to do literally anything, having a reserve of it means you can get on with remodelling your body that much faster.
the main thing MOST people miss is that you need an in-between phase when training your body to do anything new
if you go from obese to physically active, some system in your body will doubtless fail.
this leads to the most common complaint about weight loss, 'i can't it hurts' or anything along those lines.
what you need to do is come up with a half way house between 'potato' and 'Usain bolt'
your activity should include all the core muscle movements of what you intend to do, but put much less stress on your body, if you can move at all you can exercise using that movement and train your body upto the point where you can achieve your goal of exercising 'fully' and finally shedding unreal amounts of fat
so, for example if you want to do 50 push-ups a day and can't manage a single one, start by leaning against a wall put your feet two foot away from it and push yourself away from it and repeat that until it's so easy you can do it forever.
then move onto objects with more incline, like a ( solid ) desk and finally the floor.
you can do this with almost any exercise, it's arguably easiest to do this with cycling as you control your cadence, and it's non impact by design, however a quality bicycle is expensive. lastly, never run on a hard surface it's incredibly bad for your joints so find a field, a beach or somewhere soft to run. when you don't get early onset arthritis, you'll thank me.
this is my personal experience of training my body, i do not guarantee it's scientific validity, i hope that's of some help to someone, even if it isn't you.
