Different treadmill have different speed... so pace yourself and know your speed.
Also, I know it look pretty weird doing it when everyone at the gym looking at you... but who cares right

Try 10 minutes of jog at a slow pace for your warm up and do some stretching before proceed with your HIIT program.

@ TwistedInsanity
I don't think you're to be categorized as "Fat"... I have two links for you: Body Mass Index Scale Calculator or Height & Weight Chart. You are 5'1" and your weight is 102 lbs. Hmmm.. you are already super slim already To tone up, I think you should carry some weight. By doing so, you'll have a nice toned body instead of flabby ones. Hope this help..

This post has been edited by 6a6y6lue: Oct 6 2007, 10:06 AM

BMI is flawed, it'll tell you bodybuilders are obese and fat people who have no muscle mass are at their perfect weight.

GOD DAMN RIGHT! BMI is not flawed, BMI is Bullshit

The "fastest" speed is actually different for everyone because each person's fitness level is different. so you might still be in a fit condition so can go faster than whats been said here.

btw, 16mph is about 26.7km/h. thats fast dude!

Running at 26.7km/h and knocking someone down, confirm die wei. lol.

haha... no la..

I did the 13mph for 15mins... actually still dn feel tired..

the 16mph thingy? Normally I jogged around that but can't go really beyond 4-5 mins... it's not that I feel tired but my legs cant stand it anymore... hehe..

I guess, that's sprint? 16mph is exhausting... but after I do it for intervals last time... as in after around then walk for a round and repeat... perhaps, that's why I lose weight very fast last time hehe

who is running tat fast? siao!! using tis speed to do cardio?

well, i cant use threadmil cuz my knee is injured badly since last year... need operation to get it healed.... rm20k

Hi guys,

Urgently needing some advice. To start off, I will answer the 3 questions posted;
1) 22, 178 cm tall 122 kg BMI=39.7
2) Diet. To make things short, previously what I've consumed is all the bad food you can find. And numerous of meals in a day.

I've seen doctor last week, and she diagnosed me metabolic syndrome x. Saying that I am facing pre-diabetes symptoms. So, eventually I've been controlling my diet these few days. Excluding carbohydrate stuff like rice, noodles and etc. I only take breast meat and veggie for now. Oh yeah, and some fiber bread too. Still, I'm torn between what to eat sometimes. One doc say I can't noodles the other said different thing. It has been headache for me.

Eventually, I've also signed up gym(Menara Axis-Fitness First) and been working out since. Mainly focuses on Cardio stuff. However, I am rather blur of what and how I should be doing it. In order to burn more fat-increasing my metabolic rate-that is. Kinda hoping to find someone from my gym to guide me, as in I don't really have money for trainer. Just a rough guidances would be good too.

So, if you have any comments on the dietary and workout i should do, I would appreciate it.

for cardio try doing bicycle at the meantime for 20minit at least.. this will avoid huge pressure on your knee and ankle compare to running on treadmill.. then start walk a lot..

do weight training as well.. it will help burn more fat and calorie than cardio.. when i mean weight is u use the barbell, dumbell not the machine one..

and one more thing, go and read LYN members workout journal.. especially SydG's , Ryansxs's, canopies's, danillo's journal and so on who already achieved tremendous result from their workout..

here is the link to the member workout journal Click here
and good luck yaa..

This post has been edited by presario9: Feb 13 2008, 02:10 AM

You know what... everybody have problems.. that you've got to know. I know somebody whois skinny, weight 45kg for 160cm and she have bad cholesterol. The doctors say this and that but it didn't help her at all. Sometimes the best thing to do is to control your diet and do some workout. Dont force yourself if you can't do something you're not used to.

Excluding carbo in your diet?? Ask yourself, Can you really do that?? Yes you can eat carbo but in small portions. Don't over indulge, small portion of food few times in a day would help you. To burn fat, do cardio especially HIIT.. but to burn more stubborn fat, do include weight lifting in your training.

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Google search.. you'll get more answer.. Good luck

Barbell and dumbell? I never done any of those. Certainly don't really know how. Mind to guide me?

Go bodybuilding.com... tons of exercise for beginners, immediate and advance bodybuilders...

Should i be starting weight training already? A lot of people been advicing me not to. I'm confused.

Hi, I'm kinda "new" to this thread ... i've read the first few pages here. So, here's some info regarding me.

age: 23
weight: 55kg (morning) and 56kg (nite)
height: 163cm
BMI: no idea
fat%: no idea

Diet: Morning (nothing or gardenia jagung roll) Lunch (mixed rice or plain rolled oats) Dinner (nothing or rolled oats)
Exercise: Almost everyday except if i'm busy but minimum 4 times per week. I do pilates for dummies from CD (basics and intermediate), cardio fat burner CD (by kathy smith), and body twister (sometimes if i'm not tired from pilates and cardio workout).

I used to be at 48kg 3 years ago and my weight hi-jacked to 63kg after i started paktuh . But after i broke up with him, I started doing exercises for the past couple of months or so and i managed to lose weight to 55kg now coz I sked kenot find bf if too fat . I used to be on size 31/32 previously when i was 63kg and i'm down to size 28/29 now.

Jz wanna ask if my diet is orite and oh yeah, i drink tonnes of plain water everyday. If i eat out, mostly i'll order either ice lemon tea (with no sugar) or jz plain iced chinese tea. And wanna ask, how can I make my stomach flat?? Why is it that my face is still so round and my tummy is still so round?? How to burn those fat at my underarms?? I have huge underarms. My thighs and butt are smaller now after i did the exercises above and now my lower legs have muscles .. i think it's due to the stretching from pilates .. keke.

By the way, after doing the cardio dance, usually i'll be totally worn out .. can i straight away drink lotsa plain water or do i haf to wait for a while before i start drinking plain water ?

Any of ur advices will be highly appreciated .

This post has been edited by Syrian: Feb 15 2008, 06:08 PM

something to ask, i read the thread from the first page,

do you all mention tuna in water?

is that same as "tuna in water in tin" where sale in supermarket?

but i found out that 2 whole grain bread with tuna can't fill my stomach....

so any suggestion?

Dear Syrian,

It's not recommended to skip meals as a form of weight reduction. Kindly google on yoyo effect and understand the concept.

Instead of skipping meals, u should add the amount of meals to at least 5-6 a day. This is to reduce the amount u eat each day, prevent from feeling hungry and increase your metabolism to burn more fats. Make sure u eat breakfast within 30 mins after you wake up.

Stay away from carbs ,processed food and take more protein instead. Eat stuffs like oats, brocolli,lettuce apple, orange, low fat diary products and soya products. Green tea is good for burning fat as well.

Cheers ~!

Make sure u eat breakfast within 30 mins after you wake up.

but normally suggest that jogging in the morning with empty stomach, right?

if 30min per session, could it possible that take breakfast within 30 mins after we wake up?

another ques, do the whole grain bread consider high carbo?

This post has been edited by loonsave: Feb 23 2008, 07:56 PM

here's mine
1.age 20, height 178cm , weight 80kg , bmi duno but sure overweight
2.current diet .. normally sleep until 12pm .. so no breakfast , 80% of the time no lunch { sumtime ate few fiber biscuit } , dinner around 6pm {1 plate of rice + meat + vege} , trying my best not to eat supper .. {90% of the time no supper } ...
3. exercise ? very seldom ... 1 week 2 or 3 time 100sit-ups and some push up ..

COMMENT PLS ...

hello! I've learned alot from all ur posts this far.. I have a question tho, If i'm looking purely at fat loss, my aim is simply to look slimmer. Would it be helpful to take whey protein powder shakes or is it more effective if i go on meal replacement shakes.. I'm just worried tht protein powder, BCAA etc contribute to muscle building as those are body building suplements and dats not sumthing I want.

Whats a recommendable healthy diet/supplements if i'm looking at weight loss only. Do educate me if i've got sum kinda misconception! thanks heaps!

If you're serious about health in general and not just about weight loss, drink as much plain water as you can the first thing you wake up, and go for cardio jogging. this also helps with constipation.

caffeine intake is also great for weight loss but be careful of taking too much over an extended period of time because it drains calcium from your body.

main things you gotta remember is exercise, water and controlling food intake. Do exercise as much as you can, drink as much water as you can and eat less.