Weight loss is the main goal
2000 is way to much!
Stick to your compound lift plan, calories maxed at 1500 40/30/30 p/c/f and find a new trainer that will teach her form and how to train herself progressively moving forward.
Cheers
Kaz
Sydking...I think different things work for different people?
God, to lose weight I tried everything. Atkins, South Beach, WW, Fat burning pills, workout DVD's, I walked every night, attempting to stick to calorie controlled meals, shake only diets...
Ahhh the list goes on.
And all of the above, work. For some of the people, some of the time?
But something has to 'click' within your gf for her to be successful at anything?
After all the money I spent on fads and pills and shakes...I just got bigger and bigger.
It wasn't until I stripped my life right back and went back to basics and was fully committed to my health and myself, that anything worked for me.
I ate more protein, limited my carbs and increased my incidental exercise. (i.e. riding my retro bike, walking, using the scooter etc)
90% of weight loss, is all about what you stick in your mouth - full stop. The end.
exercise is important, for bone strength and cardiovascular health and to tone as you lose the weight. But the most important thing will be her diet. By far.
And thinking back, I didn't count calories, I didn't cut out food groups. I just made sure I ate healthily, largely unprocessed food. Lots of protein and veg, some fruit, some carbs, some grains...but I minimised them. Cut back on portion and just moved my arse.
The exercise I built up, over time. And I've been able to lose 70+kg in 14 months.
It's only NOW I'm starting weight training to build muscle and help tone and I still have a little weight left to lose.
The PT is probably right in her methods, to ensure your gf concentrates on her diet more than anything else.
But really, in the end, no amount of good advice or conflicting advice matters - your gf has got to want this, for herself.
And once she does, everything else will fall into place and happen for her.
imo...a PT is unecessary and expensive, at this stage in your gf's journey. She needs to learn how to eat to nourish her body and achieve consistent weight loss. Everything else is secondary.
But that's just my opinion.
I do wish her the very best of luck though
I aslo argued that a PT was a waste of time and money, Ive taken the time and trained her and set calories and helped with meals ect.
But as she said its much harder with someone in a relationship so mabey the outside help will give her the mind frame and motivation.
One thing for sure its not easy to tell the ones you love that they cant have any Ice cream
BUt i agress, Something needs to click and passion and commitment will come from that.
i warned her that this will all be a waste of time if shes not going to stick to it.
Ive tried everything i can think off to no avail. So im intrested to see how this goes.
deep how do you know 2000 cals is too much? You have no idea how much she weighs right now? What her BMI is? Or anything else about her for that matter?
Loosely speaking, my original calorie intake for weight loss was 2250cals a day.
I was a BIG girl and obviously as time progressed, I dropped that number as the scales reflected the weight loss. But I never followed it strictly, I just ate well. Minimised my portions and went for it. I roughly know the calories of most foods anyway, but I never measured or counted as such. It would have done my head in. But some people have better success if they do?
Sydking, I did skim through the last thread briefly and I seem to recall your gf has quite a bit of weight to lose? I'm also sure you're knowledgable enough to work out what her calorie intake should be for weight loss mode, to confirm she's eating enough.
But you can't do it for her. She needs to stick to it and want it. I do recall my resolve kicking in during week one after a 6kg weight loss, I thought...I can do this damnit!
And it's been a long road. And some weeks you lose nothing, and a week later you'll drop 4kg - it's all swings and roundabouts
But I think the only reason it clicked for me, was that for the first time I wasn't concentrating on the scale, I just wanted to feel well and healthy.
I took up yoga, I did tai chi, I bought my retro bike, I purchased a scooter...and all of my everyday activities became movement orientated. I still do all of these things today, 70+kgs lighter....and I can say, with great happiness, I am MUCH better at yoga these days lol But I still class swimming, biking and scootering as my incidental exercise - I don't rack it up to be counted as purposeful cardio. My HIIT workouts cover that (10 minute workouts are easy enough to jam in and easy enough to achieve with minimal pain)
Anyway, I'm sure it's hard trying to help someone you love. So kudos to you!
And I hope something clicks for her soon to make her want this, as much as you seem to want it for her
I hate the term weight loss. Bring her to me, I'll make her loose 5kg of weight in one day, I promise. If I can't, I'll give you $500.
Fat loss on the other hand is a different issue entirely.
It's not rocket science. Cals in vs cals out.
Lift weight to build muscle mass, which will increase her BMR, which will increase cals burnt at rest.
Only someone who's never been overweight can say it's as simple as cal's in vs cals out. lol
2000 is way to much!
Stick to your compound lift plan, calories maxed at 1500 40/30/30 p/c/f and find a new trainer that will teach her form and how to train herself progressively moving forward.
Cheers
Kaz
Incorrect. Science says cals in cals out.
Sure there might be emotional/psychological factors that make it hard to do, which as a coach I've delt with first hand, but it doesn't change the fact...
Eat a deficit, you will become lighter.
I have been on both sides of the weight loss spectrum. I have been really skinny and also overweight.
The biggest thing i found is without weighing foods out and counting calores at least for a while people have no friggin idea at all how many calories they are taking in. Also they have no idea how many calories they should be eating.
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