I am a former football player, power lifter, who has put on 150+ lbs since I graduated High School 10 years ago.
I had just joined 24 hour fitness to undo my 10 year repeat of the freshman 15. I did so because they have a pool and I'm hoping that can turn swimming into a hobby that will help me do so. Now, I've been doing some reading on the internet and from what I've been reading, it appears as if some put on body fat??????????
I need your thoughts por favor.
You still have to have SOMETHING for your body to burn. Your body is going 6-8 hours without any caloric input. Then you're gonna get up and burn more calories creating an even greater deficit that your body will perceive as starvation. Then when you do eat, your body will remember that starvation and store food as fat.
So for someone who wants to lose such a significant amount of weight, skipping breakfast is NOT AN OPTION. Doing so will seriously impair one's ability to a) lose the weight and b) keep the weight off.
I never said to skip breakfast, or that I do so. I simply eat after my morning workout. Probably not the perfect method, but it works for me (I've lost 25 lbs, and about 8% body fat, over the past year). I get up way too early as it is for my morning workouts, and there's no way I'm going to wake up even earlier to let food properly digest. I eat a late dinner (after my evening workouts, around 8pm) with plenty of protein to allow for my early morning workouts. I eat throughout the day, with at least a 2-hr break before a workout.
As we've noted throughout this thread, there are many ways to do this, and we are all unique. I still stand by my advice above, to work closely with a doctor and/or a nutritionist.
You still have to have SOMETHING for your body to burn. Your body is going 6-8 hours without any caloric input. Then you're gonna get up and burn more calories creating an even greater deficit that your body will perceive as starvation. Then when you do eat, your body will remember that starvation and store food as fat.
So for someone who wants to lose such a significant amount of weight, skipping breakfast is NOT AN OPTION. Doing so will seriously impair one's ability to a) lose the weight and b) keep the weight off.
I never said to skip breakfast, or that I do so. I simply eat after my morning workout. Probably not the perfect method, but it works for me (I've lost 25 lbs, and about 8% body fat, over the past year). I get up way too early as it is for my morning workouts, and there's no way I'm going to wake up even earlier to let food properly digest. I eat a late dinner (after my evening workouts, around 8pm) with plenty of protein to allow for my early morning workouts. I eat throughout the day, with at least a 2-hr break before a workout.
As we've noted throughout this thread, there are many ways to do this, and we are all unique. I still stand by my advice above, to work closely with a doctor and/or a nutritionist.
