Must-have's for fat loss

[Lindset]

Post some must-have's (equipment, nutrition, whatever...) for fat loss

Might help some newbies (like myself) with determining what we should invest our hard-earned money on Man.. there's so many products out there

[Evil Hx Coupe]

Originally Posted by Lindset

Post some must-have's (equipment, nutrition, whatever...) for fat loss

Might help some newbies (like myself) with determining what we should invest our hard-earned money on Man.. there's so many products out there

Power Rack, Eliptical Machine, Good Dumbells.

I'm a newbie myself, but thats the first three things I'm going to upgrade to....

Static Bike will be replaced by Eliptical Machine.

Crappy bench will be replaced by Power Rack.

Shitty Dumbells will be replaced by a nice set.

[Ranger17]

I bought an eliptical, and a bow-flex (good for starters)
I used a spread sheet to track what I eat

must have- TUNA, I eat the crap out of some tuna
J

[TheWhoRocks]

You may also want to have plenty of measuring cups as well as a food scale of some kind.

[Ranger17]

Originally Posted by TheWhoRocks

You may also want to have plenty of measuring cups as well as a food scale of some kind.

good call
J

[Evil Hx Coupe]

Originally Posted by Ranger17

good call
J

Body Fat Calipers
Good Bathroom Scale
Vinyl Measuring Tape

[nibrudt]

I know this is probably stupid, but I wanted to throw it out just in case someone else had heard the same thing. I enjoy eating tuna, and the benefits (as far as protein and carbs are concerned) from such a small can rock. But, I heard that there are trace amounts of mercury, and that the companies have put warnings out about it, but are kind of keeping it quiet (yes, I know this sounds like a conspiracy theory). Anyway, I know that it is safe to eat every now and then - but has anybody else heard this?

Also - other than supplements, does anyone know where to get a lot of protein while minimizing carbs? My spread right now is pretty much 15 - 18% for fat, 24 - 44% for protein, and 34 - 49% for carbs (calorie intake ranges from 1200 to 1450). Is this okay as is? I just wanted to drop the carb percent and boost the protein. Thanks for the suggestions.

[gravityhomer]

Yes, I heard about the tuna also. What I heard was pregnant women and young children should not eat it because of the heavy metals (like mercury). I also heard that everyone else should not eat it too often. I tried to find more info on it here is an article from the CBC http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/12/11...ers/tuna031211
aparently Health Canada (not sure what this is) recommends all people eat fresh and frozen tuna only once a week. They say that there is an expected annoucement coming out about canned tuna soon. I haven't found anything yet. Anyone else have info?

[smiles]

An alternative to tuna is canned pink salmon. I used to eat this as a kid raw from the can - how my parents like it...i

[zamboni]

Is motivation. With it, you can accomplish any of your fat loss goals without equipment and supplemention.

Instead of protein supplements, shoot for lean chicken, tuna, eggs (whites) beans, etc etc.

Jogging/biking etc etc can make do for your exercise

My two cents

[Evil Hx Coupe]

Originally Posted by zamboni

Is motivation. With it, you can accomplish any of your fat loss goals without equipment and supplemention.

Instead of protein supplements, shoot for lean chicken, tuna, eggs (whites) beans, etc etc.

Jogging/biking etc etc can make do for your exercise

My two cents

I agree with you zamboni!

Without motivation you can have all the equipment,and supplements and you still wont ever reach your goal.

[Jonesy]

A gym membership always helps me out.

[robguy]

Off the top of my mind:

Nutrition:

WATER - Drink it like its going out of style. I add lemon juice to mine.
Lean Ground Turkey - Spice it up.
Chicken breast- So many ways to cook 'em.
Tuna - It's been said
Green Tea - Its better for you than coffee and has a thermogenic effect.

Workouts:

-A mp3 player or walkman - listening to your tunes really helps.
-lots of water

* Motivation - Give yourself a reason to do it. Give yourself attainable short term goals and achieve them!

[Dave]

My recommendations so far.
Microsoft Excel or something like it: Make a spreadsheet, makes it a lot easier to keep track of everything
A good supply of books: I love biking. I hit up my local gym, get on one of thier bikes and put on one of the programs, crank up the intensity and bust out the book. About every 1/2 page I check my RPMs to keep them consistent, no matter what stage I am at in the program (usually just put the book down and conentrate at the harder parts). Course, I'm a bookworm so it helps
Gym membership: I figure, I'm paying for it (part of tuition), might as well use it to its fullest extent.
Variety: Don't get stuck doing the same thing. Hit up the pool (swimming is an incredible full-body exercise), stairs, weights, bike, run, all of these are good. The hot bodyguards won't recognize you in 6 months when you're slim n trim and can't keep their eyes off of you.
Motivation: this, along with support, are probably the MOST important part to this, even if you are your own support team. If you have a bad day at the gym or you weight increases, don't let it get you down. Stay on track and it will be worth it.

[brownguy]

Mercury is not excreted by the body and tends to accumulate over time. That's why fish higher up the food chain will have higher levels of mercury. Health Canada recommends not eating it more than once a week for this reason.

Canned tuna is exempt from this guideline because smaller and younger tuna are usually used. There will still be trace amount of mercury, but not as much.

You might want to limit your shark and swordfish intake to once weekly, but who really eats shark every day?

If you are really concerned, you can eat farmed fish since their water is always monitored.

[Mahdimael]

Every day, for my cardio, I wrestle a shark out of the ocean and eat it, of course

One thing I saw was a plastic exercise suit that's supposed to cause increased weight loss (water, I would think). Anyone know anything about these? I remember kids in wrestling would use them to drop weight, but I've heard that they can be dangerous as well.

[Chris_Otto]

Stay away, far away, from those things. Not only are they unhealthy in promoting heat strokes you're only losing water weight by doing that. Keep your hydration level elevated as much as possible and you'll have better results.

[d_samuylin]

Originally Posted by Dave

Currently: 250 Weight lost: 0
Goal: 180 Gonna be a tough road!

Dave, you will do it. I don't really like talking about myself much, but I am proud of what I reached so far: It took me 2 years to lose 110 lbs. I was 300 lbs and now I am down to 187 lbs. It is a long road but it is possible as long as you stay tuned and motivated. Don't quit no matte what. It will be a while till you see first results. Don't quit. If you feel like you don't want to work out, work out even harder. But work out smart. Start slow and progress you don't want any injuries to keep you from working out. Commit yourself for fittness for life.

[slush_puppy]

Second only to tuna is cottage cheese... ever check the label?

Breakstones 2% milkfat cottage cheese (1 serving)
Calories : 90 (20 from fat)
Total fat : 2.5g (1.5 saturated)
Cholesterol : 15 mg
Carbohydrates : 6g
Protein : 12g

Gotta love the dairy aisle!

[taffer]

i love my cottage cheese, i eat like 300g a day
only thing is that there is like a cottage monopoly in this country, so i can only find 3%fat cottage cheese (nothing lower) but i dont care! its all good
also cottage cheese has lots of calcium to make your bones strong!
best food ever!