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Originally Posted by CFD
I've been reading this thread and see a lot of useful info but also see a lot of for lack of a better word mistakes. It may seem odd but you should not be that concerned with weight loss but more so fat loss. Weight loss exspecially on very low calorie diets is more often muscle loss and water loss. The concern should be fat loss.It seems that a lot of you are "starving" yourselves. This will show fast weight loss(muscle and water) but will back fire. To properly loose weight you must eat, try to eat 5 or 6 meals a day, every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Eat your "healthy" carbs earlier in the day and taper them off as you aproach evening. Cardio should be an important component of weight loss but so is weight lifting. Building muscle mass has many benefits, faster metabolism, increased fat burning are two important to your goals. If you are lifting weights and you should be feed your muscles with a fast absorbing post workout drink, something simple, dextrose or maltidextrose with protein powder and water, consume it within 20 min. of your workout. All meals should be balanced with protein, healthy carbs and healthy fats. If you follow these simple rules fat loss will be a little slower but permanent and you will look and feel much better but what do I know.
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I agree with everything you said! Small meals/ protien all day is the way to go! Keeps your metabolism going!
cardio alone will help lose the weight but will not tone the body the way weight training will!!