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ankietyjoe
I will have to slightly disagree with you on two points here Terrence old bean.
1) It's not as simple as calories in/out. The insulin issue is the driving force behind losing or gaining weight as it dictates what the body does with those calories. This is widely documented and soon to become part of NHS weight loss and diabetes treatment. FM65's diet of regular carb heavy meals is the ideal eating plan to make weight loss more difficult.
2) Resistance training is ideal for weight loss as increased muscle mass is directly responsible for raising the BMR, as well as re-balancing some of the hormonal issues that mirtazipine seems to promote.
But I agree 100% that BMI is an irrelevant statistic as it showed me as being obese with a body fat close to 12%. I once had abs.....:meh:
You know more about the diet side than I do. I've tended to work more on intake from the position of muscle gain.
1) True, but like I said - at the most basic level. You don't have to get into the complexities of insulin to lose weight. It's a question of how far you want to take your dieting. If someone doesn't want to eliminate things they can get so far with portion control but yes at some point that will stall out and they will need to consider the makeup of their diet. So, starting place or for those who don't want to get into more dedicated food management but it will come with the drawbacks you have mentioned throughout whether slowing down results or not feeling as good physical & mentally as you might.
2) I agree and I'm not disputing that but considering the basics of calories expended by activity. If you want to burn more per hour resistance training needs some researching to get it right. But weight training increases muscle, providing you dose the protein correctly, which has an effect on calories burned. And testosterone increases will help. It's interesting to see how much we use by our daily activities rather than think purely in terms of the gym. If fishman starts lugging his shopping up that hill it's a workout.
I've not been within BMI for years. I need to lose a few pounds yet to get my waist down but if I go by BMI it's more like 10+. Of course, I could simply waste away my muscle to have a nurse say well done you are under BMI yet I would be more unhealthy and still have the same % of fat! :doh: Abs, what are they? :roflmao: Don't worry, Joe, we've all got stonking abs...just under a load of flab :yesyes: Muscular tension does have it's upsides!