[Makaveli]

AlleyKat

I don't know what you're talking about when you keep mentioning net. However,
I just used a quick calculation from a google Daily Caloric Needs calculator and it said
that

"Maintenance:
1890 Calories/day
Fat Loss:
1512 Calories/day"

It asked for an age and activity level, I assumed you were 17 and exercised roughly 3 times a week
because you never mentioned it. You should be losing weight at 1500cals a day. That should yield around 1-2lbs
of fat loss a week. Keep in mind that this does fluctuate with the amount of fluids you intake. You should weigh
yourself ONCE a week, at the same time and same day every week. Should be upon waking after urinating. Ideally
you want to be completely naked when you do this to get a more accurate gauge of your actual weight.

As far as your diet is concerned:
Breakfast: Half a banana <<<--- Eat a Decent breakfast ex. Eggs + oatmeal
Lunch: Half a turkey sandwich (with tomatoes and lettuce) and fruits (strawberries, grapes, or oranges)
Snack: Half a banana <<<--- Replace with nuts or vegetables like celery.
Dinner: Typical chinese dinner (more fish and veggies now but sometimes there's an occasional not so diet friendly dish) and fruit like asian pear/oranges/strawberries <<<---This is fine as long as you're not eating the fruits late at night.

[KIM_SAYS:]

I'm not sure if this belongs here or not, but I don't think my question deserves an entire thread...

I run about 5 or 6 times a week. This past week I pushed myself a little bit harder (ran longer than I usually do and at a faster pace). This morning I noticed my left knee feeling a bit funny (for lack of a better word). It doesn't exactly hurt, but it feels I need to pop it or something and when I bend my leg all the way my knee tenses up. But I don't notice anything when I'm running.

Do I need to lay off running for a bit?

[ChaeRyeong]

Hey,

I have a question. I want to lose weight. As in, skinnier thighs, waist and face. But not to toned it. i don't know if you know what I mean T.T Do I still need to run or exercise to have it ? or just take care of my diet ?

pls reply ! I don't wanna start a new thread for this =/

[Makaveli]

I'm not sure if this belongs here or not, but I don't think my question deserves an entire thread...

I run about 5 or 6 times a week. This past week I pushed myself a little bit harder (ran longer than I usually do and at a faster pace). This morning I noticed my left knee feeling a bit funny (for lack of a better word). It doesn't exactly hurt, but it feels I need to pop it or something and when I bend my leg all the way my knee tenses up. But I don't notice anything when I'm running.

Do I need to lay off running for a bit?

Hey, if I were you I wouldn't run that much in a week. There are plenty of other cardio activities.
Biking/skipping. Biking being very low impact, i'd do more of that an less running. Also, it may
be your shoes that are doing that to your knees. There are stores like New Balance,
who get you to run on a machine and then they recommend shoes to you for the best fit.

Hey,

I have a question. I want to lose weight. As in, skinnier thighs, waist and face. But not to toned it. i don't know if you know what I mean T.T Do I still need to run or exercise to have it ? or just take care of my diet ?

pls reply ! I don't wanna start a new thread for this =/

Try adjusting your diet first, you can probably lose some weight that way without any gain.
However, if that doesn't work you will have to combine exercising. Just calculate your daily caloric
maintenance make sure you eat 200-300 under it.

[krngirl26]

random questions:
(my goal is weight loss)
is it better to exercise a lot in a few days or to spread it out over many days?
Is jogging for a long distance better than sprinting in short spurts?
also, what kind of settings are best on a treadmill? There's a bunch of incline options, should i go for those?
I have to get fit for a Spring sport soon! @___@;; I can't believe I let myself gain so much weight over the year without exercising :x

OH and last question: is jump roping effective? If so, should I just...jump? or do specific exercises..?

[RITSUKO]

Hello, yet again XD Sorry, i'm annoying.
So my last problem was after losing 9lbs, I wasn't losing anymore.
My average routine on the treadmill was 3.0-3.5mph for 30 minutes and it wasn't working anymore since my body got used to it and by the time I was done, I wasn't really tired like when I first started this routine weeks before. So, do you think i'd lose weight if I did 3.5-4.5 (fast walking, slow jogging) in 5 minute intervals for 30 minutes will help me to lose weight again? After doing that for 30 minutes today I was really tired and out of breath. Does this mean the workout was effective? Or should I just stick going at a constant speed for an hour instead of 30 minutes?

thanks! c:

[Yeong Jinyi]

Hello Jon, I was just wondering if my workout routine and diet is sufficient to lose weight and if so how long will it take to lose 47 pounds?

Workout

Monday&Wednesday: Swim for 1 hour

Tuesday&Thursday: Pilates for 1hour

Friday: Treadmill and Weight-lifting for an hour and a half

Diet

no junk food or soda

lean meat, whole grains, veggies, and fruit

[Makaveli]

Hello, yet again XD Sorry, i'm annoying.
So my last problem was after losing 9lbs, I wasn't losing anymore.
My average routine on the treadmill was 3.0-3.5mph for 30 minutes and it wasn't working anymore since my body got used to it and by the time I was done, I wasn't really tired like when I first started this routine weeks before. So, do you think i'd lose weight if I did 3.5-4.5 (fast walking, slow jogging) in 5 minute intervals for 30 minutes will help me to lose weight again? After doing that for 30 minutes today I was really tired and out of breath. Does this mean the workout was effective? Or should I just stick going at a constant speed for an hour instead of 30 minutes?

thanks! c:

That's personal preference, there isn't really one way that's better than the other. Even though people speculate,
I haven't seen enough studies to support it. So I just say, try it and see, whichever one you like better or works better,
you should just choose and stick with it.

[Yuki75]

So there is this honey and cinnamon drink thing here in this forum and I was wondering if that works or not?

[ChaeRyeong]

Try adjusting your diet first, you can probably lose some weight that way without any gain.
However, if that doesn't work you will have to combine exercising. Just calculate your daily caloric
maintenance make sure you eat 200-300 under it.

hey, thanks for replying ~

May I know how to adjust ? as in, do you mean based on nutritions or cut down on some food? or eat only half portion of it?

I need someone to guide me for this, i'm really bad in this. : )

[Makaveli]

So there is this honey and cinnamon drink thing here in this forum and I was wondering if that works or not?

Most of those drink things tell you to stop eating or severely reduce what you eat and it's not a healthy amount.
They may work but as soon as you start eating normally or decently again, the weight will all come back.

hey, thanks for replying ~

May I know how to adjust ? as in, do you mean based on nutritions or cut down on some food? or eat only half portion of it?

I need someone to guide me for this, i'm really bad in this. : )

It's not always how much you eat, often it's what you eat. Typically with healthier foods
such as Ex. Lean grilled chicken breast, you can eat much more of that than let's say Fried Chicken
and you'll still have taken in less calories. You can use http://caloriecount.about.com/
to check calories of the foods you're intaking and try to create a 200-300 calorie deficit from your
maintenance intake. If you can't change what you eat then yea try to eat a little less of it.

[lovestrawberry]

These days I realized I bloat VERY easily. I've tried drinking more water but that led to more bloating ughh.
I've reduced my carb intake as well as overall food intake.
are there any foods/work out ways to reduce bloating?

[Makaveli]

These days I realized I bloat VERY easily. I've tried drinking more water but that led to more bloating ughh.
I've reduced my carb intake as well as overall food intake.
are there any foods/work out ways to reduce bloating?

Reducing sodium intake should reduce water retention. Some other things are that it may be dairy
products you're intaking which if you're lactose intolerant can cause bloating due to blockages and etc.
Another thing could be bowel obstruction or even constipation. Which you could try to intake more fiber.
If none of these are the problem then I advise you to go see your physician.

[:0486]

im too lazy to look through this thread but heres my situation:
ive been doing tennis for 2 years and my calves look a bit big, its toned but its not exactly slim so what can i do to make it look slim?and my thighs need to go so help D:
also what are good ways to get rid of stomach fat and make it look flat?

[Makaveli]

im too lazy to look through this thread but heres my situation:
ive been doing tennis for 2 years and my calves look a bit big, its toned but its not exactly slim so what can i do to make it look slim?and my thighs need to go so help D:
also what are good ways to get rid of stomach fat and make it look flat?

First of all, you should stop being lazy. To make things look slimmer you should typically
get rid of the body fat on top of it. If you want your stomach to look more slim them lose
some fat on it. Cut down the body fat % by exercising and not eating junky foods. There's
a bit about losing weight in the last page. I'm too lazy to write it again.

[dhillman]

what do you think of products like the perfect pushup? also, is jump rope as good as running for cardio? if not, how does it differ from running?

[Makaveli]

what do you think of products like the perfect pushup? also, is jump rope as good as running for cardio? if not, how does it differ from running?

Things like perfect pushup are good for beginners. Skipping is just as good as running in terms of cardio.
Skipping requires you to use a lot more of your calves as you're constantly on your toes. Running uses
more of the quads/hams. Aside from that there aren't any differences that you need to worry about.
They are both ideal for fat burning.

[supa'Wanki]

Ok so this is what I got from bodybuilding forum. Should I add anything to the work out?

Workout A
3x5 Squat
3x5 Bench Press
1x5 Deadlift
2x5-8 dips (only add weight if you are doing >10 bodyweight dips)

Workout B
3x5 Squat
3x5 Standing military press
3x5 Pendlay Rows (or power cleans for 5x3, 5 sets of 3 reps apiece)
2x5-8 chinups ***if you do the power cleans, do 3 sets of chinups***

Fridays only (Not earlier than 3 weeks into program) -
Parallel Bar dips or incline skullcrushers - 2 x 8-12
barbell/DB/EZ-Bar curls - 2 x 8-12

Daily accessory work:
-45 degree Decline bench weighted situps, 3x5 (hold body parallel to ground for static 5 seconds each repetition on the way down, then go down slowly and come back up)
-Hyperextensions - 3x8 (hold weight across chest or small barbell across back, and don't swing past parallel) - reverse hypers are preferable, but I don't know too many gyms with a reverse hyper.

[Makaveli]

Just follow the program to the T. Don't change anything or add anything.
More doesn't always = better.

[:0486]

k thanks but stretching is a good thing to help prevent muscle-buildup is it? like before and after?