A couple of questions regarding fat loss (Thanks)

My bad, yeah, unfuelled high cardio workouts would lead to protein utilisation, but ultimately i couldnt see myself performing nearly as well, had i not fuelled my workout with carbs.

This leads to the another question then. Lack of carbs can lead to early fatigue, therefore burning less calories, ultimately affecting the original goal of weight loss. Or is it more important to not have as many carbs, and to burn fat in the cardio session regardless of number of calories burned.

Like i say, i thought it was all about calorie loss? Not type of fuel utilisation, during workouts???

Icemansoldier


I was going to mention keeping protein high should surely allow you to do a little high intensity exercise. I think keeping protein high is more geared towards saving muscle as your in a calorie deficit.

thanks icemansoldier just wanted to make sure i wasnt missing something i do alot of reading on her on how people get to where they want with diet and excersize and this thread got me a little confused lol  am i right in thinking that if i was to add some creatine to help protein transfer to the muscle that would aid in preserving muscle

matt16stone

Icemansoldier


I was going to mention keeping protein high should surely allow you to do a little high intensity exercise. I think keeping protein high is more geared towards saving muscle as your in a calorie deficit.

thanks icemansoldier just wanted to make sure i wasnt missing something i do alot of reading on her on how people get to where they want with diet and excersize and this thread got me a little confused lol  am i right in thinking that if i was to add some creatine to help protein transfer to the muscle that would aid in preserving muscle

Adding creatine would aid performance so would give you a better chance of keeping strength up than if you werent using it, but it may add water rentention which may mess about with your weekly weigh in's, for this reason i wouldnt use it creatine for weight loss but thats only me, most go ahead and use it, it should help.

To be honest dude, both of those diets look very low in calories;

DIET 1:
the 1/2 Baguette being white bread? If so that's a very bad carb to take in.
Instead of new potatoes try sweet potatoes or brown rice

DIET 2:
Toast + bread, is that white bread, if so same as above.

DIET 3:
Toast same as above
Roast potatoes no good...



Firstly I'd work out your BMR and TDEE

BMR Formula is
BMR (men and women) = 370 + (21.6 X lean mass in kg)

and TDEE is
If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9


Multiply your BMR by your TDEE then you should get an estimate of what your calorie intake should look like (although I'd advise starting 100-200 under what it comes out as.
Make sure you're eating good protein sources; lean cuts of beef, chicken breast, fish, steak and good sources of carbs; sweet potatoes, brown rice, basmati rice (if you dislike brown)...

Goodluck with the diet though :)    

I didn't know how to edit the post above (I'm new to this forum :D) so I'll post them here, some good videos about nutrition in general, should get you on your feet :)

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