best way to lose the last couple pounds...

[ono]

i need a little help here, I need to lose about 12 pounds and im finding it hard to lose the last little bit of weight. What method do you guys use for shedding weight. Like diets or cardio or anything that will work..

You could do with posting you're weight, size, bodyfat levels as well as diet and activity level etc...

that way you'd probably recieve better advice.

[remorseless08]

height.- 6'1
weight- 170 pounds
diet- 6:00am bowl of oats and banana
9:30am- can of tuna and a apple
12:30pm- can of tuna, can of soup and banana
4:30- usually some fruit, couple pieces.
8:30- dinner is different every night but always veggies such as brocli, peas, beans,potatoes, chicken, or white rice.

what do use think of this diet is it ok or not....

sometimes have a cup of coffee during the day, should i cut out coffee

[remorseless08]

not sure what my body fat is but i have a little to lose and i train 5 or 6 days a week, run about 4 mile 3 times a week, boxing training 4 days a week.

[ono]

not sure what my body fat is but i have a little to lose and i train 5 or 6 days a week, run about 4 mile 3 times a week, boxing training 4 days a week.

For fat loss i actually walk on a treadmill.

Set the treadmill on a 15 incline and walk at around 4mph for 30-40 mins. When performing this type of activity your body will use fat as a fuel rather than carbohydrates. It's likely that you're body will enter it's fat burning mode after around 15 minutes.

This activity will keep your heart rate at somewhere between 120-135 which is optimal for fat loss. I'm guessing you're aged between 18-35?

This type of training is also excellent for retaining muscle mass while losing fat.

[remorseless08]

not sure what my body fat is but i have a little to lose and i train 5 or 6 days a week, run about 4 mile 3 times a week, boxing training 4 days a week.

For fat loss i actually walk on a treadmill.

Set the treadmill on a 15 incline and walk at around 4mph for 30-40 mins. When performing this type of activity your body will use fat as a fuel rather than carbohydrates. It's likely that you're body will enter it's fat burning mode after around 15 minutes.

This activity will keep your heart rate at somewhere between 120-135 which is optimal for fat loss. I'm guessing you're aged between 18-35?

This type of training is also excellent for retaining muscle mass while losing fat.

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i just had a look at my treadmill and i cant incline it. will i get the same effect from running up and down hills do you think.

[remorseless08]

youngblood just tried to msg you but couldnt. Not enough posts. Ill definatly start doing the tabata running. Cheers dude

[Youngblood]

youngblood just tried to msg you but couldnt. Not enough posts. Ill definatly start doing the tabata running. Cheers dude

I tried to message you back, sorry forgot about restrictions for PMs...like I said...I know nothing of losing weight, and am not even sure tabatas are best for that. I think jogging or what has been mentioned is prob. better for that. But for building cardio I know they are great.

[ono]

not sure what my body fat is but i have a little to lose and i train 5 or 6 days a week, run about 4 mile 3 times a week, boxing training 4 days a week.

For fat loss i actually walk on a treadmill.

Set the treadmill on a 15 incline and walk at around 4mph for 30-40 mins. When performing this type of activity your body will use fat as a fuel rather than carbohydrates. It's likely that you're body will enter it's fat burning mode after around 15 minutes.

This activity will keep your heart rate at somewhere between 120-135 which is optimal for fat loss. I'm guessing you're aged between 18-35?

This type of training is also excellent for retaining muscle mass while losing fat.

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i just had a look at my treadmill and i cant incline it. will i get the same effect from running up and down hills do you think.

No it's all about getting your heart into the fat burning mode. Anything as strenuous as hill running and your body will shift to using stored carbs for energy (glycogen), rather than using fat.

Intervals maybe your best bet. Short sprints etc..

[Scrap]

Ive got a system, everybody whose tested it says This is The System. Im calling it TITS, so anybody who wants tu loose weight get a set of TITS . Should cost about £ 2000.

[Salty]

Canned soup can be high in salt, which makes you retain higher levels of water. I suggest more exercise, like some HIIT training or running before your breakfast. But others would be able to give you more advice I am sure.

[remorseless08]

Canned soup can be high in salt, which makes you retain higher levels of water. I suggest more exercise, like some HIIT training or running before your breakfast. But others would be able to give you more advice I am sure.

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how about baked beans in a can are they ok. im trying to stay away from canned food but its hard to organise all my food everyday. Ive been thinking about doing my runs in the mornings. Thanks for the advice mate.

[remorseless08]

would appreciate it if the trainer could give me some advice... cheers

[Youngblood]

I don't know much about training for loss, but will welcome you to the forum.

I think it might help them if you gave a bit of a run down also regarding your activity. More so, what kind of running. Specific to what sort of training. Body, weight...etc. It may help if you can calculate your daily calorie intake. If you haven't, might be worth looking into. Knowing your body fat would be good for you also I suspect.

The answers aren't always quick in this forum, but tend to be some of the best around if you are patient.

[remorseless08]

I don't know much about training for loss, but will welcome you to the forum.

I think it might help them if you gave a bit of a run down also regarding your activity. More so, what kind of running. Specific to what sort of training. Body, weight...etc. It may help if you can calculate your daily calorie intake. If you haven't, might be worth looking into. Knowing your body fat would be good for you also I suspect.

The answers aren't always quick in this forum, but tend to be some of the best around if you are patient.

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thanks mate, very nice of you to welcome me.

my running is 4 mile as fast as i can. once a week i go to a park where there is heaps of hills and just run for an hour and change the speeds from sprints to jogging, up hill and down hill. My boxing training is pads, sparring, bad work. I do a little bit of body weight training like push ups, sometimes squats, core workout, sit ups

i recently just worked out my daily calorie intake and it was to much, so i changed my diet ( shown above) and that works out to be about 1800 calories.

i worked out my body fat percantage and its 18.4 % but im not sure how accurate that is cos i worked it out on a exercise bike...

[ono]

height.- 6'1
weight- 170 pounds
diet- 6:00am bowl of oats and banana
9:30am- can of tuna and a apple
12:30pm- can of tuna, can of soup and banana
4:30- usually some fruit, couple pieces.
8:30- dinner is different every night but always veggies such as brocli, peas, beans,potatoes, chicken, or white rice.

what do use think of this diet is it ok or not....

sometimes have a cup of coffee during the day, should i cut out coffee

From what you've given as height and weight your resting metabolic rate is roughly at around 1800 cals per day. Basically that's the amount of cals you need to eat to mantain your body weight. So to lose weight you need to really work out the calories in everything you eat. Make sure you're not going above 1800.

Maybe swap some of the carbs heavy snacks for protein rich foods.

Swap you're evening meal with 500ml of organic probiotic fat free yoghurt. It gives around 40g of low gi carbs and 25g of protein. It's also good for preventing bloat.

I'd personally avoid beans and white rice. I wouldn't go crazy with potatoes either. Maybe drop the canned soup as it's high in sugar, salt and maybe even fat (depending on the soup)