Comments on: Lose Weight While Having Enough Energy to Workout

By: Naseem

Naseem — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:42:03 +0000

Intermittent fasting

By: Thomas Black

Thomas Black — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 22:33:55 +0000

I want to get very lean. I also do 17 hr intermittent fasting. So, my first meal comes at 1pm. I prefer working out earlier in the day. I usually workout at 9:30am. Or 11am. However, that is a problem, since I should have my post workout meal within 30-45 mins of finishing my workout. I am 200lbs right now. I want to get back down to 175-180lbs. This means I must reduce my calories to 1300-1400 a day. Have 175 grams of protein, and add some carbs so I have energy to workout. So, I am thinking, some grilled chicken and a sweet potato for breakfast. Fish/grill chicken and spinach for lunch. And the same for dinner. Maybe a yogurt for a snack. Thoughts?

By: Kathryn Adel, MS, RD, CSSD

Kathryn Adel, MS, RD, CSSD — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 14:39:55 +0000

Yes you are right, by unnecessary calories I meant junk food, I will edit my article. My point was that in some cases when it is justified to lose weight, for example athletes who are overweight or who have body composition goals for a specific sport, instead of following a low carb diet they should also pay attention to portions of fats. Basically even if they are consuming healthy foods, portions are still important. For example, instead of eating a big plate of spaghetti, they could add a nice salad as a side dish, and they should avoid using large amounts of oil for cooking, even if it’s a healthy oil like olive oil.

By: Elke S

Elke S — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 23:16:20 +0000

“However, if you don’t usually consume a lot of unnecessary calories, the ideal solution would be to reduce your carbohydrate intake a little, but also reduce added fats.”

Instead of promoting a reduction of necessary calories in this case, wouldn’t promoting acceptance of that person’s current weight be the most appropriate thing to do?