Diet tips for Shreading fat

PAUL69 · 07-12-2005, 03:07 PM

Hi I'm now trying to shread that fat away and im finding it difficult, obviously its mainly to do with diet so is their certain foods i should stay clear of, and certain foods i should eat lots of?
Also i understand its better to eat 6 smaller meals a day, does this still apply?

Nick500 · 07-12-2005, 03:18 PM

Hi Paul

There are a few clear principles that you should stick to:

- Smaller, more regular meals are better than less regular, large meals.
- Foods which contain simple sugars, and saturated fats, should be kept to a minimum
- Your daily calorie-intake should be lower than what you burn off, but not so much lower that your body senses its in famine and slows your metabolic rate down.

Other ideas which may help:

- Reducing the total number of carbohydrates in the day is effective in bringing down the calorie amount for the day, and causing a ketosis-effect ( see here http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.aspx?articleid=221 )

- Do cardio, preferably on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. This will raise your heart rate for the entire day (and therefore burn more calories).

- Do some muscle/weight-training. Increased muscular mass (LBM) again will lead to increased calorific burning.

- 6 meals a day is a good target

Foods that you want to stay clear of:
-Drinks containing sugar, i.e. cokes, lemonades, ribena etc - go for the diet alternative
-crisps, doughnuts, pastry, chocolate bars - these go without saying
-too much fruit - large bananas contain almost 200 calories ! Also, the sugars in fruit are generally fructose, which do not help you burn fat, quite the opposite.
-Milk - switch to skimmed milk only, and limit yourself to an absolute maximum of 2 pints/day.

Foods you should eat lots of:
- Egg whites
- Tuna chunks
- Chicken/turkey breast
- Other seafood
- Other lean meats
- Salads and vegetables

Nick

FierceFrets · 07-12-2005, 03:24 PM

Thats a good post Nick, especially the nhs part, very interesting. I knew the Atkins style diets works with short term use, but i didnt know why.

:twisted: Fierce

PAUL69 · 07-12-2005, 03:38 PM

That's wicked mate thanks for that. A stupid question but while on this shreading diet will my muscles still gain mass/ or lose mass?? And can i still take Protein meal replacement shakes?

07-12-2005, 03:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
PAUL69 Under Construction Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SOUTHEND ESSEX Posts: 21 Rep Power:	Diet tips for Shreading fat Hi I'm now trying to shread that fat away and im finding it difficult, obviously its mainly to do with diet so is their certain foods i should stay clear of, and certain foods i should eat lots of? Also i understand its better to eat 6 smaller meals a day, does this still apply?

07-12-2005, 03:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nick500 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,230 Rep Power:	Hi Paul There are a few clear principles that you should stick to: - Smaller, more regular meals are better than less regular, large meals. - Foods which contain simple sugars, and saturated fats, should be kept to a minimum - Your daily calorie-intake should be lower than what you burn off, but not so much lower that your body senses its in famine and slows your metabolic rate down. Other ideas which may help: - Reducing the total number of carbohydrates in the day is effective in bringing down the calorie amount for the day, and causing a ketosis-effect ( see here http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.aspx?articleid=221 ) - Do cardio, preferably on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. This will raise your heart rate for the entire day (and therefore burn more calories). - Do some muscle/weight-training. Increased muscular mass (LBM) again will lead to increased calorific burning. - 6 meals a day is a good target Foods that you want to stay clear of: -Drinks containing sugar, i.e. cokes, lemonades, ribena etc - go for the diet alternative -crisps, doughnuts, pastry, chocolate bars - these go without saying -too much fruit - large bananas contain almost 200 calories ! Also, the sugars in fruit are generally fructose, which do not help you burn fat, quite the opposite. -Milk - switch to skimmed milk only, and limit yourself to an absolute maximum of 2 pints/day. Foods you should eat lots of: - Egg whites - Tuna chunks - Chicken/turkey breast - Other seafood - Other lean meats - Salads and vegetables Nick ______________________ - Obsession is what lazy people call dedication -

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07-12-2005, 03:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
FierceFrets Legend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London Posts: 704 Rep Power:	Thats a good post Nick, especially the nhs part, very interesting. I knew the Atkins style diets works with short term use, but i didnt know why. :twisted: Fierce

07-12-2005, 03:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
PAUL69 Under Construction Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SOUTHEND ESSEX Posts: 21 Rep Power:	That's wicked mate thanks for that. A stupid question but while on this shreading diet will my muscles still gain mass/ or lose mass?? And can i still take Protein meal replacement shakes?