How can I bust these last couple of pounds ?

idgaf- · 2016-01-04T16:06:11+00:00

Weight training is the only way out of the loop that is bouncing between skinny fat vs starving.

Cardio 6 days a week while under-eating will hammer your body with stress, keeping the fat on and your life miserable.

Idontlikekarmawhores · 2016-01-04T13:55:04+00:00

Don't eat junk food. If you don't work out nor do labor that requires you to use a lot of energy I recommend you to do the : no carbs diet. It works better than anything I tried but you ll be tired constantly .

GunnarX · 2016-01-04T15:36:21+00:00

Add in weight/resistance training. It is more enjoyable than cardio.

rollhax · 2016-01-04T13:49:37+00:00

Calories in vs calories out. Can't bring a lunch from home?

Doesn't matter when you eat, just be sure to hit your caloric tagets and, if you're tracking them, macros. There are plenty of calculators online that will help you calculate this. Personally, I use /r/ketogains calculator.

UniversalFapture · 2016-01-04T19:23:58+00:00

1) Is there any possibility to eat something else in school? Can you bring your own meal?

2) If not: That means you know exactly that you will eat a high calorie and high carb meal every day from Monday to Friday for lunch. Now you need to adjust/compensate your diet to that. Since you eat a lot of calories and carbs for lunch, eat less calories and carbs in your other meals. Focus on high protein and drink water only (don't drink soda in school).

For example:

Breakfast: Ham & Eggs + vegetables (fresh tomatoes or bell pepper for example) + a lot of water

Lunch: shitty school pizza + a lot of water

Dinner: Chicken breast with rucola salad or Grilled salmon filet with boiled vegetables

These are just examples. Instead of eating carbs as a side dish (pasta, rice, bread) you eat vegetables. You can eat a lot of vegetables because volume is what makes you feel full, but they are lower in calories than carbs.

Also you mentioned you do cardio 6 days a week? You should start lifting 4 days a week with a little bit of HIIT cardio (2-3) times a week, and you will get better results. Cardio will make you skinny; lifting combined with HIIT cardio will make you athletic. Make sure you get 20-40 grams of protein after your workout, and eat protein before your HIIT cardio and protein+carbs after your HIIT cardio in order to minimize muscle breakdown.

UniversalFapture · 2016-01-04T20:48:27+00:00

Why the fuck are we talking about carbs? Learn how to count calories and you can eat whatever you want. Figure out how many calories you need to maintain your current weight and create deficit you are comfortable with. Theres an app called myfitnesspal that will do it for you

Rasalom72 · 2016-01-04T13:50:23+00:00

Holy shit... read something about how your body works.

Don't skip meals, it sends your body into energy conservation mode (makes it think you don't have enough food coming in, so it wants to conserve instead of burn).

Title	How can I bust these last couple of pounds ?
Author	UniversalFapture
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Date	January 4, 2016 1:21 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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