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Post by secretsof2113 on Oct 10, 2008 20:04:36 GMT -5
Here's a pretty dumb question. I woke up this morning and was at 276 when I got up. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich and some triscuits and a bottle of water. I played DDR for a good 45 minutes today. I make dinner which consisted of 2 redskin potatoes (smaller than my fist) with a little bit of sour cream, 2 porkchops, and some broccoli florets, and a glass of orange juice. I'm now sitting at 284. That discourages me so much when things like that happen. It's like anything I eat causes the weight to rocket up. It will be back down tomorrow morning when i wake up, but this makes me think I'm not going to lose anything at this rate.
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Post by SSC on Oct 10, 2008 20:58:08 GMT -5
You gain weight throughout the day. Your wake-up number will look much better than one after you've eaten some meals. Don't worry too much about it, focus more on how your clothes are fitting. It also sounds like you're getting a carbohydrate surplus, which will inhibit your weight loss, unless you're working incredibly intensely for 2+ hours a day.
From what I can gather, in those two meals, you're going to get in at least 25 g or so from the bread on your sandwich, up to 20-30 g depending on how many triscuits you have, a LOT (upwards of 100 g) of carbs from potatoes about 15-20 g from broccoli and then around 30 or so from orange juice. These are all off-hand guesses, but my micronutrient breakdown guesses are generally pretty accurate. Putting it all together it looks like you're raking in at LEAST 125-175 g of carbohydrates in two meals. When I'm dieting, I'll generally get about half that much in a day.
Plus, it's not always about what you eat, opposed to when you eat. Keep carbohydrates reserved for breakfast only, whole grains before a workout, and simple carbs (white bread, potatoes) immediately after a meal.
Just something to look out for.
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Post by everdream on Oct 12, 2008 7:18:35 GMT -5
^ It didn't sound like they were eating too many carbs at all.
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Post by notshortbutfunsize on Oct 12, 2008 14:12:17 GMT -5
Well, my diet isn't very great right now but to make up for my snacking here and there, I get on my DDRX for at the least an hour and 15min. It does make a difference on how long you play and what mode you play. I usually use workout 2 or 3 on DDRX.
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Post by secretsof2113 on Oct 12, 2008 14:23:02 GMT -5
I'm still a 4-5 footer at the moment. I just can't move that fast. But I'm still exhausted after these workouts. It's really intense for me. At least some of the songs are.
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Post by SSC on Oct 12, 2008 18:18:57 GMT -5
^ It didn't sound like they were eating too many carbs at all. With all do respect, I politely disagree. This wasn't even a whole day's worth of eating, and the two potatoes net at LEAST 70-80 g carbs. If they were fist-sized, I'm sure they were closer to 8 or 9 oz per potato. nutrition.about.com/od/fruitsandvegetables/p/potatoes.htmI counted every macronutrient in my diet for over the last year and a half, I have a pretty good grasp for it. |
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Post by SSC on Oct 12, 2008 18:22:16 GMT -5
I'm still a 4-5 footer at the moment. I just can't move that fast. But I'm still exhausted after these workouts. It's really intense for me. At least some of the songs are. You got it. It's about how the level affects you, not what level you're playing it. Your body will adapt and respond to whatever you make it do. Just remember the Principle of Progressive Overload, a term we lifters use a lot. It's pretty obvious, but make sure you're pushing yourself each and every workout, harder than the last one. No pain, no gain as they say. |
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Post by notshortbutfunsize on Oct 17, 2008 14:45:01 GMT -5
Very true. I am 5-4 so some of those I go bunkers trying to keep up with but I'm getting better =]
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