Comments on: Ready To Rethink My Goals And Get Real With Myself http://www.nocaloriesneeded.com/2008/07/02/ready-to-rethink-my-goals-and-get-real-with-myself/ Weight Loss Rocks - It Is Game Time Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:13:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris http://www.nocaloriesneeded.com/2008/07/02/ready-to-rethink-my-goals-and-get-real-with-myself/#comment-3219 Chris Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:52:17 +0000 http://www.nocaloriesneeded.com/?p=234#comment-3219 Few tips from someone who went from 250ish down to 185 in a year or so. I sit around 200 now. -Lift weights. You want to get skinny and look good? Lifting weights is the way to go: preserves muscle mass (the good looking stuff) and is super effective at elevating metabolism immediately after lifting and for the long term (muscle burns a lot of calories. build more of it). -Forget 1lbs. per week. That's weak. With a correctly dialed in diet that focuses on quality foods rather than quantity control, you can achieve your goal much faster. --to that end, I'd take a look at the abs diet. It emphasizes quality of food rather than quantity. That's a good thing. I can sum it up in a few words: eat 1g protein/lbs of bodyweight, Eat a good amount of essential fatty acids (think olive oil, fatty fish, and red meat), avoid simple carbs (I avoid all starchy carbs all together, getting most of my carb intake from fruits). -Lift weights. Oh...I said that already...it's worth repeating. Above all else: forget the scale. If you must weigh yourself, do it once/week on the same day all the time and wearing the same thing. Good luck! feel free to contact me if you want any more tips or help. -CD Few tips from someone who went from 250ish down to 185 in a year or so. I sit around 200 now.

-Lift weights. You want to get skinny and look good? Lifting weights is the way to go: preserves muscle mass (the good looking stuff) and is super effective at elevating metabolism immediately after lifting and for the long term (muscle burns a lot of calories. build more of it).
-Forget 1lbs. per week. That’s weak. With a correctly dialed in diet that focuses on quality foods rather than quantity control, you can achieve your goal much faster.
–to that end, I’d take a look at the abs diet. It emphasizes quality of food rather than quantity. That’s a good thing. I can sum it up in a few words: eat 1g protein/lbs of bodyweight, Eat a good amount of essential fatty acids (think olive oil, fatty fish, and red meat), avoid simple carbs (I avoid all starchy carbs all together, getting most of my carb intake from fruits).
-Lift weights. Oh…I said that already…it’s worth repeating.

Above all else: forget the scale. If you must weigh yourself, do it once/week on the same day all the time and wearing the same thing.

Good luck! feel free to contact me if you want any more tips or help.
-CD

]]> By: Lazy Man and Health http://www.nocaloriesneeded.com/2008/07/02/ready-to-rethink-my-goals-and-get-real-with-myself/#comment-3218 Lazy Man and Health Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:49:27 +0000 http://www.nocaloriesneeded.com/?p=234#comment-3218 I'd keep a moving average of your weight over time. It's too easy to weight an extra pound or two due to water weight and body fluctuations and have that throw you off track. I’d keep a moving average of your weight over time. It’s too easy to weight an extra pound or two due to water weight and body fluctuations and have that throw you off track.

]]> By: Pete @ quicktofit http://www.nocaloriesneeded.com/2008/07/02/ready-to-rethink-my-goals-and-get-real-with-myself/#comment-3217 Pete @ quicktofit Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:46:00 +0000 http://www.nocaloriesneeded.com/?p=234#comment-3217 I think 1 pound a week is a realistic goal. That is about what i lost last year when I was losing 40lbs. Some weeks I lost 2 or 3 so that definitely sped things up. Good luck - we'll be watching! I think 1 pound a week is a realistic goal. That is about what i lost last year when I was losing 40lbs. Some weeks I lost 2 or 3 so that definitely sped things up. Good luck - we’ll be watching!

]]> By: Susan http://www.nocaloriesneeded.com/2008/07/02/ready-to-rethink-my-goals-and-get-real-with-myself/#comment-3209 Susan Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:48:31 +0000 http://www.nocaloriesneeded.com/?p=234#comment-3209 It's hard to do, but the slow and steady is what wins in the end. (Yeah, that did sound very cliche, didn't it? But it's so true!) :) It’s hard to do, but the slow and steady is what wins in the end. (Yeah, that did sound very cliche, didn’t it? But it’s so true!) :)

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