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i've been trying to change my eating/drinking habits for about a month, and am working out regularly. 3-4 times per week. have only lost 4 pounds. i'm very frustrated.
typical intake for a day:
v-8 or protein shake, protein bar
whole wheat wrap, roast beef/chicken and cheese, fruit
chicken breast, small amount mashed potatoes/rice, broccolli
sugar free pudding
nuts
yogurt
typical exercise: 3-4 times weekly
30-45 minutes "random hill" treadmill
core or weights, 20 - 30 minutes
weekends are definitely a little more lax. wine, a few more snacks, but i try to stay away from anything fried. i eat cereal sometimes for dinner, 1% milk.
WHEN WILL I LOSE SOME DAMN WEIGHT?????? i quit smoking 2 1/2 yrs ago and put on 25 pounds, and i need to take it off.
Good for you for quitting smoking. When I look at your menu, I can't imagine why you aren't losing weight unless your portions are VERY large. Or unless you're drinking wine every day -- more than just a couple glasses, too. Or, three handfuls of nutz. Sounds like you should be losing 2# a week on your diet. Even w/o the exercise. Huh.
Have you had a check-up lately? Like, is a lot of your weight water weight? Otherwise, just keep at it. Gads!!
i walk to the fridge, does that count?
If you do it about 500 times a day, I suppose... I am going to go out for a light 8-9km run if this rain lets up....
:rofl
i admire your dedication to exercise, but my excuse is i need the layer of fat 'cause its winter :mrgreen:
i've been trying to change my eating/drinking habits for about a month, and am working out regularly. 3-4 times per week. have only lost 4 pounds. i'm very frustrated.
typical intake for a day:
v-8 or protein shake, protein bar
whole wheat wrap, roast beef/chicken and cheese, fruit
chicken breast, small amount mashed potatoes/rice, broccolli
sugar free pudding
nuts
yogurt
typical exercise: 3-4 times weekly
30-45 minutes "random hill" treadmill
core or weights, 20 - 30 minutes
weekends are definitely a little more lax. wine, a few more snacks, but i try to stay away from anything fried. i eat cereal sometimes for dinner, 1% milk.
WHEN WILL I LOSE SOME DAMN WEIGHT?????? i quit smoking 2 1/2 yrs ago and put on 25 pounds, and i need to take it off.
Fitness Routine
Mon - Fri = body-weight strength training (pushups, pullups, dips).
Diet
Meal 1: 3 raw eggs with high-protein milk (local brand called "Mootopia" - 12gr protein per cup).
Meal 2: 2 large cups coffee with two peices of wheat toast and real butter.
Meal 3: Large salad with no dressing.
Meal 4: 1 Muscle Milk protein shake.
Meal 5: 1 full serving chicken (about 15 ounces).
Meal 6: 2 glasses of high-protein milk, almonds, cashews, nuts.
Meal 7: small serving of chicken (grilled) and small salad.
If anyone needs diet info, go to my fitness website: Blank.
Your enemy will always be: Sugar and Processed Carbs (white bread, fast food, pizza, etc.)
I don't really have a special diet. I do try to avoid excessive high-fat and greasy foods (but not complete avoidance). My caloric intact in a particular day depends largely on the training I am doing... I am tapering down for the race season now so I am reducing my calories as I reduce the length (but increase the intensity) of my workouts...
As for exercise, it is important to vary it. Don't do the same thing every day. Personally, I have never been a big fan of the treadmill. Once in a while, fine. But it shouldn't be your only or even primary aerobic exercise. Get outside, make your runs more varied, get a bike... Go out for a long, slow run once a week and a couple of times a week go for a shorter, more intense run. Don't let your body get used to the same exercise routine all the time... varying it with different types of workouts will make it work more as well as provide varied work for your muscles as well....
Fitness Routine
Mon - Fri = body-weight strength training (pushups, pullups, dips).
Diet
Meal 1: 3 raw eggs with high-protein milk (local brand called "Mootopia" - 12gr protein per cup).
Meal 2: 2 large cups coffee with two peices of wheat toast and real butter.
Meal 3: Large salad with no dressing.
Meal 4: 1 Muscle Milk protein shake.
Meal 5: 1 full serving chicken (about 15 ounces).
Meal 6: 2 glasses of high-protein milk, almonds, cashews, nuts.
Meal 7: small serving of chicken (grilled) and small salad.
If anyone needs diet info, go to my fitness website: Blank.
Your enemy will always be: Sugar and Processed Carbs (white bread, fast food, pizza, etc.)
orion,
I've found raw eggs to be THE BEST way to ingest pure, undiluted, clear protein into my body. I purchase organic, cage-free, non-hormonal eggs (no B Vitamin injections or added proteins) and found them to be the best. I crack three into a glass and add about two cups of high-protein milk. That usually gives me about 45gr of protein (nearly a third of my daily intake) for breakfast.
I've tried to put some of my clients on raw eggs ... nothing doing. Can't blame them though. The taste is horrid.
I have to admit something about throwing them back now, after about 10 years ... 20min after I swallow them down - I get this really sensational feeling. Vince Gironda (1917-1997) , the legendary trainer in California who trained Schwarzennegger stated that raw eggs will actually give you a "steroid rush" due to the packed vitamins and minerals which is probably what I have felt each time I eat them.
Here is a good explanation of whats in raw eggs from a fitness trainer:
Many people’s diets are deficient in high quality proteins and fats, and eggs are one the very best sources of these. Raw eggs have many benefits, they contain essential nutrients for the brain, nerves, glands and hormones, they are nutritionally balanced, and we highly recommend the addition of raw eggs to your nutritional programme. The sulphur amino acids help to keep you young, raw eggs also contain an abundance of other vital substances including protein, essential fatty acids along with niacin, riboflavin, biotin, choline, vitamins A, D and E, magnesium, potassium, phosphorous, manganese, iron, iodine, copper, zinc and sulphur. Egg yolks are one of the few foods that contain vitamin D.
Great thread. I've been trying to get back in shape as well. I'm not ready to give up my smokes. Maybe I'll cut back.
Typical meals:
Protein shake before work
Yogurt at work before lunch
Lunch varies widely, from salads, to cans of tuna, to leftovers from whatever I had for dinner the night before. (roast and veggies, salmon and veggies, chicken, etc, etc)
Boiled egg for snack
Protein shake when I get home
Dinner varies widely - sometimes I just drink another protein shake, but most often I have some kind of meat (steak, roast, chicken, salmon, mahi mahi) and fresh veggies (spinach, corn, beets, green beans, squash, etc)
Popcorn frequently as a snack
Usually a glass or two of wine - otherwise I drink water all day
All tolled, I stay at about 1500 calories per day and around 100g of protein and 100g of carbs
Working out:
Morning: 1hr of free weights (P90X Free weight workouts)
Evening: 45 min of cardio (Insanity)
2 miles of speed walking Mon - Fri
And don't feel bad, I haven't been losing weight either.But I have dropped a size!
just quit. i used chantix.......of course, that's when i gained all this weight that i am now trying to take off. but still, i am healthier.
I had already started gaining some weight before I quit, but when I quit that just sent the weight gain into overdrive. Between my thyroid going wonky and quitting smoking, I was doomed. LOL
However, my blood pressure is normal now and my doc says that I have incredible lung volume and even questioned the fact that I had smoked as long as I said I had. :lol:
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