How do I lose fat without sacrificing muscle?
andrew the dice clay asked:
iam going on a strict diet to shred weight and odds are if i lose more than 2 pounds per week iam going to lose a lot of muscle so what can i do?
BARBARA
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February 19th, 2009 at 6:41 am
DAVID
You will not lose muscle if you exercise. Alternate days - upper body, lower body.
February 19th, 2009 at 7:44 am
CHARLES
easy stuff. Work out during the time and add milk to your diet
February 21st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
HELEN
wait how can u lose muscle? ur weak enuff already!!! o! wat muscles??? burn
February 24th, 2009 at 1:32 am
PATRICIA
go to a gym ask somone
February 26th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
CAROL
run like a crazy man lol.trust me it works
March 1st, 2009 at 1:14 am
BETTY
If you exercise, your muscles are built up. So exercise and go on your strict diet and your muscles will be just fine.
March 1st, 2009 at 9:37 pm
RUTH
U Have to do jmping jacks. your welcome.
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:52 pm
WILLIAM
you only lose muscle when you don’t use them.
March 5th, 2009 at 6:14 am
RUTH
Get some workout videos wich will add muscle and make you lose weight. by using weights when burning calories u may gain muscle..
March 6th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
SANDRA
Exercise. Walk or whatever.
March 7th, 2009 at 8:39 am
MARK
I would say that it wouldn’t be extremly dangerous but it isn’t healthy. For you to stay healthy you need to diet and exercise and only lose around 1 pound a week. Do a good amount of exercise like running and push-ups and sit-ups ect. Also go on only diets that a doctor recommends.
March 8th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
LISA
Definitely want to incorporate weight lifting exercise along with dieting to make sure you keep your muscle (muscle increases metabolism- if you lose muscle your metabolism drops) and drink plenty of water- also make sure you are taking in an adequate amount of protein.
March 9th, 2009 at 3:10 am
JOHN
make sure you take in protein and ammino acids
eat alot of lean meat
it shouldn’t effect any diet your on just make sure its lean
98-99%
March 9th, 2009 at 7:06 am
LINDA
jog in the morning and go for walks in the evening and I also suggest a gym that what my mm dous and she is losing alot of weight and I mean alot
March 9th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
PAUL
Exercise, exercise, and exercise. Theres no other way.
Running is handy and cheap. But if u find it boring and dont have money to join the gym (for weights or any random aerobic class), another good option is dancing lessons: salsa and latin dance in general are fun. U exercise without effort and get to meet loads of people!
Also other ‘exotic’ options like capoeira, belly dance or yoga are quite good for keeping muscle.
Hey, good luck with ur diet!
Im running myself to keep in shape, and it feel really good.
March 12th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
RICHARD
Although your question is complicated because you are going on a strict diet, here is what you can do:
1) Make sure you get protein frequently. If your body does not have needed amino acids available it will rob your muscles to get them.
2) Exercise strenuously, preferably with weights, to help encourage your muscles to realize they are needed. Generally, you will damage muscle when you work it in this way, and it repairs by attempting to grow larger — though on a diet it may not be able to.
3) Avoid long bouts of cardio while dieting. Long periods of intense exercise can become catabolic, meaning that your body will use your muscles as an energy source.
4) If you are somebody who takes supplements, consider taking a branch chained amino acid supplement. This type of supplement can kick your body into an anabolic state, which helps avoid muscle loss.
5) Don’t forget your peri-workout nutrition. This can have a large impact on your ability to recover from a workout and move your body from catabolic stance to an anabolic stance.
However, as you must recognize, massive and rapid weight loss will generally result in muscle loss. Steps, like the above, can be taken to minimize muscle loss, but it is unlikely to stop it.
Good luck!
March 13th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
PAUL
work out and take proteins. that will make up for muscle lost
March 16th, 2009 at 12:49 am
CHRISTOPHER
I think you should be working on your mindset first.
go to: How to lose 2 pounds a week? :
I believe that weight loss always starts from mindset. This is the reason why i am able to lose 15kg in 2 months and maintain for 3 years straight, all the way till my pregnancy.
You see, we are what we are today because of our past… our past actions.. these actions are decided by our decisions in what to eat and whether to exercise lead and they lead us to having this figure today..
These decisions come from your mindsets.
Now, suppose I do teach you how to lose the weight and you do lose it.. but if your mindsets and decisions are the same.. and so your actions are the same. So you would continue to eat as you did, sleep as you did and ta da!
After three months, you probably will not maintian your weight loss but instead go back to square one.. dun you agree?
So it is impt to get your mindsets right first.
Before you start any weight loss program, here are some questions you might like to think about to prepare your mindset for weight loss:
1) What is my goal? I want to lose __kg in __ time.
2) Why do I want to achieve this goal? (if possible, come up with 50 reasons)
3) If I do not achieve it, what pains will I have? (come up with as many reasons as possible)
4) If I achieve it, what happiness will I have? (come up with as many reasons as possible)
5) What will happen to me if I continue my current situation for the next 10 years?
6) Then when do I want to take action?
Some solutions I can offer you for diet:
Breakfast: eat fruits/drink fruit juice
Lunch: Less carbo, more veg and fruits, less seafood, meat and eggs
Dinner: Same as lunch but no solid food after 8pm. Soups are great dinners
If you want to exercise to enhance the speed of weight loss. Go for some light jogging or do something you enjoy like an aerobic class or kick boxing class…
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