posted June 21, 2000 02:17 AM            

I know a marathon runner who looks like a slob when he isn't in training (pudgy).

More emphasis on weights and much less on cardio, and more time for sleep and recovery, could just click with your genetics.

If you want to keep on the no sleep route, go with 3 ripped fuel or equivalent per day before noon and you will lose fat rapidly.

I don't know how you aren't burning fat with this Xenadrine dose but would urge you to cut back to 3 a day - it packs a wallop - so you can sleep.

The recovery is so important - this can help you build the muscle you need to help become a more efficient fat burning furnace and also might help with hormonal balance and overall health.

Finally, be careful of the high reps mythology. Basic training with a decent amount of weight and not constant repping will actually help you burn up fat better... you may notice that the female sprinters in the gym are more muscular but also more ripped than those ladies who go round and round the track forever.

posted June 21, 2000 02:22 AM            

8g is the amount of fat in one turkey sub from Subway's.

Get away from this low-fat no-fat food stuff. It will just play havoc with your insulin levels and hormones to eat this way. Your body will store fat if you have certain genetics and eat this way.

Incorporate olive oil, peanut butter, olives, and other healthy oils into your diet... maybe a bit of milk.

This may take your calories up to 1,800, but with your activity level, your too-low calorie intake might also be an issue. You are probably going to be losing fat if you increase your caloric intake to the point where your body doesn't see it as starvation.

posted June 21, 2000 10:21 AM            

Well thank you again and I'll let you know how it works out. Today Im going to try eating 1800 cal and something like 15-20 g fat

posted June 21, 2000 02:20 PM            

Is that good or bad? I also have a yogurt during the day usually in the afternoon

posted June 21, 2000 02:51 PM            

My suggestions would be this:

cut out breads and pastas. Good sources for carbs are oatemeal, sweet potatoes, brown rice.

Up your fats through flax oil, nuts, nut butters, avocados. Add 2 tbs of flax a day.
A great way to get some fats is make your own salad dressings and eat a salad with your meals.

keep your protein the same. Stay away from most of the protein bars -- if it taste like candy, it is probably candy. Protein powder is fine.

consume fresh vegetables and 1-2 pieces of fruit a day. Some people tolerate fructose at different levels, but 2 pieces of day will help you get some good vitamins and can help with sweet cravings.

your 140p is good. Aim for the same in carbs and fats. so 140c and 50f will give you 1570 in calories in approximately equal porportions.

Devide this into 5-6 meals.

If this doesnt work for you, then try one of the cyclical ketogenic diets.

posted June 21, 2000 02:56 PM            

Here is a link to one interpretation of the cyclical ketogenic diet. There is alot of good work out there, particulary the stuff by Lyle McDonald.

Some people dont do so great going right into a CKD from a low fat approach, because the shift is pretty radical. Try the moderate approach and see how your body does.

posted June 21, 2000 06:05 PM            

Why low-calorie diets don't work!
So why does this well established method of losing weight fail? Why do people keep on gaining all the weight back, and often times even more? Let me explain: Lets say you use up 2000 calories a day, and want to lose weight, so you drop your caloric intake to 1700 calories a day. Initially your body is burning up those extra 300 calories, and you do lose weight.

But your body adjusts to the lower calories, your metabolism drops to match you intake, and you stop losing weight. So, in order to lose more weight, you have to drop your calories more, and again your body adjusts. To make matters worse, your body thinks it won't be getting normal quantities of food for a while, so it starts storing as much energy as it can in fat.

So there you are, consuming maybe 800-1000 calories a day, practically starving yourself, and your body has adjusted and burns no more, probably less than you eat, so you start gaining weight again. And now what happens if you lose it for a weekend and eat normal amounts? Your body rejoices, and eagerly packs all that extra energy away as fat. and thats probably whats happening on that cheat day!

What happens if you quit your diet? You eat 2000 calories and are only burning maybe 1000. I suppose one way to offset the lowering of your metabolism would be to exercise regularly. This is probably the only way to have a somewhat effective low calorie diet.

posted June 21, 2000 11:12 PM            

I think my total calories are going to be approximately 1500 and Im going to lower my carbs to no more then 60g and my sugars are going to be almost nonexistant as well. Fat I think I can up to 22.5g if i add a slice of muenster cheese.

Thank you for the help again.

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posted June 23, 2000 03:24 PM            

22g f x 9 = 198
150g p x 4 = 600

Is your carb total 64g, with 29g of sugar
or 29g of sugar and 64g of other carb source?

Assuming the second, 64+29 = 93 x 4 = 372

for a grand total 372 + 198 + 600 = 1172