Q&A for: 6-Apr-06
1495. Q:
Mike is it true that when u wanna lose fat only u should so as hard weight training as u can and take many protein(less carbs and fats)in order to keep ur muscles and lose only fat?This way u should lose slowly fat while maintain ur muscles and lose too little muscles or not at all during the whole process.
A:
Yes, heavy weight training, slow weight loss, and relatively high-protein diet (at least 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight daily) are essential for successful fat loss while preserving muscle -- which ensures that fat doesn't come back later. But those there's more to a successful fat loss program... You can't ignore carbs and fats entirely -- both are needed in your diet and you should aim to get roughly equal amount of calories from all three throughout the day. You need to make healthy choices in food -- there're good carbs and bad carbs and same thing for fats. As far as weight training you need to make sure you train your whole body and make sure you don't overdo it -- overtraining will lead to injuries and lack of progress.
1496. Q:
When u wanna lose fat and u do cardio do u lose muscles as well?What can u do to lose as less as possible and should u eat a meal immediately after the cardio or only take some protein after that and eat later?
A:
I recommend eating before and after any training sessions, whether weights or cardio. I recommend always eating complete meals but protein shakes will work in a pinch for cardio.
Note that the 'before' and 'after' meals are not something extra you add to your normal diet. I recommend eating the same amount of calories on training and non-training days split over 5 or more meals . So on non-training days the 'before' and 'after' meals are just 2 of your 5 regular meals.
1497. Q:
hi mike i just notice when i was grilling my lean pork chops i notice that some watery stuff was dripping out and i was wondering what that was can you give me a clue looks like the fat was melted and dripped out of the pork
A:
Most likely it is fat. Even lean pork chops usually have 30-50% of their calories as fat and you lose some of it when you grill.
1498. Q:
Hi mike! i have been noticing lately that my appetite fluctuates tremendously. I try to stay at 2000 calories a day, but sometimes i just don't feel like eating that. Some days I only eat maybe 1400 to 1500 calories. Then on other days I am still starving even at 2000. I know 1500 is was too low for an active guy in his early 20's. How can I stabilize my appetite? I do eat lots of whole veggies and some fruits tons of protien and mostly good carbs. Thanks in advance.
A:
Most likely you are simply not eating enough in general. Even 2000 calories is quite low for young active guy and the more you weigh, the more you need to eat. If you're 150 pounds, for example, you should probably be eating somewhere around 2500 calories. As you eat more your metabolism will wake up more and you'll actually start getting hungry more. My recommendation would be to slowly increase your calories and, if possible, maintain a regular eating schedule every day.
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