The gym thread

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I like that this thread has popped up again.

I've just started trying to loose the weight I gained when moving house. I'm 16stone when I weighed myself this morning and my target weight is 14st. Gonna smash 4 days of slim fast then go onto a 50% fruit and veg diet aiming to keep below 2000kcal a day (I need 3000kcal a day to maintain my weight cos I'm huge)

I've found that 'six pack shortcuts' and 'insane home fat loss' work outs worked well for me in the past Felt stronger within days and looked much better within the week.

What CJ put about a treat day above is true, they don't hurt your plan long term and are huge for motivation.

slim fast is bullSHIT! save yourself the money and just eat normal food, its just a box full of SUGAR with the word slim on the front lol.

for anyone looking to loose weight, find you base level calories you need to maintain YOUR weight. Everybody is different!
Then its just trial and error, cut 500 calories off and check your weight over a week or two, if its not dropping drop some more calories.

Diet really isnt that complicated unless you are trying to be Mr O or something, just eat clean foods, good meats, some veg and clean carbs along with some healthy fats (nuts, oils etc) for a beginner Whey protein isnt essential at all but if you are to buy anything a cheap whey to have post workout or if you struggle to eat as a meal replacement.

Another thing I believe is essential is meal frequency, try to forget the idea of 'Dinner' or 'lunch', I just eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hours to keep my metabolism going, it also means eating less in one go.

Oh and anything called "Shortcut" or "20 minute" anything is bullshit!