Anybody know some things I could do to reduce my body fat %age?
I need to lose about 10%
Body Fat
Anybody know some things I could do to reduce my body fat %age?
I need to lose about 10%
<PaperStar> live fast, die young, bad plefs do it well
Eat very little, drink nothing but water, and run alot. Keep that up for about three weeks and you should lose about 14%.
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Don't do the eat very little thing. If you eat less than 1000 calories a day, your metabolism will slow down. Keep between 1300-1500 calories, eating small meals 5 or 6 times a day.
Always always always eat breakfast.
Drink tons of water. People often confuse thirst for hunger and end up eating when they should be drinking. Plus, drinking a lot of water boosts metabolism and fills you up to a certain extent.
Exercise at least 3 times a week for 30-45 minutes. Running is a great exercise, run a few miles a week and you should be able to drop pounds fairly quickly. Just remember, if you overdo it and lose more than 2 pounds a week, you're losing muscle, not just fat.
Also, keep away from soda.
I'm with DMKA on the eat very little thing. In fact, some days you could just starve yourself. Your metabolism may slow down, but when you start eating again, just wean yourself back onto food. You shouldn't gain back too much weight. Also, if, by not eating, your stomach hurts, go to sleep.
Exercise remains the best way to lose weight.
I work out monday-thursday lifting weights. I am going to start running 3 miles after every work out. On week days I eat a breakfast bagel (bagel egg and sausage) a salad for lunch, and bologna sandwich for dinner. somehtimes the sandwich is substituted for steak or something else my mom makes for dinner.
I am doing this for wrestling. I weigh 122.4 lbs and have 18.7% body fat. I am trying to get back down to below 112 before the season starts. Ive been bulking up since it ended last season and have gained alot of muscle mass. Im happy, I tried maxxing out on the bench press on thursday, and I benched 125lbs I can curl about 65 I think, using 2 arms, 30 with 1.
<PaperStar> live fast, die young, bad plefs do it well
Run and weight train, and for gods sake, don't do the no eating thing. Not eating isn't a healthy way to lose weight under any circumstances to my knowledge. If you're excersising, you need those calories to help keep you going.
Running (or bikeing, or anything of that sort) regularly will burn fat. Weight training will help you gain muscle, and more muscle means you burn more calories, helping you lose body fat and keep it gone.
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You're trying to get down to 8% body fat?! That is extremely low.
It's not magic, but eating less and exercising more both aerobically and with weights is the way to go. I don't know how tall you are, but 112 lbs is not much weight. Also, I would lay off of the sausages and bologna. They are loaded with fat and what you need to do is convert your body fat to muscle. You're just making your work harder by eating that stuff. Eat healthy food. Fruit, veggies and meat that is low in fat. Chicken, fish, pork. Whole wheat bread instead of white, etc. because they actually have nutrition in them and not just empty calories like anything that is made with white flour.
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im only 5'2. how about blackberry waffles for breakfast? would those be ok?
<PaperStar> live fast, die young, bad plefs do it well
Eat less, Drink only water and be more active. That always works.
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<i>im only 5'2. how about blackberry waffles for breakfast? would those be ok?</i> ~ IBCrayZ
Not if they're store bought, but if they are then check out the nutritional information.
Give yourself a set amount of calories and stick within that range, but I would not go below 1200 calories per day. You'll find that in order to get the most out of that little amount of calories is to eat foods that are low in fat and you'll find that the fattier foods are the foods that are higher in calories so it would be best to have less of them.
A calorie is a calorie though so you can either have lots of fruit, veggies and a small amount of protein throughout the day, or you can blow all of your calories on one item. The choice is yours.
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Never eat nothing. Eating nothing causes your body to naturally lower metabolism drastically which can cause you to actually gain weight when you start eating again.
The waffles are not store bought, my mom made em'. I dont plan to stop eating, just eat a little less if neccesary.
<PaperStar> live fast, die young, bad plefs do it well
dont bother with products that say 95% fat less etc. a lot of them (not all) actually dont contain much fat but for taste have added other substances such as extra sucrose(sugar)...i saw this on a health food documentary. just remember that if you are hungry eat. but dont grab junk food such as candy, cake, biscuits, etc... instead concentrate more on fresh fruits and vegetables such as celery and carrot sticks or fresh cashewnuts, macadamia nuts... these contain a little fat but high protein...also cut down on eating potatoes, rice, bread etc, cause they contain quite a lot of carbohydrates, lean meats...
sorry for the above but i study biology so yeah.... oh yeah exercise a lot...not to much to overstrain yourself but enough to keep you fit... saw someone who tore a ligament by overdoing to much exercise...
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I would change that breakfast diet of yours. A bagel is equivalent to 5 slices of bread. Go with an English muffin instead, those have about half as many calories as bagels. Also, I'd try and stay away from fatty foods like sausages and bacon.Originally Posted by IBCrayZ
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