Im currently doing well with weight loss but havent managed alot of exercise but I feel diet has been spot on now, I know in order to be fit exercise will have to come into it at some point but at the moment I dont have the time with work and family life. The question I do have is will it be possible for me to get from 300lbs to 200lbs with not much exercise. diet consists of.
Morning- Diet protein shake with skimmed milk.
Lunch- chicken on whole wheat bread with extra extra light mayo.
Dinner- poached egg and pork chop or grilled steak and mushrooms.
If i snack its always fruit.
Just to add im not a hugely fat 300lbs I do have alot of muscle mass through being a prop forward at rugby and i played at a very high level but had to quit through injury which has caused me to put on quite a bit of fat.
lose 100lbs without much exercise.
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Re: lose 100lbs without much exercise.
I think you could add more protein to the snacks, because calories wise you might be low. Anything like chicken, Turkey, Ham etc, will do.
Other than that. it seems fine.
Diet will work well if it's good enough, so make some tweaks and see how it goes for now, then reasses in around 6-8 weeks time. Eventually though, exercise will play a part, because good physical condition comes from a musculoskeletal context, not just a nutritional one, but diet would certainly be the main focus for now, because for weight loss, it should be more of a prime factor than exercise, because exercising with a poor diet, is worse than proper eating with little to no exercise.
Other than that. it seems fine.
Diet will work well if it's good enough, so make some tweaks and see how it goes for now, then reasses in around 6-8 weeks time. Eventually though, exercise will play a part, because good physical condition comes from a musculoskeletal context, not just a nutritional one, but diet would certainly be the main focus for now, because for weight loss, it should be more of a prime factor than exercise, because exercising with a poor diet, is worse than proper eating with little to no exercise.
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That must be the first time ive been told im not eating enough haha thanks thats great. plan is to lose a good bit fat then build myself up from a clean slate and im currently down 1.5 stone in under 2 weeks some might say thats too much but too be honest im certainly not starving myself and im never hungry and energy levels are the highest since rugby days so with a few tweaks hopefully ill get myself sorted.
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It's so cool that you're a rugby player!!
Like everyone else said, it's not much food, but if it's working for you and you like it, keep it up. I wanted to recommend snacking on green vegetables instead of fruit, since fruit is pretty high sugar and high carb, and there are no vegetables besides mushrooms on your menu. I love mushrooms with steak, but if you can eat veggies and dip, or if you like salads with fruit and nuts thrown in and some balsamic vinegarette - do it.
I also want to hear all about rugby training, and your injury, when you have time. Best of luck!
Like everyone else said, it's not much food, but if it's working for you and you like it, keep it up. I wanted to recommend snacking on green vegetables instead of fruit, since fruit is pretty high sugar and high carb, and there are no vegetables besides mushrooms on your menu. I love mushrooms with steak, but if you can eat veggies and dip, or if you like salads with fruit and nuts thrown in and some balsamic vinegarette - do it.
I also want to hear all about rugby training, and your injury, when you have time. Best of luck!
Re: lose 100lbs without much exercise.
Yeah your right im going to focus on more veg and find something I like. With rugby I was playing for Edinburgh at the time and was told to put on around 3 stone because coach seen lack in weight as a disadvantage as 15stone for a prop forward is light weight, I was given a strict meal plan and weight training regime and was putting on good weight and also muscle. We had a big game against Glasgow which I dont know if you know but there is only around 40 miles seperating the cities and with Scotland being a very small country there is an intense rivalry between us in every sport. It was an intense match and was getting heated as we where beating them on there own patch. I had the ball passed to me as I went into contact I planted left foot to take the hit the scrum half came in from the side nailed knee and it buckled I can remember the pain being really bad and when the physio came on everything seemed to be ok and I played on. In the weeks after the match I found running for any length of time would cause knee to swell and be extremely painful and now even walking any distance causes pain. I continued with what I was eating but found because I was not doing the right amount of exercise weight went sky high Im quite stubborn and never got round to seeing doctor as I believe the weight ive put on doesnt help matters but now it is affecting me at work so hopefully weight loss will help it as if I was to go see someone about it im sure they will say lose weight haha Ive currently lost 18lbs and find that cycling doesnt affect knee but with work and family I dont get out as much as I would like.
Re: lose 100lbs without much exercise.
Try this with your diet. Take 10g Carbs from each meal and add the same calories back in te form of Fat. The body will create an energy deficeit that should be fulfilled by the fat, helping you to trim down a bit, but with luck you shouldn't lose muscle, which you might, if you just did a straight up calorie reduction.
Also You might want to consider Coconut Oil. Coconut Oil contains things like Medium Chain Triglycerides, namely Lauric Acid, Capryllic Acid and Caproic Acid and as a result, they don't store like normal saturates do, they are converted to energy in the Liver.
Lauric is one of the fats in Butter, but Coconut Oil would be better for more MCT's probably and certainly a lot less conventional saturates and in terms of smoke point, Coconut Oil comes out favourably, compared to Butter when cooked.
Also You might want to consider Coconut Oil. Coconut Oil contains things like Medium Chain Triglycerides, namely Lauric Acid, Capryllic Acid and Caproic Acid and as a result, they don't store like normal saturates do, they are converted to energy in the Liver.
Lauric is one of the fats in Butter, but Coconut Oil would be better for more MCT's probably and certainly a lot less conventional saturates and in terms of smoke point, Coconut Oil comes out favourably, compared to Butter when cooked.
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Oh man, that's awful! I am familiar with rugby in the UK and I love to watch, even though I don't know that much about it. husband's family lives in Northumberland, so sometimes we fly in and drive from Glasgow - I've never been to Edinburgh though.foxy16 wrote:I had the ball passed to me as I went into contact I planted left foot to take the hit the scrum half came in from the side nailed knee and it buckled I can remember the pain being really bad and when the physio came on everything seemed to be ok and I played on. In the weeks after the match I found running for any length of time would cause knee to swell and be extremely painful and now even walking any distance causes pain. I continued with what I was eating but found because I was not doing the right amount of exercise weight went sky high Im quite stubborn and never got round to seeing doctor as I believe the weight ive put on doesnt help matters but now it is affecting me at work so hopefully weight loss will help
Getting into something rehabilitative will probably help. I know you said you're in physio, but do you know how to swim? Swimming could be so helpful for gaining muscle, shedding fat, and doing cardio and strength at the same time, and it won't put anything like the same amount of pressure on your knee as dry-land training. You should also take Boss' advice about adding fat to your meals - eating low fat, high sugar/calorie diet is dangerous, having fat with every meal you eat is really good for weight loss and absorbing the nutrients from your food. You could also try a fish oil pill - they help with inflammation with no negative side effects, and they're not pricey.
Re: lose 100lbs without much exercise.
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Re: lose 100lbs without much exercise.
What would be the best way to deal with plateau should I just truck on through without changing anything or may tweak one or two things.
Re: lose 100lbs without much exercise.
Assess and go from there.
Options.
1. Don't change anything and push on through, because you might get over it.
2. Change diet in some way.
3. Change training in some way
4. Buy a supplement or two
I listed those in order of preference. Diet would be the main factor to look at, if persisiting with what you're doing won't get you over the hump. I say this as many people change the training to no avail and then do it again, only to find dietry changes do the trick, but if you change both diet and training, you might get a positive result, but then how would you know if just one or both worked? If one works then the other change isn't necessary and actually you might change one thing in a way that would help, but then change the other too and do something counterproductive to the first thing, potentially causing retention of the plateau and confusion, plus the mistaken belief neither changes worked, when infact one would have if the other hadn't happened, if that makes sense.
So if needs be, change your diet in someway so you isolate the change and if that still doesn't work, look at some sort of change to training.
Only consider the supplemental thing as a last resort; that comment is relating to sports supplements of course. If at any time you got the urge to have Vit C or Fish Oil as examples, or basically supplements associated with general public use, as opposed to associated with sporting activities, like Creatine for example, then of course do that if you wish, allowing for the appropriate research first.
Options.
1. Don't change anything and push on through, because you might get over it.
2. Change diet in some way.
3. Change training in some way
4. Buy a supplement or two
I listed those in order of preference. Diet would be the main factor to look at, if persisiting with what you're doing won't get you over the hump. I say this as many people change the training to no avail and then do it again, only to find dietry changes do the trick, but if you change both diet and training, you might get a positive result, but then how would you know if just one or both worked? If one works then the other change isn't necessary and actually you might change one thing in a way that would help, but then change the other too and do something counterproductive to the first thing, potentially causing retention of the plateau and confusion, plus the mistaken belief neither changes worked, when infact one would have if the other hadn't happened, if that makes sense.
So if needs be, change your diet in someway so you isolate the change and if that still doesn't work, look at some sort of change to training.
Only consider the supplemental thing as a last resort; that comment is relating to sports supplements of course. If at any time you got the urge to have Vit C or Fish Oil as examples, or basically supplements associated with general public use, as opposed to associated with sporting activities, like Creatine for example, then of course do that if you wish, allowing for the appropriate research first.
Re: lose 100lbs without much exercise.
Like Boss says, you can change nothing and see how it goes, or change one thing at a time so that you only have one variable to deal with at a time - this will take the guesswork out of it.foxy16 wrote:What would be the best way to deal with plateau should I just truck on through without changing anything or may tweak one or two things.
Diet variable:
You could try adding 1-2 more meals to your day, even if it's another one of your protein shakes with milk. Maybe one between breakfast and lunch, and one before bed.
Training variable:
You could mix up your training - is your physio or a coach involved in programming workouts for you, or are you training on your own?
A diet pill is not a longterm solution. I would advise against this.auto28 wrote:this sounds like a more likly option
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