Questions about training with weights and fat loss........

[ksharp01]

I always laugh at this, the more muscle you build, the more efficient your body is at burning fat. I honestly would rather tell people to lift heavy and do NO cardio, than do tons of cardio and no weights.

AHHHH girls dont understand it at all, not at all....

"I dont want to get bulky"

Ok well since your test is at 0.1 mg a year, the only way your ever going to get bulky is on steroids.

Or...

"I want to tone"

Ok stop eating bagels for breakfast and french fries for lunch, lose that fat to SEE the muscle, your muscle is going to look a certain way no matter how you lift, it cant "mutate" into a certain shape.

Heavy Lifting= Growth
Dieting= Seeing the growth, simple as that.

okay but no to hurt your feelings but I came to ask the women, not the men seeing that men and woman are 2 totally different animals. Even what works for you may not work for the next person, male or female. I don't mind the bulk at all as long as it is muscle and not fat!! No one wants to build muscle under the fat.
And bagels for breakfast?? where in the hell did that come from?
I know that the more muscle you have the more your body burns fat for fuel. I have just been a little confused on HOW I should be handling the WAY I lift weights.
I do think I need more cardio, just seems like there is never enough hours in a day. I just bought a jump rope I am gonna incorporate in the mornings.

 

[*Bunny*]

^^ IMO, jump rope is great is your knees and back can handle it
All you need is a few mornings a week, jump for 60 seconds rest for 60 seconds and repeat (this may be hard as 1st). Great form of cardio!
$.02

 

[ksharp01]

your problem lies right there. you need to start putting things into fitday again to make sure you are right on track. Your problem right now is in your diet - Like Daisy Girl said.

1. put your cals in fitday to see where you stand
2. make sure your macros are on target. you may be taking in too many carbs - the trips to subway, for instance
3. make sure you're eatin smaller, frequent meals and not going a large part of the day without eating

Protein with every meal. I cannot stress this enough. Imagine a plate with the sections in it. the big section should be make up of protein. the two smaller sections should be carbs and a fat source. (I know subway is mostly carbs. they put very little meat on their sandwiches) Also make sure you're getting vegis in there a couple of times a day.

Protein every meal? I usually only eat oatmeal in the morning..is that protein? I try to keep any carbs I eat earlier in the day. The last couple of nights I have been eating baked grill chicken salads...yummy!

Would having a protein shake be a good meal replacement? I was making them with about a spoon of all natural pb(the one with the oil), half of a bannana, 1/2 packet of splenda and 2 scoups of vanilla protein.

 

[youngguns]

okay but no to hurt your feelings but I came to ask the women, not the men seeing that men and woman are 2 totally different animals. Even what works for you may not work for the next person, male or female. I don't mind the bulk at all as long as it is muscle and not fat!! No one wants to build muscle under the fat.
And bagels for breakfast?? where in the hell did that come from?
I know that the more muscle you have the more your body burns fat for fuel. I have just been a little confused on HOW I should be handling the WAY I lift weights.
I do think I need more cardio, just seems like there is never enough hours in a day. I just bought a jump rope I am gonna incorporate in the mornings.

See that's the problem, we are the same exact animal, the longer it takes to realise that, the longer it takes to have teh body you want,

Bunny, tell me, the only difference between man and women,

1. Women have less testosterone, that's IT.
If it works for me it will work for you, plus if you gain muscle your bodyfat automatically goes down.

 

[*Bunny*]

ksharp! very basic list i have saved from my boy mm on here...

Carbs

* -Raw Oats (not that sugary stuff)
* -Brown Rice
* -Vegetables; broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, cucumbers, carrots, etc
* -Fruits; bananas, apples (might not wanna go gung-ho here because of the large sugar content, however, fruits are healthy for many reasons).
* -Whole wheat bagels
* -Whole wheat pasta

Protein
* -Cottage cheese 1% or dry curd
* -Chicken breast
* -Turkey breast
* -Ground turkey
* -Extra Lean ground beef
* -Salmon
* -Tuna
* -Egg whites (or omega-3 whole eggs)

Fats
* -Walnuts
* -Almonds
* -Peanuts
* -Flax Seeds
* -Fish Oil
* -Olive Oil

 

[youngguns]

Protein every meal? I usually only eat oatmeal in the morning..is that protein? I try to keep any carbs I eat earlier in the day. The last couple of nights I have been eating baked grill chicken salads...yummy!

Would having a protein shake be a good meal replacement? I was making them with about a spoon of all natural pb(the one with the oil), half of a bannana, 1/2 packet of splenda and 2 scoups of vanilla protein.

Protein shake IMO, is the BEST breakfast. EAt your oatmeal with that and some EFA pills and your on your way!

 

[ksharp01]

ksharp! very basic list i have saved from my boy mm on here...

Carbs

* -Raw Oats (not that sugary stuff)
* -Brown Rice
* -Vegetables; broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, cucumbers, carrots, etc
* -Fruits; bananas, apples (might not wanna go gung-ho here because of the large sugar content, however, fruits are healthy for many reasons).
* -Whole wheat bagels
* -Whole wheat pasta

Protein
* -Cottage cheese 1% or dry curd
* -Chicken breast
* -Turkey breast
* -Ground turkey
* -Extra Lean ground beef
* -Salmon
* -Tuna
* -Egg whites (or omega-3 whole eggs)

Fats
* -Walnuts
* -Almonds
* -Peanuts
* -Flax Seeds
* -Fish Oil
* -Olive Oil

*PRINTED* Thanks,

and I am doing the fitday thing now, and lets say you have a subway sandwich, do you just find everything individually? ex. bread, lettuce, tomatoe..etc.?

 

[*Bunny*]

*PRINTED* Thanks,

and I am doing the fitday thing now, and lets say you have a subway sandwich, do you just find everything individually? ex. bread, lettuce, tomatoe..etc.?

You can do it that way, you can go here and see exactly what you ate & try to enter it as a 'new food' for the custom options or enter each item indivdually on fit day... and you can search for 'sandwich' or turkey sandwish etc on the fitday search option, but not too sure how accurate that stuff really is.

 

[ksharp01]

Don't laugh........but I ordered the biggest loser cookbook and calories counter, so I hope that will help me to.

oh, what about drinking a protein shake for a meal replacement....does that count as a meal? I could make 2 of those to bring to work to drink inbetween breakfast and lunch and agian before I leave work to go to gym.

 

[*Bunny*]

Don't laugh........but I ordered the biggest loser cookbook and calories counter, so I hope that will help me to.

oh, what about drinking a protein shake for a meal replacement....does that count as a meal? I could make 2 of those to bring to work to drink inbetween breakfast and lunch and agian before I leave work to go to gym.

Yep anything you eat is a meal, shakes, protein bars etc.

Shorty gave you some great advice up there as well.

If you chew gum, opt for sugar free and just dont eat 3 packs a day and it shouldn't be too big of an issue lol