Please help!!

Honestly, nonstopper is right. You can look at it any way you want, but refined sugars and fatty foods are always going to make you lose less weight and not gain as much muscle. Refined sugars also break down cells in your skin, causing you to wrinkle faster.

I know it sucks to learn all of this at first, but listen to the foodies and the workout pros. When you get to a certain weight and can't lose any more, they say to even cut out yogurts and some fruits (like really ripe bananas) because they are full of sugars.

Just eat a well balanced diet with lots of protein and you'll be okay.

I can HIGHLY suggest that you add in heavy weight training into your goals. Building a little bit of muscle will help boost metabolism and will keep you from losing the muscle you already have as you may dip into catabolic states instead of anabolic during days where you may not have had as much protein/calories/(good) fats/carb ratio to sustain.

I've seen quite a few posts/success stories from those who have mostly disregarded cardio, as it wasn't working for them, and jumped into weight training. You probably shouldn't TOTALLY disregard cardio, but limit it to 1-2 days a week @ 30 minute interval training w/variations of sprints.



With the discussion of good/bad calories in your system, it comes down to controlling insulin levels. Moderating your simple carb intake from processed foods will curb hunger pangs and insulin spikes. Insulin regulation is by far how weight is lost during a diet/deficit of calories (sans all other details included). You can definitely have the occasional treat, but just be forwarned that early in your diet, the amount of insulin produced to deal with sugary substances is going to make you pretty hungry & craving chips or soda to counter balance the amount of the little buggers you produced.

You may try limiting your carb intake, but not to the point of Adkins. If you have any issues with blood sugar, insulin, or thyroid issues, check with your Dr first before hitting a fad diet or going through calorie deficiencies for an extended time.

Honestly, nonstopper is right. You can look at it any way you want, but refined sugars and fatty foods are always going to make you lose less weight and not gain as much muscle. Refined sugars also break down cells in your skin, causing you to wrinkle faster.

I know it sucks to learn all of this at first, but listen to the foodies and the workout pros. When you get to a certain weight and can't lose any more, they say to even cut out yogurts and some fruits (like really ripe bananas) because they are full of sugars.

Just eat a well balanced diet with lots of protein and you'll be okay.

Funny, the foodie and workout pro's I like to listen to don't seem to agree, as they eat anything they like as long as it guy's their macros.

You got a link to that " sugar gives you wrinkles" claim?

Do you have a link to your "PROs"? that eat candy and drink soda w/ ice cream?

When is comes to a sweet, YEAH its ok to have one. ONEce a month maybe but if your someone serious who really wants results and is motivatied, i do not recommend IT n your weekly food dairy:glasses:

Honestly, nonstopper is right. You can look at it any way you want, but refined sugars and fatty foods are always going to make you lose less weight and not gain as much muscle. Refined sugars also break down cells in your skin, causing you to wrinkle faster.

I know it sucks to learn all of this at first, but listen to the foodies and the workout pros. When you get to a certain weight and can't lose any more, they say to even cut out yogurts and some fruits (like really ripe bananas) because they are full of sugars.

Just eat a well balanced diet with lots of protein and you'll be okay.

Funny, the foodie and workout pro's I like to listen to don't seem to agree, as they eat anything they like as long as it guy's their macros.

You got a link to that " sugar gives you wrinkles" claim?

Do you have a link to your "PROs"? that eat candy and drink soda w/ ice cream?

When is comes to a sweet, YEAH its ok to have one. ONEce a month maybe but if your someone serious who really wants results and is motivatied, i do not recommend IT n your weekly food dairy:glasses:

Layne Norton's Vlog "clean" vs IIFYM is up. Very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6H2edyPLU8&list=WL36825C9108E5F7AF

Honestly, nonstopper is right. You can look at it any way you want, but refined sugars and fatty foods are always going to make you lose less weight and not gain as much muscle. Refined sugars also break down cells in your skin, causing you to wrinkle faster.

I know it sucks to learn all of this at first, but listen to the foodies and the workout pros. When you get to a certain weight and can't lose any more, they say to even cut out yogurts and some fruits (like really ripe bananas) because they are full of sugars.

Just eat a well balanced diet with lots of protein and you'll be okay.

Sorry but false.

If you are so sure you are correct please link to some proper studies.

Also, please tell the hundreds of people on here who have lost a lot of weight and/gained muscle while consuming fast food, sugar, and pop that they are imagining those results. Sugar, fast food, pop, etc will not cause you to gain provided you are under your maintance calories and don't have a sensitivity.