Help me with a gym routine - Page 3

Ben M · 25-04-2009, 18:58

The most important thing is your diet. You are never going to lose weight unless you take in fewer calories than you are burning off. Exercising burns off calories, but you must make sure that you are eating right.

Do you eat breakfast? Clichés aside, it really is the most important day, especially if you're trying to lose weight, it gets your metabolism going for the day, so that you burn off calories faster. When you aren't eating your metabolism slows, so as soon as you wake up in the morning you need to break your fast (gettit?) to get your body burning off those cals.

I can see that your diet is going to be restrictive, but try and eat three meals a day, and reduce snacking. If, like me, you can't live without snacking, get something decent and low cal to snack on, like a rice cake or fruit. Having pizza once a week is fine, we all need to live a little.

Piggymon · 25-04-2009, 19:33

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Originally Posted by Blackstar

My daily diet is pretty shocking currently i'm eating on average one meal a day, usually after 9pm once i get home from work. It can vary from pasta and home made veg sauce to pork and rice and on Tuesdays I have cheese-free pizza from pizza hut. I am never very adventurous because of my veg problem (if it blends its fine). Other than that I live off diet coke and snack on anything I can lay my hands on, although at the moment it is apples because that is what we have in the house.
Due to recent events I've had to cut out a lot of things like cheese

or I get ill, i'm still getting ill on my current diet but seems to be better reducing dairy. I'm also supposed to cut down on wheat and other beige food (carbohydrates) as they irritate my stomach. Although pizza Tuesday is important.

Oh Paula hun .. I'm sorry but that diet is complete and utter crap

There is no way you are going to lose any weight eating that and you certainly won't have any energy to go to the gym.

I would very strongly suggest you get your diet sorted before you even think about going to the gym.

As Ben said, you HAVE to get some breakfast down your neck, even if it's a piece of fruit or some yoghurt, make sure you get some lunch and then a nice dinner.

Try and cut down on the fizzy drinks and take in more water, try to get some vegetables in you.

Pizza once a week, once you've sorted the rest of it, would be no problem at all

Give it a go, make some changes .. I'm here to help in any way I can.

Blackstar · 25-04-2009, 23:25

I don't think my food problems are going to go away without help. My diet is utterly awful. I'm going to speak to the doctor about being referred to a nutritionist and go from there.

Piggymon · 25-04-2009, 23:29

Good luck

You do really need to get that sorted before going to the gym otherwise I can see you making yourself ill

Blackstar · 25-04-2009, 23:34

It already has unfortunately, coupled with stress has given me all the signs of ISB doctor has given me medication to try and control them, this has sort of made me own up to myself. Thanks

Mark · 25-04-2009, 23:46

Admitting there is a problem to be sorted out is the first step along the road - just please don't make the mistakes I made (trying to do too much too soon and/or expecting too much too soon).

My diet needs sorting too. Trying a few different things now and then but like you I have problems that complicate things.

Good luck and hope things get better for you.

Desmo · 26-04-2009, 10:51

You know you've got help here Paula for when you need it

Changing your diet is hard at first. Note I said changing your diet and not going ona diet. This should be a long term change to how you eat and not a short term diet change. As already said, breakfast is a very important meal. Without it, your body thinks it's not getting fed and will want to hold on to any energy reserves it can, so stores it as fat (in very simple terms). I never used to eat breakfast so I know it feels odd at first but start off with something small and build your way up. Eventually you'll stat feeling hungry and actually start wanting and needing food in the morning. I used to have very patchy food intake throughout the day but if you force yourself a little, it becomes easier and then a necessity and you'll find this for all of your meals in the day. Over the years I've gone from no breakfast, lunches at different times of the day and an evening meal to a good breakfast same time every morning, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, dinner, mid-evening snack. It can be done, it just takes a little time to train your body and get used to it

25-04-2009, 18:58	#21
Ben M Columbian Coffee Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chester/ Bristol uni Posts: 66	The most important thing is your diet. You are never going to lose weight unless you take in fewer calories than you are burning off. Exercising burns off calories, but you must make sure that you are eating right. Do you eat breakfast? Clichés aside, it really is the most important day, especially if you're trying to lose weight, it gets your metabolism going for the day, so that you burn off calories faster. When you aren't eating your metabolism slows, so as soon as you wake up in the morning you need to break your fast (gettit?) to get your body burning off those cals. I can see that your diet is going to be restrictive, but try and eat three meals a day, and reduce snacking. If, like me, you can't live without snacking, get something decent and low cal to snack on, like a rice cake or fruit. Having pizza once a week is fine, we all need to live a little. __________________ Click to see details of my upcoming cycle tour =]

25-04-2009, 23:25	#23
Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	I don't think my food problems are going to go away without help. My diet is utterly awful. I'm going to speak to the doctor about being referred to a nutritionist and go from there. __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen

25-04-2009, 23:29	#24
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	Good luck You do really need to get that sorted before going to the gym otherwise I can see you making yourself ill __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

25-04-2009, 23:34	#25
Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	It already has unfortunately, coupled with stress has given me all the signs of ISB doctor has given me medication to try and control them, this has sort of made me own up to myself. Thanks __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen

26-04-2009, 10:51	#27
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	You know you've got help here Paula for when you need it Changing your diet is hard at first. Note I said changing your diet and not going ona diet. This should be a long term change to how you eat and not a short term diet change. As already said, breakfast is a very important meal. Without it, your body thinks it's not getting fed and will want to hold on to any energy reserves it can, so stores it as fat (in very simple terms). I never used to eat breakfast so I know it feels odd at first but start off with something small and build your way up. Eventually you'll stat feeling hungry and actually start wanting and needing food in the morning. I used to have very patchy food intake throughout the day but if you force yourself a little, it becomes easier and then a necessity and you'll find this for all of your meals in the day. Over the years I've gone from no breakfast, lunches at different times of the day and an evening meal to a good breakfast same time every morning, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, dinner, mid-evening snack. It can be done, it just takes a little time to train your body and get used to it __________________

25-04-2009, 23:46	#26
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Admitting there is a problem to be sorted out is the first step along the road - just please don't make the mistakes I made (trying to do too much too soon and/or expecting too much too soon). My diet needs sorting too. Trying a few different things now and then but like you I have problems that complicate things. Good luck and hope things get better for you.