Need a bit of guidance

E_mail_7114 · 2017-03-30T07:28:07+00:00

Lol dude. Way too much focus on the sups. Creatine and protein won't help you lose weight. If anything they help build or mantain muscle mass. You are trying to lose weight, you need to be in a caloric deficit to lose weight. Your diet should be your #1 focus.You won't make any gains while losing weight unless you're new, which at your weight and bf (which I'm fairly sure you're guesstimating on) you probably are. I recommend intermittent fasting. It is very affective. You sound like a fairly small guy so I'll lay out a framework that will 100% work I garuntee it. I'm assuming you're under 5"10? If so you should eat about 1500 to 1900 calories of nutrient dense foods a day to lose weight. No more no less. You should eat all you're calories during a window of a recommended 8 hours a day, so like 10am-6pm. Work out at least 3 times a week and for quicker results add a little bit of cardio such as a light jog at a consistent pace of no more than 2 miles AFTER the gym. Eat MOST of your calories about id say an hour before you workout and whenever after. You follow that I Garuntee results my friend. Diet wise eat plenty of protein. A good rule of thumb for your macros is eat equal parts protein to carbs, so a 1:1 ratio and your fats should just fill in from there. You really don't need the supplements but if you're that dead set on em just stick with protein and creatine. Get like 1g of protein for each pound you weigh and really no more than 5g of creatine a day. Have a protein shake of about 60g and ur 5g creatine after you workout. Well that's about it. If you follow all that you should lose weight with a decent maintenance of any muscle mass you have. Good luck.

Edits: grammer and some assumptions .

Edit 2:oh, and believe it or not you can have a cheat day like every 2 Weeks. It'll keep your metabolism on its toes, just don't eat too much junk food. Keep it nutrient dense foods.

RedditAdminsSuck_88 · 2017-03-30T10:47:58+00:00

You aren't losing 45 pounds in 2 months.

You might be able to lose 10 pounds.

Supplements are at total waste of money by the way. They are all placebos and anything you can get in supplements you can get in food.

solidtwerks · 2017-03-30T12:34:40+00:00

Like others have mentioned, you do not need supplements. Diet and exercise. I've seen people come out of bootcamp looking like totally different people. Loose as much as you can before you go and you for sure will lose more while in bootcamp since you eat very little and exercise a ton. Save your money, you don't need supplements. Good Luck.

TryhardPantiesON · 2017-03-30T15:08:11+00:00

You are under the weight limit, why are you trying to lose more weight? You are at 25% - 26% body fat, you have to lose fat weight and gain muscle weight, so start lifting, and go jogging a few times a week. Try lifting at least 5 times a week, and jog 3 times a week, the goal is to burn fat, but you don't want to lose muscle mass, that's why you need the creatine and the protein, also suplements are not all, so make sure to get protein from foods.

sebass1223 · 2017-03-30T07:10:29+00:00

Just run daily you'll drop weight pretty quickly

Certifiedfamilylaw · 2017-03-30T03:39:16+00:00

Doesn't matter just bust your ass in the gym

Calebrox124 · 2017-03-30T03:47:59+00:00

Those supplements are usually taken when trying to bulk. You're trying to lose weight, so I wouldn't be taking any of it. Continue doing exercise 3-4 times a week and fix your eating habits.

If you really wanna take supplements just for the hell of it, get a good daily multivitamin that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. And GNC isn't that bad; I get my powder from there and the product is solid.

Title	Need a bit of guidance
Author	UniversalFapture
Upvotes	10
Comments	36
Date	March 30, 2017 3:28 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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