Thanks Mario |
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Thanks Mario |
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How is the weight loss going Brady? |
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I haven't lost any more pounds sense I last posted, but I am building muscle tissue. My chest is getting broader and my arms bigger. I don't think I am going to go by the scale anymore. I might just go by my gut size from now on. I do lot of work on my muscle groups and sense I am building muscle tissue, I don't think counting my weight lost via scale is going to be affective. I am getting in better shape though, I went on a 3 mile jog day before yesterday, and I got a runners high, something I haven't had in awhile. BTW, are there any special chest exercises I can do to burn fat on my chest, I am building muscle on my chest but I still have excess body fat over top of it, it looks kind of weird? |
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Thats a good Idea in regards to not basing your results on the scale. I don't know about the excess body fat on the chest, I used to be pretty chubby and I still have a weird looking chest because of the extra skin that used to be there. |
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You can't control where your body loses fat. Building muscle just strengthens the area, but doesn't make it lose fat. So you're just going to have to keep doing what you're doing, your body should sort itself out. |
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I am more concentrated on gaining muscle at the moment, and am doing the P90X workout program, but would be glad to share what I have learned about weight loss/gain with you. |
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Thank you lucidteammate. That was helpful information on a balanced diet. The only thing that irritates me is the crap my school sells for lunch. I mean skipping lunch alltogether would be better for you than eating that shit. Everything is deep-fried or has lots of cheese. I think mcdonalds is better for you. I have been eating the sun chips they sell. I know it is better for me than fries and fried chicken. |
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God my school canteen is terrible too. But here in Scotland we have this thing where you can't sell food which cannot pass this test which declares whether something is healthy or not. But it's a load of BS! All they sell is white carbs and greasy cheese. Cheese pizza, cheese panini's, cheesy pasta. Then there's crisps, nutri-grain bars (basically cake and jam), cookies... I mean fair enough if you want to eat yourself to death but there ARE some teenagers who are concerned about their health. |
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I think I might try cutting back on carbs and sugars. These two things cause excess body fat (I think). I will still eat carbs, just less, maybe like a piece of whole grain toast in the morning. I will also try to eat natural sugars like fruit. What do you guys think? Also, is there anything else I should cut back on? |
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I know that calories cause body fat, but I am pretty sure carbs and sugars are full of energy. Unburned energy turns into fat. |
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Right. They're full of calories. Your body uses calories as fuel. Calories = energy. The difference between fats, sugars, proteins, carbs, etc is the volume of calories per unit. So eating a steak may be equivalent to one slice of bread. The steak will fill you up more for the same amount of calories. But in the end, the source doesn't matter. |
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Exactly, so I should eat less empty carbs and less sugar. |
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What are you talking about the source of the calories doesn't matter? Maybe if you're just trying to survive but he's is trying to lose weight and get healthier. There is a huge difference between calories from stuff like candy, pop, white bread and things like Whole Grain Breads, Oatmeal and potatoes. Just don't eat empty calories that have nothing in them besides calories, look for things with vitamins in them not candy or pop. What exactly do you mean Mario by saying a steak has the same amount of calories as a piece of bread? |
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That 1. the steak is greater in volume and more filling than the slice of bread, and that 2. if they have identical calorie counts, you could eat either one just fine. A calorie is a calorie. Something that has good nutrition and takes more energy to digest (e.g. steak) may be better, but he certainly doesn't have to cut out carbs entirely. At the end of the day, all calories are identical. |
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As Mario said, a calorie is a calorie. You could eat whatever shit you liked, and as long as you cut your calories by 1000 from your AMR (not all from food of course, this includes calories burned by exercise) per day you'll still lose 2 pounds per week. I could live off of chocolate as long as I stuck to my AMR-1000. But we're talking healthy living here. |
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No dairy, ahhhhh... |
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While the "calories in < calories out" equation is fundamentally true, a lot of people ignore the fact that "calories in" and "calories out" are NOT independent of one another. |
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Instead of trying to eat less or different kinds of food i would suggest increasing your intensity in the gym |
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"In the land of the sleeping, the waking man is king"
LDs to date: ~ 100 mostly DILDs
My dream hand has 6 fingers.
sorry guys, calories in vs calories out is not the whole story |
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Last edited by Astral Traveler; 02-08-2011 at 02:54 AM.
"In the land of the sleeping, the waking man is king"
LDs to date: ~ 100 mostly DILDs
My dream hand has 6 fingers.
Well said Astral Traveler. |
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Well.. my mom read this book that controlled her eating... |
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Very interesting topic under discussion... Well. you can't reduce your eating at the spot... |
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