02-27-2007, 03:34 PM
[quote davemchine]I'd kill for chinese food right now. Ok, I'll take everyone's advice and not sweat it for now. Hopefully the weight will start coming off soon. With a 385 calorie dinner and no snack I can tell you I'm waiting for the loss. I'm flippen hungry. Is that an eggroll I smell...?
Dave
Pinion has it perfectly. Also... keep in mind that as we get older, muscle will quickly convert BACK to fat if we start slacking off again after being on a good exercise regimen.
The best advice I've seen is to go for gradual weightloss while maintaining a regular exercise routine.
Sometimes if you "shock" your system by quickly cutting out fats (in an attempt to accelerate weight loss) your body actually tends to hold on to the fat it has.
If you keep a small amount of fat in your diet, eats lots of fruits vegetables and protein, reduce your starch based carbohydrates, and continue exercising you should gradually lose weight and increase muscle mass... even if you don't significantly decrease your caloric intake below 2000. But think of this as happening over 4 to 6 months... not 4 to 6 weeks.
If you feel like you are starving, you will probably go "off the reservation" sooner or later. Better to feel full of things that are good for you, than to binge later on things that are not. Good luck!
Dave
Pinion has it perfectly. Also... keep in mind that as we get older, muscle will quickly convert BACK to fat if we start slacking off again after being on a good exercise regimen.
The best advice I've seen is to go for gradual weightloss while maintaining a regular exercise routine.
Sometimes if you "shock" your system by quickly cutting out fats (in an attempt to accelerate weight loss) your body actually tends to hold on to the fat it has.
If you keep a small amount of fat in your diet, eats lots of fruits vegetables and protein, reduce your starch based carbohydrates, and continue exercising you should gradually lose weight and increase muscle mass... even if you don't significantly decrease your caloric intake below 2000. But think of this as happening over 4 to 6 months... not 4 to 6 weeks.
If you feel like you are starving, you will probably go "off the reservation" sooner or later. Better to feel full of things that are good for you, than to binge later on things that are not. Good luck!