losing 30lbs. without killing yourself (literally) will take a bit of time...like Months(more have 3). Your best bet would be a ZERO carb diet. Try to get your body into Ketosis and eat itself from the inside out. This will be vary hard but it is possible. You WILL have to change your lifestyle.
30 pounds is doable. Not healthy but doable. And I'm guessing that 30 lbs is what your recruiter estimates you're overweight by. Look in to how bodybuilders cut weight before a competition or how boxers cut pounds to hit the proper weight before a fight. The key is losing sodium (salt), -zero- carbs, and tons of cardio. Eat nothing but non-seasoned, grilled fresh chicken and fish from a butcher (not pre-packaged stuff from wal-mart), and tuna canned in water. Focus on cardio for hours a day. Running is easiest and cheapest. Just get your kicks on and run. Drink at least two gallons of water a day. This will flush out your system of junk and train your body to eliminate water, since it thinks you are getting a lot. It will also help you get that 'full' feeling when you're hungry for carbs or sugar. If you're hungry, just chug water until you want to puke. You won't be hungry any more. This is key: The last few days before your weigh-in, cut down your water intake to a healthy minimum for your body weight. Your body will still eliminate water as if you're drinking two gallons, therefore trimming off all of the water weight you have gained. Training like this will probably make boot camp a breeze compared to the other guys you're in there with. It will probably still kick your ass, but you'll be going in used to deprivation and serious workouts, and you will be used to the discipline, too. Your superiors will notice that as well and the whole military experience will start off on the right foot. Again, it's not the healthiest way to lose weight in the world, but it's better than eating fast food every day, and I guarantee you will feel better after you're done.
I agree. It might be good for short term but there are questions about the longterm. Also if you are eating that much meat you need to make sure you are getting plenty of fiber too so you aren't backed up.
Workout: Constantly varied, functional movements executed at high intensity (Crossfit) Diet: Lean meats, fruits, veggies (lots of greens), nuts and seeds, eggs, milk and cheese. Little starch and no sugar. Went from 205 to 165 over a 6 month period, and I have kept it off for over a year.
I would think boot camp would be the best way to get to a good weight quickly. I remember my brother-in-law going from a pile of mush to a little He-man in 6 weeks in boot camp. But, I guess they won't let you? I don't know why people are discouraging tactics with bad long-term effects. This is a short-term project to hit a weigh-in goal. Boot camp and military life is what is going to keep him in shape once he's in. So, I would go ahead and do any effective-but-harmful tactic you can think of as long as it doesn't kill you in the next month. Xerobull has good advice, I think, for a short-term project.
Can you explain why this is unhealthy? They were talking about this on CNN the other night and the trainer from the "biggest loser" tv show said this was a myth.
Its doable, but those biggest loser people spend all their time on diet/workout/rest. Ive only watched one season, and that was last year, but they have nutritionists and time to prepare meals and two lengthy workouts a day. So while it may be a big drop in a much shorter amount of time, its through healthy means and big steady lifestyle changes. Its not a volatile situation like in boxing/mma where one may have to cut weight in a very short amount of time, while they already have a low body fat %.
I used to disagree with that though, but exercise should be used to maintain a healthy lifestyle, not a means to lose weight. The OP has given very little info on his currently daily routine. I'd venture to say if he must lose 30lbs to get into the military, then he does not have a very active lifestyle currently. Discipline is the key factor and discipline is what is required in the military. If he gets out and starts exercising, he might burn 200-300 calories a day starting out. After the work out, he will be more likely to consume more food/calories, negating all the hard work from the exercise.
I'm trying to lose around 15 lbs (from 180 to 165). If I'm running 10 miles a day (have been at it about a week and a half) 6 days a week (at about an 8 minute pace), and lifting 3 days a week, should i stay in the 2000 calorie range or do I need more?
So I guess I negate all my muscle gain and fat loss when I intake a 350 cal protein shake post-workout? That makes zero sense. once again, this is bad advice. Working out does not make you fat. As long as the OP consumes clean calories he will lose weight. Exercising not only burns calories in the present time frame but also into the rest of the day. Metabolism has been shown to be raised for 72 hours post-vigorous resistance and cardio also intensifies resting calorie burn. It's common sense now-a-days. To discourage someone from exercising because they'll consume more calories is dumb. As long as the OP doesn't go and eat two ice cream sundaes post workout, I think they should be just fine.
First, clean up your colon. Do an enema. Vegetable juice diet for 2 nights. The first 2 above is an easy 10 lbs trim. Then whatever diet you decide, make sure you don't do carbohydrates after 6 pm. Brown rice instead of white. exercise.
Exactly. Regular exercise raises your resting metabolism so you burn more calories even when you aren't working out
I wouldn't stress your weight too much right now. As in I wouldn't be overly dissapointed if you didn't lose 30 pounds or anything close to that before you joined. Joining the army is gonna get you in shape in no time. I'd just focus on getting into a habit of eating right, being physically active and feeling healthy. I had a friend who was almost to the point of being morbidly obese 6ft close to 300lbs. I didn't see him for a couple years while he was serving and when I saw him I couldn't recognize him at all. It was that dramatic. He must've dropped 100+ pounds.
You're comparing two different people. You are disciplined into going and working out several times a week. You have a routine and you stick to it. Of course you can take a 350 calorie shake. The point is the OP probably doesn't have that discipline. Its more likely they will indeed go out and have that ice cream sundae or equivalent. Overweight people don't choose to be overweight because its the latest American fad. Is mostly due to self indulgence and not sticking to a health lifestyle, which includes eating right and exercising routinely. If it was that easy, then we would not have an epidemic of obesity. Telling someone to exercise to lose weight is no different than telling them to go on a no carb diet, cabbage diet or any of the other diets that ultimately lead to failure.
I used to think Space Ghost is crazy too, but he is actually on somewhat solid scientific grounds: http://nymag.com/news/sports/38001/
so then telling someone to "eat better" or "reduce calories" (as you did previously), is just as fail-proof as telling someone to exercise, according to your theory. I guess we should tell the guy to do nothing, then. I used to weigh 255 lbs, I now weigh 170. I lost weight by 1. eating better and 2. exercising. No fads, no gimmicks. It doesn't come natural to everyone, but you can DEVELOP discipline to lose weight and stay healthy. I'm a perfect example of that.
