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jaimejame78
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What is all this another language I have to learn in order to post up on here. What is PLANK?
Strongbow
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LOL PM me and we will talk about it.
jaimejame78
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Thanks, I am looking for good advice. What I am not looking for is some douche bag's stupid comments that have no meaning to me. That was not the welcome I was looking for.Jaime, I am moving your thread over to the women's forum. You won't get much good advice here, but there's a group of very knowledgeable women who can help you in your fitness goals. Welcome to the board
Thanks, I am looking for good advice. What I am not looking for is some douche bag's stupid comments that have no meaning to me. That was not the welcome I was looking for.
Welcome to the board, Jamie, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding As for the rest, you're post is now in the women's forum. There are stickies at the top of the forum, in particular these two threads, that are great starting points for people:
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/w...me-womens-forum-please-start-here-605241.html
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/w...-information-threads-womens-forum-656987.html
Those threads will give you a basic crash course in terminology and where to begin. When you're ready you can post up your current stats and diet and exercise regimen and move forward from there. One of the boards main goals is to encourage people to educate themselves about healthy diet and exercise so they can design their own fitness and diet regimes, with the members of the board here to help you dial things in, explain things and be your cheering section
jaimejame78
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Jaime, chat is sort of the wasteland of EF. The rules are stricter in the actual fitness forums. We'll take good care of you here
Can you give us a rundown of what your current diet looks like? What you eat and when? That is a great starting point.
Well currently I pretty much eat what I want. I have upped my protein and have tried to limit my sweets and soda (which is really hard for me). I start the day with some eggs with whole wheat toast and a glass of milk and I have probably at least 2 cups of coffee first thing in the morning just to get going. For lunch I will have a salad with aprox 2-3oz of chicken and a protein shake in between meals. For dinner I usually eat whatever, for instance we cook a lot of pasta, chicken, brisket etc. Like I said my diet is not at all where it should be I realize. I am trying to drink more water throughout the day (which is actually hard for me because I love diet coke) and eat more protein. Other than that I find I just don't know what I am doing when it comes to dieting, and I realize without having my diet in check I probably won't see the results I want. I have been lucky so far considering I eat what I want and I am still in really good shape. I don't know measurements yet but will have my boyfriend help me with those tonight so I can post them up. So ANY diet advice is much needed, and how to plan ahead to stick to your diets since I know that planning ahead it a big part of sticking to your diet.
Thanks again
The simple fact, Jaime, is that since you're starting off with not being, in any way, overweight and you already work out, you have to understand that you need to be even more structured in your approach to diet if you want to trim down, which means measuring and recording and giving up favorite things (cutting refined carbs/sweets/artificial sweeteners). It's annoying but that's the reality. Reshaping your body is about numbers and a structured approach to eating (three meals and two snacks a day consumed about three hours apart). This is probably stuff you've already been hearing from your fiancee.
For example, to cut fat, you need to "generally" eat 10x to 12x your bodyweight in calories (everybody's body is different, 10x your bodyweight might have you dropping too fast, more than 1.5 to 2 lbs a week, which means you're losing muscle). Those calories should be consumed in a ratio of 40% protein/30% carb/30% fat. For you that would mean eating somewhere between 1400 calories (140 g. protein/105 g. carb/47 g. fat) and 1700 calories (170 g. protein/128 g. carb/57 g. fat).
Obviously you need to measure the food, and record it, for that you need a weight loss journal, and something like FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal is free. Measuring and recording food is really the critical key to getting a handle on your diet. You have to put things down so you can see the hard figures and what needs to be revised.
As for how to put it all together, there are numerous sample menus in the stickies at the top of the forum. At a glance, without specific numbers, I suspect you're not eating enough in general, and your diet looks too carb heavy. You need to think less milk, breads and pastas and more clean carbs like brown rice, sweet potatoes and vegetables and your protein is probably too low.
For example, to cut fat, you need to "generally" eat 10x to 12x your bodyweight in calories (everybody's body is different, 10x your bodyweight might have you dropping too fast, more than 1.5 to 2 lbs a week, which means you're losing muscle). Those calories should be consumed in a ratio of 40% protein/30% carb/30% fat. For you that would mean eating somewhere between 1400 calories (140 g. protein/105 g. carb/47 g. fat) and 1700 calories (170 g. protein/128 g. carb/57 g. fat).
Obviously you need to measure the food, and record it, for that you need a weight loss journal, and something like FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal is free. Measuring and recording food is really the critical key to getting a handle on your diet. You have to put things down so you can see the hard figures and what needs to be revised.
As for how to put it all together, there are numerous sample menus in the stickies at the top of the forum. At a glance, without specific numbers, I suspect you're not eating enough in general, and your diet looks too carb heavy. You need to think less milk, breads and pastas and more clean carbs like brown rice, sweet potatoes and vegetables and your protein is probably too low.
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