Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject: Jade...got advice?
Since you are the doctor around here (If you havn't noticed I'm just using you for EVERY type of doctor. Yes I know you're a scientist and not a physician) got any advice to lose 15 lbs that doesn't suck?
I mean yes I can do a lot of DDR but that will get repetetive and I hate going to the gym (too many people) _________________
It all depends on how quickly you want to lose it, and if you want to keep it off. Sure, you could do one of those Hollywood liquid diet things for a week, lose 10-15 pounds, but it would all be water weight and you'd just put it right back on.
Each person's metabolism is unique, each person's weight loss patterns will be unique. Men tend to lose weight easier than women do.
A pound of fat equals about 3500 calories (I think). So if you reduced your calorie intake by 200 calories a day (that's like...one serving of peanuts) you'd lose a pound in about two and a half weeks. If you increase your aerobic exercise to burn 200 calories a day (that would be...about 20-30 minutes of relatively intense jogging) you'd lose a pound twice as fast.
This is all relative though, because some people's bodies are better programmed to hang on to fat than others. Some people have a bacteria in their colon that can extract calories from undigestible fiber, and thus cause weight gain.
For me personally, the best way to lose weight is to build a lot of muscle. The more lean muscle mass you have, the more energy requirements your body has to keep those muscles moving. In essence, if your normal daily calorie burn equals X, then adding muscle means your normal daily calorie burn is X+Y. Your body will use more calories to keep it moving.
So....lift weights to failure, where each major muscle group is sore the next day. Do this two or three times a week. On off days, get in some DDR or treadmill jogging or whatever. Be aware of what you're eating, maybe try to cut out a few hundred calories each day. If you do that, then I'd estimate you'd lose the weight in a month or two. Be aware that the actual number on the scale may go up, because muscle weighs more than fat...go by how your clothes fit, or measure yourself and go by inches lost.
Hope that helps. _________________ It's just four more miles. Everybody smile!
Oh, and since you hate going to the gym, just get a set of dumbells with a few different weights. I'd suggest 20 pound and maybe 30 pound, depending on your strength. You can also do crunches on one of those inflatable balls, those work really well. If you want specific exercises to do, just look up MuscleMag or Men's Health and look on their websites for examples. _________________ It's just four more miles. Everybody smile!
Well....now I'm a bit screwed. I got a cold so I have to wait. great...so I just sit around now and wait to get active. You have no idea how boring that is.
Please let's post some more people! I'm on this laptop almost always now since there is NOTHING to do here. _________________
Can it also depend on nationality? Like say, Asian vs Caucasian?
I'm not an expert on weight or whatnot, but I think (most) Asians don't gain (much) weight, partially because of diet (mainly fish, veggies, and rice) compared to Westerner's more...er, "richer" diets.
that is true, but for me, how i get rid of a cold is by not laying around in bed al day, but by running around my house hystericly and freaking my parents out.I don't know why, but that seems to work for me most of the time. _________________ ネヂ キソク, ワタクシ ワ モツテ イル イェン!!
Well, the "Asian" diet is typically rice, vegetables, fish, and soy products. Soy and fish have all been shown to help with weight loss. One recent study had participants add three fish meals a week, and the participants lost an average of 12 pounds over a few months...just from eating fish more often. However, obesity is rising in Asian countries such as China and Japan....along with the number of McDonald's.
The diet of Mediterranean countries and of Asian countries is a great, healthful diet to stick to, look at how long people live on the southern Japanese islands. That kind of eating is good for the heart, good for the arteries, good for the brain. And not only the food, it's the green tea as well...all those antioxidants preventing cellular breakdown and aging...it's wonderful stuff.
I personally feel that one of the culprits of American obesity (other than bad habits and sedentary lifestyle) is high fructose corn syrup. It's in freaking everything!!!! It's a horrible excuse for sweetener, and it's even in things like tortillas....why do tortillas need sweetener? But the corn lobby has an iron grip on the purses in Washington, so...what can you do but read labels and try not to buy products with so much corn syrup. _________________ It's just four more miles. Everybody smile!
Well....now I'm a bit screwed. I got a cold so I have to wait. great...so I just sit around now and wait to get active. You have no idea how boring that is.
Please let's post some more people! I'm on this laptop almost always now since there is NOTHING to do here.
When you first begin exercising, your immune system will be compromised and you'll be more likely to get sick. Make sure you take your vitamins and get plenty of water. After a few weeks of exercise, your immunity will catch back up though, and you'll be fine.
_________________ It's just four more miles. Everybody smile!
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