Q&A for: 20-Sep-05
531. Q:
Mike, im a student. and need to stop eating the junky food served at my school, what are some ideas that are filling, yet still good for you.. Im trying to cut right now.
A:
Even the worst cafeterias will have some decent choices. For breakfast get something like Wheaties or Total cereal with a bit of milk and cottage cheese with some fruits. If there's no cottage cheese, use more milk. For other meals, there's always some sort of salad with green veggies available to which you can add some grilled chicken or fish (from the burger, if necessary -- just throw away the bun).
Besides relying on the cafeteria food, you can always start taking something with you from home. This will require a bit more planning, of course. Check out Q&A #440, Q&A #266, and Q&A #239 for some ideas.
532. Q:
i can't lose my final 10 pounds.what should i do?
A:
Wish you gave a little more info about yourself and your current routine. As is I can only recommend that you make sure that you're doing everything that you should be doing when trying to lose fat: please read this article.
533. Q:
Type your question here and click Submit. How can I burn excessive fat stored in breasts?
A:
Please see here
534. Q:
Does rice contain too many calories?Also,does it contain any protein?
A:
Please see Q&A #434. Rice does have some protein, but it's nearly negligible in comparison to the amount of carbs. Brown rice can have a small place in your diet when trying to lose fat and can even be one of your staples when trying to gain weight and build muscle. Just don't eat white rice, go with brown instead.
535. Q:
Is anything i can do to lose the last bit of my belly fat without weight training?Iam thin overall and i eat 5 times a day,i dont eat junk food,i drink plenty of water and i do weight training but not progressive.In this status can i reduce slowly my belly fat?Any suggestions?
A:
First, it depends on how lean you already are -- at some point you will hit pretty much a wall in your fat loss when simply no matter what you do you are not losing fat at any appreciable rate. If you are a guy and do everything right, then typically this will happen after you start seeing your six-pack. But sooner or later it does happen to everyone. So it's possible you've just reached that point -- I can't tell for sure without more info about you. If you have reached this point, I recommend simply maintaining your current healthy lifestyle, continuing to exercise and over years your body will continue to lean out -- it just won't happen very fast.
The second thing is, of course, to REALLY optimize your diet and training. Try to squeeze in 1-2 more meals/day (keeping the overall calories and protein/carbs/fats where they're now of course). Make sure the foods you eat really are top-notch: drop pastas, bread, rice and add lots and lots of green veggies instead. Start whole-body progressive weight-training -- this will make a big difference. Whole-body means all the major body parts get exercised! Unless you have a medical reason, your training routine should consist of exercises like squats, lunges, deadlifts, bench presses, rows, pullups and pulldowns -- all performed to or near failure in 6-12 reps per set. If you're currently doing more than 2-3 hours of cardio per week, cut that down in parallel with taking on heavy whole-body weight training. Add high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to your exercise routine: do very short intense cardio sessions where you go all out. You start out doing four 30-second intervals of high intensity cardio (basically, sprinting) each of which is followed by 30 seconds of relaxed walking. So your session goes like: 30 second sprint, 30 second walk, 30 second sprint, 30 second walk, 30 second sprint, 30 second walk, 30 second sprint, 30 second walk. You do this 2-3 times a week and add another interval with every passing week, building up to 15 per session or so.
Losing those last bits of fat is hard, so you will need to make sure you do all the little things right.
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