Paul asks…
How can i lose weight effectively?
To start off, my mom is very strict.
She tells me I’m not fat, but I know I am.
So when I went on a vegetarian diet, she went crazy.
She made me eat meat, even though I didn’t want to.
Anyway, I really want to lose weight off of my belly and thighs.
How can I do that?
Running, sit-ups?
Oh, and I heard that if you sweat, you’ll lose weight.
How does that work?
Thank you so much in advance!
weight loss cardiff answers:
Go to the biggest loser site, and the trainers give you HEAPS of tips, just type ” The Biggest Loser”, on the enternet, and click on the first website…on the top, it says videos, and on the column ” Browse”…it says ” Trainer Tips”…it has tips from Shannon and Michelle, on how you can loose weight, easily, and fast!!!…I need to loose weight too, and I’vee lost 3kg, in 6 weeks…doing as they said!!
Good Luck, and i hope I helped 🙂
P.S.Just because your on a diet, it doesn’t mean you can’t eat properly…never skip meals, don’t eat fats and oils, and all the fatty stuff…drink plenty of water, and yes, sweating does help you loose weight. My sister goes to the gym, and they say that she has to wear a jumper or hoodie or something, even in summer, so try that while running with your Ipod or phone or something…because listening to music also helps..:)
Bella xx
Ruth asks…
What supplements can i use to lose weight and bulk up before spring break and summer?
Id really like to lose like 40lbs and bulk up before spring break and summer. Im doing 1.5 hours of low intensity cardio but havent started lifting yet. What kind of over the counter supplements could i buy at GNC that will help me to bulk up super quick and increase my fat loss? Ive been researching but everything is confusing…only legal suggestions please cause i dont want to try “juice”.
weight loss cardiff answers:
This may not be the answer you want, but supplements will make no more than 5% difference to your results. You’re much better off focusing on getting the basics of your lifting and FOOD right than relying on supps.
This opinion comes both from science and from long years of wasting money on supps whilst hoping they work for me.
Besides the occasional protein supplement where I can’t get food, or am using a 10g portion of it to inhibit catabolism whilst training fasted (which is something you should definitely try!) I only use creatine regularly. Over 15 years of research shows this to the only supp that consistently makes people faster, stronger and last longer. And if you can train harder, you can get more results.
But all of this is still dependant on your diet being right. Diet accounts for over 70% of your physique results, therefore it’s where you should focus 70% of your efforts to get it right.
Both I and many of my clients use Intermittent Fasting with great success when losing weight and looking more muscular. Here’s something I wrote about it on my blog:
ou could imagine that your day is split into two; a cutting (fat loss) phase, and an anabolic phase. This is in contrast to a ‘normal’ eating day where you are never fat burning as effectively as when fasting, although post training you are properly anabolic.
Splitting your day in this way has tremendous benefits, but the biggest one is the Holy Grail of dieters and bodybuilders the world over; you (almost) guarantee losing fat whilst maintaining, or even gaining, muscle. I say almost because it’s still dependant on you doing the right things with your diet.
You can read a fuller explanation of why and how Intermittent Fasting continues to work even once you get into single digit body fat figures at Martin’s site (here for stubborn fat removal, and here for leptin problem avoidance). But one of the great things about Intermittent Fasting for fat loss/weight loss is that you just don’t seem to get the same metabolic slowdown problems as you would normally do with a strict caloric restriction diet (jointly due to the effects of maintaining muscle mass and having a significant number of calories in one meal every day).
This means that with Intermittent Fasting you can continue to eat for muscle gain and fat loss even whilst you get lower and lower body fat. And you just can’t do that anything like as easily as with a normal calorie restriction + cardio setup.
To figure out how to create your diet you could start over at Lyle MacDonalds site:
bodyrecomposition.com
There’s more information there than you’ll need, and there’s a great forum also.
Hope this helps, please feel free to ask more questions you might have.
David asks…
How do i lose weight easily?
Ive got no money to go to gyms or buy healthy food, so are there any other ways of ensuring i lose weight or any tips on how to help?
weight loss cardiff answers:
Losing 10 lbs a month is a good and safe target. Any faster weight loss is likely to be temporary only and in most cases you regain it all.
Running, jogging, cycling, swimming, dancing, push ups, sit ups, squats, brisk walking and power walking all help for weight loss but dieting helps more.
One of the healthiest weight loss diets is the DASH diet.
The healthy DASH diet can help you lose weight safely and effectively, lower your cholesterol and lower your blood pressure.
It is based on an eating plan rich in fruits and vegetables, and low-fat or non-fat dairy, with whole grains. It is a high fiber, low to moderate fat diet, and is rich in potassium, calcium, and magnesium.
You can see further details in a web search for “dash diet” + “lose weight”.
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