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Posted by: burndoff

hello all,

well im new to the site but from what ive seen of it i like it.. so i guess i'll jump in and introduce myself and ask ya'll pros for some help.. ok im 20 years old 275 lbs 6'0" and i go to the gym 6 days a week at night after i work 7am to 7pm.. mon & fri arms chest and back (45 min to 1hr)with 20 min of hard eliptical work to finish up... wed & sun legs ( 30 to 45 min)with the same eliptical work.. tues & thur 30 to 45 min on tredmill at a steady fast walk.. now here is what i eat everyday with the exception of saturday night i eat out..i drink atleast a gallon of water per day and one diet soda in the morning.

6:30am- 2 eggs and a tortilla
10am- peanut butter crackers (6pack)
12pm- chicken breast and tortilla
3pm- lean ground beef and bean burrito
7:30pm- protein shake

i have lost 30 lbs in 2 months on this diet but i am always hungry and concerned im not eating enough to lose more weight or if im eating plenty and just dont know enogh to not know i already know..

thanks in advance and let me know if i need to tell more info .. THANKS !!!

Posted by: Emma-Leigh

Congratulations on the weight loss!

30 pounds is great! But to lose that much in 2 months is a little fast!

Although the heavier you are, the faster you can lose, you may want to slow it down a bit...

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Originally Posted by burndoff

mon & fri arms chest and back (45 min to 1hr) with 20 min of hard eliptical work to finish up... wed & sun legs ( 30 to 45 min)with the same eliptical work.. tues & thur 30 to 45 min on tredmill at a steady fast walk.. now here is what i eat everyday with the exception of saturday night i eat out..i drink atleast a gallon of water per day and one diet soda in the morning.

This looks great.

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6:30am- 2 eggs and a tortilla
10am- peanut butter crackers (6pack)
12pm- chicken breast and tortilla
3pm- lean ground beef and bean burrito
7:30pm- protein shake

Ok - My main concern is that you are not eating any fruit or vegetables!! Your diet needs to be about more than just 'weight loss' - it needs to be about your health too.

So you have to think about vitamins, minerals and fibre too...

Which means you want to add some vegetables/salad to your burrito and tortillas... And add some fruit to 2-3 meals too (eg: an apple or some berries).

You may want to add in some more healthy fats - eg: add some avocado at your 12pm meal and 3pm meal....

The only other big things are that you should probably increase your protein serve in breaky (2 eggs is not very much - what about 2 eggs and some whites?) and then add some complete protein to meal 2 as well (what about some cottage cheese mixed with the PB??)...

Lastly - you need to think about correct pre and post workout nutrition for your weights training sessions. So if that 7.30pm meal is pre workout, you should think about adding some carbs to the shake and then following your workout with another protein shake with some carbs (eg: skim milk and a banana).

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i am always hungry and concerned im not eating enough to lose more weight or if im eating plenty and just dont know enogh to not know i already know..

LOL - if you are dieting then you are probably going to be hungry.

It is hard to say if you are eating enough (you don't really go into portion sizes)... But the fact that you are losing weight so rapidly probably means your calories are pretty low - so you might want to slowly increase them so you lose at about 2 pounds a week.

However - just so you know - it is a lie to say that 'you will not lose weight if you do not eat enough'... If you are eating less than you need, you will still continue to lose weight (did you ever see a fat victim of famine??)... But you will do yourself some metabolic damage as a result... and it is not healthy for you in the least.... And it will also impact negatively on your workouts...

So you are better off preventing these nasty concequences and eating sensibly... The weight will come off slower - but the results will be better.

Posted by: burndoff

thanks a million for the advice ,im kinda suprised i actually got a response that really seems helpful rather than a smart remark.. ill give it a shot and see how it goes.. thanks again !!!

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