i quit smoking a month ago, started exercising (walking approx 45min (fairly fast) per day) and counting calories. i generally have around 1000 cals one day and up to 1400 the next then back to 1000 then up to 1400 and so on. i have a 2 year old a 12 year old and care of my grandparents, i am very busy, so i thought the weight should come off easier but i started at 76 kgs, i got down to 75kgs then went back up to 76.5 overnight. i have lost inches though and it just doesn't make sense to me why the scales aren't showing more weight loss. am i doing something wrong? i eat heaps of vegies and fruit. i would love some very specific advice on what type of foods to eat when watching cals and when to eat them and well i would love any advice right now as i am feeling very letdown by the lack of prove of all the hard work i have put in.
thanks in advance :)
Answer:
1000 calories a day? A normal day should be 2000...If you are not seeing the type of weight loss you are wanting is because you are starving your body. When you eat as little as you do, your body thinks each meal is its last. It goes into starvation mode and does not want to give up any weight.I would recommend eating 6 small meals per day. Each meal should have a mixture of carb and protein with veggies at dinner and lunch. Your mid-morn and mid-afternoon snack can be as simple as a handful of almonds and low sugar yogurt.The 6 meals per day raises your metabolism and allows your body to run more efficiently. Think of your metabolism as a coal burning stove. If you leave the house without putting anything (food) in the stove (or not enough), then it burns out. When you get back, you have to put more coal into it and wait for it to start getting hot again. If you are always 'stoking' the fire, the stove burns hot and efficiently.
Never trust the scale. There's a couple of reasons for that. First of all, the amount of water in your body can change by a couple of pounds pretty easily. Second, if you exercise a lot, you could lose fat but gain weight by building muscles. Trust your waistline over your scale any day. If you're losing inches, you're definitely losing fat and on the right track. Keep it up.
avoid starches %26 sugars, more veggies, don't excercise TOO much, it makes you hungry, take a good multi-vitamin (you are dieting, reducing nutrition), don't feel "LET DOWN", You're doing GREAT ! your body is just getting used to the new lifestyle, and reved up metabalism, you've ALREADY lost inches, so you are looking skinnier FOR SURE ! STAY THE COURSE ! If you are female it is VERY hard because, they can't lose WT. as fast as a male can, this is often the cause of them giving up on the diet, don't quite now, try it for another two weeks, people will start noticing (and being Jealous).
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Stomache stitch/ pain while running?
I know they're called stitches in your side, but what are they and how can I make them go away?
Answer:
Check out this linkhttp://www.bodyresults.com/e2sidestitche...
try to inhale from the nose and exhale from the mouth with a steady rythm while running
Answer:
Check out this linkhttp://www.bodyresults.com/e2sidestitche...
try to inhale from the nose and exhale from the mouth with a steady rythm while running
Stomach surgery?
I have asked my gp about gastric bypass surgery. I want to know what to expect from an psychologists assessment. I've read as much as I can about the physical side and am fully prepared for the consequences, i just need to know what would happen. Before anyone has a go at me, I have tried lots of other diets and healthy eating/exercise plans and they haven't helped.
Answer:
Try not to worry about the assessment, It will be similar to talking to your CPN! It's just to make sure that you are mentally fit to make this decision and not just trying to take what some may see as an easy option. If it's been recommended by a Dietician and you are already under a CPN I think it's just a formality, The CPN will know you are OK and I guess you are in the UK from your use of the expression GP so money won't be a factor. A friend of mine had to have surgery, (she didn't ask for it) like you she had tried all the other roots and was actually gaining weight. Sometimes obesity isn't caused by just eating too much and I'm guessing yours is a physical cause as you say your Mum is slim. Hereditry plays a part in obesity too. It must be hard for you seeing your Mum eat what she wants, naturally slim people can eat lots but if you watch them they tend to eat less food but more often than overweight people.Good luck and I hope it goes really well!
Your not eating and exercising correctly then.You do not need to diet, you need to eat correct and exercise an hour/day every day for a year. I guarantee if you go to your local gym, hire a trainer, and then hire a nutrionist you will lose the weight. You just need to learn HOW to eat and exercise, once you learn you will be able to do it.The long term effects of GB surgery are not known and many of the people who have it become fat again because they do not address the fact that they do not exercise and eat correctly. Before spending money on the surgery spend money on a trainer and nutrionist.
Answer:
Try not to worry about the assessment, It will be similar to talking to your CPN! It's just to make sure that you are mentally fit to make this decision and not just trying to take what some may see as an easy option. If it's been recommended by a Dietician and you are already under a CPN I think it's just a formality, The CPN will know you are OK and I guess you are in the UK from your use of the expression GP so money won't be a factor. A friend of mine had to have surgery, (she didn't ask for it) like you she had tried all the other roots and was actually gaining weight. Sometimes obesity isn't caused by just eating too much and I'm guessing yours is a physical cause as you say your Mum is slim. Hereditry plays a part in obesity too. It must be hard for you seeing your Mum eat what she wants, naturally slim people can eat lots but if you watch them they tend to eat less food but more often than overweight people.Good luck and I hope it goes really well!
Your not eating and exercising correctly then.You do not need to diet, you need to eat correct and exercise an hour/day every day for a year. I guarantee if you go to your local gym, hire a trainer, and then hire a nutrionist you will lose the weight. You just need to learn HOW to eat and exercise, once you learn you will be able to do it.The long term effects of GB surgery are not known and many of the people who have it become fat again because they do not address the fact that they do not exercise and eat correctly. Before spending money on the surgery spend money on a trainer and nutrionist.
Stomach help!!?
I have a problem I have been working out a lot lately.. and my stomach doesn't seem to get any smaller. I feel my abs are getting tighter but not the belly fat.. i feel like I am always bloated.. what should I do/ eat?? any help of reducing stomach?
Answer:
If you're just doing specific abdominal exercises they won't burn the fat. What you'll get is rock hard abs under the fat. Try working in more cardo (ie: some running). It'll take time to lose the weight. Generally speaking about 2 lb a week is the fastest you should lose weight. Any faster then that (on a regular basis) will cause your body to have shock like responses. Your immune system in particular can get knocked out of whack.
it is because you are not getting rid of the toxins in your body.
My family and I have been using the best cleansing technology...:)the first time I did it, I lost 13 pounds in 9 days:). www.cleansewithcgnj.comIt will change your life:)
It takes time, you didnt gain the weight overnight, and you wont lose it overnight
Are you still drinking sodas?? Even diet soda is LOADED with sodium whick makes you retain SOOO much water. Just cut it out and cut back on the salt you add to your food b/c most of our food has lots of sodium already. Drink Lots and Lots of water. ( Atleast 4 bottles a day) I always notice when I sneak a diet coke my stomach bloats. I prefer the look MUCH better when I stick to my water!!
"What the hell"is all I have to sayGrow Up
Answer:
If you're just doing specific abdominal exercises they won't burn the fat. What you'll get is rock hard abs under the fat. Try working in more cardo (ie: some running). It'll take time to lose the weight. Generally speaking about 2 lb a week is the fastest you should lose weight. Any faster then that (on a regular basis) will cause your body to have shock like responses. Your immune system in particular can get knocked out of whack.
it is because you are not getting rid of the toxins in your body.
My family and I have been using the best cleansing technology...:)the first time I did it, I lost 13 pounds in 9 days:). www.cleansewithcgnj.comIt will change your life:)
It takes time, you didnt gain the weight overnight, and you wont lose it overnight
Are you still drinking sodas?? Even diet soda is LOADED with sodium whick makes you retain SOOO much water. Just cut it out and cut back on the salt you add to your food b/c most of our food has lots of sodium already. Drink Lots and Lots of water. ( Atleast 4 bottles a day) I always notice when I sneak a diet coke my stomach bloats. I prefer the look MUCH better when I stick to my water!!
"What the hell"is all I have to sayGrow Up
Stomach bloat?
Does anyone know any way to help with stomach bloat/gas? I get really bloated (all the time, not just after I eat) and it sucks. Help!
Answer:
chewing sugarless gum can cause this. try not chewing gum for a while. it should help ease this.
I hate the sound of someone bloated, hope u find a solution
Answer:
chewing sugarless gum can cause this. try not chewing gum for a while. it should help ease this.
I hate the sound of someone bloated, hope u find a solution
Stir Fry Sauces ?
hiya i am starting to eat stir frys as i am on a diet which kind of sauce is very low in fat and calories that i can use for my stir frys ?
eg. soy for example ?
thanxs xx
Answer:
soy sauce is low in calories
also, witchesture or however you spell it
anything with a water base
Tesco's healthy living sweet and sour sauce.
Stay away from Soy Sauce it's nothing but salt, makes you bloat.
soy sauce is low in calories but full of salt so can cause bloating
try asda's sweet chilli sauce you get it nxt to the stir fry's and the shechuan ones ok too
I do a soy sauce, but I add in tahini ( ground up sesame seed paste you can buy just about anywhere!) Soo here's a recipie:
for about 3 cups sautee'd veggies in olive oil, I add in a mixure of 1tbs soy sauce,
1 1/2 tbs tahini
1tsp lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste put this together in a bowl and blend with a wisk then add it onto your veggies the last few minutes they are cooking. It is a great way to add some calcium to your veggies, and a little protien too!
Enjoy!p.s. there are lower sodium soy sauces!!
I prefer to keep my stir fry's simple. One tablespoon of light soy sauce, a few pinches of chinese 5 spice and a small amount of garlic finely chopped makes it taste great - just like from the take away. But with less rubbish!
eg. soy for example ?
thanxs xx
Answer:
soy sauce is low in calories
also, witchesture or however you spell it
anything with a water base
Tesco's healthy living sweet and sour sauce.
Stay away from Soy Sauce it's nothing but salt, makes you bloat.
soy sauce is low in calories but full of salt so can cause bloating
try asda's sweet chilli sauce you get it nxt to the stir fry's and the shechuan ones ok too
I do a soy sauce, but I add in tahini ( ground up sesame seed paste you can buy just about anywhere!) Soo here's a recipie:
for about 3 cups sautee'd veggies in olive oil, I add in a mixure of 1tbs soy sauce,
1 1/2 tbs tahini
1tsp lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste put this together in a bowl and blend with a wisk then add it onto your veggies the last few minutes they are cooking. It is a great way to add some calcium to your veggies, and a little protien too!
Enjoy!p.s. there are lower sodium soy sauces!!
I prefer to keep my stir fry's simple. One tablespoon of light soy sauce, a few pinches of chinese 5 spice and a small amount of garlic finely chopped makes it taste great - just like from the take away. But with less rubbish!
Stinging feeling after finishing an intense set of weights?
I've been lifting weights for a while and finally reached a plateau in my results, (without any supplements). So I bumped up the intensity and am now doing sets of 5 maximum reps. After I am done with a set, I feel a really uncomfortable sting that lasts 2-3 seconds, only if I relax myself right away. To prevent this from happening, I tense up and then slowly release myself. I only started really feeling this when I bumped up the weights. Also it is particularly chest and tricep workouts, and also forearms.I haven't taken any supplements and have been naturally gaining muscle. However, today, I just started taking whey protein and creatine monohydrate, to take myself to a higher level of training.Is that a normal feeling? Also will those 2 supplements I mentioned aid in preventing such types of feelings? Any other suggestions?Additional Info:Age: 20
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 167-170 lbs, fairly leanThank you for all your answers! Best answer wins!
Answer:
I have lifted heavy for 20 years and what you are describing doesnt sound familiar to me at all.
I have had burning from lactic acid wall and soreness but never stinging. That sounds more like you are lifting too heavy for your strength level.
You can hurt joints and ligament/tendon insertion points lifting too heavy too much.
I suggest doing 5 sets of 5 at 80% and then once a month do a single or double rep in each lift and stay with that. That is power lifting schedule for strength. Then once you are stronger, you can do a harder bodybuilding workout.
metabolism and blood pressure
probably the breaking down of ur muscles
sounds like micro tears in the muscle from the increase in weights,, but to relax slowly is absolutely the right way to go. and drink lots of wate when on the whey and creatine.
I'm not sure but I think the stinging is probably just the tingly feeling you get when you're numb. The weights are heavy and might stop the blood flow in your hands and veins. It happens to me a lot. I am probably wrong because I don't know what type of stinging you are talking about. But if that is not the case I don't think it is a big deal because the stinging only lasts a few seconds. If you are concerned then just ask your doctor or trainer.
i'm not sure i'm about the stinging feeling cause i get that in my upper back once in a while but i started drinkin wey protein a month and a half ago and in my bench press i noticed a 30 pound increase. I was stuck on 120/130 pounds ( i do 5 set 5 rep) and i started drink the protein and i went up on 1 set every week and rotated that. I'm now up to 160 on a close grip bench press and about to try 160 on a regular bench press. (kinda weird how both workouts are around the same weight)
the only two things those two supplements will do for ya is give you liver damage i have that stinging in my forearm only after i curl or do biceps but i huess its just somthing you have to deal with
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 167-170 lbs, fairly leanThank you for all your answers! Best answer wins!
Answer:
I have lifted heavy for 20 years and what you are describing doesnt sound familiar to me at all.
I have had burning from lactic acid wall and soreness but never stinging. That sounds more like you are lifting too heavy for your strength level.
You can hurt joints and ligament/tendon insertion points lifting too heavy too much.
I suggest doing 5 sets of 5 at 80% and then once a month do a single or double rep in each lift and stay with that. That is power lifting schedule for strength. Then once you are stronger, you can do a harder bodybuilding workout.
metabolism and blood pressure
probably the breaking down of ur muscles
sounds like micro tears in the muscle from the increase in weights,, but to relax slowly is absolutely the right way to go. and drink lots of wate when on the whey and creatine.
I'm not sure but I think the stinging is probably just the tingly feeling you get when you're numb. The weights are heavy and might stop the blood flow in your hands and veins. It happens to me a lot. I am probably wrong because I don't know what type of stinging you are talking about. But if that is not the case I don't think it is a big deal because the stinging only lasts a few seconds. If you are concerned then just ask your doctor or trainer.
i'm not sure i'm about the stinging feeling cause i get that in my upper back once in a while but i started drinkin wey protein a month and a half ago and in my bench press i noticed a 30 pound increase. I was stuck on 120/130 pounds ( i do 5 set 5 rep) and i started drink the protein and i went up on 1 set every week and rotated that. I'm now up to 160 on a close grip bench press and about to try 160 on a regular bench press. (kinda weird how both workouts are around the same weight)
the only two things those two supplements will do for ya is give you liver damage i have that stinging in my forearm only after i curl or do biceps but i huess its just somthing you have to deal with
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