Diet Fitness Questions and Answers

Thin guys!?

Just out of curiosity, I wanted to know which the thinner guys prefer: Thin girls, normal sized girls, or larger(whether curvier or just heavier) girls. I have to write an essay and this is one of the points I'd like to mention.

Answers: I like thin to normal size girls.

I'm not sure how skinny of a man that you are talking about but I'm 5'11" and 165lbs. My type is skinny, my girlfriend is 5'6" around 110 lbs, and I would consider her a skinny girl and it defiantly turns me on.

Weight Watchers?

Does anybody know what the Weight Watchers diet is based on? I tried the website but can't find info w/out giving credit card info. Not sure I want to do it so don't want to give that info yet. I know there are "points" that are allowed but from what i have heard from friends, the points consist of that seems like alot of food. I usually eat small meals and wonder if can eat that much. Have jokingly been told I couldnt do it because of that. What if I eat some of the points but not all of them? Considering all the food, if I dont eat all the "points" will it just make me gain weight? Any info is appreciated. Thanks

Answers: I am a gold member at weight watchers. I lost 48lbs in 5 months. I now weigh in when I want to in order to maintain my weight free of charge.

There are two diet plans: The points plan. The core plan.

The points plan you are allowed any foods you wish. You have a daily points allowance. You are given a number of points to use every day. This is based on, your gender, weight, height, occupation. Every food has a points value. You are best to track your food down on a weekly tracker card, this way you can keep check on what points you have used. Exercise gives you more points. So you can treat yourself a little bit more if you like, or save them for a special treat. You can carry some points over, if you don't use them all. I am not too sure how many though.

The core plan consists of:-

Lean meats, poulty, fish, vegetables, fresh fruit, skimmed milk, low fat dairy products, potatoes, pasta, brown rice, beans and pulses, non sugary cereals, sugar free beverages, tea and coffee. You are also allowed an extra 21 points over the week for foods not on the core plan. Again exercise gives you more points.

I followed the core plan only. I found this really simple. There is no weighing of any foods on this plan, you eat to you feel full, unlike the points plan.

You may be better to follow the core plan. Sometimes on the points plan I have heard that people find it hard to use all their points up, I don't think I would have been one of those people though.

I don't know how much weight you wish to lose, but I found weight watchers really motivating. The meetings were full of information. It taught me a lot about food.

I dropped 4 dress sizes. The results are absolutely amazing.

I wish you lots of good luck in whichever plan you decide to do.

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Need Help with Trying to lose weight fast?

I have an proir engagement in two months like dec 30 to jan 5th and well i just had a baby five months ago. I need to lose 30 lbs before then. I have managed my food intake,, and i workout daily like 5 or 6 times a week,, times from 15-30 minutes,, i want to get some kind of weight loss pill,, ive already decided that i just want to kno what really works best,, so dont lecture me about over the counter weight loss pills,, this is emergency,, im at 141 and its not going anywhere ive been working out for a month and only lost 5 lbs so i cant have that please help??

Answers: Congrats on the baby:)

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Exercise recommendation:

I worked out for years, hired trainers and didn't get the same results as I got from Pilates. It's the best, you lose weight , it lengthens your muscles , your posture improves, you sleep better:)

Diet:

Eliminate Sugar/Fried Foods and Diet/regular sodas
Processed foods ( junk food)
Drink lots of water
Don't skimp on carbs, I ate brown rice, whole wheat pasta and whole wheat bread
once a week I got pizza :)

I lost 30lbs doing this

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The way not to do it is starve yourself, to start with. Just exercise and eat right. I did....lost 90 LBS because of it. Starving yourself won't help at all. Drink more water, eat less before bed, and don't eat for stress are the 3 things I follow and i'm going pretty well if i don't say myself. 90 LBS isn't anything like 5-10lbs so take my advice. If you want anymore details, feel free to email me. Just please be patient for ppl seem to email me for advice on this, I will reply, don't worry! ~Adia

How to lose 5 kilo in 4 weeks! realisticly!?

i am not really fat, but have huge arms and huge legs. I know it is hard to lose inches from those spotted areas unless i do liposuction or watsoever. However, i am not a fan of those, so i'll just stick to the normal exercise and eat less regime. How am i suppose to start? I do have a stepper in my house. Any tips? I don't mind buying pills/ shakes/ meal replacements meals if they help in my weight loss. i want this weight loss to be permanent. :) thanx!!

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Fastin Diet pill?

I was wondering if anyone has taken or is taking Fastin for weight loss? A frend of mine took it and lost 60 pounds and now i am thinking of asking my doctor for a rx. I am over weight by about 45 pounds and want to lose the weight but do it safly. I am a mother of soon to be 3 ( i am 34 weeks pregnant so i won't be taking this while i am pregnant or nursing) and don't have time to go to the gym but i can diet and plan on it as soon as the baby is born. but i wanted something to help kick off the weight loss. have any of you have had any side effects or bad things happen while taking this due to the med. and if it's covered by insurance or how much it cost.

Answers: I used phen about 1.5 month and did not notice any bad side effects. It works! :)

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Should I take creatine?

Should I take creatine?
I am 15 years old 6' 150 lbs and play baseball at a competitive level. I workout every other day and have heard great things about creatine. I also heard it helps retain water in muscle which sounds good to me because I am hoping to gain mass. Has anyone experienced any side effects with proper supplementation? What brands do you recommend and in what form (powder, chewable, ect)?

Answers: hi dude, now just to clear up some of the myths about creatine... number #1 it will not make you fat.... it will just add more volume mass to your muscles and make you look more pumped but creatine does not make u fat, inactivity and bad eating makes u fat... number #2 creatine will not kill, unless you are taking in say extreamly abnormal amounts like 100 - 300 grams a day.... but the average doses of creatine is 5 - 10 grams... #3 creatine is suppose to be cycled on and off, you do not take it all the time.. you would take it 6 - 10 weeks at a time.. and then come off for atleast 4- 8 weeks.... and these days they make creatine better formulated easier to absorb, less bloating, and even creatine with nitric oxide mixes..... seriously creatine is nothing to worry about, unless you have a chronic Kidney problem, in that case you would not take any... don't worry about trying creatine,it can be great, it will give u more sudden explosive power to your baseball game, and increase your strength, its very safe, just remeber to drink 1. 5 to 2 litres of water daily... you'll be fine, as long as you never touch steroids...

No, you'll get fat when you stop (like all the guys I went to high school with who took it and quit after sports were over), and there are major risks involved, including death.

My dad and brother even took it (slim build guys) and gain fat when they quit.

How much money(min) will it take to buy food for a month (Enough to hold you up walking 30 miles a day)?

Hey, I'm planning to walk 800 miles to another state, and I want to know how much money(min) I need to save up to buy food for myself as I walk. Also, what kind of things should I be buying. I want nutritious and cheap. Taste isn't really a big factor.

Thanks in advance!

Answers: Calorie dense foods with nutritional value, like peanut butter, nuts, jerky, trail mix (with M&Ms!) etc. are your best bets because they take up little space and supply you with the fuel necessary to keep moving. Clif bars are great, but expensive.

I would say you will need $8 per day minimum, as you are likely to be able to pack your food, but will need to purchase fluids along the way, but invest in a CamelBak.

Was a bus ticket too expensive?

for an 800 mile WALK i would save up like $3,000 a minimum just incase...thats just me as im not sure if thats too low or too high

How many calories should I be eating per day?

I am female, 5'5, 160 lbs, 22 years old, large frame.

I work out 3-4 times a week, 60 mins cardio and 25-30 mins strength. I also do 50 pushups and an ab tape every day. My primary goal is to lose about 15 pounds (what my doc suggested for my frame) and then maintain it.

So far, I've gotten calorie estimates anywhere from 1000 cals to 2300 cals a day (!) How much should I REALLY be eating in order to lose weight at a healthy rate?

Answers: I'd suggest 1500-1700 cal a day. 1000 is way too low and you will actually have a hard time losing weight if you eat such a little amount of calories and 2300 is too high to eat on a regular basis. You sound like you are pretty active so it would be ok to eat 2000-2300 every once in a while but if you stay between 1500-1700 calories a day you should experience good weight loss.

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How to reduce the fat deposited on the sides of abdomen?

Answers: Curb ur carbohydrate intake and exercise...

Go for Liposuction.

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Exercise and eat right.... as said no medicine or miracle would burn your fat.

You need to follow a strict regime of food intake and exercise For example: have a morning walk and do few exercises for an hour - shift to juice instead of coffee or tea, have your breakfast by 8.30 AM . You can have a juice break between breakfast and lunch. Have a balanced lunch by 1.30 Noon.
between lunch and dinner say by 4 pm you can have a small snack - no fried or fat packed stuff. You can compliment yourself with a cup of tea. If possible try taking a walk in the evening.
Finish your dinner between 7 - 8 PM you can go for a night stroll too.
Adequate amount of sleep is also necessary to burn the fat. It has been noticed that people who sleep less put on weight.

Follow a strict timetable for food, exercise and sleep. Thois would surely help you burn fat.

Hi there !
Follow these golden rules.
1. Reduce the rice intake.
2. Have lemon tea with honey on empty stomach.
3. Do "leg rising exercise" with your body flat on the floor, daily morning. Every day do the leg rising exercises for a count of 10-15.
4. Concentrate on dietary aspects like, "stop sugar intake", bakery items etc etc.

Follow these for one month and see the results. I am sure, it will make you smile !
best wishes !

I have been receiving a lot of e-mail lately about diet. In the past, I was never concerned about what I ate. I just went to the gym, trained hard, and that was the extent of my routine. Not until recently did I realize the power diet has over the way your body looks and performs. I believe that diet is at least 75% of the fitness equation. In this article, I'm going to describe in detail what I have learned about diet during my 12-week transition period.
When to Eat and How Often
This might sound strange, but you have to eat more often to lose fat and gain muscle. During my transition period, I never ate less than 6 meals a day.
• Try to eat every 2 to 3 hours.
• Do not eat complex carbohydrates after 6:00 p.m. or four to five hours before going to bed.
• Try to eat one gram of protein per pound of lean body mass on lifting days and .8 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass on non-lifting days.
• Never eat more than 70 grams of protein in one meal.
Carbohydrates
When I think of carbohydrates, I think of energy. Carbohydrates supply our bodies with the energy it needs to make it through a workout. Without an adequate supply of carbohydrates, the body goes into carbohydrate deprivation. This is called a state of ketosis (meaning our body is using protein as energy). This is not a good state to be in for long because it will rob the body of muscle tissue in an effort to create energy. On the other hand, if too many carbohydrates are consumed, they convert into stored fat. The idea is to consume just enough carbohydrates to make it through our workouts with sufficient energy. I have broken down carbohydrates into these three categories:
• Simple carbs: These are sugars, or quick energy. They are absorbed very quickly into the body. Ex. Anything with sugar, also fruit
• Complex carbs: This is where you get long-term energy for the day. These are long chained carbohydrates that brake down slower, giving us energy over a prolonged period of time. Ex. Oatmeal, potatoes, pasta, rice, breads
• Fibrous carbs: These are things like vegetables. I think of them as roughage in order to stay regular. Make sure you include them in you later meals when you can't eat complex carbs. They are also a good source of vitamins. Ex. Leafy vegetables like lettuce.
Protein
Proteins are the building blocks of our muscles. Without a sufficient amount of protein in our diet, our muscles will not have the raw materials that they need to build up, or even hang on to what is already there.
Net protein utilization: Not all protein is created equal. Different foods are absorbed more than others. For example, egg white protein is absorbed at 88%. That means we get about 9 eggs to our muscles. On the other hand, chicken breast are absorbed at 68%, meaning we get about 7 breasts to our muscles. It is imported to eat a wide verity of protein foods though; no one protein source has all the amino acids we need.
• Whey protein (100%): the best source of whey protein is from protein supplements. It is also absorbed very fast by the body, so it is best to take this when your body needs amino acids quickly: like right after a workout or when you first get up in the morning.
• Egg whites (88%)
• Fish (78%)
• Chicken breast (78%)
• Soy protein: My one bit of advice would be to try and stay away from soy protein. It is not absorbed very well by the body.
Fats
We normally think of fats as being bad. The fact is certain fats are essential to building muscle and carrying out various functions of the body. There are 2 fat types we need to be concerned about:
• Saturated fats: these are the bad fats. Avoid these fats as much as possible. You will find these types of fats mostly in meats
• Unsaturated fats: these are the good fats. They are a good energy source and help us build muscle. You can find from plant oils. Peanuts are also a good source.
Water
Do not under estimate the importance of water! If you are looking to get lean, water will be your best friend. Drink as much as you can and as often as you can. Also, it is very important to drink lots of water when you're eating large amounts of protein to clean urea from the system.
Vitamins & minerals
As resistance training athletes, we have a greater need for vitamins & minerals. When we workout and bring blood to our muscles it is important that our blood is full of those essential vitamins & minerals if we want to grow.
Supplements
Supplements are just that, meaning they are used to supplement your diet, not replace it. Don't ever think of it that way.
Hierarchy of supplements:
I developed this hierarchy of supplements based on what I thought were the most important and also by price.
• 1. Proper diet: Without proper diet you are just wasting money on supplements. Start here! Do not think that supplements are going to do it for you alone.
• 2. Multi-vitamin & mineral: It is very important to have all your vitamins & minerals when resistance training. Most of us are lacking in some areas, make it a priority to make this your first supplement.
• 3. Protein powder: It is usually very hard to get all the protein you need from real foods. Powders make it much easier. Also, these powders are absorbed fast by the body making them ideal after workouts or before and after sleep.
• 4. Creatine: This is great for harder workouts. It also makes you muscles hang on to water, giving them a better environment to grow.
• 5. L-glutamine: This is an important amino acid in muscle recovery
• 6. Branch chained amino acid: These are great before and after workouts along with L-glutamine because it gives your muscles all the amino acids it needs to repair and grow.
• 7. ZMA: This helps you release more growth hormone while you sleep, increasing your size and strength.
• 8. Thermogenic: These really help in the fat loss process. They also help you hang on to more muscle while dieting due to the fact you can eat more.
• 9. Meal replacement: Although very expensive, meal replacements make it much more convenient to get some of your meals in. Also, you can get in more meals than if you were to eat only real foods.
"The golden hour"
Remember "The golden hour" because it will make things so much easier for you. "The golden hour" is a window of opportunity we have to get everything we have depleted in our body back in a short amount of time. Think of your muscles as a gas tank: When you workout, you use gas for energy or in this case glucose. After a workout, our muscles are in a unique state. They are able to fill back up very quickly leaving you full for the next workout. If you wait to long, your muscles don't fill back up as easily and the carbs you eat are more likely to be stored as fat. Doing this will also let you take advantage of insulin's muscle building effects from the simple carbs you have ingested. You want to ingest 50-75 grams of simple carbs right after a workout. Also, this is when you want to take your protein shake because it will absorb quickly and supply your muscles with the amino acids that they need.
Insulin
This is a very complicated subject, but all we need to know is that insulin can help us build muscle or can make us fat depending on the timing. Insulin is released by the pancreas in response to elevated blood sugar levels. We can achieve a high blood sugar level by ingesting simple carbs. Like "the golden hour" we have a window of opportunity to take advantage of the muscle building effects of the insulin without getting fat. We have about 4 or 5 hours after we workout to take advantage of insulin. If we take in too many simple carbs out of this window, we are very likely to store fat.
Cheat day
The theory behind the cheat days is you take one day every 2 weeks to eat anything you want and actually get leaner. It might sound crazy, but it worked for me. When you eat low carbs for a time for body begins to think it is not getting all the food it needs (because your not storing any fat) and begins to slow down your metabolism. When you bombard your body with food on that one day, it tricks your body into thinking it has all it needs and speeds your metabolism back up. I can tell you from experience, every day after a cheat day I felt leaner and looked better.
Ketosis
This is when your body uses protein for energy. This happens when we have too few carbs in the body or when we over train. I went into the state of ketosis for only the last week of my 12-week transition for a couple of reasons: (1) I wanted all of my muscles to shrink down so when I carbed back up, my skin would be tighter. (2) When you go into ketosis it seems to bring the water out from under the skin. Don't go into this state to loose fat. Without carbs your body can not burn fat effectively. You will loose weight rather quickly, but only because you don't have as much glycogen in the muscle. Also, you are simply loosing water. Remember that proteins are the building blocks for muscle and that means they are fair game for energy when in the state of ketosis. I would not recommend going into this state unless you are trying to get into a super ripped state for a short amount of time, like for a bodybuilding contest

Healthy weight for 23yr, 5'6 female?

OK, any other 23yr old females that are 169cm ish, thats 5'6.
What do you weigh... I know all about healthy diets and stuff, i think I weigh more than I'd like to but just wanna get an impression of what other girls my height weigh, Thanks

Also if you could say what build you are, eg slim, athletic, normal, large, etc.

Answers: i am 170cm female i weight 58kg small frame but big thighs heheh i want to lose more because of it

i don't know people always told me your weight is OK!!
its depend on the person contentment

Anywhere from 136lbs to 164lbs is healthy for someone in your age and height range.

Stay healthy! =)

Go-getters and change and slackers?

why is it I just like to sit around and watch TV and eat fastfood and drink beer?

I see so many friends out their climbing work and relationship ladder, even working out at gym and watching what they eat..

How come doing that feels like such a chore? BIGTIME!

It seems to come easy for them. I don't want to be overweight, lazy slob rest of my life what can I do? I've tried to change but end up falling.

My friend asked if I had simple schizophrenia? But said if I did I was screwed b/c checmical cocktails are horrible.

Anyone in this situation and get out of?

Answers: Without any real motivation to change you won't. You are living your current lifestyle because it works for you. There's not a problem with enjoying TV, fast food, and beer (I do all), but be careful with your choices.

How much TV do you need? Could you cut out an hour of it a day and get outside or go to the gym? 2 hours?

Is it any more rewarding to eat McDonald's, Wendy's or Taci Bell 6 times a week than 1? Does the second taco taste any better than the first? Cut down to once a week and get reasonable portions and choices.

Only drink beer during your "free night" each weekend, and watch how much, as well as which ones you drink. Choose light beers, and drink a water between each beverage. Only have calorie-expensive (dark, microbrews, etc) once a month and drink no more than 2.

Set a goal for something else, and have getting in shape be a necessary step in that process.
Run a triathalon, 10k, marathon, 50 mile bike ride, etc. by X date.

It does not always come easy, didn't for me.
You need motivation and you need a goal. Are you just having a winge here or do you really want to make some changes?
What do you want? It is all about choices and when you choose to make some changes to your life style they will happen.
I, by the way do not think you are a failure because you have tried to change! You just havenot found the right way to do it for you.
Try not to change everything. Start by picking one thing that will be easy to acheive. It can be really small, like no beer on monday or going for a walk (even a short one) every sunday morning. Knock a few little changes like these on the head and you will start to see that you can do it. Overtime all these little changes will add up and you will start to feel good about yourself.

Good luck!

Ideal weight of a 13-14 year old girl at height of 5'7-8''?

Answers: i'm 110 lbs and i'm 13 and 5'7.5

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