Myths and Queries....

binsylad

Good Day to all that read me!

I have changed my lifestyle for the better in the last month or so. I have logged my food and exercise religiously every day with this site / App.

I have a few questions and queries for all you pros out there, as I have read many books with varying info.

1/ Should you eat oats everyday ( I eat them every other day) or would every other day serve the same purpose?

2/ I usually eat 1 banana every other day, Is this going to hinder my target to lose weight / Inches?

3/ Eating your exercise cals?? I am a lump, and need to shift 100+ lbs. Should I really be eating back my exercise cals?

4/ I understand the theory, but would like to know more about this next question........In theory, if you ate 3500 cals per week below your etimated BMR, When would your body use that 1lb of excess (ie burn the fat) . If all varients were the same (ie water/ time) would you expect to weigh 1 lb less , one week later?

5/ How often do you all weigh in?

6/ How long would you expect it to take to build 1lb of Muscle mass?

7/ Ketosis. If I ate 2000 cals, but burned 3000 cals, would my body enter ketosis during the final 1000 cals? If I then ate the same the following day, would my body start the day burning energy from the cals that I ate and then again end it in ketosis??


I hope these questions keep you all on your toes.......

Regards,

Mike
AKA Binsylad/ UK

GO TEAM SOUTH

AnnaPixie

1. Yuk!! Never eat the stuff :laugh: So , don't know the answer :bigsmile:

2. Banana's are great source of energy, potassium and other stuff. Never heard of them hindering weight loss unless you eat tons of them, as they are quite high carb. 1 every other day is fine!

3. If I were you, I'd try to eat back 'some'. The reason is that BECAUSE you have a fair chunk to lose, your body will get used to the cals you're eating. Then you have to lower it again. Then again. Cos as you lose weight, you need less calories. If you start off relatively high, even if just half exercise cals, then you can go lower and not feel hungry. If you start off low, you will start to feel hungry and crave and .......... bang goes the diet. You have to look at this long term. Have a long term strategy. If you find you dont lose weight then that's a different thing. But if you eat back some exercise cals AND lose weight, why not?

4. Nah. We are all different. I've lost 1lb in a week before, and then I've lost nothing for 3 weeks and then 2lbs drops off and then another 2lbs. I dont think this is an exact science, as there are TOO many variables. Every waking day is so different if you think of what you eat how much salt, how many carbs, how you sleep, when you work, what you walk, exercise, effort, coffees you drink.....etc etc etc

5. I weigh every day. Keeps me accountable and in touch with my water weight

6. No idea, sorry. Logically, that would be easier for men than women? And also would depend on what you're lifting and eating........check out a body building site maybe?

7. No idea


That was good fun......lol....hope you get some variable answers to keep YOU on your toes....:laugh:

Regards

Anna :bigsmile:

Barelmy

Just going to take question 5; I weigh in every morning, because I could never remember to do it weekly, BUT I expect to see a range of weights over a week, and only see the average go down over time.

madijo41

If your new here the best thing to do is read this

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10665-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition. Its done by SHBoss. When you read his posts you begin to see he knows what he is talking about.

anubis609

Good Day to all that read me!

I have changed my lifestyle for the better in the last month or so. I have logged my food and exercise religiously every day with this site / App.

I have a few questions and queries for all you pros out there, as I have read many books with varying info.

1/ Should you eat oats everyday ( I eat them every other day) or would every other day serve the same purpose?

2/ I usually eat 1 banana every other day, Is this going to hinder my target to lose weight / Inches?

3/ Eating your exercise cals?? I am a lump, and need to shift 100+ lbs. Should I really be eating back my exercise cals?

4/ I understand the theory, but would like to know more about this next question........In theory, if you ate 3500 cals per week below your etimated BMR, When would your body use that 1lb of excess (ie burn the fat) . If all varients were the same (ie water/ time) would you expect to weigh 1 lb less , one week later?

5/ How often do you all weigh in?

6/ How long would you expect it to take to build 1lb of Muscle mass?

7/ Ketosis. If I ate 2000 cals, but burned 3000 cals, would my body enter ketosis during the final 1000 cals? If I then ate the same the following day, would my body start the day burning energy from the cals that I ate and then again end it in ketosis??


I hope these questions keep you all on your toes.......

Regards,

Mike
AKA Binsylad/ UK

GO TEAM SOUTH

1. I don't eat oats everyday, but I do incorporate it into my diet. Most likely the information you have read was to include a diet of fiber and whole grains, which I do eat everyday with double fiber whole wheat breads, natural fiber from vegetables and fruits like cherries and apples.

2. A banana isn't going to hurt you. It's actually good if you're exercising in order to restore potassium levels. They're a great source of energy since they are high in carbs and fructose. As long as you're not eating them and doing nothing with those extra carbs, you should be fine. Though, I'd personally eat a wider variety of fruit just so I'm not bored with just one.

3. I don't eat back all of my exercise calories. I didn't lose 125lbs in 10 months by doing so. Many people will tell you that you NEED to in order to prevent "starvation mode" and whatnot, but I do what I want to my own body because it's the choice I made. For a slower weight loss plan where your body can slowly adjust to the new weight with minimal fluctuations on the scale, then yes, it's recommended to eat your exercise calories, as long as you have a daily calorie deficit that you set for yourself. Do you absolutely HAVE to eat them back? No. The weight loss will be faster, but fluctuation increases in weight will also be about as fast because your body has to adjust much quicker, then restabilize itself.

Just know the effect on how you perceive those rebounding consequences. I knew they were going to happen without losing motivation. Just don't eat less than 1200 calories for the day. 1000 is pretty much an absolute minimum for your body to function, but continuous low calorie levels like that will affect brain and body function, plus it will minimize your metabolism to an undesirable non-energetic low.

4. That's what's expected based on simple math of 3500 calories = 1 pound. Does it always happen that way? No. Like you said, there are variants, so the theory is based on averages and ideal situations, not taking into account water retention, muscle swelling, slowing metabolisms, etc.

5. I weigh in everyday, just because I like to create the graph of a daily measurement based on what I did to affect my weight on certain days or periods of time. It can become an obsession to some people. Just don't let weight be the only factor you base weight loss on.

6. It's all dependent on how much weight you lift, for how long, and for how many repetitions you do. If you're constantly trying to max out on weight lifting, you can gain pounds of muscle mass very quickly. You will need a lot of protein to rebuild the muscle strain. For fat burning, you want to include building lean muscle mass, meaning less weight and more reps for a longer period of time.

7. It's theoretical, but in my opinion no. The ketosis would come into play if that's all the glycogen stores that you had to have been expended. That's why we have stores of energy in our bodies in order to prevent such a reaction.

I've answered these to the best of my knowledge at the moment. Hopefully that satisfies any queries you had.