Its Working!!!

[alex3431]

Finally I think My synthroid has started kicking in.

Aprox 4 weeks ago i was 292.8

I went to change my diet complete 360
Breakfast- Banana And Activa Yogurt
Snack-Varies
Lunch Whole Chicken Breast 10g of Protein/per serving
Workout- 60 Minutes of Biking ranging anywhere from 16-20 Miles
After Workout- Banana
Dinner- Tuna Peanut butter and Oats


Last weigh in 268.5

I am really stoked

What other stuff should i had .?

And note I know the portions arent really very Descriptive but Im always Full.

Thank you.

[Gill]

I'm glad its working out for you.

Now that you're hormones are beginning to correct themselves, you should stop starving yourself. You aren't eating near enough to maintain healthy weight loss and muscle preservation. As well, you're eating a lot of sugar. Try to add two more little meals to your day with more protein resources.

Once again, I'm glad things are working out.

[mitchcumstein]

Agree with gill 110%. Theres not alot of substance to that diet, just alot of sugar.

[CubanChick]

I agree here too... What else do you eat with that chicken. Drop the yogurt in the morning and add some eggs to that meal. What about veggies? Get yourself some ff cottage cheese.. less carbs and sugar. You an add whey powder to it and have it as a evening meal... not too late though.

Sugar is good but if you want to cut down your weight you need to eat more and drop the sugars.

Sorry I meant sugar TASTES GOOD, but its evil on the body, lol...

[alex3431]

see im new to all this **** man

give me a meal plan that i can kinda get an idea where to go...

Breakfast=Banana and... eggs? what?
Lunch im having just chicken breast
after work out....??? i have no idea now
dinner .... ??? tuna and oats i heard was good i have no idea

[alex3431]

and i tried out this work out routine my uncle did and he lost 60 lbs in 6 months... hmm donno if its any good tried it 2x already the past two days.

bike 22mph-24mph for 10 minutes
Bench press with 25s wide grip as many as possible ( somehting about toning up?)
then do 40 sit ups and then as many as u can do with this other ab workout that
has u laying flat on ground and then bringing knees to chest and then back down but feet dont touch the ground.. it prolly has a real simple name but i duno

it feels like it works u repeat the process 3-4 times...

he said switch up ur routine because ur body gets use to it.. but how do i know when my body gets use to it?..

ahh so many questions...

then ive read on so google.com search results to take a cheat day and have a meal of choice once a week..

but i have no clue how that would work.. seems like all hard work would go to waste

thank you for all who reply..wish i could repay u with some of my knowledge? ha

[Gill]

For your diet, eat a zone of about 40% protein/40% complex carbs/ 20% healthy fats. We need to know how tall you are to calculate your basal metabolic rate so we can suggest a daily caloric intake for you optimal fatloss.

Basically, you want to eat 4-6 reasonable meals a day to get your daily calories. This keeps your metabolism working and will ultimately train it to be active as often as possible. Get your protein from chicken, fish, occasionally some lean beef, cottage cheese, eggs, etc. Complex carbs come from whole grain/whole wheat products. Whole wheat breads, brown rices, sweet potatoes, whole grain pastas, and tortillas. Healthy fats are polyunsaturated and monounsaturated which you can get from nuts, beans, etc. Make damn sure you're eating vegetables with atleast half of your meals as a rule of thumb.

That routine is aweful and a waste of time quite honestly. I'd take some time and scan through the Routine Logs forums and read over people's workouts. You need to decide how much times per week you're willing to dedicate to pumping iron and getting fit. From there, we can decide what muscle groups you should work and when.

[alex3431]

im 5'8

and i got allt he time in the world after 3 oclock to workout run whatever
im in the for the long run hopefully to post before an after pictures in the months to come
like you say 40% pro 40% carbs 20 fat

i dont know what that is

like if you told me what to eat BREAK>SNACK>LUNC>SNACK>DINNER

i honestly dont care if i have to eat chicken everyday i love grilled chicken and tuna im getting use to it if i had approx like portions to eat like if you say 6ozchicken with 1 cup of brown rice ill eat just that
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as for routines ill go check out the logs now...

[BigMikeD]

Originally Posted by alex3431

im 5'8

and i got allt he time in the world after 3 oclock to workout run whatever
im in the for the long run hopefully to post before an after pictures in the months to come
like you say 40% pro 40% carbs 20 fat

i dont know what that is

like if you told me what to eat BREAK>SNACK>LUNC>SNACK>DINNER

i honestly dont care if i have to eat chicken everyday i love grilled chicken and tuna im getting use to it if i had approx like portions to eat like if you say 6ozchicken with 1 cup of brown rice ill eat just that
\
as for routines ill go check out the logs now...

Well thats kind of a problem home boy... you need to sit down and do a little bit of research yourself before you just come in and ask someone to do the brain work for you.

Hit up the Diet and Nutrition section for a few hours and i guarantee you that you'll be able to answer a lot of your own questions when your done.. Then, if your still confused or unsure on something a bit more specific, come back here and post it up...

I'm not trying to be a dick or anything and i apologize if im coming off that way its just that this kinda stuff tends to go along with the whole "You can give a man a fish..." philosophy

[alex3431]

yeah i looked and found some ideas ill keep posting in here as if it were a log this morning i switched up and did cardio in the morining about 30 minutes thanks for responses

[Gill]

Well said, Mike. I was just going to stop posting.

I gave you all the information you need for your diet. You don't need a roadmap for what to eat through the day. Sit down, examine your resources, and try to fill those quotas.

Post back when you have more specific questions.