drink all the soup and starve up all you want, your body will realize the lack of nutrition and try to counter it by preserving the "precious" fat.

don't blame the body, blame genetics and evolution. Due to the difficulty in finding food during the prehistoric times, human has develop to appreciate fat

the best way to lose weight, been said a gazillion times. reduce small amount of calorie intake + cardio exercise.

For cardio better follow ww.bodyrock,tv ...

Zuzana is always a motivation.

Add on : It's been a year since I went to her site and her physique now is ridiculously awesome. A year is a long time huh? What exactly have I been doing in 2010!

This post has been edited by statikinetic: Dec 9 2010, 06:54 PM

urm.. im not chubby but FAT. im fed up of ppl coming and telling me how fat i have became. i play squash as sport but not anymore cause its holidays. im looking for suggestions to lose weight. i think 10kg in 3 months is not too much.

This post has been edited by SecretWish: Dec 11 2010, 02:32 PM

Not much if you're willing to work hard - i.e 8 hours of gym, 6 days a week.

Wait, I've seen this on TV somewhere...

Yeah. Some Loser show

i really wanna lose d 10kg. serious. anyone with their success stories? must till 8 hours 6days a week meh?

In all seriousness, I lost 10kg in 2 weeks once.

5kg instant after delivery of my child (baby, blood, placenta, fluids) and another 5kg after losing more fluids, breastfeeding and rationed eating.

So it's possible

oh so i guess that baby pic is ur baby then^^
anyway thats because ur pregnant.. its diff im NOT pregnant. i dun have fluids baby or wadever to deliver la.

yes, exercise 1-2 hours a day 5-6 days a week. Can lose 3-4kg a month. keep on going until 3 month sure lose 9-12kg ... unless u eat more than u exercise

the 2nd 5kg was rapid weight loss. i was burning 500-1000kcals on daily basis by fully breastfeeding. that's like running 10-15km a day.

Long time never post pic here.
for those who saw my progress pic, do comment.. look at my jeans..
sexy and blur pic warning@@


This post has been edited by xixo_12: Dec 12 2010, 08:29 PM

Well I exercise about 1 hr 5 times a week.sometimes more. 1month+ alrdy. But weight still like that. I very scared next year can't wear my uniform le. Now alrdy can't!! Mayb my prob is my diet?? What should I eat???

This post has been edited by SecretWish: Dec 12 2010, 10:54 PM

its not about what should you eat, its about how you eat. how often, how much, fat and carb content etc. if possible, add up the total calorie you take from all the food you eat, and see how much is that. if you have an iphone, there's some apps that can tell you (roughly) how much carb is in your food, for example 200 calories for a bowl of rice.

as an estimate, average man use up 2000 calorie a day for normal daily metabolism, if you are a potato couch that will be lower, if you are active then that will be higher. in order to lose weight, your nett energy intake should be less than that. nett energy intake = calorie from food - calorie burned off from exercise. the best way to lose weight is, the reduction in nett energy intake (compared to your normal daily usage) is 50% from food calorie reduction, and another 50% lost from exercise. pushing it too much to the other side (all exercise and no diet, or diet like bulimic but not active) is not recommended.

some of the good sites that you can read up on are these:

http://exercise.about.com/cs/weightloss/a/...oloseweight.htm
http://learnhowtoloseweight.net/
http://www.ehow.com/how_4622_lose-weight.html

i just googled up "how to lose weight" and picked out a few sites, not some special sites. Notice the similarities? All mentioned the following:

1. exercise moderately - dont overstress yourself, because if you do so you will just tire urself up and become lethargic, and will eat more too.
2. reduce food intake - eat in small, consistent portion. the hardest thing to do, even i find it difficult. and keep a food diary! find ways to count the food calories u are eating.


like i said if u have iphone, there are some apps that can help you with the calorie intake thingy. For example, an app called the "calorie tracker" gives u rough estimate of calorie in different food (from raw to cooked, to even set meal) and calories burned from different types of exercises. If not, u can always go online and try to find out. the product information on a product's packaging is also useful (where all the card, protein, fat content etc is listed on packagings).

Basically that is all. it is a simple guideline, but tedious to follow. Everything else is up to your commitment and determination. For me, the best way to lose weight is to take it slow and steady, so your body will get used to it all the time and when u reach the desired weight, you can easily maintain it. If you go too fast, your body will try to compensate plus it is not healthy to lose weight drastically.

PS: the calorie thingy is all rough estimates, dont follow it to the number. it is just a guide to roughly gauge how much/little u are eating in relation to your daily energy usage.



This post has been edited by pyroboy1911: Dec 13 2010, 10:39 AM

Hopefully I am allowed to open a thread for myself to get comment and advice from people.

Firstly, I am currently 22 year old, about 172cm +/- height and 89kg +/-. I used to be 78kg when I was 19 year old, that was about 3 years back when the first time I got myself a girlfriend. I gain a lot of weight after 3 years due to my unstable living lifestyle and foods. Now, I am really tired of carrying my big-fat-tummy. About 6 months back, I was 92kg and then cut down to 89kg because of part time job in Starbucks.

Here are some questions, can I lose weight and keep a good living lifestyle by doing the task below?

- Take yogurt drink two meals per day, 700ml per meal. (lunch and dinner)
- More veggies and fruits, less meat and oily food.
- Walking on the beach daily, or somewhere near my house, for at least more than 30 minutes.

I am a type of guy that very stubborn. I know that we need to eat more healthy food and exercise more, in order to burn more calories than gaining calories per day. I don't really like to go to gym or hiking, maybe because of don't have partner.

In other hand, I am afraid by doing all these above will affect me in terms of mentality and physical because I am currently taking BSc. course and there are a lot of works.

Any better advice?

wow man, no offense but based on your BMI that is already in the obese zone. if you read my above post, in my honest opinion there is no better way to lose weight other than the balance between food and exercise like i mentioned. your plan is going gungho on food but neglecting the exercise part. It will only make u feel weak, and it doesnt sound like a balanced diet to me. your exercise plan is also very minimal.

i strongly suggest signing up for gym, maybe ask your gf to go with you as a source of motivation (plus she can maintain figure as well ). And get proper consultation from the gym staff/personal trainer/physiotherapist/doctor to get some sort of program suited for you, both exercise and dietary plans. I honestly think you should do that, not to shed off that excess flab most of us have so we can look more attractive, but in your case it can lead to health problems in the long run.

and most important, your motivation level needs to be very high. not gonna be easy, but self motivation is crucial, family support or gf motivation is important too. whatever plans you decided to take, let them know and get them to support you, pushing u further when u feel like giving up etc. At the end of the day, it is up to you to decide what to do, above is just my recommendation la, based on personal experience as well as from my study.

This post has been edited by pyroboy1911: Dec 13 2010, 10:56 AM

Here's the bad news - your problem is you. You give so many excuses to justify your own misbehaviors. Eat properly - you already know what to do.

Here's the good news - your solution is you.

As I mentioned in another thread, I know a mom with a kid whom cooks meals daily and exercises 3x/week while getting her medical degree. She looks great! Are u saying that she has less work than you?

oec88,

u r killing ur body, sir. eat frequently (healhty). i presume ur yogurt drink has low-fat advertisement (which if u look at the ingredient, most probably having high sugar/carb percentages). go with plain white yogurt if u love yogurt. browse tru Health&Fitness thread, n u may found several tips on proper nutrition.

walk as much as (and as fast) you can for time being. at least u r walking out rather than couching. when time came that u feel u need to 'upgrade' ur workout, do cycling o even jogging. but do hear me; cycling, or walking or whatever workout if u do alone, u need to have strrrong determination+discipline. that's y many join gym bcoz of motivation that they get from others' workout (at least to me).

btw, u lose from 92kg to 89kg due to work in Starbucks or the other way around?

on the other note, exercising will not negatively affect ur study, but u r gaining much more than that = less sleepy, energetic (with proper nutrient), more focus, less stress etc. there's nothing to lose for. try for a month a share your result with us

any1 can recomend a light Post-Exercise Meal?

xixo ~ waa so jealous of u keep posting pic..
i want to post to lerr..
hehe