NEW YEARS RESOLUTION WEIGHT LOSS THREAD 2012

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by habunow1

Not wanting to piss anyone off but strong abs and lower back help with running but sprint is legs and cardio exercise. The only way to get a flat stomach is to strengthen upper/lower abs, obliques and most important reduce your body fat to a % to a point which would allow them to start to show.

Here is an article on bodybulding.com on how they work your legs and abs!


http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/spri...ulpts_body.htm


This helps me along with lots of other cardio and weight training supersets I do!

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by mikeb27

Thanks. You guys are definitely good motivation. My brother tried to get me to do 2 workouts a day with him (cardio in the morning and lifting at night), but it's been hard enough to get one workout a day in. Of course it's easier for him, he works at the gym and is able to workout while he is working (if he has no clients).

As CFD has said once a day is plenty for you right now and slowly building to twice a day would be the way to go!

Originally Posted by Jay00f4

My wife and I started a routine from bodybuilding.com and created our bodyspace accounts. We are looking forward to the transformation.

Oh thats great, please share your progress with us!

Originally Posted by Dznts

bodybuilding.com is a great site.. good luck with your routine

Originally Posted by CFD

You yourself just stated how sprints will help flatten your abs, cardio. As stated before sprints are considered a form of HIIT when done as Bonnie has said, HIIT is a form of cardio and a whole body workout not just legs. Burning cals along with proper diet is what will lower body fat percentages to reveal abs. Also sprints although a whole body exercise does target your legs which are also the biggest muscles in your body, it takes more cals to sustain muscle than fat so in turn also burns more cals.Working abs in themselves, which are small muscles does very little to reveal them. You can have outragesly strong abs and never see them without low enough bgody fat percentages. I don't think anyone implied that sprints is the only or best way but it is an effective way along with various other tactics.

I do so many different workouts all the time its like what p90x promotes, muscle comfusion has alot to do with it along with clean eating , but I learned from last contest prep how affective sprints were, they really worked great for me....

[bandier]

OK I'm in.... I am working at losing 20 lbs. I brought the 'ol Lifecycle in from the garage. I gotta get motivated to jump on it now.

[CFD]

Originally Posted by Bonnie

As CFD has said once a day is plenty for you right now and slowly building to twice a day would be the way to go!

Oh thats great, please share your progress with us!



I do so many different workouts all the time its like what p90x promotes, muscle comfusion has alot to do with it along with clean eating , but I learned from last contest prep how affective sprints were, they really worked great for me....

Like they say, variety is the spice of life. If you do the same exercises all the time your body adapts and the exercises loose there effectivness and eventually you will plateu. Just as if you use the same weight all the time. Progressive resistince, always do a little more weight or another rep, that's how you progress. Doing various exercises is also very important. Slight changes can sometimes produce great results, for example you can do curls all day lond and not see a lot of growth in your biceps, or you could do curls with a narrow grip or wider grip or use an ez curl bar and attack the biceps from different angle which will in turn promote more muscle growth.

[CFD]

Originally Posted by bandier

OK I'm in.... I am working at losing 20 lbs. I brought the 'ol Lifecycle in from the garage. I gotta get motivated to jump on it now.

Getting it to where you can use it is a good start, just don't hang laundry on it, that won't help. lol Why don't you hop on and see if it still works

[Bonnie]

For those of you who love peanut butter but stay away from it because it so high in fat you need to try PB2, they have it reg. and chocolate flavor, its really good, its a powder you mix with a little water, and its creamy texture just like reg. peanut butter! I already ordered it and its really good!!! This makes me really happy!

http://store.bellplantation.com/Chocolate-PB2-s/1.htm


Nutrition info,
PB2: Powdered Peanut Butter
Ingredients: Roasted peanuts, sugar and salt.
Serving size: 2 Tablespoons (12 grams)
Servings per container: 15
Amount per 2 Tablespoon serving (when mixed with water):
Calories: 45
Calories from fat: 13


Total fat 1.5 g 3%
Saturated fat 0 g 0%
Trans fat < 0.01 g
Cholesterol < 0.01 mg 0%
Sodium 94 mg 4%
Total carbohydrate 5 g 2%
Dietary fiber 2 g 8%
Sugars 1 g
Protein 5 g
Vitamin A < 1%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium <1%
Iron 0%

[CFD]

Originally Posted by Bonnie

For those of you who love peanut butter but stay away from it because it so high in fat you need to try PB2, they have it reg. and chocolate flavor, its really good, its a powder you mix with a little water, and its creamy texture just like reg. peanut butter! I already ordered it and its really good!!! This makes me really happy!

http://store.bellplantation.com/Chocolate-PB2-s/1.htm


Nutrition info,
PB2: Powdered Peanut Butter
Ingredients: Roasted peanuts, sugar and salt.
Serving size: 2 Tablespoons (12 grams)
Servings per container: 15
Amount per 2 Tablespoon serving (when mixed with water):
Calories: 45
Calories from fat: 13


Total fat 1.5 g 3%
Saturated fat 0 g 0%
Trans fat < 0.01 g
Cholesterol < 0.01 mg 0%
Sodium 94 mg 4%
Total carbohydrate 5 g 2%
Dietary fiber 2 g 8%
Sugars 1 g
Protein 5 g
Vitamin A < 1%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium <1%
Iron 0%

What's next, powdered steak lol. I actually do eat peanut butter daily but I eat it FOR the fat content. When I have a craving(yes it happens to me) I enjoy a P&J sandwich but a healthy one. You say how can a peanut butter and jelly sandwich be healthy, here's how

1 tbs Teddies natural peanut butter, unsalted 80 cals 8g fat 7g protein 7 carbs
1 tbs smuckers sugar free jam 30 cals 0 fat 0 carbs 0 protein
1 joseph's flax oat bran and whole wheat pita bread 60 cals 8g carbs 6 g protein 2 g fat

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by CFD

What's next, powdered steak lol. I actually do eat peanut butter daily but I eat it FOR the fat content. When I have a craving(yes it happens to me) I enjoy a P&J sandwich but a healthy one. You say how can a peanut butter and jelly sandwich be healthy, here's how

1 tbs Teddies natural peanut butter, unsalted 80 cals 8g fat 7g protein 7 carbs
1 tbs smuckers sugar free jam 30 cals 0 fat 0 carbs 0 protein
1 joseph's flax oat bran and whole wheat pita bread 60 cals 8g carbs 6 g protein 2 g fat

LOL.....I know it seems a little ridiculous and extreme but I'm not supposed to eat it on my plan... but I can cheat with this guilt free! and I like it at night because peanut butter is slow digestion and makes me feel full!! I have tried the suger free smuckers and they are pretty good!

BTW, I really hate the natural peanut butters with the oil at the top of the jar you have to mix!

[CFD]

Originally Posted by Bonnie

LOL.....I know it seems a little ridiculous and extreme but I'm not supposed to eat it on my plan... but I can cheat with this guilt free! and I like it at night because peanut butter is slow digestion and makes me feel full!! I have tried the suger free smuckers and they are pretty good!

BTW, I really hate the natural peanut butters with the oil at the top of the jar you have to mix!

The reason regular peanut butter doesn't seperate is because they contain hydrogenated oils, one of man's worst creations for your body. The thing to do with natural peanut butter is after you mix it up refrigerate it and it stays firm like regular peanut butter.

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by CFD

The reason regular peanut butter doesn't seperate is because they contain hydrogenated oils, one of man's worst creations for your body. The thing to do with natural peanut butter is after you mix it up refrigerate it and it stays firm like regular peanut butter.

I'll just stick with my powdered steak...I mean peanut butter!

[myold88]

I was watching the Today Show on NBC this morning and two gals (sorry), were discussing dieting. One suggestion that they had was to write down everything you eat in the course of the day. I have been doing this since monday and estimating my total daily calories. This is working for me as I just hate putting anything down.
Sorry if this has been posted here before but I don't think I've seen it suggested.

[CFD]

Originally Posted by myold88

I was watching the Today Show on NBC this morning and two gals (sorry), were discussing dieting. One suggestion that they had was to write down everything you eat in the course of the day. I have been doing this since monday and estimating my total daily calories. This is working for me as I just hate putting anything down.
Sorry if this has been posted here before but I don't think I've seen it suggested.

I'm not sure if it has been posted here but it was in last years thread. Most people have no idea how many calories they actually consume in a day and it is usualy 3-4 times what they should be.Logging what you eat is a good way to keep yourself accountable and is a needed tool for people starting out, when looking at a food journal you can make adjustments to taylor your diet to what is needed. It's just like drag racing, if you don't keep data on changes you make you have no idea what has worked and what hasn't you find yourself bouncing back and forth and making changes that are useless. The other thing many practice is planning your meals ahead this way rather than see what you have been eating and saying" oh I ate to much" you know what you are eating. It's still a good idea for people to write it down so you can look back over the long run and make adjustments.

[CFD]

Another thing is if you write everything down that you eat AND drink you can post it here and some of us can take a look at it and make suggestions on how to improve. That's why this thread was started, to keep everyone motivated and share info and strategies to help everyone reach their goals.

[myold88]

Originally Posted by CFD

Another thing is if you write everything down that you eat AND drink you can post it here and some of us can take a look at it and make suggestions on how to improve. That's why this thread was started, to keep everyone motivated and share info and strategies to help everyone reach their goals.

Here's an example of this weeks daily food list. The only thing not listed is water and 1-2 cups of coffee a day with no fat milk:
Tuesday 1/3:
cheerios w/banana w/no fat milk & 1 teaspoon sugar.
1 orange, few grapes.
1 can sardenes w/low fat crackers.
1 apple.
1 hard boiled egg.
small chicken patty sandwich w/whole wheat bread.
All this is/was spread out over the course of the day.

Thurs 1/5 (today so far):
shredded wheat & banana w/no fat milk & 1 teaspoon sugar.
2 oranges, few grapes.
1 egg.
1 can tuna w/crackers for lunch.