The Unstoppable LUNCH Thread!

[JenniferGentle]

Well I think he is right in the sense in order to "burn" anything you need to work out more than you have eaten from a caloric stand point. But that eating excessively more than your body needs isn't good, because it's hard enough to "cancel" out anything as it is. And it isn't healthy to down a lot of grease and sugar and such because they can still do damage to you in the long run even if you've burned off the calories that came from them. Or something. Maybe not.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

I have a question...

I need to gain muscle mass which involves eating lots of meat and protein. But I want to get rid of the small amount of stomach fat I have so teh abs show. But if you can't spot select weight loss, what on earth am I supposed to do? Should I just continue a high protein intake and do cardio or something?

 

[azal]

I run every day and go to the gym and am having a hard time cancelling out the bit of love handles I have and really hate.

Yesterday I started a no bread diet, we'll see how that goes.

I think it's eating on the go (usually sandwiches, pizza) and drinking beer is what kills me.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

Well sure, technically you can burn only the calories of things you eat, but just think of a ONE hamburger, that avarage has 600-450 calories, in order to burn that,
you'll have to do cardio for 50 minutes to an hour, (which is HARD!) not to mention- you'll never burn off the fat and saturated fat that was in that burget...
so basically: all the 500 calories are gone, you just ran for an hour straight: and the fat is still in your body!
GREAT logic! considering it probably takes the avarage person finish a burger in 5 minutes.....
Is it worth it?
I doubt it.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

I have a question...

I need to gain muscle mass which involves eating lots of meat and protein. But I want to get rid of the small amount of stomach fat I have so teh abs show. But if you can't spot select weight loss, what on earth am I supposed to do? Should I just continue a high protein intake and do cardio or something?

working out -absolutely.
eat high protien foods that are low on fat and work out.

 

[Shmu]

For you peanut-butter & jelly fans

 

[azal]

Hello and welcome to 2003.

 

[Shmu]

Hello to you to eeeeeeeee 2003 are we in the future?

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

I have a question...

I need to gain muscle mass which involves eating lots of meat and protein. But I want to get rid of the small amount of stomach fat I have so teh abs show. But if you can't spot select weight loss, what on earth am I supposed to do? Should I just continue a high protein intake and do cardio or something?

do those pullups like i told you about, do your crunches, a little cardio, keep doin' your weights, get plenty of protein, and something that will REALLY help get rid of stomach fat is to cut out (or at least cut down on) the alcohol

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

To shape up, you have to exercise ABOVE your caloric intake.

Not necessarily. Working out will increase your metabolism, so you keep burning calories even after the workout. When I lost a whooole lot of weight (too much), I did my calculations, and during my workout I was NOT burning more calories then I had taken in.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

For you peanut-butter & jelly fans

Whew, it's getting a little cold in here.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

. To shape up, you have to exercise ABOVE your caloric intake.

so from this "medical standpoint" - if an avarage calorie diet for an avarage peson is 1500 calories a day- and on avarage every 10 minutes on the trendmill burn 100 calories, (which is true)
I would need an 150 minute on the trendmill!
VERY realistic!

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

Well, like I said, if you work out regularly then your metabolism is boosted, so you're still burning calories even when you're doing nothing.

 

[Chromatose]

sliced turkey wrap with mayo and brown mustard and a cheese slice

and an orange creme light yoplait yogurt

and a diet dr pepper

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm sammiches

 

[Dead_Lioness]

Well, like I said, if you work out regularly then your metabolism is boosted, so you're still burning calories even when you're doing nothing.

yeah, but not to a point where I'll burn 1500 a day...
metabolismis boosted- absolutely, but anyone knows that eating FAT FOOD every day all day and then go to the gym thinking: "oh I can just burn it" is unrealistic... - which is what I'm saying.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

and an orange creme light yoplait yogurt

My fridge is full of those!! <3

 

[Shpongled]

Man I'm glad I don't think about calories.

Eat and stay active. It's really not that hard.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

Eat and stay active. It's really not that hard.

exactly, but only I'd add: "eat healthy and stay active

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

yeah, but not to a point where I'll burn 1500 a day...
metabolismis boosted- absolutely, but anyone knows that eating FAT FOOD every day all day and then go to the gym thinking: "oh I can just burn it" is unrealistic... - which is what I'm saying.

of course. if you're trying to lose weight then you can't eat shit and then expect to work it off in one gym session. but if you're just trying to maintain/tone what you've got, then a splurge every now and then won't hurt as long as you keep working out as usual.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

Oh I'm all about splurging... I'm not a health freak 24/7... I think it's not good for anyone to prevent themselves eating things they love...
but eating too much of anything is not good for you... if one is keeping a healthy diet - eating a burger, or whatever - is actually good: because then you will not crave it too much anymore...
I'd say I'm probably 85-80% eating healhy.