BF2S Forums Dieting

DeepSkysUrGe wrote:

my friend is dieting and says trans fat is possibly the worst thing you want to consume when your dieting.  On a side note this is interesting: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8916080/
 
EDIT: Woah wait, you're 5' 9" and 140?  I"m 5' 10" 160lbs and i'm what my friends call a skinny mother fucker.  I assume you just want to eat good.  Naturally stay away from fast food, eat lots of red meat, i love red meat.

5'8, 5'9 ish i think i am, but im not skinny by any means, not fat either.  i also have not much muscle on me.  so im pretty avg. but i want to lose the fat i have and gain muscle.

Haha, you're pretty thin.  Muscle weighs more than fat.  I'm 5'7" but 150 lbs., and proud.

Trans fat is bad for you because it blocks your arteries. Not eating it isn't going to make a huge difference in your weight. Weight loss is all about eating less calories than you burn. Look to drop high calorie foods. Stop drinking soda and juice, go for unsweetened tea or water instead. In general, a lot of sweet foods are really fattening since sugar is very high in calories. Fried foods are bad because they've soaked up a lot of grease.

There are some tricks to this too. Most vegetables are low-calorie, so you can eat more and feel full faster. Bananas have something in them that make you feel fuller than you are. Drinking a big glass of water 10 minutes before you eat will help you feel fuller. You also want to try to get some whole grains and lean meat in every meal. The carbs in whole grains give you energy and the protein in the meat tells your brain that you've had enough.

In short, cut down on soda, sweets and fried foods. Eat a good balance of food, especially lean meat (chicken and pork)! Drink water.

Good luck on the team!

thx guys, i started the diet bout a week ago andhave been eating tons of salads, soup, white chicken on a whole wheat bun, water, Nestea Zero, and as snacks i usually eat wheat thins or thinsations .

tonight will also be my last red meat for a bit then, as my mom already has it prepared, and i couldnt turn down such a beautiful meal.

Canadianloser wrote:

im having steak tonight

p.s. haffey , that 150 lbs is pure muscle, right ?

Yep, that's why I said muscle weighs more than fat.  6:05 mile baby.

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Canadianloser - if you want to lose what fat you've got and build muscle there's only one way to do it (you can even eat just about anything you want whilst doing it) and that's called exercise - seriously, go to a gym, do some weights - even just doing sit-ups, press-ups and 1lb-sugar-bag lifts will all build muscle (of course, a good diet plan, with plenty of protien (eggs, red meat, protein shakes, etc) on top that will help).

Exercise builds muscle, not diet.

(you'd all laugh at me giving muscle-building advice, if you could see me (I have as little muscle-mass as I have fat...))

He's right though.  I eat as much as I want, still maintain this awesome ripped bod.  (Well, maybe not that ripped.)

haffeysucks wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Exercise builds muscle, not diet.

(you'd all laugh at me giving muscle-building advice, if you could see me (I have as little muscle-mass as I have fat...))

He's right though.

one of these days I'm going to have to start listening to my own advice...

[THE] comben wrote:

under weight and have an almost uniform adversion to sunlight

That'll be me...

lol, comben. good call.

Canadian, keep in mind that everyone's metabolism is different. Some people are going to give you advice that worked for them, but it may not work for everyone. Pern's cheeseburger thing probably works great for him, but you'll get much better results doing the same thing with a grilled chicken sandwich without the cheese. The bottom line on weight loss is to eat less than you burn. However, if you're working out too, make sure you eat enough protein or you'll actually lose muscle.

Another good thing to know, when you do cardio exercise, your metabolism gets elevated during the exercise and during your body's cool down period (usually about an hour). When you lift weights, your metabolism stays elevated all the way through the recovery period (usually about 3 days). Keeping your metabolism up = burning calories faster = losing more fat.

Canadianloser wrote:

I have just started to diet and work out as im joining the wrestling team for my highschool this year.

im 5'9 and 140 lbs.

what are the best and worst foods to eat while dieting?

thx, canadian

Eat anything you want. As long as you can burn what you eat youll be fine.