How do you lose weight?

[Ken]

beer slows down the metabolism also.

 

[Pat]

Can you give me an idea of a simple weight training plan to use with a pair of weights (dumbells)? I realise i'll be limited to upper body, but i can do squats and lunges for the legs right?

Its a bit much to ask, but i thought it was worth a try. I appreciate any advice.

Cheers,

Sure I can. Weight training is always simple to start with. Whats your goal?
What equipment do you have apart from dumbells? maybe a bench? One of those poofy swiss balls? (actually there not poofy at all. Try standing on one doing squats with 40kg on your back. Some swiss balls are rated to 500kg)
And how much weight do you have on your dumbells? Do they have plates on the ends that are interchangeable?

Obviously you'll be limited by the equiptment you have but its a start.
And yes sorry you can do some legs, heaps of excercises can be done with free weights on legs, but leg muscles are obviously stronger (as opposed to any other muscle in the body) so more weight is needed.

 

[SGB]

I lost my ****-locker and have maintained my weight at a healthy level now since 1997. Back then I tried all the new-fangled diets and exercised my ass off and never lost a pound. Then I read in a sports magazine that I could lose weight by not altering too much WHAT I ate (within reason) but WHEN I ate it.

The simple rules were:
if you're hungry then eat, but obey these rules,
no carbs after lunch (protein only after lunch),
exercise twice per day for at least 30 mins,
no food after 19:00,
eat within 30 mins of exercise,
drink water, lots of water.

The weight started falling off me!

I went from being unfit, lethargic and just under 100kg to fit, energetic and just over 80kg in about three months. I started doing amateur triathlons whilst working in Adelaide, when before I started this regime I could barely wake up without raising a sweat!

To start each day, BEFORE you eat anything, get up, stretch and warm up, then go for a SPRINT around the block, rest a little, then SPRINT again, rest, sprint, rest, sprint until you have expended all the unburnt calories from the day before (i.e. when you cannot run any more, at all!) Some days this was as little as 5-10 mins of hard exercise interspersed with 10-15 mins of walking. Walk home, shower and eat within 30 mins of finishing the exercise. (Remember, no carbs after lunch, so you have to have your energy foods now, so you can burn the calories off during the day.) Steamed whole potato with yoghurt and spring onions with a sprinkle of paprika, or a big bowl of pasta with fresh parsley, garlic and oil (aglio e olio). Yum!

For lunch, balance the carbs and protein e.g. salad sandwich, grilled fish with potato, spag.bol.

Exercise in the afternoon... do whatever you like, but you have to do SOMETHING of medium to high intensity for at least 30 minutes! (I started walking quickly around the block, then built up to jogging, then finally running) Then eat dinner within 30 mins of finishing the activities, remembering, no carbs after lunch! Finding something to replace rice and pasta with for dinner was challenging, but when you realise that steak and three veg, no potato, is nearly all protein with very few carbs then you can eat as much as you want! No food after 19:00.

Within six months from starting, I was running 10km 3 days per week and swimming 3km three days per week. I ran a half marathon and completed three Olympic triathlons. I do a little less exercise now, but I still run once per week and swim 2-3 times per week, but have relaxed a little on the diet, but the weight has stayed off.

It worked for me, but it may not work for everyone. Always seek professional medical advice before starting any diet or exercise regime.


wabbit

P.S. Giving up smoking also helped. It will be ten years since my last cigarette on 22 October 2007.

Have to agree with you wabbit with the double dose of exercise everyday.
Just started my program about 4 weeks ago after i give up my job to do some serious trading. Dropped 4 kgs over that period of 4 weeks by driving the 2 sessions aday and reducing carb intake.
I found time management was the biggest burden to exercise programe while going out to work because it was difficult maintaining motivational levels while producing 10 hour days, 6 days aweek. Sometimes its hard to balance a healthier well being when work commitments are first on the list. Have to admit as well that my intrinsic psychological facilities have also increased with a healthier lifestyle.
Cheers
SGB

 

[Pat]

beer slows down the metabolism also.

Did you know theres a steak in every beer?

Theres carbs in beer! And what time of the day do we drink beer? (mostly)

Stop drinking and you'll lose some weight.
Eat right and you'll lose some weight.
Exercise and you'll lose some weight.

Where's the fun???

 

[constable]

Did you know theres a steak in every beer?

Theres carbs in beer! And what time of the day do we drink beer? (mostly)

Stop drinking and you'll lose some weight.
Eat right and you'll lose some weight.
Exercise and you'll lose some weight.

Where's the fun???

Ok forget the beer, but can we drink bourbon with coke zero!

 

[Pat]

Wabbit, Would you say you addicted to exercising? Do you feel... dissapointed if you miss a session?
I used too. Now I feel dissapointed if the beer fridge is empty.

 

[Pat]

Ok forget the beer, but can we drink bourbon with coke zero!

LOL!!!

Don't forget the beer. I love beer. Just drink beer instead of eating dinner... Like a cold BBQ.

 

[Mofra]

Steve Monighetti (apologies for spelling) has an interesting diet.
He eats whatever the hell he wants (incl. pizza, burgers, etc) & runs 200kms a week.

If you do enough exercise you can eat whatever you want. Incidental exercise included.

 

[Realist]

Arnold wrote in the 1970's....

"The best way to lose weight fast is don't eat anything"

He said "drink a little juice, but mostly water, and have a few vitamin tablets, up your aerobic exercise and in a few days you'll have lost alot of weight."

 

[Sodapop]

Skipping (with a rope - not like Heidi) is also outstanding exrecise... In fact i'd say as far as the amount of time spent for the amount of energy expended - it has to be one of the best excercises... If you are training for a specific sport (in my case cycling) not nessacrily so good... but for all round cardio - and for weightloss - you can"t do much better...

 

[CanOz]

Sure I can. Weight training is always simple to start with. Whats your goal?
What equipment do you have apart from dumbells? maybe a bench? One of those poofy swiss balls? (actually there not poofy at all. Try standing on one doing squats with 40kg on your back. Some swiss balls are rated to 500kg)
And how much weight do you have on your dumbells? Do they have plates on the ends that are interchangeable?

Obviously you'll be limited by the equiptment you have but its a start.
And yes sorry you can do some legs, heaps of excercises can be done with free weights on legs, but leg muscles are obviously stronger (as opposed to any other muscle in the body) so more weight is needed.

Well i just want to tone a little and then i'll see where i go if i see results from that. I have a sit up bench i use too. Each DB can hold around 13kg, 6.5on each side.

Cheers,

 

[wabbit]

Wabbit, Would you say you addicted to exercising? Do you feel... dissapointed if you miss a session?
I used too. Now I feel dissapointed if the beer fridge is empty.

There was a time whenI felt like that... it was the time when I was exercising too much.

Too much exercise is not good for you, just as too little exercise is not good for you; that's why its called "too much/little"


wabbit

 

[chops_a_must]

If someone is 20% overweight what would you recommend they do, if anything?

Not to eat a kilo of meat like I just did...

Also, not getting injured helps a lot.

Apparently amphetamines are really good to get those skin folds down as well...

 

[Pat]

There was a time whenI felt like that... it was the time when I was exercising too much.

Too much exercise is not good for you, just as too little exercise is not good for you; that's why its called "too much/little"


wabbit

Too much? I agree you can have too much excercise, but unless your a professional athlete or a body builder, your not getting enough. We are animals living a sendentry life. That car you drive, we used to walk it you know. But even a little goes along way eh wabbit?

Well i just want to tone a little and then i'll see where i go if i see results from that. I have a sit up bench i use too. Each DB can hold around 13kg, 6.5on each side.

Cheers,

Tonned??? What is toned to you? Everyone seems to want to get toned now days.
My definition of toned is.... Brad Pitt in fight club, Not massive Arnie with 21 inch arms at age 23.
The best way to get tonned is to lift big weights to build muscle etc, and to lose body fat. Muscle definition is a direct result of body fat. The less body fat the more defined. See arnie up there? that's MEGA definition, Because he didn't eat carbs for a week, and didn't drink water 24-48hrs before the photo was taken. Also he trained his fu#ken ass off for years.

Can you bench that 13kg's easily in each hand? For eg. Can you do 10 reps and feel like you haven't done much work? If so you'll need more weight, and soon... Maybe invest in a barbell and more plates. You'll need more weights anyway... Believe me

Are you familiar with exercise and weight training?

 

[Ruprect]

Lose weight? Easy, dont go on a diet. Change your diet.

Dont worry about all the crappy, low carb, high protein rubbish, low gi etc etc

Eat much less fat. Cut your fat intake per day to less than 30grams. Keep eating everything else you want to, just reduce your fat intake.

Its tough for the first couple of months, and it means no take away.

But after a while, your body will stop craving fatty foods to a large extent.

I lost a hell of a lot in a 12 month period 8 years ago, and have kept it off.

But do everything gradually, and make sure you exercise, walk for at least 45mins per day. More if you can.

This is a slow method, you wont see any change straight away. But it is sustained. A body needs carbs, needs protein, but it doesnt need excess fat.

Just my opinion!

 

[Julia]

Lose weight? Easy, dont go on a diet. Change your diet.

Dont worry about all the crappy, low carb, high protein rubbish, low gi etc etc

Eat much less fat. Cut your fat intake per day to less than 30grams. Keep eating everything else you want to, just reduce your fat intake.

Its tough for the first couple of months, and it means no take away.

But after a while, your body will stop craving fatty foods to a large extent.

I lost a hell of a lot in a 12 month period 8 years ago, and have kept it off.

But do everything gradually, and make sure you exercise, walk for at least 45mins per day. More if you can.

This is a slow method, you wont see any change straight away. But it is sustained. A body needs carbs, needs protein, but it doesnt need excess fat.

Just my opinion!

We need some fat in our diet, preferably "good fat", i.e. olive oil.
Personally I hate all oils and like butter. I don't have excessive quantities of it, but e.g. butter on fresh asparagus, new potatoes etc is without equal.

I'm a great believer in exercise, not necessarily to lose weight which I don't want to do, but just for the feeling of general well being. Vigorous exercise is the best antidote I know to anxiety/depression.

With reasonable exercise, largely healthy diet, there's no reason not to enjoy chocolate, alcohol or anything we want in small quantities. Our forebears had little problem with obesity because they were physically active most of the time and didn't have access to all the rubbishy packaged food that many people consume these days.

 

[CanOz]

Can you bench that 13kg's easily in each hand? For eg. Can you do 10 reps and feel like you haven't done much work? If so you'll need more weight, and soon... Maybe invest in a barbell and more plates. You'll need more weights anyway... Believe me

Are you familiar with exercise and weight training?

Yes, i am familiar with weight training and i can bench the 13 kg pretty easy now in each hand. I was doing 10 reps, adding more weight and doing ten more etc. for a while. Arm curls are little challenging once i'm up to full weight.

Cheers,

 

[macca]

Hi Julia,

Have you tried Flaxseed oil, very high in Omega 3 which is the hard one to get in processed food.

It has a nutty taste, can be used on salads or put into health shakes but you can't cook with it.

 

[professor_frink]

this one worked for me

 

[Flying Fish]

Okay, hardly a sharemarket related thread...

Or is it? I'd be interested to know what peoples theories are on weight loss, because I genuinely believe peoples approach to it may reflect their approach to investing/trading and other things in life.

If someone is 20% overweight what would you recommend they do, if anything?

What do you do, if anything, to lose weight?

I wont give my answer yet as I wanna see what others say first.

And I aint preaching - I drink far too much beer to be skinny myself.

Have a big dump at work.