hi everyone

[littlemully]

Hi i've been trying to read everyones post on proper training and dieting.....so much to take in. I am 20 years old and 175 lbs with 32%bf. yucky......i have started to do 50 min. of cardio 5 times a week with some weight training. i eat lots of whole grain items and tuna etc. Anyways i had a question some of you have mentioned taking t-rex i guess thats a fat burner. Do you suggest this for a beginner and if not what should i do to enhance energy and the fat burning process.
thanks everyone!
rachel

 

[Sassy69]

Hey Rachel! Welcome to the boards & congrats on your focus on fitness!

Thermorexin is a great OTC fat burner that the AF Store sells. They also sell another non-stimulant fat burner called Levorex that people have had luck with. Depending on how comfortable you are with stimulants like coffee, you can try either or not. Mostly it is a supplement. It is your diet that will determine your progress.

To give you and us a place to start, I might suggest you post up your regular meal plan (what you eat, when & how much) for typical day, and also the specific training that you are doing. That will give us a context for where you are coming from now.

Also for your own education, you can also review the stickies at the top of the board. The Shadow's Project & Project Summary are great references for a program that our own Shadow has been putting together for several of the girls on this board. You can take a peak at any of the "Training & Food Log" threads that each of us is running to see some of the before & progress pix.

And then ask away w/ whatever questions you have! Great support & information here!

 

[*Bunny*]

Hey Rachel! Welcome to the boards & congrats on your focus on fitness!

Thermorexin is a great OTC fat burner that the AF Store sells. They also sell another non-stimulant fat burner called Levorex that people have had luck with. Depending on how comfortable you are with stimulants like coffee, you can try either or not. Mostly it is a supplement. It is your diet that will determine your progress.

To give you and us a place to start, I might suggest you post up your regular meal plan (what you eat, when & how much) for typical day, and also the specific training that you are doing. That will give us a context for where you are coming from now.

Also for your own education, you can also review the stickies at the top of the board. The Shadow's Project & Project Summary are great references for a program that our own Shadow has been putting together for several of the girls on this board. You can take a peak at any of the "Training & Food Log" threads that each of us is running to see some of the before & progress pix.

And then ask away w/ whatever questions you have! Great support & information here!

^^^^ That covers just about everything... Sassy , still you

Welcome Rachel!!!

 

[*Bunny*]

To give you and us a place to start, I might suggest you post up your regular meal plan (what you eat, when & how much) for typical day, and also the specific training that you are doing. That will give us a context for where you are coming from now.
And then ask away w/ whatever questions you have! Great support & information here!

P.S.
THAT should be a sticky for everyone to read before posting...

 

[littlemully]

thank you so much....i'm going to look into t-rex to further along better results. As for my meal plan i eat about a cup of oatmeal or kashi go lean for breakfest with fat free milk or somtimes i drink a nouriche fat free yogurt and a whole wheat bagel with fat free cream cheese. Lunch is normally a whole can of tuna with lite mayo ina whole wheat wrap with 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese or a turkey sandwhich on whole wheat. Dinner is either a cup of soup like italian wediing soup or something to that effect or chicken or salmon with corn and a grenn veggie. I try not to eat after 6 p.m. everyday which i saw a lot of peoples diet contains a protein shake late in the evening or some smaller snack. Why is that? As you can see my "diet' is pretty lax so i know i can tighten up on that but it seems like people don't eat enough (probably b/c they eat smaller portions of things during the day).
OK, as for exercise i run for about 35 min. (i'm trying to do HIIT) and then do the stairstepper until i burn 300 cal. then i do some lite weightlifting whatever my boyfriend has me do. I know some of you are going to read this and be like "oh no..." sorry i realized how wrong i was going about this when i started reading like mrs. 24k post and daisys posts. So now i need help. thank you
rachel

 

[toitasatiger]

Welcome!! You'll love it here!! I've never felt better since I found elite fitness. Listen to me, I sound like a spokesperson or something. Hey guys, if you ever do commercials I'll do it!! I can be the "before" picture what not to do....hahahahaha I'm kidding

 

[pharmher]

Hello and welcome!! Even though you don't feel like you know very much, you've come to the best place to learn more from some very expericenced and motivating people.

I would definitely start with the Shadow's project thread because it give some of the ratios of carbs/fats/protein that work well for women. IMHO if you could start cutting out some of the starchy carbs and adding a little more protein, that would be a great start. If you look at many of our logs, we eat much more frequently, but in smaller portions. The extra protein feeds the muscle as well as making a person "feel" more satisfied throughout the day - less tummy grumbling Shadow's thread also only has 3 days of cardio per week - weightlifting is what builds more muscle, and a body with more muscle burns more calories!

 

[littlemully]

ok so now i'm going to follow a weight routine and i ordered t-rex which should be here by tuesday. i'm so excited thank you all and i will be posting routinely with updates and some pics.

 

[Sassy69]

Also, so you have a solid idea of what exactly you are eating, several of us put our daily food plans into food counts programs like www.fitday.com. (Free account.) It takes a litle bit of time to set up your food definitions / customizations, but once you have that you can load the meals in pretty quickly. Then you can see how much fat / carb / protein you are getting each day, as well as total cals.

 

[nycgirl]

ok so now i'm going to follow a weight routine and i ordered t-rex which should be here by tuesday. i'm so excited thank you all and i will be posting routinely with updates and some pics.

Welcome!!! K! for you. The only advice I have is to be patient. The results you want will come if you focus on having a good diet and exercise program.