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Help a 42 y/o TBer lose 38lbs.

#84
dangnewt said:
Slow but steady works, keep it up.

Some protein at breakfast is a good idea, for me, it is usually non-fat yogurt. I can usually make it to lunch without snacking.
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It generally takes about 3 hours for the average human stomach to empty (can't seem to find references - verify for yourself!), so waiting a long time between meals might not be the best thing in terms of keeping your metabolism going strong.

I like to think of it as a fire (bonfire or in a fireplace). If you supply the fire with several small loads of wood / fuel, the fire keeps burning evenly. If you dump several large logs onto the fire, the intensity of the fire decreases until the larger logs catch, and even then, since the intensity of the fire is proportional to surface area of fuel (think logs vs. branches vs. sawdust) & as it burns from the outside to the inside of a piece of fuel, it will still be lower. I think of my stomach as the same way. In order to keep everything running along at top efficiency, I try to keep my belly loaded at the same amount vs. having fewer, larger meals.

Long story short, snacking between breakfast & lunch is not necessarily a bad thing, but can help you significantly. It depends on WHAT you snack on too - a donut vs. a salad w/ tuna.

Hope this helps.

ian
 
#85
I've lost at least 20 pounds in the past 3 months on the caveman diet.

Here are the don'ts: No grains, no potatoes, no beans, no dairy, no sugar, no additives, no vegetable oils except olive oil.

Here are the do's: Meat, fruits and vegetables (preferably fresh and raw), nuts (not peanuts, they are beans).

Basically, anything you were evolved to eat, pre-agriculture, is what your body will digest well without side-effects.

This is not necessarily a low-carb diet. You can have carbs in the form of bananas and mangos.

I haven't stopped drinking beer (and I sometimes drink a lot) and the pounds are still melting off. I cheat with the occasional dark chocolate or ice cream, and I compromise with additives in beef jerky, bacon, etc. The main thing is that cutting out the grains, sugar and potatoes removes a lot of overly-convenient calories from your diet.

Also, many people are gluten intolerant and don't realize it. If you have any auto-immune problems at all, try this diet. I had eczema and it cleared up in days.
 
#86
middy said:
I've lost at least 20 pounds in the past 3 months on the caveman diet.

Here are the don'ts: No grains, no potatoes, no beans, no dairy, no sugar, no additives, no vegetable oils except olive oil.

Here are the do's: Meat, fruits and vegetables (preferably fresh and raw), nuts (not peanuts, they are beans).

Basically, anything you were evolved to eat, pre-agriculture, is what your body will digest well without side-effects.

This is not necessarily a low-carb diet. You can have carbs in the form of bananas and mangos.

I haven't stopped drinking beer (and I sometimes drink a lot) and the pounds are still melting off. I cheat with the occasional dark chocolate or ice cream, and I compromise with additives in beef jerky, bacon, etc. The main thing is that cutting out the grains, sugar and potatoes removes a lot of overly-convenient calories from your diet.

Also, many people are gluten intolerant and don't realize it. If you have any auto-immune problems at all, try this diet. I had eczema and it cleared up in days.
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why no beans? I thought that they were high in protein
 
#89
Chebass88 said:
It generally takes about 3 hours for the average human stomach to empty (can't seem to find references - verify for yourself!), so waiting a long time between meals might not be the best thing in terms of keeping your metabolism going strong.

I like to think of it as a fire (bonfire or in a fireplace). If you supply the fire with several small loads of wood / fuel, the fire keeps burning evenly. If you dump several large logs onto the fire, the intensity of the fire decreases until the larger logs catch, and even then, since the intensity of the fire is proportional to surface area of fuel (think logs vs. branches vs. sawdust) & as it burns from the outside to the inside of a piece of fuel, it will still be lower. I think of my stomach as the same way. In order to keep everything running along at top efficiency, I try to keep my belly loaded at the same amount vs. having fewer, larger meals.

Long story short, snacking between breakfast & lunch is not necessarily a bad thing, but can help you significantly. It depends on WHAT you snack on too - a donut vs. a salad w/ tuna.

Hope this helps.

ian
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You are correct. My problem was I didn't snack while at work because I knew if I did it would be with the bad stuff. But then I gorged out at lunch because I was starving. The yogurt helped me make it to lunch without bad snacking and without being too hungry.

You got me thinking - I should go with some healthy afternoon snacks as dinner time is all over the place these days.
 
#95
My target is 180. I was down to 190 last November then I started traveling lots for work and that is just a killer. That lasted until early May. Keeping busy around the house helps to stop the bordom snacking which is what kills me since I generally do not pig out at meal times.
 
#96
I've not read the whole thread so sorry if this has been covered!

I've been reading up on how to lose fat as quickly and effectively as possible.

I've seen a couple people recommending intense cardio. I've read that weight training + medium cardio (keeping heart rate at around 60-70% of your maximum rate) is more effective for losing fat.

And the diet advise that's been given seems good so just stick with it :).

There's a lot of conflicting views over the internet so you just have to read up a lot and decide what's best for you.

Good luck!
 
#98
someone said P90X several posts ago...i'm in phase three...i sort of got a little lazy (a lot lazy) and gained a little too much weight and got an eye opener at my last physical fitness assessment/bloodwork results et al - i'm active duty military and know a bit about fitness and eating correctly...i am 5'7", and 2 and a half months ago weighed just over 180 and was about to have to roll to the navy exchange uniform shop to pick up some pants with the 'fat' belt loop...for anyone navy, if you hit a 38" waist, you get to wear pants with an 8th belt loop...everyone knows what size you are at a minimum, at that point...anyway, i got P90X, and i'm down to just about 150, have more energy than i have had in years, and everyone is like, 'dude, what in the hell have you been doing?' best thing about the program is you don't have to think at all...you get a schedule in the fitness guide, and you get a nutrition plan...sure, it's easy to say 'well, you need to eat right...' ...heck, i know that...the nutrition guide you get with this thing tells you what to buy at the grocery store, what you need to eat every day, every meal, recipes, you name it...no thinking involved...dude, i'm a believer...the videos were about $120, and i had to buy some dumbells, a pull up bar, and, though i don't use the mat that often, a yoga set - i have to use the block...i'm not yet to gumby phase...man, i'm back in a size 32, and i'm still losing weight...great program...check it out...you will lose your weight and feel pretty good...
 

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