A Wager

Well my dad offered a little wager around the house hold. We have a trip to the Bahamas scheduled aorund the end of August. The bet is the person in the house to loose the most weight by then wins $100. So I really want to get healthier and this is just a good motivation. Here is my current status...

Age: 15
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 234lbs.
BF%: N/A

I thought I just would post this journal up to keep me on task. By the way I am going against my Dad, step mom, and step sister. If any of you want to feed them chocolate while they sleep maybe I would let you in on a share of the winnings:yelrotflmao: Just add advice for optimum weight loss here if you can :] thanks all
 
Hey man, good to see your motivated to lose some weight! Read all the stickies around this forum, really helpful information. After reading the information, you will be equipped with what you need to get fit. This is a great forum to come to, you won't be let down! ;) It all basically comes down to a clean diet and exercise(cardio AND weights, don't neglect them, they burn fat in the long run). If you can stick to a good routine, you will be ready for the Bahamas!
 
Aim is right on - diet and exercise are the only safe/efficient way to lose weight. Read some of Chillen's stuff as he has this technology down pat (not to mention a killer 6 pack on a 46yo). Don't try to diet fat off while ignoring exercise and don't try to exercise the fat off while ignoring your diet.
 
First day :(

Woke up about8:30 and went to the doctor for blood tests. when I got home I ate

1 serving Cherios Crunch (it is a whole wheat cereal only 100cal)
1 piece of wheat bread - 100
1 egg cooked- I think 75

Then I went to the bay for a swim. I swam for about 15 minutes or so then layed out. After I went for a walk for about 1 mile.When I arrived home I ate

1 sandwich. It was chicken sliced 3 pieces with lettuce on wheat. With some cucumbers on the side.

Later around 3 I ate a banana.

I just figured out I was only at like 500 calories for the day and that is far too low so I ate

1 serving of natural peanut butter - 160 cal

I have been drinking water throughout the day and thats all I have been drinking I think for dinner I am going to cook a chicken breast and chop it up and put it on some toasted wheat with like 1 tbl spoon of mayo on each piece or less. Any imput on meals would be awesome
 
Ended up eating a cup of noodles and a little bit of graded cheese.

How can I exchange some of my foods for protiens ? And what foods can I eat to make my calorie intake raise. I am still not sure how many calories I should be eating per day ahhh
 
Ended up eating a cup of noodles and a little bit of graded cheese.

How can I exchange some of my foods for protiens ? And what foods can I eat to make my calorie intake raise. I am still not sure how many calories I should be eating per day ahhh

What you do is to post your Maintenance Line of calories and list the multiplier you used to configure your approximated Maintenance Line.

The links below will assist you in determining your approximate calorie needs.

Go here and read on some basic and fundamental information:

Nutrition 101

Delaware Consumer Health Information Services (Originally Posted by Wrangell)

Weight Training Information:

Weight Training 101


Weight Training Technical Articles
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Some Info on the ab core:

Abdominal Training


How to get abs guide

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Go here for some thoughts on the mental side:

Weight Loss Intricate


The ChillOut Log by Chillen
(allot of pages to go through, but there IS good information that may help you if you take the time to seek it)

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Change your eating habits (below are some suggestion examples)


The 3 Nutrients (Carbs, Good Fats, and Protein) are an essential factor in the diet; however, the Law of Energy Balance within the DIET, is the ultimate KING while the Nutrients can play in some key decisions made within the body.


○ Try eating 5 to 6 smaller meals during the day

○ Balance your meals out during the day so in one day you have a mix of Protein, Carbohydrate and good Fats

○ Drink lots of water during the day and before, during and after exercise

Simple Carb Examples: (Various fruit) Grapefruit, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Strawberries, Oranges, Apples, Pineapple, etc

Complex Carb Examples: Whole Wheat Pita Bread, Oatmeal, Long Grain Brown Rice, Brown Pasta, Malto-Meal (Plain, whole wheat),etc

Good Protein Examples: White or Dark Tuna, Chicken Breast, Lean Turkey, Lean Ham, Very lean Beef, Quality Whey Protein Powder, etc

Good Fats Examples: Natural Peanut Butter, Various Nuts, Flax Seed, Fish Oils.

Dietary Fiber: Whole Grains (Bran), Some fruits (like Apples), and vegetables, nuts and seeds

Dietary Fiber

Vegetable suggestions:

ROOT VEGETABLES: beets, sweat potatoes, yams

GREEN VEGETABLES: asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cucumber, field greens, mixed salad greens, green beans, romaine lettuce, snap peas, and spinach

OTHER VEGETABLES: bell peppers, carrots, celery, eggplant, mushrooms, soybeans, squash, tomatoes, organic (low sodium) vegetable soup (be careful in the selection).

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Here are some cereal suggestions if you eat cereal in the mornings:

1. Steel Cut Oats, Old Fashioned Cut Oats, and Regular Cut Oats (quick cook type), in large containers.

2. Various types of Go Lean Kashi cereals.

3. Fiber-One. (60 calories per 1/2 Cup, and source of fiber)

4. Grape Nuts

GRAPE-NUTS:

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, SALT, DRIED YEAST, SOY LECITHIN. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: REDUCED IRON, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE (SOURCE OF ZINC), VITAMIN B6, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN D.

Its devoid of any "added in" sugars, and from what I have read on Lecithin, this is used in many bread products for various reasons, and isnt a bad ingredient.

5. Shredded Wheat and Shredded Wheat and Bran: (NOT SUGAR TOPPED)

POST SHREDDED WHEAT ORIGINAL SPOON SIZE

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT

TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL WHEAT FLAVOR, BHT IS ADDED TO THE PACKAGING MATERIAL--If you dont like perservatives, dont select this one
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Post Shredded Wheat and Bran

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT AND WHEAT BRAN.

TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL WHEAT FLAVOR, BHT IS ADDED TO THE PACKAGING MATERIAL. If you dont like perservatives, dont select this one

Both are devoid of any "added in" sugars.


Alpen No Sugar Added Cereal

Serving size: 2/3 cup servings per container:7

calories:200
total fat:3g
sodium:30mg
potassium: 250mg
total carbohydrate:40g
sugars:7g (mostly from raisins)
protein:7g

Ingredients: rolled oats, whole wheat, raisins, pearled barley, roasted hazelnuts, skim milk powder, whey powder, sliced almonds, malt extract. 14 ounce box

Alpen No Sugar Added Cereal



Chillen
 
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1. What type of equipment do you have available to use?
2. Post how you came to determine your MT Line of 2900 Calories.
3. Then once your approximated MT line (to start) is determined to be approximately correct, then one would decide on the calorie deficit amount, and work from that, and adjust to bodily response.


Best regards,

Chillen
 
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Okay thanks a lot like Always chillen. So here is what I used to find my BMR

BMR Calculator - Basal Metabolic Rate - Lean Body Mass - Caoloric Needs - Fitness.com - Free Exercises, Fitness Equipment, Customized Workout, Fitness Programs, Fitness Articles, Beauty Fitness, Weight Loss, Weight Training, Diet Plans

And then I came up with : 2,298.12
I multiplied this number by 1.6 because thats what it says to do for moderate activity. After multiplying it I came up with 3676.992.
Then I Took off 20% of this number and got 2941.5936
And chillen that is how I came up with my Calorie intake =]
 
Okay Well Its night time now and I finally have some time to post my meals and workout for the day so ill start off. Today I woke up around like 8:30 I still had a headache. For breakfast I ate Shoprite Natural oats (its a oatmeal) with serving of natural peanut butter,raisins,and a banana all in it with some water.

After I went for about a 2 mile walk and after that did yard work for about an hour. Before the yard work I made a salad with romain lettuce and some cucumbers with Lite Caesar dressing. After the yard work which was just lifting some light branches to a truck and such and a little gardening I made some tuna on wheat with lettuce. I put about 1 table spoon of mayo with some chopped onion and about 1/8 tsp of sweet relish. With this I drank Juicy Juice 100% Fruit punch =[.

After this I took a nap for about 2 hours and awoke an hour before dinner. We ate at about 7. We had London broil with just a natural garlic and red pepper flake dry rub, with brown rice,greenbeans,and mushrooms mixed.
After that we went for a walk just like half a mile but then I walked additionally on my own so make it about 1 mile or so. After I did my workout.

Work out routine

**All excercises are done with 2x 20lb Dumbells in 3 sets reps of 10

Curls
Shoulder press? (When you have weight in hand above shoulder and lift like raising hand)
Reverse Flys
Squats
Push ups
Crunches

After I ate like handful or less of mixed nuts

Any input would be awesome. I am trying to just cut I dont want to put on anymore muscle just want to drop fat. I do not know if I should be using lighter weights or not, and any other ercercises you guys know that I can do at home just add them in, And plesase critique my meals
 
Well I am really confused now? Can any one tell me whats wrong with my diet because it says that I am off by about like 750 calories today, also I need a confirmation of my Caloric intake being 2900 calories. But if it is should I be eating more? I dont want my body to hold on to food.

And on a side note im down 4 lbs. :D I am hoping not just water flucuation

EDIT: Off by 750 calories
 
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Okay well its about 2 now so ill update you on half my day. Woke up at 6:30 and went for a nice 30 min bike ride. When I came home I helped breifly with some more branches then I made.

3 egg (egg whites only) spinach,brocoli omlet. Also I had half a serving of natural oatmeal.

Around 10 I went back to sleep and awaoke around 12 30 and I had half a serving of natural almonds. and about 1:30 I cooked up a Tuna Burger and put it on wheat bread was delicious. Cooked it up in a pan with a little olive oil. I am not sure how healthy this is so can someone verify?.

Now I am sitting here typing to all of you guys and girls feeling pretty good I might go lay out on my deck and catch some sun.
 
Well I biked for a nother hour just riding around not at an intense pace. For dinner I ate Chicken breast and steamed brocoli. I had 2 chicken breast out of a 3.5 lb. 6 pack. So I guess I had like a pound and a half maybe I dunno. Think later I might have a little bit of almonds to even out my protien to everything else and go for a walk
 
Well today I am offically down a whole 10lbs. I am at 224. I am happy but not at the same time because I am concerned that I am loosing weight way too fast. I have not cheated on my diet at all and walk everyday and have been riding my bike and drinking clean water. I would really like someone to review my diet to see if its alright because I am a little concerned.

Today I ate some oatmeal with peanut butter and a banana, and aobut to drink a glass of water and take my blood pressure medication =].

Dinner was a chicken wheat wrap with some ranch. And 4 Shishkabobs with chicken and vegies.
 
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Well I just ate 3 egg white omlet with 1 piece of cheese and a whole egg on wheat with some cheese also it was delicious I know the cheese was a lot but it was kinda my little thing once to stop my cravings for all those delicious foods I use to eat now I think im fine for a while.
 
The Power of TWO:

Its TRUE there is power in TWO

Do not feel BLUE ; I am here to help; to BREW and STEW the new YOU.

(Chillen)

Sculpt your Brain!

The question should not be whether you are happy but what you can do to become happier and "every man or woman" can, if they desire, become the sculptor their own brain.


"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken."

Dont create your own problems and complications. And, other problems and stresses in life don't have to rule you.

Sculpt your brain to handle them right before they handle you.

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You are the strongest BIRD:

(by Chillen)

For Epididymis:

There is a light that shines beyond all things on earth, beyond the highest mountains and the very highest heavens. This is the light that shines in your heart


He kept a green bough in his heart and the singing BIRD came:.


BIRD:

B--rilliant
I--ncredible
R--adical
D--ivine

“That's how the light gets in.”


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I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my wings to always reach my destination.

(Chillen)

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Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

(Kahlil Gibran)

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All BIRDS aim for the stars and reach the sky

(Chillen)

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I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.

(Unknown)

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"Open up your mind and allow your "Personal System" to come out!"

(Chillen)

Setting and achieving goals can be very overwhelming if cognitive systems aren’t put in place. This "system" can take many different forms for an individual person. Through trial and error, you will have to find the "Personal System" that will work for you that will achieve your goal.

(Chillen)


One of THE GREATEST weaknesses can be your mind. Your body doesn’t mind one way or the other what you do with your time, it has no mind. But, you do. Use it.

Seek to Master Yourself. The time investment will be paid back 10 times more than the original time you had invested. In the type of goals we seek on the forum, the truest form of wisdom is learning to master the various internal and external "stimuli" that can effect the goal you desire:

Seek information on things that inhibit and exhibit good behavior toward your goal and blend them into your life and allow your perception of them to mix in to get the job done.

Seek knowledge in and how to handle:

-->Strength and Weaknesses

-->Emotions (how this effects your eating, and training and how to deal with it)

-->Attitude

-->Perception

Examine what you will and will not accept in the path to your goal. Find out what you will and what you will not tolerate, and within this "scope" do what "it takes" to get the job done.

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Example usage on Strength and Weaknesses: (not exhaustive)

If you know you don’t like cutting back on food, and already know that in order to lose fat tissue that in "its most basic terms" this is a requirement, than you SEEK knowledge that will:

○ Reduce cravings (meal timing, timely exercise, use of proper beverages, and low calorie bulky foods)

○ Increase food intake while at the same time maintaining a diet that will permit fat loss.

○ How to handle hunger pains and a plan of action

○ Determine how in-depth and particular you wish to be in "tracking food intake and calories", and "learn how to manipulate the things you learn to your personal goal advantage."

When you learn the basics of dieting and exercising you will have a better understanding with the following. Do come back to this and really give it some thought:

One can even plan "eating over maintenance" or (deal with unplanned eating over maintenance" when deficit dieting and reduce guilt and the associated emotions that come with it).

For example, it can come down to 5 things:

1. Knowing your MT Line, 2. Viewing days for calories within a 24 hour cycle clock (knowing your prior history of deficits and current tabulation), 3. Knowing the approximate calories in deficit to lose an approximate pound of fat tissue, 4. Approximate calories burned during different types of exercise, 5. Knowing how to manipulate calories (and even timely manipulation of the three nutrients, carbs, protein, and fats).

Manipulation of these 5 items can open up the mind! These can be powerful and more than people realize Look at them differently: Use them. They are always there waiting. While tracking calories may or may not be your "style" it is "clearly" an advantage when its done properly whether completed mentally, through a computer, or on paper.

These 5 things can be used as tools to assist one when one is thinking they may have messed up.

Lets face some facts here:

When one is deficit dieting you are depriving the body of energy. It WILL FIGHT YOU to FEED IT--constantly and continually--face it head on.

When the stomach rumbles and you know your at your deficit limit---where IS the battle taking place?

Its between a biological function and your mind.

Who WINS is determined through what you have learned, what you can manipulate in what you have learned, and then applying it. ITS YOUR CHOICE. The body will not care one way or the other, but YOU will. TEACH YOURSELF how to handle it and you will not be disappointed I promise.



Have a great day!


Best wishes,


Chillen
 
Tuna burger for lunch serving of mayo on it with 2 pces wheat. For dinner 2 bowls whole wheat spaghetti natural, with just cheese and tiny bit of butter, cheese was grated and had 2 servings 100% fruit punch
 
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