need to loose 30lbs in 8 weeks

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briggz68

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ok i lost a total of 30lbs since i started the gym and eating better but the last 30lbs i am stuck at. I eat really healthy just seeing if there are any changes i could make. i drink plenty of water thats all i drink.

height 6'1
weight 230
muscular build
body fat- 16%

breakfast- eggs whites fruit
snack- myoplex or whey protein
lunch chicken breast vegies
snack- myoplex or whey protein
dinner-any kind of lean protein with vegies
before bed- cottage cheese

so this diet with exercise 5 days a week i do 3 resistance days with 30mins of cardio as warm up and 3 45min cardio days.to me it seems im doing everything right but im not seeing to many more changes. im getting stronger at the gym for sure so im confused.
 
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Are you sure about the 16% BF number? If that's the case, you don't have 30 pounds of fat to lose, you'd lose a lot of muscle along the way.

Anyways, you'd need a ~1900 calorie daily deficit to reach your goal which isn't very reasonable in the first place.
 
well if i dont loose 30lbs thats no big deal i guess 16lbs is more reasonable. the 16% bf was with my caliper so not 100% sure if it was accurate. i was reading that i need to be having like 460 cal per meal and about 36g of protein does that sound about right. Also what did u think of the diet plan im on
 
briggz68 said:
well if i dont loose 30lbs thats no big deal i guess 16lbs is more reasonable. the 16% bf was with my caliper so not 100% sure if it was accurate. i was reading that i need to be having like 460 cal per meal and about 36g of protein does that sound about right. Also what did u think of the diet plan im on
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16lb sounds more reasonable. As far as the 460 calories per meal with 36 grams of protein....a bunch of hogwash. If anybody is telling you how many meals to eat, how many calories at each, and your macronutrient breakdown at each meal...they're most likely trying to sell you something. Step back and just look at your total daily calories and total daily protein. Meeting your high protein goal will be the most important thing as you lose the last pounds and want to minimize muscle loss.

Diet plan sounds okay. It might be a good idea to track the calories though. "Some chicken and veggies" means something different for everybody.
 
briggz68 said:
ok i lost a total of 30lbs since i started the gym and eating better but the last 30lbs i am stuck at. I eat really healthy just seeing if there are any changes i could make. i drink plenty of water thats all i drink.

height 6'1
weight 230
muscular build
body fat- 16%

breakfast- eggs whites fruit
snack- myoplex or whey protein
lunch chicken breast vegies
snack- myoplex or whey protein
dinner-any kind of lean protein with vegies
before bed- cottage cheese

so this diet with exercise 5 days a week i do 3 resistance days with 30mins of cardio as warm up and 3 45min cardio days.to me it seems im doing everything right but im not seeing to many more changes. im getting stronger at the gym for sure so im confused.
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if you have 16% BF...and you're looking to get down.. to what? 9% because you want to do body building?.. maybe this isn't the forum for you. Might I suggest muscular development forums.. send me a message for the link if you can't google and find it.. but 16%bf is extremely healthy already and to be honest with you, I don't know how many people here will be able to give you the sort of advice you're looking for.

BTW this is the chart I found online for BF% (if you're curious as to whats bad, good, better, and best)

Classification Women (% fat) Men (% fat)
Essential Fat 10-12% 2-4%
Athletes 14-20% 6-13%
Fitness 21-24% 14-17%
Acceptable 25-31% 18-25%
Obese 32% plus 25% plus
 
thank you all who responded. the reason i said 460 cal is i took my daily cal burned and subtracted 500 then divided by 6 meals. ill have to track the calories better thanks for that tip and im trying to get in the single digits not for bodybuilding but just for overall great health and body. thanks for the chart though that did help
 
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