If I don't eat extremely healthily but work-out 2+ hours each day, will I lose w!
Question:
I work out everyday for a few hours at the gym. I'm not huge or anything but I want to lose weight to look better in a bikini. I am eating healthy and home-cooked foods but sometimes (three-four times a week) I indulge in a slice of cake after dinner, or a candy bar. But just one.
Will this post-pone my weight loss?
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If weight loss is what you're looking for then here's what you need. The best combination for weight loss is calorie restriction, resistance training, and aerobic work. Let's start with calorie restriction. Over the years I have had personal training clients as well as athletes come to me wondering why they are not losing weight. They tell me they eat right, exercise right, say their prayers, eat their vitamins, etc., and they just can't seem to lose weight. Well, most of the time, once I really get to know them, I find that nutrition is the culprit. You need to know what you're eating. Most of the people I'm talking about all thought they did.
How do you change this? Well, it may sound tough, but it's not that bad. You need to keep track of what you eat for 2 days over the week, and 1 day over the weekend. Next, go to you're local book store. You can find charts, books, and computer programs that will help you analyze the foods you ate. Another suggestion would be to take your dietary recall to a nutritionist or exercise physiologist at your local college and let them find it for you.
These recalls will tell you how many calories you're getting plus where they are coming from. For example, are they coming from protein, carbohydrate, or fat. It will help you see where you stand nutritionally.
Next, you need to get on a good strength program. When a person is losing weight, the weight comes from fat, as well as muscle. That's kind of an unfortunate thing because muscle is an important thing when keeping metabolism high. There is enough research out there to safely say that when going through a phase of high intensity aerobic work and calorie restriction, strength training decreases muscle wasting. So, in short, strength-train. It's important. I wouldn't strength-train for anymore that 20 to 30 minutes. You can get what you need in a short period of time.
After the strength training, it's time to get on the bike, treadmill, stepper, track, whatever. Keep your workouts to 30 minutes and up in order to burn the calories. Train between 3 to 5 times per week. Keep your heart rate at 60 to 90% of heart rate max.
Don't look at losing weight as some mysterious monster that you can't get the reins on. Look at it as nothing more than stored energy. That's what fat is?stored energy. If you had a tank full of energy and it kept filling up higher and higher, what would you do to keep your tank from growing too large from the excess energy? Well, burn some of the energy off. That's what you need to do to lose weight. Keep the "energy in" lower than the "energy out" and abracadabra, you're losing weight.
Note: You need to change your routine every 2-3 weeks in order to get the best results.
Monday
Leg Press 2x12
Chest Press 2x12
Lat pull down 2x12
Shoulder Press 2x12
DB Curl 2x12
Tricep kickback 2x12
Aerobic Work 30 or more minutes.
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Tuesday
Aerobic work 30 or more minutes of aerobic exercise.
Wednesday
Same as Monday.
Thursday
Same as Monday, or take a day of rest.
Friday
Same as Monday.
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it shouldnt
no harm in eating those sweets a few times a week
It wont hurt it that bad. I still eat something a little to sugary or fattening, but I have lost over 80 lbs, and I'm feelinga nd looking good! Hope everything works out for ya!
Exercise will certainly help but if you have been doing it for months your aren't going to lose more. If you quit you will gain.
From what you say your diet isn't bad & your exercise program is excellent. I would think you will achieve a good weight.
you might want to eat healthy things bc that will (guaranteed) help you loose more weight than eating things with a lot of calories.
Depends if you want to loose weight or trim off. Depending on the size of your bone structure even with that much exercise you may still weigh more than you perceive is good. Howevever you need to see what is in what you eat. Most foods contain sugar and lots of it. This is weights worst enemy. Cut out sugar and use only fructose which is natural and derived from fruits. Not heaps of it though. Heavy workouts will develop muscle which will put on weight. Walking is the best and most effective way to trim off and get fit. Power walking that is not just strolling.
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