General Discussion - Page 27

cashis, your app is fukin with you. you don't need cardio if you wanna lose weight (especially if you don't have the time). it's good if you're trying to be healthy and whatnot, but if you're just aiming to lose weight, then fuk cardio. how tall are you/ much do you weigh atm?

quote Cashis

6'0. last weighed myself 3 weeks ago and then a week after that. first time i weighed 13 stone 10lbs and then after 5 days cardio i weighed 13 stone 5 lbs but i'd probably just took a shit that day tbh.

because of this i'd say i'm 13 stone 8 lbs (193lbs) but i'll need to check next time i go to the gym. i need some scales of my own tbh, they're an investment i shall make shortly.

so to answer your question, 6'0 and 193lbs

You could get away with 2200 - 2400 calories if you're going to do cardio/ lift weights (depends on how intense the cardio is). It's either cardio, or you can just eat 1900 calories w/o having to do any cardio to lose weight.

if you stop eating junk food, 1900 calories can be plenty. alcohol is probably your biggest demon. but if you count your calories, you can definitely add alcohol into your diet. just cut it a little bit, ie only drink on the weekends. if you're just aiming for getting drunk, shots are your best friends.

and you could probably get away with eating more than 1900 calories on the weekends. slower result yeah, but at least you get to enjoy your life lols

Most students put on weight because of higher levels of eating pre-prepared food (ready meals, takeaways, supermarket sandwiches etc) which is more unhealthy, as well as drinking more alcohol.

Bit of broscience, but I thought if you had too high a calorie-deficiency (i.e. 1900 calories and doing high intensity work outs too which I imagine would be about a 1k deficit) then you'll lose a lot of muscle mass?

But then if you're only fussed about weight it should work.

quote Cashis

if i eat less than 1900 calories a day and do say 20 minutes of HIIT* three times a week will it be a lot faster? i would like to lose a decent amount of weight by the end of summer tbh, wanna get back down to say 12.5 stone



*for example - 1 minute flat-out sprinting followed by 2 minutes rest.. does that sound right? i'm terrible with this kind of stuff

depends. i mean, it's alright. but you'll probably get tired easy because you're not getting enough calories. might as well just try it first, though. if you think you're not getting enough energy, then either eat more or exercise less.


obv you're gonna lose fat + muscle, but if your main goal is just to lose weight, then it's probably good enough. just try to eat clean on most days. if your goal is to retain your muscle, then 1900 calories + cardio is too much.

DjedwardSmith most people only burn like 300-500 calories at the gym. unless you workout 4hrs doing cardio, i doubt you'd burn 1k.

not too bothered about losing muscle mass, my biceps/triceps are the only decent things on me atm and there's no point in having them if im a fat bastard. i could quite happily start again from the bottom and bulk my way up.

and ive got a gym near me that i was planning to join as soon as i lose the weight required (i thought i cud just lose it all by jogging a few times a week and keeping a mediocre diet, didn't happen). wonder if they do circuit training

^ yeah that's probably the best idea.

eating 1900calories/ day = 1lb weight loss/ week. If you eat less/ do cardio, you're gonna lose more fat. Cheat on your meal like once a week because eating clean will eventually get tedious as *bleep*