Posts by xorph

Fat burn isn't about how much you sweat. It's about exercising without hitting that 'aerobic state' in order for optimal fat burn.

http://www.foodfacts.info/quiznos/ Quiznos is worse than McDonalds, or any place, from what I can tell.

You think so? I was thinking that maybe I should lose a decent amount of weight before I start working out with him again. I mean, he pushes me really hard, and I enjoy that (I love to feel the burn), but, I have always heard that the cardiovascular exercise is that which burns fat the best, and, right now, I feel extremely overweight.

You think so?

You're probably right. I've always had self-esteem issues, and, it doesn't help that everyone I know is fit and in-shape, and openly mock me for being overweight -- even when I was much lighter than I am now.

The thing is, I've lost this weight before, doing what I'm doing now. Infact, last time, I worked out even LESS than I am. It's really confusing. I dropped 30 pounds about a year ago, and then gained 50 pounds over the summer.

Something is missing from the equation that I had last time.

I eat very low fat food.

Mostly fruit. I'm not eating the same way, no. I used to eat really junky food, now I just eat lean food, low-fat, low calorie. Eating anything junky now makes me extremely sick.

I'm not eating enough?

I don't want to eat any more than I am. It makes me sick just to eat anything as it is. I feel ridiculously fat every time I eat ANYTHING that isn't fruit or low-cal, low-fat.

I don't know what to do.

Unfortunately, that's all up to you. Sometimes, it's really difficult to stop, when you taste something -- it leaves you wanting more! I find that it's better to fight food cravings by drinking a lot of water (which is very good for you) and chewing gum.

Keep your heart rate between 110-146 bpm for optimal fat burning. Pushing yourself to the brink isn't the best way to lose weight. If you're trying to get into top-form athletic shape, you can exceed that heart rate.

However, low-resistance aerobic exercises are great for shedding those pounds. I try to go for a good amount of time until I can actually feel the weight shedding.

To the above poster:

There's no need to profile people by religion. And, there also is no need to flame people because of their opinions of you.

Edit: If you're not sure what flaming is.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_war

That's alright. Feel free to mooch, haha.

I plan to work out more than an hour regularly, and vigorously, to see the results.

Thanks. I used to have a nutritionalist, who suggested foods to me -- but, I went on a plan like this before, and was eating way under what I needed to. What are the adverse effects of overcutting my calorie intake? I've heard that I will start to lose muscle, rather than fat.

Also, I'm glad to have stumbled upon this website. I've always felt REALLY alone in this whole trying to lose weight thing.

My intake average is about 1400-1600.

I don't know what my burn is, but, I work out with my heart rate at 154 for 50 minutes per day, every day.

Do you think that is why I am not losing much weight? Could I be cutting too much out? I think I'm trying to do too much too quickly, because I want to be where I was a year ago, if not smaller.

Most of my exercising is done on an elliptical cross trainer. Sticking to cardio for now. I actually have had a personal trainer in the past, and work out in a gym for people who struggle with weight. They have good advice, but sometimes, I don't know exactly who to listen to.