the most effective way to lose body fat???

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  • kim0913
    kim0913 Posts: 51 Member
    How much green tea should you drink a day? and is that on top of the recommended water?
  • runningneo122
    runningneo122 Posts: 6,962 Member
    How much green tea should you drink a day? and is that on top of the recommended water?

    I've read somewhere 5 cups of green tea per day keeps the metabo crankin'. I have one in the morn' B4 "fasted cardio" but that's it and I lost 4.5 pounds my first 11 days on here.
  • _Bro
    _Bro Posts: 437 Member
    The only thing that works for ME is "FASTED CARDIO" and in the first 11 days on here and after getting back to running again in the morning for the past 14 days, I've lost 4.5 pounds. Every 3-4 days I check my hydration on my bio scale and my weight is consistently down..... no yo-yo-ing.

    I had a similar experience as well.

    Also, I found that it was a bit easier (for me) to start off with slowly changing my diet instead of making drastic changes all at one time. Of course, you can lose weight by diet (IE just cutting out sugary sodas is a good start) but doing the cardio made me more reluctant to consume bad stuff in my diet...

    I also drink about 5-6 cups of green tea as I like the taste.
    If you don't care for green tea you can also go with a supplement.
  • _Bro
    _Bro Posts: 437 Member
    1. Eat less calories than you burn
    2. Limit carbs during the day, they slow down fat burning.
    3. Weight training is better than cardio for fat burning.
    4. Eat.a high protein diet, it increases metabolism with a high thermic effect.
    5. Eat carbs at night to feed your brain while you sleep and store glycogen for exercise.
    6. One day a week have a surplus of calories to increase metabolism
    7. Drink water often, especially early in the day.
    8. Buy a pedometer and try to get 10,000 steps daily.
    9. Metabolism energy mostly comes from carbs and body fat
    10. Exercise energy comes mainly from carbs and glycogen.

    Carbs are not the enemy because they have a purpose, but by eating them at the right time you will burn body fat at a very high level.
    Calories are calories, sone guy lost 30 pounds eating twinkles, so in a way everything works. The real trick isn't weight-loss, honestly that is easy. The real chore is burning fat and then keeping it off.
    This is what I do, I lost 100lbs , 7 years ago, and can guarantee that it works, it's not the only way of course but this is a really fun way.

    Great points and congrats on your results.

    To me the twinkie diet is a great illustration willpower! Can I really just eat one cookie or Twinkie and stop right there?
    Self control is key. Indulging every so often is not going to make you obese rather it is the constant surplus of calories that makes us pack on the pounds. In fact, I have had good results by cycling my carbs...
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    bump! Good stuff, wanna come back to this thread:drinker:
  • db2347
    db2347 Posts: 2 Member
    Robin,
    Could you post the names of the studies you site? Would love to see them.
  • amycal
    amycal Posts: 646 Member
    Calories are calories, sone guy lost 30 pounds eating twinkles, so in a way everything works. The real trick isn't weight-loss, honestly that is easy. The real chore is burning fat and then keeping it off.
    This is what I do, I lost 100lbs , 7 years ago, and can guarantee that it works, it's not the only way of course but this is a really fun way.

    If you really beliee there is any virtue in the twinkie diet you might want to read this:

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-katz-md/chewing-on-the-twinkie-di_b_782678.html

    Here's a summary:
    The two-month timeline here is important for another reason. Over the long term, controlling calories means either going hungry, or finding a way to feel full and satisfied on fewer calories. Here's where the quality of calories certainly does matter. Foods of high nutritional quality include, among their many virtues, the capacity to produce fullness on fewer calories. Eating until full and yet being lean is having your cake and eating it too -- but snack cakes will never get you there!

    You might be able to lose weight by just worrying about calories but you won't achieve optimal health or ideal body shape. I have been reading a lot about this recently and have attended some seminars by a local functional medicine doctor and I think the quality of your food does really matter.
  • Russellb97
    Russellb97 Posts: 1,057 Member
    I agree 100%, that's actually my point. Losing weight is easy, don't eat. The tough part is finding a way to do it and keep it off. This has been the main focus of my "diet journey"
    For myself I had to find a way to lose eight, build muscle, and still be able to eat the way I love to. It had to be lifestyle that I could follow forever and be healthy. I'm not trying to sound like a commercial for Spike Diet but this is what it has done for me. I did lose 100lbs about 7 years ago, I've dropped my body fat into the single digits, and i eat donuts, pizza, and ice cream every Saturday. I couldn't be where I'm at now on the "twinkle diet" but it still proved the point that when it comes to losing weight it's calories in versus calories out. I would never recommend it, but it was still a very interesting and important test. I know many people who think they lose weight by just eating "natural" or organic foods.and just seem to not care that they still contain calories.
  • runningneo122
    runningneo122 Posts: 6,962 Member
    I agree 100%, that's actually my point. Losing weight is easy, don't eat. The tough part is finding a way to do it and keep it off. This has been the main focus of my "diet journey"
    For myself I had to find a way to lose eight, build muscle, and still be able to eat the way I love to. It had to be lifestyle that I could follow forever and be healthy. I'm not trying to sound like a commercial for Spike Diet but this is what it has done for me. I did lose 100lbs about 7 years ago, I've dropped my body fat into the single digits, and i eat donuts, pizza, and ice cream every Saturday. I couldn't be where I'm at now on the "twinkle diet" but it still proved the point that when it comes to losing weight it's calories in versus calories out. I would never recommend it, but it was still a very interesting and important test. I know many people who think they lose weight by just eating "natural" or organic foods.and just seem to not care that they still contain calories.

    I agree 100%... my first 45 pounds lost were eating pizza, biscuits and gravy, belgian waffles, pancakes, regular maple syrup, regular sugar in my tea, etc. Portion control and home cooking were the key here. No preservatives and extra crap in my food. I make my own pizza dough, so even this is not a premade item. Cut down on the salt and replaced the sugar with generic "Splenda" and started running and kept losing. Changing to eating clean has been in little steps but it is easier to make the changes permanent this way for me.
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