DopeBoyFresh said:
so yea im tryna drop like 15 pounds or so, anyone have good tips as far as deiting i aint tyryna turn vegan or nuthin lol but throw suggestions out there i already know exrecise is key but what about food intake wise?
It's real simple. I'm going to write this real quick, so if you have any complex questions, PM me.
As far as food, keep it simple.
Keep an eye on your carbohydrate intake, and the quality.
Stay away from fast food. Stay away from packaed frozen foods (Unless it's frozen vegetables, or frozen chicken breast, and so forth), stay away from packaged deli meats, sugared cereal for kids, all that crap.
As far as meat protein source; stick to chicken breast, fish (canned tuna, etc), and lean beef. Another great protein source are EGGS. Also 100% natural peanut butter.
As far as vegetables as a carb source, eat a lot of them. Try to stay away from carrots. Stick to cauliflower, brockoly, brussel sprouts, onions, yams, potatos, are all fine. Other carbohydrate sources are brown rice (Make a stir fry), oatmeal, and so forth.
Eat small balanced meals every 2-3 hours. You can stretch it to every 3-4 hours.
You may need to use the internet to find some healthy recipes that taste good, the bottom line is if you don't eat correctly you won't lose weight correctly, and no matter what you try, you may not lose any weight at all so what when and how much you eat is important.
Fruits, eat them in the morning. Avacados are good, oranges, apples, bananas, whatever.
Drink lots of water.
Stay away from pop or any drinks heavy in sugar. Stick to water.
Exercise, right when you wake up, go do cardio. Wake up, wash your face, warm up, grab some water, and go do cardio. Ask any fitness expert and they will tell you this, you will be more likely to burn more fat, stored fat essentially which is what you want, you may be more at risk to muscle catabolism by doing cardio first thing, rather than say, after lunch, but there are ways to prevent this. Such as SHORT sessions, and maybe a protein shake mixed with water while you are training.
Start off your first week with 30-45 min light-moderate sessions, do laps in your backyard if you have to, or up and down your stairs, if you got an old treadmill or stepper in the house, pull that out and put it in your room, every second morning do this, follow this into the second week, but start incorporating sprint sessions during the end of the second week. Sprint hardcore as fast as you can until you can't, and then rest for 5-6 minutes, and do it again. Sprinting will help raise your metabolism throughout the rest of the day, meaning you will continue to stay in a fat-burning state, and you can get away with maybe a small cheat meal.
Remember to do cardio before you eat, right when you wake up, splash water on your face, do a quick 5-10 minute warm up, get your blood flowing, then start a good 45 minute cardio session. If you REALLY need to eat, have a banana or something. After your session, try to get a protein shake in, have a solid breakfast (Not cereal and milk), try, eggs and oatmeal, shower, brush ya teeth, go to work, yada yada, go on with your day.
Don't eat late at night. Set a certain time where you stop eating, say if you go to bed at 12, have your last meal at 9 and keep the carbohydrates low. Ex. Peanut butter sandwich and a glass of water maybe a piece of fruit. You don't want to go to bed hungry, but you don't want to go to bed full either, you risk the chance of your body storing it as fat.
Summary:
Clean foods!
Eat small, balanced meals every 2-4 hours.
Lots of water intake.
Cardio in the morning. (Jog, do sprints, etc)
Light weight/resistance training in the afternoon-evening or on days you rest from cardio. (Optional)
Keep an eye on the carbohydrates.
Listen to your body.
Rest.
Peace