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[bassexpander]

Ok, this is getting out of hand. I'm up 10kgs from where I was 1 1/2 years ago. Students have mentioned my weight gain twice in the past few days. One of my former students, whom I hadn't seen in over a year, felt compelled to tell me how I used to be handsome, but have now gained a lot of weight and don't look the same.

She's right... at least about me not looking the same.

What I need to do is get disciplined about what I eat. The problem is that I eat too much sugar crap, probably drink too much milk (assuming that's a bad thing -- even though it's low fat), and often find myself eating late because my wife gets home around 8 or 9 and usually cooks something.

It's at the point where I don't have the energy I used to have (yeah, pushin' 40, so that's not helping). I'm also damned busy, but that's just an excuse.

Ok, you nutrition experts -- please help! Throw your best Tofu delights and salad whatnot's my direction. Hopefully, I can get myself back into the gym as well.

I'd like to drop 10 kgs. Currently weighing-in at 103kgs naked.

[VanIslander]

First things first: don't sell your treadmill and exercise bike.

[aka Dave]

For exercise, strength training will shed pounds much quicker than cardio (unless you run for like 2 to 3 hours). Full body lifts are better than isolation exercises.

I really can't recommend Starting Strength enough, if you decide to lift. So detailed. Amusing, too.

http://stronglifts.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Strength-2nd-Mark-Rippetoe/dp/0976805421

For cardio, I'd do interval. Wind sprints. Also do a fun sport that's intensive. I do basketball.

For food, try lightly steamed vegetables with go chu chang. I was eating naeng myeon a year ago, but was avoiding the noodles (high glyc carbs) and eating the vegetables. I figured that I could make a salad with the go chu chang in the same way and I loved in. I eat tons of veggies, as well as lean proteins (tuna, egg whites, chicken breast, korean raw fish llike gwang-o, and tons and tons of shrimp-small sized so it's cheap). I don't use salt, dressins, anything. Just go chu chang. Call me crazy but I like this stuff, and whatever you put on tastes not like what it is (mainly) but like go chu chang.

Eat 4/5 small meals over the course of the day. I suck at this but this is what all the people recommend so who am I to argue.

I had a great day in the gym today. Doing full lifts (the squat is key) is really rewarding. Try it.

[skconqueror]

Werent you the one complaining about domestic airline seats? Maybe it isn't the seats getting smaller

[crusher_of_heads]

yeah, lifting is good. However, if you're starting from scratch, cardio works almost as much. Small portions of rice, more protein, and invest 25000 won in a weighted jump rope if you don't have a gym yet. Do a moderate workout before eating anything in the morning-but make sure you get some protein and potassium inside you-bananas have a bit morenatural sugar, but worth it.


Don't be getting buckets of the KFC

[DrOctagon]

Eat healthy foods and exercise everyday. It's really that simple. It's all on you buddy.

[Temporary]

Eat less food..


Yep its a big secret.

Get off your ass.

Don't eat junk.

[regicide]

[cdninkorea]

I've gained five kilograms myself since starting my new job. I'm still working out regularly, but the new schedule threw my eating habits out of whack for a while.

I'm making progress already though and this is what I'm doing:

- I found a running partner and we do interval sprints.
- I'm not eating any starchy carbs after noon. Fruits and vegetables, but grains like oatmeal, twenty grain rice (Costco) and whole wheat pasta (Hannam Mart) are out in the pm.
- I'm emphasizing compound lifts. Deadlifts and squats are the focus with weights, but bodyweight exercises like pullups, dips and one legged squats are also multi-joint and plenty difficult.

I'm also going to be going here for five weeks this winter:
http://www.rawaimuaythai.com