Need to Lose 5lb In A Week

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by Anthony W.

Weather has been crappy for a few days so I've been confined to 50 sit ups before bed.

However, it used to be 10, break, 10, break, 10, break, 10, break, 10

Now its 25, break, 35, break, 50

I don't sleep much at all - can that have an affect?

I'm going to Oshkosh at the end of July. I should be taking 20-50,000 steps (that is several miles, right?) per day while I'm there. If the hotel I'm staying in has a pool, I'll be hitting that a lot. What swimming strokes burn the most calories? I was thinking 100 laps per night.

@ 100 laps per night they'll find you at, the bottom of the Pool.

[Stealhead]

Yeah 100 laps is alot unless you are a regular swimmer unless you are talking a fairly small pool.I would think that either the breast or butterfly stroke would burn the most but just starting off you are not going to do 100
or even 50 laps doing those.Freestyle is the best from a burn some calories but not wear your self out stand point.

I think I could maybe do 100 laps back when I was on the high school swim team all though there where never any events where one person had to swim 100 alone.Also the speed at which you are swimming the laps would have an effect.

Also not sleeping much is not healthy for anyone as a teenager you should be sleeping 8 or 9 hours a night I think I read some place that some teens need more than that a night.
Lack of or too much sleep can also be a sign of depression.Your brain needs good rest period they dont really know fully why the brain needs good rest but it does if you are only sleeping a few hours a night then something is wrong and you need to speak to a doctor or you are simply over working yourself in some way which is not healthy.

[Anthony W.]

They call me a fish for a reason

Trust me, I can do 100 laps in a good sized pool. I can also hold my breath for 4.5 minutes.

My heart is strong as an ox. I just let the fat build up on my gut and thighs...

Krauter, don't bother. Firewall was right.

[antikristuseke]

A 1000 calories a day on an exercise regime?
You know, there is a reason why when i was in the army we took in 4000 calories a day while some of the less fit people still lost weight, right?

[Krauter]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Krauter, don't bother. Firewall was right.

Meh alright.

It amazes me of what stupidity people come to with the goal of losing weight. Only until they're finished to they see the extent of it as well as the danger in it..

Ahh well I tried.

[Anthony W.]

Originally Posted by Krauter

Meh alright.

It amazes me of what stupidity people come to with the goal of losing weight. Only until they're finished to they see the extent of it as well as the danger in it..

Ahh well I tried.

Theres a reason I posted this before I did it.

Can I cut a few hundred calories out, tho? Like, go down to 1800?

I'm already looking a bit better in the mirror. Not much - but some.

[CaptainMattJ.]

dont eat. 5 pounds is almost impossible otherwise to lose in a week by conventional methods.

so to lose weight, let your body eat itself. if you eat, eat carbs and proteins, and get minerals. eat little, do high intensity stuff.

Swimming is the most intense. look up what Micheal Phelps eats in a day. its crazy. He eats like an 800 - pound dude. why? because swimming burns calories like nobody's buisness. even back at my high school, they recommended we consume 5000+ calories a day, mainly carbs, because while swimming wont build any muscle, itll burn your flab clean off. Weight lifting also burns fat like nobody's business. Muscle takes alot of fuel. More muscle = more calories your body ends up burning to feed those muscles.


these extreme workouts for your muscles will kill you (i.e the INSANITY type workouts). When you work out to the point where you cant lift anymore, your muscles actually tear apart. Your supposed to let your muscles rebuild themselves, stronger, before your rip them up again, something these workouts dont necessarily address. Drink LOTS of water. when your muscles tear, they expel lactic acid. The acid will keep your muscles sore and weak. Water helps your body expel the acid through waste faster.

[Krauter]

I agree with a lot of the things Capt. Matt just said..

Aside from not eating. People need to understand you CAN eat. Just be smart about it...

[Anthony W.]

I'm going down to 1000 calories per day starting tomorrow or the day after.

I need to make that up of 2 or 3 items.

Good things to do that? I hear that Activia yogurt is good

[Krauter]

[Anthony W.]

Originally Posted by Krauter

I only "need" 2100 calories per day.

Not TOO dramatic.