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[mlh]

I've lost 48lbs living in Korea and I'll tell you what I've been doing.

Now first off i should mention that before coming here I had been living in West Africa and when I came home I went a little crazy with the junk food and in the 2 months I was home I probably gained a good 15lbs or so so it was easy to lose that once I got here just because I was more active. Also because my body wasn't used to the additional weight it was easier to shed. The longer you stay heavy the harder it is to lose.

I'm pretty active here. I walk my dog 2 1/2 to 3 hours everyday. Every morning we go for a 70 to 90 minute walk and every afternoon we go for another 70 to 90 minute walk. This is part of it but I found even after all the walking I eventually plateaued so I started weight training which was the best decision ever.

Now I'm back to my old high school weight but my body looks better than it did in high school because i'm more 'toned'. How I did it was I started out slow. Initialyl I'll lift weights where I'm fatigued at 8 reps. Once I can comfortably do 12 reps with a certain weight thats a signal to me to move up a kg or whatever and go back down to 6 or 8 reps and then work back up. I also try and change the weight lifting routine every 6 weeks or so because your body will get used to it.

So MWF I do weight (although sometimes I miss a day) and then TTh and sometimes Saturday I do HIIT or some kind of interval training. The treadmill is boring and I already do all that walking so I like HIIT cause I can finish in about 25 minutes and it keeps things interesting. Now this didn't come all at once and I had to build up to it but I've seen really great results.

The concern with cardio can be you'll experience muscle loss which is why the weight training is important and I supplement with protein powder because I find I don't eat as much meat here or protein rich food so I have a hard time getting the amount of protein I want.

As for eating at night I do and that hasn't effected my weight loss. I often don't eat dinner til 8 or 9 and I'm asleep by 10 or 11. Its a myth that eating at night will make you fat, but that said it does seem to effect people differently.

My sister is a personal trainer and even though she knows that eating at night is a 'myth' for her it does seem to effect her weight loss so everyone is different.

And as for being embarassed about going the gym that can be hard to get over. At first I really hated being up in front of everyone especially as the foreigner. But in the end I figured I could be fat or I could be embarassed. I picked being embarassed and people have lost interest as I'm now a gym regular.

[Captain Corea]

[Draz]

[Rusty Shackleford]

[warmachinenkorea]

Captin Corea you are right about the source. It is important. However in the begining if some one is trying to lose I think they start by cutting calories. If the educate themselves on what foods have alot of calories then they will probably be cutting out the bad stuff anyway.

I'm not huge into the whole blood type diet but I do think it is an interesting thing for people to look at. It might help.

Weight training is a big part of shaping your body. Plus you never know when you might need strength. Don't say," I don't wanna look all big." Think of it as what if I'm (or someone you love) is trapped in a burning car or house. Or better yet getting attacked. That looking all big will come in handy.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[warmachinenkorea]

[Triban]

[Rusty Shackleford]

[Captain Corea]

[UknowsI]

[UknowsI]

[TheUrbanMyth]

[Bloopity Bloop]

There's so much conflicting information here that this thread is pretty much useless.

Look elsewhere people!

I'd just go the easy route and do P90X for 90 days. It's pre-packaged, it works, blah blah blah. Actually, I'm in Phase 3 right now. Pretty sweet results.

[UknowsI]