Dear all,
I really need to lose fat FAST!
No, cutting off my head is not an option
Eat fruits and veggies? No bananas?
HELP!
Dear all,
I really need to lose fat FAST!
No, cutting off my head is not an option
Eat fruits and veggies? No bananas?
HELP!
Jody Holeton
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Eat only lean meats (egg whites for bfast) and non starchy wegtables 5 times a day space the meals out like 2-3 hours and don't eat at least three hours before bed. Get in cardio and some sort of resistance training and 10 pounds will come off in a month.
Tom Thornton
If you're of an average-ish size, 10 pounds in a month is easy. Not pleasant, granted, but still easy. I usually have to do that amount for tournaments, and I generally start a month out.
Sensible amounts of cardio (over-training is counter productive), plus a good diet (IronFan is right on the money) will get you there. Don't dehydrate yourself! Drink plenty of water. Avoid milk and caffeine, and drink fruit juices only in moderation. Nothing wrong with bananas - lots of complex carbs and potassium.
If you do a search on the various MMA sites on weight-cutting, you'll find tons of advice.
Why are you doing it? It's much easier to drop the pounds than it is to keep it off - which is fine if you're just getting ready for one fight, but more of a problem if it's a long term goal.
EDIT to say: During this period, feeling hungry (all the time! ) is normal - but you should still have plenty of energy. If you start to feel fatigued, weak or light-headed you are over-doing something.
Cheers,
Mike
No-Kan-Do
If you want to actually lose 10 lbs in a month, you need to burn off roughly 35000 calories. Create an account on www.fitday.com and track exactly how much you eat and work out. Make sure your caloric deficit is at least 1200 calories/day. ie you are burning through the combination of base metabolic rate (fitday calculates it for you) and exercise 1200 more calories than you are eating.
If you're just trying to make weight for a competition - 3 days before, drink a lot of coffee. Run stairs in a garbage bag, take saunas, whatever. 10 lbs of water will come off no problem - but it won't stay off.
Neil Gendzwill
Saskatoon Kendo Club
Lots of Cardio workout and good diet.
I suggest you pick up jogging/running. It is the most effective cardio workout.
Richard Li
Jody, I remember you as a pretty big, but fit guy. Eat less, cut out the sugar and refined carbs (bread, potatoes, rice).
More cardio. ANY cardio, find out your peak training heart rate and push it for min. 45-60 minutes every other day. Do a thorough free-weight workout on the off days.
No beer. No Coke. No soft drinks. No SUGAR. Really. Read labels. You'd be surprised at how much of what we eat everyday contains sugar.
No chips, lots of fresh, not over-cooked veg, good lean meat, seafood.
Cut your calories in half.
Now, why 10 lbs in one month? Tell me you haven't joined the Army ....
The problem with generic recommendations like "eat less" and "exercise more" is that most people haven't a clue what they are eating. That's why I strongly recommend fitday (or any other tracking device) - it will let you know exactly what your intakes and outputs are, and you can plan accordingly.
BTW most people can more easily tip the balance in their favour by eating less - for me, a 4 km run is the equivalent of one doughnut.
Neil Gendzwill
Saskatoon Kendo Club
I just tried fitday and I wasn't impressed. It was difficult and sometimes impossable to add the foods I ate today because most of the brands were not in there data base. I got frustrated really fast. The easiest thing to do is eat a 3-4 oz serving of lean protein and a large portion of non starchy vegtables 5 times a day. Eat only fresh or frozen vegtables stay away from caned. Spacing meals out 2-3 hours will make you feel satisfied all day. Do this for a month with cardio and light weight training and the ten pounds will come off.
Tom Thornton
You can create your own entries for food that you eat. Alternately, you can find another brand in their lists that is equivalent to what you use. If you are serious about tracking, you will have to look up the relevant data for food you eat anyways. Once you've entered the data once, it appears as a selection for you when you go to log food.
Another alternative is to use a simplified tracking system, such as the Weight Watchers point system. But again it requires a little research if the food you eat isn't on their lists. They provide a table to calculate points based on calories, fat content and whatever else they consider.
Neil Gendzwill
Saskatoon Kendo Club
Weight-Watchers works very well, you just have to have discipline. This should be easy for us MA practitioners!
I did it for 9 months with my girlfriend. She wouldn't have stuck to it if I hadn't done it with her. This was back in before they brought out the "For Men" section.
With normal exercise and enough points left over for 2 beers a night, I still lost 35.2lb.
Mat Rous