A small Idea? Gamingforce Weight Loss?

As a (once) successful weight loser - feel free to ask for advice. I unfortunately re-gained the pounds after living like an idiot for a few months and my love handles have returned. Being barred from exercising ATM due to my mono is not helping the situation at all - nor are the steroids that I'm taking that eat away at my muscle. Grr. Anyhow, ask away or wtv.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Oh I have muscles - I just feel like I lost all of the muscle that I've put on since January. Mono is ok - I luckily don't have the symptom of fatigue - I'm soooo lucky that I don't have that. Anyhow . . .

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Stealth

Sure, I'll join in.

I'm 5'9 and roughly 200lbs. I need to lose around 15 lbs by June/July, and get in good shape by August. Doesn't seem to difficult. Running for around 15-30 minutes a day, plus a 30 minute workout.

The beauty of it is, that I have pretty much all the free time in the world now to dedicate to losing this weight. So I'm not bound by time constraints during the day.

That's going to be really tough. You'll have to lose on average about 2 lbs a week - which means getting rid of 7000 calories a week. Aiming for one pound a week is a much more realistic goal. For those of you that have never done anything like this before, here is some basic info:

1 - in order to lose weight you need to use more energy than you consume. This can be done either through just eating less, exercising more or a combination of both.

2 - To lose a pound you need to burn 3500 calories. It's harder than it sounds.

3 - The easiest way to lose weight will involve a change in diet and going to the gym 3-4 times a week for about 1-1 1/2 hours.

4 - When doing cardio, you want to be in the "fat burn" zone. This is roughly 60-65% of your maximum heart rate (220 - your age). For me it's about 135 BPM - I'm 20. You want to aim for 30 minutes of cardio, three times a week. Don't forget to warm up and cool down. Also, be sure to stretch after you're done.

5 - Putting on muscle will help you lose weight - but do not expect to be able to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. It's impossible. To put on muscle you need to consume more calories than you use, while you must do the opposite to lose weight.

6 - Eat better. Cut out the candy, the chips and the fast food. I'm not saying to turn vegan, but try to eat healthier. And keep a balanced diet. Taking one multivitamin a day doesn't hurt.

7 - Want an easy way to potentially cut out a large amount of calories from your diet? Drink water. Water is calorie free - you'd be surprised how much less energy you consume if you stop drinking juice, soda, coffee, etc...

I'll post more later. I can post beginners weight training programs if anybody is interested. However, if you want expert advice there check out www.ironmagazineforums.com - it's a really great place.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Put some muscle on that frame of yours Aardark. You're rather light for your height . . .

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Will, you sound like you know quite a bit about training diets. Am I right? If so, I could use a little help making one for when I'm allowed to exercise again (I have mono, and this is week 5 of my 6 week doctor's orders ban from exercising. I can't wait until I can hit the gym again!)

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