Please help me lose 20 lbs - Page 21

onset of midlife crisis, sho?

these threads are always so depressing. the solution is so simple, but people find it so hard to believe because everyone else is brainwashed by the industry into believing it's complicated and you need their XYZ product and ABC service to help you lose fat and/or build muscle, and worse, if you don't buy their products and services, you will reverse your progress (fear of loss, anyone?). really sad. part of it is propaganda and brilliant marketing; the other part is the general naivety of people.

Most marketing wants you to believe it's complicated?? Really? Most of the marketing I can think of would have you believe it's simple.

Good.

I'd add play some tennis or basketball,. Lift weights about 3 days a week, and combine that with 5-6 days of running on the treadmill or outside. Eat a well balance diet and the weight will come off gradually and you'll feel so much fitter. The clothes will fit better and that's a beautiful feeling!

If you had to give a quick run down as to what worked for you, would it look something like this? reduced simple carbs no eating after 9pm veggies, veggies, veggies cardio/weight training at least 3-4 times a week

Really, if you do any kind of physical exercise that causes you to work up a sweat 5 days a week, and you don't eat like a jackass, you're going to lose weight/get fit. On cardio days, that means getting to the point (frequently) where you have to slow down to catch your breath, and on weightlifting days, that means lifting heavy enough weights to struggle with the last few reps. It really is that simple.

Run a 500 calorie deficit under your TDEE, eat about 1-1.5g/lb of protein and have a resonable mix of lifting and cardio 3-5 times a week and you will lose weight. And more importantly, you will lose FAT, not muscle. In most cases, people have a hard time losing weight because they eat too many calories. There's no substitute to counting calories and making sure you run a deficit in this game.

Because this is easier said than done, two recommendations here:

1) Eat fat - not a lot, but when you're hungry, fat makes you feel full, even if you don't eat much of it. Flax oil in your protein shake, peanut butter on wheat, etc.

2) Learn to stop eating before feeling full.

IMO, it is hard to get started but it gets a lot easier once get a feel for it. I now rarely enter things down - I pretty much know to within about 100 calories what I have eaten for the day.

Easy. Give up wheat, sugar, and eat more fat. You will lose 20 in 4 weeks. Guaranteed.

Read this site:http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/

take your bicycle and start to ride, 4-5 times the week, each time 3-4h (spend less time in internet, for dinner only salad. I lost 20kg in 11month.

nah that's fairly sustainable

Originally Posted by robertsu
Drink plenty water and do regularly exercise like Running, Cycling and Swimming. Swimming is best exercise to reduce weight. Make proper plan for diet. And use vegetable food, like Salad, Banana, Fruit juices, take healthy food not fatty or junk food.



The above advice is sound except in one slight regard. Swimming is not the best exercise to lose weight. True, it is good or great cardiovascular work, and true it is easy on the joints because there is no pounding, but, the water acts like a heat sink. Meaning that your body's temperature doesn't rise as much as it would otherwise. An elevated body temperature is one of the signals your body uses for how much fat to store.