Quick way to lose 20lbs?
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Doing trail rides won't do it Dan. You need to get your heart rate up and keep it there for a good long time. Trail rides and XC rides are too sporadic. A good 20 mile road ride could do it. If you don't want to run, the best idea is a spinning class or even a trainer/rollers.
Personally, I would rather run then ride a trainer or spin at the gym.
Don't become some chick at the gym, obsessed over the numbers. They don't mean bubkus. What you need to do is increase your bodies oxygen carrying capacity. Aerobic excercise does this, anaerobic excercise does not (sprints, sporadic up down type trail ride, etc.)
You want more muscle then fat. Once you lose enough fat, you will start to gain muscle (it may seem like you never actually LOSE weight). Remember, muscle weighs more than fat does.
Personally, I would rather run then ride a trainer or spin at the gym.
Don't become some chick at the gym, obsessed over the numbers. They don't mean bubkus. What you need to do is increase your bodies oxygen carrying capacity. Aerobic excercise does this, anaerobic excercise does not (sprints, sporadic up down type trail ride, etc.)
You want more muscle then fat. Once you lose enough fat, you will start to gain muscle (it may seem like you never actually LOSE weight). Remember, muscle weighs more than fat does.
rockymt21 said:
You are going to have to average a deficit of 2000 calories a day to lose that much weight a week. I don't think that is substainable if you actually want to ride.ALEXIS_DH said:
What is the deal with everybody suggesting running? If Dan weighs 285, that just doesn't seem good on the knees to be running a lot. Plus, if you are trying to get in condition for racing, riding would be far better. Throw in a few intervals on the ride and increase the benefit.
Wumpus said:
Running sucks. YMMV.
SkaredShtles said:
Running sucks. YMMV.
YMMV. You got that right. Anything more than 15 minutes worth and I'd rather be at the dentist having root canal surgury.
I've been struggling with this weight loss thing too. Well not really struggling, just annoyed. I've tried the www.fitday.com thing and would enter in everything I ate for the day and try to estimate that my excerise level / activities as best as possible. I was always in a 1000 calorie deficit and should by every merit been either starving to death or loosing weight but I was neither. I'm sure that the problem lies in accounting for portion sizes but my wife and I tend to cook almost everything from scratch a nothing fits neatly into their preset stuff. Anyway I found it to be a pain.
I decided instead to say screw it and just eat as healthy as possible. Limited saturated fats, no transfats, and whole grain everything. I also stopped drinking sodas and cut out sugary snacks. Even if I'm not slimming down to my desired weight at least I know I'm eating pretty good. That's something.
Quit eating so much, Fatty.jdschall said:
SkaredShtles said:Quit eating so much, Fatty.
Says the bacon snob.
You should go on my patented Full Fryup diet. Works for me................jdschall said:
SkaredShtles said:You should go on my patented Full Fryup diet. Works for me................
You cruel cruel bastard.
(edit: is that whole grain toast per chance?)
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Not a chance. That's pure super-processed white bread fried crisp in bacon grease.jdschall said:
You cruel cruel bastard.
(edit: is that whole grain toast per chance?)
SkaredShtles said:You should go on my patented Full Fryup diet. Works for me................
YOu mean dieyet.
My doc tells me to keep doing whatever I'm doing, because it seems to be working.Opeth said:
Weight rapidly lost is usually just as rapidly regained. Habits take time to change.
1) Quit being in a hurry.
2) Eat reasonably.
3) Excercise.
All good things come in time.
1) Quit being in a hurry.
2) Eat reasonably.
3) Excercise.
All good things come in time.
stevew said:
Yeah, I prefer my eggs over-well.
<slingblade>Mmmmm I like french fried potaters.</slingblade>.
Well not in the same glass of course (protien shake anyone?) but I have no problem with them individually.
havent made that math, you are right.Wumpus said:
i assume a guy that big is probably eating 3000 calories a day. healthy speaking, cuting back 800, burn 700 on cardio... not quite there, but i guess a 1500 calories deficit is still a lot, dont know if too much.
i weighted 165lbs and i have been on a 800-900 daily calorie deficit, eating 1800 a day, loosing on average 1.1 kg a week.
edit. i forgot. you not only loose 100% fat. so the number of "calories per pound of weight lost" is a little bit smaller, muscle loss goes by 2500ish calories a pound (dont take my word on that, but i remember is was considerably less than fat).
Wumpus said:
The problem with riding anything but road, spinning or a trainer is that you don't sustain a high enough heartrate consistently. Even on those, you sometimes coast and don't pedal (hard as hell on rollers though).
cocaine is a helluva drug....
ALEXIS_DH said:
Can't help but notice your location (lima, peru)...
Do you chew cocoa leaves to stave off hunger pains?
Yeah, on that fitplan website it says I ate about 300 calories today. I went riding for a little bit and burned about a thousand calories so I think I might hop on the treadmill later tonight to get the rest off.ALEXIS_DH said:
Breakfest:
Rasin Bran w/ 1% milk.
Bowl of Strawberrys.
Glass of OJ
Lunch (split up into 2 diff times)
2 bananas and a bottle of water around 10:45
Bagel with creamcheese at 2:30
Now Dinner at 6:
Salad with:
Tomato's
Cucumbers
Carrots
Cheese
Croutons
Sliced Chicken
Mushrooms
And Light Italian dressing....
That sounds fairly healthy to me.... right?
I picked an 8lb booger once, but it made my head cave in.
chop off a limb. Quickest and easiest way to lose weight known to man.
Hands down........ or off. whatever the case may be.
Hands down........ or off. whatever the case may be.
they are kinda hard to get in coastal lima. mostly an andes thing.jdschall said:Can't help but notice your location (lima, peru)...
Do you chew cocoa leaves to stave off hunger pains?
i dont get much hunger pains really. in fact i´m not hungry most of the time with this diet. i eat a lot of grapes though.
burning 1000 calories biking is a lot. that like doing 20-25mph for 1 hour non stop.rockymt21 said:
there are a lot of calories in cream cheese and light italian dressing. you could replace them with something else. like lemon (vitamin c), salt and olive oil instead of dressing, or turkey breast (proteins) instead of cream cheese.
fat is like 9 cal per gram. protein is 4 cal per gram. if you are hungry, better to stock up on protein or light carbohidrates.
for fats, i take olive oil (1 tablespoon) with my salads. is not healthy to quit all fats at once. joints need them. olive oil is a good source of fat.
some extra protein wont hurt (so you dont loose too much muscle) and a bit of medium lift weight.
i dont know how much you´d need, but i´ve been taking about 110-120 grams of protein a day while loosing weight. yet i lost 30% of muscle from the 1.1kg of weekly lost weight. i had an appointment today, and i was told i should increace my protein intake by 20 grams to reduce the % of muscle loss.
Alright so I have been look at what I have been eating the last few days and its a reoccurence that I eat way more carbs and fat then i do protein. Thats no good right? I am still eating really healthy but the stuff I eat just seems to be loaded with carbs and fat....?
Im also eating about 3000 calories a day, which seems high, and only burning about 2000 calories a day.....How am I supposed to burn more then 3000 calories?
Im also eating about 3000 calories a day, which seems high, and only burning about 2000 calories a day.....How am I supposed to burn more then 3000 calories?
yes, but its kinda of physical oriented thing, sugar substitutes, especially those that are synthetic and non caloric (calories), also some people say that substitutes such as aspartame and sucralose may cause cancer... not sure, cause there are rumors saying companies pay the FDA to approve this subsitutes.manimal said:
I took a nutrition course about a year ago, here are some things that might help you, if anyone needs anything else just let me know, i got some notes about how active you are, recomended dietary allowance.
How active you are (calories needed to mantain weight):
http://www.uploading.com/?get=SWFXO45R <<Excel file
rockymt21 said:
According to the American Heart Association you should be eating around 4200 calories a day to maintain your weight.
Your calories should mostly be coming from carbs(50-60%), then protein(20-25% though weight lifter tend to go higher) and fat(<20%).AHA said:
Edit-- I found this at the calorie calculator site -- Current recommendations for a healthy diet are fat 25 - 30%, protein 10 - 15% and carbohydrate 55 - 60%.
Dietary Guidelines for Healthy American Adults
Why high protein diets made be bad for you.
4200 calories???
The average male diet is supposed to be like 2500, and 2000 for women.
The average male diet is supposed to be like 2500, and 2000 for women.
For my size the site says 3,200 ish...
Try it out and see what you get...
Anyone know how Propel Fitness Water is supposed to be? 15 calories, tastes good. Supposed to be good for you?
Try it out and see what you get...
Anyone know how Propel Fitness Water is supposed to be? 15 calories, tastes good. Supposed to be good for you?
Plain water is better for you.DH biker said:
Mine is 2200 right now, but I'm chained to a desk at the moment. When I was sprinting in college, it was 6600....DH biker said:
And ya, what SS said - drink water.
I don't think Dan is an average male*.Transcend said:
*Average male -- 5'10" @ 170 lbs.
Good point, that's still an insane amount of calories.Wumpus said:
Give birth (LOL) atleast that's what I did :devil:rockymt21 said:
D'oh...I just read the "please no smartass remarks"
Seriously...drink more water, increase your fiber intake too...fiber fills you up fast and spin!!!