trying to losse weight

Well over break I had to go to the doctor (get stitches removed) and I found out that I've already lost at least 15 pounds (wearing a heavy jacket, and shoes unlike the prev time I weighed my-self). And I'm continuing my curent diet that has obviously helped so far. I'm still gonna do P90X in the summer. I have also started skiing (have been 2 times so far) and planning to go every saturday from now on. And those days I don't eat anything (accidentally).

Edit: I have dropped down to a 33(now fits lose) waist from 34 (tight fitting) and down to a large shirt form an xl. where the large is not tight.

 

^ So the other guy on our team had issues with carbs and he had to eat ones based on how they effected his insulin. He could not have carbs that turned to sugar faster than others.... Like I could have white and not worry but he had to always always have brown or he would have spikes in sugar and it would throw him way off.....

Dont Trip The above note on carbs was for 2 professional athletes who could not go up or down by more than 8 oz - 1 lb of body weight because of having to weigh in for fights. This is not realistic for the average person. During training season and not during fights the carbs and diet stuff was not as strict and rather just something we kept an eye on. I usually would fight at 205 but I walked around at 245 with 1-3 % body fat. So that is not realistic at all, but now I am walking around at the same weight with 20% body fat and stick to a moderate diet. If I get over 250 I eat better, if I drop below 235 - 240 I eat more and healthier. I am also 6 foot 4 and need roughly 5600 calories a day to stay at my typical weight.

 

i see you all are saying drink a lot of water which i know helps but what about this?
now i drink about 2 gallons of water a day, i know the water itself doesnt add weight but since i take it a good bit of water would i be retaining a good bit of the water? just wondering because since i've been drinking so much it seems my sides and lower ab's have puffed out a little. and my diet and workouts are good.

i work out everyday which includes running atleast a mile then lifting for about half and hour after.

 

I dropped 95 lbs. in 9 months with a strict diet and I worked out everyday lol. When I started wasn't able to do 1 push-up by the end I was doing 200+ a day and 400+ sit-ups. I did all this while being a construction worker so I was always outta town

 

Well there are many things I can point to, the first being your cardio needs to match your cardio needs not just pointless cardio. The same can be said for weights. Also your diet with 2 gallons of water must be crazy!!

Do you drink water based on what you have been told or based on what you weight is?

The rule for water is easiest to find when you finish a workout without water. Simply go and train as usual. Get your weight before and after. Then you will know what you actually need to drink.

I am 6'4 240 LBS and I do 2 hour intense training session and dont drink that much water so you must be massive. lol

Also if your eating salt, certain carbs, or meats before and after your workout you will retain water. If you over training on cardio or weights you will retain water to dilute the lactic acid build up. If your not allowing enough rest time you will retain water and puff out. If you having your sugars and carbs at the wrong time and training too intense or without monitoring your heart rate you will puff out. Its many different things.


Can you give me an idea of what your training schedule is for a 10 day period? Hours + # of meals + timing on carb rich meals + water + rest days ?

 

im 5'9 and like 180. im not big at all i am just used to drinking tons of water cause in high school i played football, wrestled, on the weight lifting team, and did track. so i always had to keep drinking water because a lot of those practices were same day.

but mon: chest, cardio
tues: legs, cardio
wed: cardio
thursday: arms and cardio
friday: cardio, and back.
sat: rest
sun: cardio

always two meals per day im in college so our food is not really that healthy. its either like a burger or PBJ. lunch at about one. dinner at around seven
workouts are normally an hour-hour and half.
then of course the two gallons of water a day.
and i do push-ups and sit ups at the start and end of each day

 

What diet did you do? holy shit great results anyhow!

 

You only have 1 rest day? thats not good, your going to build your self in to a point that you can not flush the lactic acid quick enough and your going to stop having progress and also bloat out. Your meal at 7 should be a support meal for your recover no a junk meal if possible. Also you not sure if its intentional but your working major muscle groups without rest, why is that? You legs should be followed by your weakest muscle group or ability, then back should be followed by a weak pull group then chest should be followed by a weak push group. ? When you do your cardio are you isolating or just doing it for fat burning? I have a background in highschool sports including wrestling and football and soccer, and i get that they train very very similar and hard. But what I have learned from my coaches is more with the mind of keeping healthy and productive and less with short term performance. Have you ever done 4 on 2 off, 3 on 4 off days?

 

yeah pretty much only one rest day. about the junk meal, its hard with the crap food they serve at our caf's like all they have is pizza, ham sand, PBJ, ceral, burgers, salad.
and the workout is not really intentional just kinda ended up that way, i focused on the main ones mainly because our gym doesnt have much to it and can not think of the ones i did in high school with free weights. dealing with cardio its normally just fat burning, like i'll run the track or trail around campus, then get on the bike for a little.
and yeah, in high school we did the 3 on 4 off.

 

FOOD: PBJ is better than burgers, but if your going to eat stuff stick with things that are somewhat ok. Get 2 burgers, remove the buns and just eat the meat. Dont eat the pizza cause that is just loaded with salt and carbs lol. I read salad, eat that but with a burger or ham sand. Also I think it sounds less like diet and more like your training thats causing you to feel this way. No offense but your not giving your body the tools it needs to feel and perform at its best if you dont relax it.

On training I would suggest you do legs one day, then weak muscle group the next day, then an intense cardio day that is no longer than 45 minutes and focuses less on distance more on heart and lungs. Then follow that up with a back or chest day and then do 2 active rest days, like play foot ball or hike or bike or something. And I would suggest you switch up your routines every 3 - 4 weeks. Confusing the body will give you the most results. have you ever had a week of just working your heart not your muscles?

If not then for 1 week every workout you do should keep your heart above 160, if you can do this, you will never do cardio again lol. IN MMA that is how we train for cardio. We run to break the muscle up and keep the lactic moving, but we train our hearts and lungs because you can be strong as shit but when you cant breathe you got nothing ! lol

 

I would sleep at least 8 hours a night wake up a 5:30AM take my vitamin followed by low fat yogurt, banana, PB&J, and a bottle of water every morning. Start working by 6:30 first break at 9:30 another banana and yogurt with juice or green tea (Arizona) then lunch at 12 turkey sandwich on wheat loaded with vegetables and some kind a fruit. I would get home by 4 have a small snack work out in my room then wrap up the day with a bowl of salad and when I say salad I don't mean a bowl of bacon bits and croutons lol. On weekend I would have an occasional burger

I drank tons of water, green tea, and 100% fruit juice no soda, fries, and none of my moms delicious Mexican cooking lol


Edit: BTW I treated my work day like a work out it was good cardio and it kept the foreman happy

 

yeah, i mean when im back home i eat a good diet but just hard while at school unless i spend money to buy food outside of that. but yeah i will prob do that kinda stuff, and i never eat the pizza anyways haha. i was gonna do cardio and legs today. you saying i should start with like just a cardio for today then smaller group tomorrow? or do legs today and smaller tomorrow

 

You're 5'9" <200 lbs. and you have a 33" waist and you're trying to lose more weight at the age of 18. You are wasting my time. All you have to do is breathe a little heavier and you lose a pound. But since you obviously crave the attention, a good road bike and the time to ride it were always good to me.

 

Cut your carb intake, lay off the pasta, potatoes,bread, and rice. Eat more protein, fish, chicken, steak, and pork. I went from 290 to 260 and was at about 9% body fat. I have been working out since I was 16 years old and now I am 42. I usually am at around 12-15% body fat. Just watch what you eat and drink. Be careful with powders and loose weight drinks because they can be full of caffeine Just my .02