GF wants to lose 10lbs, meal questions

[rao740]

thanks a lot k too uuu

 

[jenscats5]

thanks a lot k too uuu

You're welcome.....good luck..... Feel free to ask questions & have her post on the Women's Fitness Forum -- lots of great, helpful women there.

Check out the Recipe Thread there for some healthy meal ideas.

 

[RamRom]

#1 -- does your guys' girlfriends want to lose 10 pounds or some Bodyfat?? There is a difference.

what's the Difference, is it the way you do cardio, diet or what exactly?

 

[jenscats5]

what's the Difference, is it the way you do cardio, diet or what exactly?

The difference is in your internal furnace. By adding lean body mass, ie muscle, the body will burn more calories per day just doing nothing. 10 lbs of muscle takes up less space & is more dense than 10 lbs of fat. Being "skinny fat" (being thin but having a high bf%) will cause the person to burn less calories per day.

Plus by adding weight training, she could lose sizes (like in clothes) while actually gaining scale weight. That is why scale weight is not a good indicator of loss. There is a woman in the Women's Fitness Forum, who is following a program & has lost several pants sizes all the while gaining 6 pounds in scale weight.

See the difference??

Oh, and a body can lose bodyfat thru dieting without significant cardio. When a person plateaus is the time to add in more cardio. A reasonable amount of cardio is OK, but not excessive. At this point, 3 sessions of HIIT cardio a week should be sufficient, provided the diet is spot on.

 

[rbtrout]

I agree with JenZ totally. She might only want to lose some bf, get it tested. Of course, the meal plan is always a great way to start, but maybe think about Yohimburn.

 

[jenscats5]

I agree with JenZ totally. She might only want to lose some bf, get it tested. Of course, the meal plan is always a great way to start, but maybe think about Yohimburn.

I would start with the food part 1st & add supplementation later, like during a plateau period....

A good place to start is with a bf% test....

 

[RamRom]

so I'm trying to lose bodyfat, so for me to do cardio 5 times a week is too much, i should cut down to 3 times, what do u think

thanks

 

[jenscats5]

so I'm trying to lose bodyfat, so for me to do cardio 5 times a week is too much, i should cut down to 3 times

thanks

It matters what type of cardio you are doing. What I'm saying is why do steady state cardio 5x a week when HIIT cardio 3x a week is more efficient and a better use of her/your time.

Plus, when 1st starting out, it's easy to get burned out quickly by doing too much too soon. It's best to start with HIIT 3x a week, get the diet in line & then, when there's a plateau, add in more cardio.

If you go balls to the wall now -- what can be changed when the weight loss stops??

 

[RamRom]

i'm doing HIIT 5 times a week, OPSS.

so i guess no cardio today, woohoo

 

[jenscats5]

i'm doing HIIT 5 times a week, OPSS.

so i guess no cardio today, woohoo

YAY!!!!


[I hate cardio! ]