Excellant advice ray.
Ill mention a few things:
I have never ever previously ate breakfast. I do not feel hungry in the morning and the thought of
food makes me feel sick. But recently I have been eating porridge (4 days) and im in the habit of
waking up and feeling the need for it! so thats good. I have noticed that it does indeed keep me
fuller. Previously at lunchtime i was soooo hungry and id overeat and feel bad, now i dont need a
big lunch. It also stops me impulse eating or buyign that sausage roll as a snack.
I already have some protein whey powder incidently, which I will start taking again as soon as i've
found out what workout methods I will be using in order to tone up.
The way I see it is this: Im not fat, but im the higher end of normal weight for my height. I want
to trim down a bit (ill probably stop before i reach 140 pounds if i think im looking too thin),
then I will start toning up with weights.
To trim down, as well as eating well, I will go running 2 miles 3 times a week. This should
sort it out.
In relation to the bodyfat question: Not as yet, I happened to see some scales that measure weight
and bodyfat in a shop yesterday for £30. Made by 'sharper image'. They looked quite good. Im aware
of the benefit, you can see that you have indeed put weight ON but your body fat has gone down, thus
meaning you have lost weight and gained muscle. Correct? im learning :-)
"ray miller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Worried21 said:As usual, if I eat properly and not loads of rubbish (crisps, chocolate etc) the weight just
falls off me.
Quoted message said:I dont want to lose too much too soon since i had a big issue with loose skin last time, and
thats pretty much cleared up. Its my pot belly that I need to lose. Doing situps and eating well
as i said, just dont want to
lose
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:too much too soon out of fear of lose skin instead of a lean tight
stomach,
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:which is my dream!
1-2 pounds is the standard response. But maybe you should try to limit it a bit more than that.
Look at 1lb a week maximum.
Also you should try eating as much protein as possible. One way I increased protein intake without
increasing fat is to buy some of the whey protein powder. Sprincle a measure on your porridge in
the morning, or sprinkle it into a milk shake (having a good breakfast is a great idea by the
way). It''ll help keep you full longer and help retain, and maybe gain some muscle if you are
doing some weights.
Take a look at halls.mdbody.htmOpen ↗ This shows that 140-184 is the 'normal'
range for a guy of your size/weight. So you target of 140 is a bit on the low side.
Take a look at exrx.netCalRequire.htmlOpen ↗ It'll give you an idea of how many
calories a day you need to maintain. 500 less than that = 1lb a week lost, 1000 less = 2lbs a
week. And www.fitday.com will help you track the calories accurately.
Have you been able to measure your bodyfat %?
Good luck.
Ray
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