Weightloss Tips

[MichaelPemulis]

no question, i would say to cut out carbs.

you cut carbs, you can lose 15 easy.

 

[Gibonius]

Originally Posted by changy

Drink a ton of water before they weigh you the first time. Dont consume anything before they weigh you the second time.
Eat a bunch of salty foods, carbs, and hydrate well for the first weigh-in. For the second weigh-in, lose as much weight as you can honestly, then ~10 days out, go hardcore low-carb. A day out, do a bodybuilder/fighter style dehydration routine. At 210-220 lbs, you can wipe out 2-3 lbs of glycogen and ~10 pounds of water pretty easy (especially compared the your bloated initial weight). You could win without actually losing any fat.

 

[DerekS]

cocaine.

 

[AlmostFullBenefits]

Obviously eat much less and exercise more, so I'll give you a non-obvious tip: drink a strong shot (or two, given your mass) of 80+ proof liquor (whisky, tequila) about 3 hours in advance, and don't drink or eat anything else.

Alcohol is a natural diuretic, inhibiting the kidneys from resorbing water before urine goes to the bladder. This will cause you to lose more water weight prior to the weigh in, in far excess to the caloric or mass gain from the liquor.

Another tip (in case alcohol is a no-go): avoid all salt for 12 hours prior. Additional salt increases the osmotic concentration of your extracellular fluid, causing you to absorb more water from food and drink to compensate. This can result in added water weight.

 

[Oski]

Originally Posted by DerekS

cocaine.

 

[matt22616]

Originally Posted by Oski

 

[Gibonius]

The spambots love this thread

Eat a small whole wheat bagel + 1 Tbsp of peanut butter instead of an egg (185 calories saved).

I know this guy is a spambot, but this is hilarious. A whole egg is only ~75 calories, so the idea that eating a bagel with peanut butter is somehow lower cal (by 185 calories no less!) is obviously absurd.

 

[GSquared]

Originally Posted by Gibonius

The spambots love this thread

I know this guy is a spambot, but this is hilarious. A whole egg is only ~75 calories, so the idea that eating a bagel with peanut butter is somehow lower cal (by 185 calories no less!) is obviously absurd.

I do know that bagels are horrible for you.

Thanks for everyone's help. Starting slow, but it's started. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Scrumhalf]

Originally Posted by kermitkebab

The trouble with rapid fat loss is that it takes a wicked toll on the body. And the psyche. And it never lasts.

Trying to get below 15% is hard. No way around it. And RFL is a particularly effective way to do it. Hard? Absolutely. Does it work? Without a doubt.

And it will last. As long as you don't go back to your piggish ways after you are done.

 

[Gibonius]

Originally Posted by kermitkebab

All this is really good, except for removing the egg. A little protein keeps the blood sugar normalized. That much cholesterol won't hurt you at all. I know, I've been a cardiac patient all my life long. Eggs are good food. In moderation. And don't fry them. Especially in butter.

Current evidence is that dietary cholesterol has a pretty minimal effect on people who don't already have issues. Funny that way.

 

[Lagrangian]

1. Get RFL
2. ????
3. Profit ($300)

Definitely doable, but HARD.

 

[Cool The Kid]

Calorie cycle, your body will freak out and you will lose weight

 

[Master-Classter]

Food. Stop the eating of it.

 

[Hartmann]

 

[JeffsWood]

Originally Posted by changy

Drink a ton of water before they weigh you the first time.
Dont consume anything before they weigh you the second time.



Hope you did this...

Originally Posted by Scrumhalf

If you don't mind violating the spirit of the contest a bit, you might want to consider doing what fighters do to make weight. I don't read bb.com, but go to this link and scroll down about 2/3rds of the way and read the section entitled "Water." The summary is that you drink a shitload of water for a while and piss like a horse. About 24 hours before your weigh-in, cut out water significantly. It will be a while before your body will realize this - you will continue to pee and drop weight. Pretty standard method for boxers/MMA guys to make weight prior to a fight.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mma_...&CJPID=4131337



You can drop about 10lbs with this trick if done right

Originally Posted by GSquared

Thanks for the tips. We will see how everything goes. I'm pretty much just going to eat crazy well and run. We will see how that works.

Fail - Lots of water very low carbs, very low calories and you can do 15lbs no problem. Eating well and running won't do it.

Originally Posted by MichaelPemulis

no question, i would say to cut out carbs.

you cut carbs, you can lose 15 easy.

+1000

Originally Posted by Hartmann