Comments on: The Facts and Fiction on Fat Loss

By: edward dcosta

edward dcosta — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:38:24 +0000

i am on a diet want to be 80kg from 110kg in 3 months below is my diet,let me know if this is correct.
*meal1
2eggs,1Chicken breast,2 slices of hole grain bread,orange juice home made.

*meal2
brown rice,Chicken stock,salad with cucumber and capsicum and broccoli

*meal3
2eggs,salad with cucumber and capsicum and broccoli ,home made orange juice

*meal4(after workout)
2eggs,1Chicken breast,2 slices of hole grain bread,orange juice home made.

*meal5
whole grain bred 2 slices ,salad with cucumber and capsicum and broccoli .

i workout 4 days a week with 4 days cardio.please help

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:25:17 +0000

I have never read such malarkey! 1: High fat diets only make you fat if they are in combination with high amounts of carbohydrates. 2: Eating too many carbs will prevent you from losing body fat. 5: Eating anything close to bedtime will effect your sleep and raise cortisol levels causing you to either gain fat or have a really hard time losing it. 6: Simple and refined carbs should be avoided no matter what you're trying to do (unless you're trying to get diabetes.) 7: Unused protein in the body gets converted to glucose and stored as fat so eating more of it is akin to eating more sugar. 10: Caffeine also raises cortisol levels, causes blood sugar spikes and can trigger sugar cravings; several studies have shown that fat loss is increased or jumpstarted when caffeine is removed from the diet.

By: Mat

Mat — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 10:01:31 +0000

Hey there, I'm 23. 5'10". I have been going to the gym now for a long time steady and have built up to the point I want to be at for now. But my problem is leaning down or getting that shredded look. I have a solid 4 pack but would love to see the bottom 2. I think my problem is my diet. My question is if I want to lean down, what should I do for my diet? Maybe carb cycles?
Thank you.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:57:54 +0000

Hi,
5:00 a.m. I'm up and by 5:15 I am working out. I'm using a drink as a preworkout meal (i.e. Muscle Milk) and taking 4.5 grams of Creatine. Please suggest how I can make this better?
Thanks!

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:40:03 +0000

I’m not an expert on nutrition by any means, but seeing as some of these questions relate to the issues i had when leaning out, i can give you some of my advise.
TO Charles: If you’re trying to lean down 20lbs, you should look at consuming about 200-300g of protein spread out over at least 6 meals. It may sound like a lot, but that’s about 33g-50g per meal. Also read the section titled “Carb Cycling” to see how to work with carb levels. You should expect to lose about 2-3lbs/week any more is probably muscle or water. Obviously train hard and smart.
Logan: i also wake up and train early, the only realistic option for us is to consume some complex carbs and isolate protein asap. I suggest 1 cup of oatmeal with 20-40g of whey powder mixed in.
Jim: if you mean your kids want to weight train, the answer should be NO! at that age they aren’t developed enough to take the stress of weightlifting. I would say place them in sports until their older; maybe 16-17.
Saravan: same thing; higher protein intake mixed wiht quality carbs and lower fats. Good protein can be found in lean meats, eggs, whey powders. Carbs are good from things like oatmeal, whole wheats, carb powders, sweet potatos for complex, for simple, rice, pasta, sports drinks with low sugars. 6+ meals a day with a lot of water. You have to design a meal plan that is realistic for yourself just take the pointers listed by this site and fit them in to your plan. Hope that helps somewhat.

By: saravan kumar

saravan kumar — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:19:53 +0000

I am trying to lean out am 190 pounds now and would like to bring it down to about 160 . i need some clear diet and pre workout supplements that would do ample improvement for me. I workout for one hour everyday.

By: JIM

JIM — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:59:37 +0000

my sons are 9 and 11 they what to start to training any advise!!!!

By: Logan

Logan — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:07:21 +0000

Hi,

Due to family and work constraints I wake up at 5:30am to get to the gym by 6 then around 7 head to work. With this being said I saw a lot of great information about pre workout carbs and proteins, but what about when you have to lift first thing and waking up an hour earlier just isn’t really feasable, is there a middle ground?

Thanks.

By: Charles Turner

Charles Turner — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:38:41 +0000

I have been out of the gym for awhile and I would like some tips on leaning up and building muscle at the same time. I am 5′7″ at about 195-200 I would like to get to 175 lean. Help me

By: Sunny

Sunny — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:18:30 +0000

Hi my name is sunny and i have a problem losing weight and gainnig muscle.Over the year i have lost alot of weight, i was at one time 230 and know at 175 pounds but i have alot of excigve loose skin and im worryied that it might not go away. thank!