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Twice The Man · 10-16-2005, 04:06 PM

Any recommendations of places for valuable info for someone working to be fitter while obese. Mainly looking for encouragement to stay the course, I am down 30 pounds with cardio, resistence training and smart eating - but have a long road still to travel.

mmMatt · 10-16-2005, 04:26 PM

http://forums.jpfitness.com/noncgi/u.../t/000394.html

Read this threat on Adam's Diet.

I'm currently down 8lbs and I've only been doing it for two weeks. This is in conjunction with cardio and a little lifting on the side.

Cardio is great, but throw a little lifting in there. Muscle helps burn fat, so having more of it never hurts! Hang in there bud, I'm rooting for you.

Good luck and stick with it,
Matt

TrainingGirl · 10-16-2005, 05:10 PM

You've come to the right place if you are looking for encouragement. We are all here to help you. What kind of workouts have you been doing so far?

Terry Monk · 10-16-2005, 09:35 PM

I echo TG's sentiments. This is the place. We're here to help and guide you as much as you need. there are some really great experts on here. I've learned soooooo much.

BamaDave · 10-17-2005, 12:06 PM

This is a really good forum for people working their way from overweight or obese to fit. Most of the people on this forum are average folks who have made a committment to change their lives. Many of us (me included) are formerly overweight by 50 LBS. or more and/or are in the process of losing weight and getting in shape. You're in the right spot!

Lost Dog · 10-17-2005, 02:01 PM

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Originally posted by Twice The Man:
Any recommendations of places for valuable info for someone working to be fitter while obese. Mainly looking for encouragement to stay the course, I am down 30 pounds with cardio, resistence training and smart eating - but have a long road still to travel.

Great job on the 30lbs!

This is the place to find the info and encouragement from people who have been in the same same boat (I'm down about 65lbs).

Is there a particular subject that you have questions about?

booze · 10-17-2005, 10:00 PM

yeah mate, post your questions and well try to help [img]smile.gif[/img]
keep up the good work

Faol · 10-18-2005, 09:04 AM

Way to go on the 30 lbs - sometimes the hardest part of the journey is finding the path.

There's a Chinese proverb that says:

"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. "

The people at these boards know the road well...

(getting off my podium now...)

Twice The Man · 11-05-2005, 03:08 PM

Sorry it has taken me awhile to get back to the site, I am now down 45 pounds. My exercise program is with dumbbells, a resistence ball and body weight. I target one group of muscles 2 times a week, then another 2 times a week, I do a short cardio on those days and a long cardio 2 other days a week (long for me is 45 minutes in my target heart zone). Then I take a day off a week.

Marykaa · 11-06-2005, 02:39 PM

Good going Twice The Man!

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I target one group of muscles 2 times a week, then another 2 times a week, I do a short cardio on those days and a long cardio 2 other days a week

That looks somewhat like my routine. Do you do any Interval training in your cardio? Intervalles do now need to be High Intensity to be worthwhile.

butterfly · 11-06-2005, 04:28 PM

Hi.

I was searching through web to find a place, where I could find some encouragement and support to begin (and what is the most important to stay on this path - that' s my biggest problem) my long path from obese to fit and I found your forum. I have already red some threads and found interesting info - so I decided to join this community.

Marykaa · 11-06-2005, 07:00 PM

Welcome to the Forum BUTTERFLY. [img]smile.gif[/img]

It's a step in the right direction! Please do tell us anything you can about your situation and your goals.. There are alot of people here to either help or encourage those who want to be fit.

butterfly · 11-07-2005, 04:54 AM

Marykaa, thanks for reply.

I'm 26 years old and strugling with weight for all of my life. Currently I hit the bottom and I really need a change in my life, my diet and I must incorporate exercise in my daily rutine. I'm 5,4 feet tall and weight 218 lbs (in last 2 years I gained 33 lbs). Through the summer I lost 13 lbs (3 months), but then something happend in my life, I got depressed and started overeating - result in just 1.5 month +18 lbs. Now I want to get out of this vicious circle, but I don't know how. I'm all time tired, I think that I'm hungry, then overeat and final result - I'm even more tired and disappointed.

My goal is to overcome my bad eating habbits - I don't want to solve problems and depression with food anymore (this is the most important) and I want to lose 75 lbs. So, my plan. Diet I followed this summer was similar to Adam's diet and it worked well for me - but I find Adam's diet better. Because of lack of the time (I'm a student and I work 8 hours a day), so I'll workout at home (I have free weights at home) full body, 3-times per week and ride bike everyday (I'll post my diet later). What do you think?

Marykaa · 11-07-2005, 11:44 AM

I know the South beach Diet better than the Adams diet, but they have alot in common.. and the AD has a very large following here, so must be excellent. You're plan seems excellent. maybe just ease into it over a few weeks instead of shocking your system too fast. Gobbla gives me alot of advice on the SBD if I don't know an answer we can ask him, and we are here for support. we'll act as your "comfort food"

go for it!!!

and Take care [img]smile.gif[/img]

butterfly · 11-07-2005, 12:43 PM

Maykaa, thanks for support.

My nutrition plan:
1. 50 g oatmeal (cooked in water + salt + artifitial sweetener + 1 tbs cacao (with no added sugar) + protein powder + apple
2. 2 whole eggs + veggies + (feta) cheese + olive oil + vinegar
3. 200 g cod + veggies
4. peanuts (not roasted and without salt)
5. meat (chicken, turkey or beef) + saur cream or cheese + veggies

gobbla · 11-07-2005, 02:01 PM

do you do a stationary bike or street bike? how long are your bike rides?

How well do you cook? IMO one of the very best things you can do for yourself concerning diet is eating healthy foods that you enjoy eating. The second that you feel that eating is something that you don't want to do is the second that your whole diet plan goes down the tubes.

It looks like your diet is sound enough right now. It's really fantastic that you're eating so many vegi's. It can be hard to do that, especially if you're not used to it. The only (keeping in mind that this is really minor) that I'd change at first glance is moving your apple to a different point in the day and getting some sort of lean protein in at breakfast (instead of having all your calories coming from carbohydrate sources for an entire meal).

I'm a big fan of the chocolate oatmeal too!

Don't see it too often but it's nummy nummy!

butterfly · 11-07-2005, 03:06 PM

First of all, this is my plan - I'm starting tomorrow. The past two month were catastrophic.

I consider myself as a very good cook.

But when I'm on diet I like to eat every day the same meals, because when I write nutrition plan I always choose my favourite meals and when I get bored with the same food (this doesn't happen very often) I change meals.

Chocolate oatmeal is my favourite breakfast. I cook it before I go to bed and put in the refrigerator - it's even better than warm. Maybe you overlooked, but along with oatmeal I'll have protein shake. Is that ok?

When would you recomend me to eat apple? With peanuts?

I plan to weight train in the morning (20-30 minutes after I wake up), 3 times per week. What should I eat before? Protein powder + powdered carbs? But as I am women, trying to lose weight, I probably should eat less carbs than Adam recommended in his quidelines?

gobbla · 11-07-2005, 03:22 PM

2nd or 3rd meal would be better for the apple...but understand we're essentially picking the flyshit out of the pepper. It's an apple, it's ok to eat an apple [img]smile.gif[/img] . Missing the protein shake threw off the whole breakfast.

The carbs are deffinately a "limit" item. It's pretty well limited off the bat with the diet, but if you feel that you want to limit even more that's ok. Grain items are extremely calorie dense and provide very little nutricion. For that reason if you feel the need to limit carbs any more than what the diet recommends it'd be better to have a piece of fruit than a slice of bread...if it came down to cutting out one or the other.

Pre\Post workout food...when are you eating breakfast in comparison to your workout?

butterfly · 11-07-2005, 03:43 PM

Ok, I'll add apple to third meal.

I know carbs are limited - I don't have problems with this (I even like this, because I have less craving for carbs if I don't eat then at all).

I was thinking to eat breakfast after workout - because I can't workout with full stomack. I used to drink just protein shake before workout. What do you think?