Some tips for a big

[pitchforkz]

Hi!

I'm new to this site and the whole fitness business as such. I'm , 27, always been healthy and never overweight, but recently I'm gaining some . It's not very big, but still bulging out, and it doesn't feel soft or wobbly, it's pretty hard to the touch, so I'm not sure if it's fat or what but I don't want it there .
question is - is it just fat or something else and how best to go about working on it? I try jogging some most days to burn fat and do some "bicycle" exercises for abdominal muscles. I can't see much progress so far though.

Thanks .

[Boss Man]

It might be diet related. What meals do you eat and what times do you eat?

[frankcon]

Here are some tips

Diet: What to eat, you’ll have to change the way you eat. For instance, swap your take away food for fresh natural food. Exchange that burger for a salad, some Tuna and rice biscuits. Eat more fruit and vegetables.

Exercise: Whether you like it or not, you will have to do some sort of Cardio exercise. You could start off with a brisk walk every day, 30 minutes is good.

Stay away from processed food: Keep away from all that processed food, like salami, man-made meats like, luncheon meat, pressed chicken etc. These foods have lots of harmful chemicals in them. Like Trans Fats….in those moist muffins, some crackers, margarine.

Other nasty’s: Sugars, sweeteners, salt, artificial colors and so on and so on.

Motivation: As I was writing this, I was listening to Oprah, and there was a nutritionist speaking and he said, “95% of people fail with losing weight because of MOTIVATION”. What does that tell us. It tells us that to succeed with losing weight you have to get motivated, get some good support around you to keep motivating you.

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[Boss Man]

What to eat, you’ll have to change the way you eat. For instance, swap your take away food for fresh natural food. Exchange that burger for a salad, some Tuna and rice biscuits. Eat more fruit and vegetables.

(Of course foods like Tuna should be limited, owing to the metal content and current guidelines reccomend 3 portions a week.)


Whether you like it or not, you will have to do some sort of Cardio exercise. You could start off with a brisk walk every day, 30 minutes is good.

(I politely disagree. Cardiovascular work can improve stamina and improve heart and lung capabilities, but if someone switched a high or fairly high calorie diet, with significant amounts of poor nutrition in it, for one with high Protein and Fat and modest Carbs, including low fat dairy, eggs, fruit, vegetables, lean flesh etc and ate around the RNI for caloric daily intake, I perceive no specific requirement for any exercise to induce adequate weight loss, as I feel the circumstances I describe, could potentially achieve the end result itself, but adding cardiovascular and / or weight bearing exercises, could bolster the body in many positive ways, when executed safely, correctly and in ample amounts and as such, should be strongly considered .

Muscle building also helps to burn another 45-50 calories a day, for every added lb, so I would even rank that ahead of Cardio, when talking about effective weight loss related exercise.)