Originally Posted by
Youngblood
Dieting and training, while often going hand in hand, are very different creatures.
A person can work out all they want, and yes will get fitter, but never any thinner unless they are experiences a caloric deficit. So it is important to get yourself educated on the calories you are putting into your daily diet, healthy, unhealthy, amount of etc...and have some understanding of that before you begin with. Then you can look at your workouts, and get a sense of how many you are burning. There are many workouts, many diets. But the first thing you really require is a working knowledge of the basics.
Here's some basic sense. Eat from the 4 food groups daily, in moderation. Don't eat processed food. That means anything take out, or comes wrapped and loaded with preservatives. Eat throughout the course of the day, again in moderation, 4-6 meals beginning with a good breakfast. It is your first bit of fuel for the engine otherwise known as your body. Send an empty car on the road, you're far more likely to run out of gas.
As for the training, well, are lots of ideas and plans. Donny makes good points about fueling your workouts properly that I totally agree with, before and after with carb loads, proteins to feign off catabolism as well etc. But remember, there is more to your day then just that.
So start simple. Get rid of bad eating habits (drinking habits incl) and start learning some good ones. Hit the 4 food groups, in moderation. Hit the gym.
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