Diet Help :)
Apparantly this wasn't good enough?
I looked through some of the online journals - nothing really helped me. I need to lose 20 lbs. I know I should concentrate more on my food - so I was wondering if you think I should do low carb until the weight is off and then bring back more carbs in??? Also - I am having a really big problem figuring my diet out! Can someone help. I will do whatever it takes to lose this weight!!!!!
Diet Help :)
Apparantly this wasn't good enough?
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Jodi ~
Thanks for your help - I will look it over and see if I can find foods that work. My body holds protein - I don't pass it like normal people. So I am looking for real food items instead of whey!
what do you mean your body "holds protein"![]()
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You need to decrease your caloric intake. You just need to figure ou what you maintenance_ level is.


No way this can be true. Muscles need protein. Do you have any muscle?Originally posted by wantskinny
My body holds protein - I don't pass it like normal people.
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Remember, it's not only about what foods you're taking in. It's WHEN you take them in as well. Try concentrating most of your higher carb/calorie meals earlier in the day/pre workout.
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How does this sound???
5 - 5:30 am elliptical
Meal 1: 6 am low carb cereal and egg whites
Meal 2: 9 am ff cottage cheese, 1/3 cup oats w/ nat pb
Meal 3: Noon - chicken salad w/ vinegarette dressing and 1/2 apple
1 pm - workout Mon, Wed, Frid. weights - Tues & Thurs cardio
2:30 pm - shake
Cardio for 30-45 min
6 pm - chicken salad w/ veggies
9 pm - tuna
How is that???
am i reading this correctly that you'll be doing cardio twice a day and 3 times a day on Tues and Thurs?
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Yes - morning for 25 min and lunch for 35 min.
WAYYY too much cardio!!
need more fiberous veggies and healthy fats.
you may also want to have some days where you increase carbs, those are pretty low!
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You do have a substancial amount of cardio. The more weight training you do, the more muscle you will have. And muscle helps increase your BMR (Basal metabolic rate). So, mayb replace one of your cardio sessions with weight training.
OK - below is what my weight training consists of - let me know what I should add???
Monday - Back & Biceps
Nautilus Pullover - 3x15 (I do 2 sets at 35 lbs and 1 at 40 lbs)
Reverse Grip Pulldown - 2x15 (1 set at 30 and 2nd at 40 lbs)
1 Arm Bent Dumbbell Row - 2x15 (1 set w/10 lbs and 1 w/ 15lbs)
Nautilus Curl - 2x15 (both at 20lbs)
Seated Alternate Dumbell Curl - 2x15 (1 set w/ 8 lbs and 1 w/ 10lbs)
Wednesday - Chest, triceps, shoulders
Incline Dumbbell Press - 3x15 (2 sets w/ 10lbs and 1 w/ 12lbs)
Nautilus Chest Fly - 2x15 (both at 25 lbs)
V-Bar Pushdown - 3x15 (2 sets w/ 20 and 1 at 25lbs)
Reverse grip pull-down - 2x15 (2 sets at 20lbs)
Front Dumbbell Raise - 2x15 (2 sets w/ 5lb weights)
Side Dumbbell Raise - 2x15 (2 sets w/ 5lb weights)
Friday - Legs
Leg Press - 3x15 (Standard - I don't add any weights)
Dumbbell Lunges - (holding 12lbs weights 2x16)
Leg Extension - 2x15 (both at 40 lbs)
Leg Curls - 2x15 (both at 30 lbs)
Stiff-Leg Dumbbell Deadlift - 2x15 - holding 12lb weights
Squats - holding 1 - 15lbs weight
Hip Abduction - 2x15 (both at 40 lbs)
Hip Adduction - 2x15 (both at 40 lbs)
Abs - I do on Tues, Thurs, Sat & Sunday
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