Adding weights to a weightloss excercise regime

Thought I would pick the brains of the folks here:

Since New Year I have been addressing my eating habits and going running
(3-6 miles, 3 times per week) and so far have lost a stone ( = 14 lbs =
6.4 kg - by the way I am 35, male, 5'11" / 181 cm tall / BMI roughly 29)

I have on and off in my life done some basic weight training and was
thinking about adding some in now (weightloss is fine but I'd rather is
was fatloss). My query is really about diet - at this stage my prime
goal is to shift the fat, so should I just leave the diet alone and see
how it goes - or should I be thinking about lean meat/protein at all
inially ?

Thanks,

Tim

Dnia 2007-02-06 timmyo napisa³(a):
> Thought I would pick the brains of the folks here:
>
> Since New Year I have been addressing my eating habits and going running
> (3-6 miles, 3 times per week) and so far have lost a stone ( = 14 lbs =
> 6.4 kg - by the way I am 35, male, 5'11" / 181 cm tall / BMI roughly 29)
>
> I have on and off in my life done some basic weight training and was
> thinking about adding some in now (weightloss is fine but I'd rather is
> was fatloss). My query is really about diet - at this stage my prime
> goal is to shift the fat, so should I just leave the diet alone and see
> how it goes - or should I be thinking about lean meat/protein at all
> inially ?

I don't understand you at all. You can't "shift the fat" on your body.
It is stored where your body likes to store it, and you can't change
that. You can get slimmer though. Weights work fine as an aid in
fat loss program. The only real problem is that you can't judge your
progress by bathroom scale anymore, because you'll either build some
muscles or at least slow down lean body mass losses.

Anyway, three times per week full body workout done circuit style would
probably work very well for you. Circuit training lets you move a lot
of weight during your training session. If you don't like it, or if it
will not work in practice, do "normal" full body workouts every other
day. It will help you, especially long term. Regarding diet, please
clarify what do you want to know.

--
Andrzej Rosa

"timmyo" <timminusthis@odonnell.codotyoukay> wrote in message
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> Thought I would pick the brains of the folks here:
>
> Since New Year I have been addressing my eating habits and going
> running (3-6 miles, 3 times per week) and so far have lost a stone ( =
> 14 lbs = 6.4 kg - by the way I am 35, male, 5'11" / 181 cm tall / BMI
> roughly 29)
>
> I have on and off in my life done some basic weight training and was
> thinking about adding some in now (weightloss is fine but I'd rather
> is was fatloss). My query is really about diet - at this stage my
> prime goal is to shift the fat, so should I just leave the diet alone
> and see how it goes - or should I be thinking about lean meat/protein
> at all inially ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim

Weight lifting is usually better for body composition than just aerobic
exercise, so go ahead and add it to your program. Most here who lift
weights prefer getting more protein in their diets than usual, so that
change might help you as well.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

"timmyo" <timminusthis@odonnell.codotyoukay> wrote in message
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> Thought I would pick the brains of the folks here:
>
> Since New Year I have been addressing my eating habits and going running
> (3-6 miles, 3 times per week) and so far have lost a stone ( = 14 lbs =
> 6.4 kg - by the way I am 35, male, 5'11" / 181 cm tall / BMI roughly 29)
>
> I have on and off in my life done some basic weight training and was
> thinking about adding some in now (weightloss is fine but I'd rather is
> was fatloss). My query is really about diet - at this stage my prime
> goal is to shift the fat, so should I just leave the diet alone and see
> how it goes - or should I be thinking about lean meat/protein at all
> inially ?
>

Lean meat is better than not lean however while steak is high in protein, it
is also high in calories and fat. For example, a 500g piece (lean) of
porterhouse has around 1000 kcals and 45g of fat, around 50% of which, is
saturated. So to minimise your fat intake choose a better protein source
such as chicken breast without skin.

> Thanks,
>
> Tim

Steph.

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Stephan Carydakis wrote:

> Lean meat is better than not lean however while steak is high in protein, it
> is also high in calories and fat. For example, a 500g piece (lean) of
> porterhouse has around 1000 kcals and 45g of fat, around 50% of which, is
> saturated. So to minimise your fat intake choose a better protein source
> such as chicken breast without skin.

Or lean cuts of beef like london broil. 97% lean ground beef has almost
the same fat percentage as skinless chicken breast. Skinless chicken
breast fats also happen to be 30% saturated fats. Some beef is leaner than
some chicken and some chicken is leaner than some beef, it all depends on
the cut.

--Sir Jackery

Steve Freides wrote:
> "timmyo" <timminusthis@odonnell.codotyoukay> wrote in message
> news:ma0yh.885$mn2.813@newsfe7-win.ntli.net...
>
>>Thought I would pick the brains of the folks here:
>>
>>Since New Year I have been addressing my eating habits and going
>>running (3-6 miles, 3 times per week) and so far have lost a stone ( =
>>14 lbs = 6.4 kg - by the way I am 35, male, 5'11" / 181 cm tall / BMI
>>roughly 29)
>>
>>I have on and off in my life done some basic weight training and was
>>thinking about adding some in now (weightloss is fine but I'd rather
>>is was fatloss). My query is really about diet - at this stage my
>>prime goal is to shift the fat, so should I just leave the diet alone
>>and see how it goes - or should I be thinking about lean meat/protein
>>at all inially ?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Tim
>
>
> Weight lifting is usually better for body composition than just aerobic
> exercise, so go ahead and add it to your program. Most here who lift
> weights prefer getting more protein in their diets than usual, so that
> change might help you as well.
>
> -S-
> http://www.kbnj.com
>
>


Thanks Steve.

Andrzej Rosa wrote:
> Dnia 2007-02-06 timmyo napisa³(a):
>
>>Thought I would pick the brains of the folks here:
>>
>>Since New Year I have been addressing my eating habits and going running
>>(3-6 miles, 3 times per week) and so far have lost a stone ( = 14 lbs =
>>6.4 kg - by the way I am 35, male, 5'11" / 181 cm tall / BMI roughly 29)
>>
>>I have on and off in my life done some basic weight training and was
>>thinking about adding some in now (weightloss is fine but I'd rather is
>>was fatloss). My query is really about diet - at this stage my prime
>>goal is to shift the fat, so should I just leave the diet alone and see
>>how it goes - or should I be thinking about lean meat/protein at all
>>inially ?
>
>
> I don't understand you at all. You can't "shift the fat" on your body.
> It is stored where your body likes to store it, and you can't change
> that. You can get slimmer though. Weights work fine as an aid in
> fat loss program. The only real problem is that you can't judge your
> progress by bathroom scale anymore, because you'll either build some
> muscles or at least slow down lean body mass losses.
>
> Anyway, three times per week full body workout done circuit style would
> probably work very well for you. Circuit training lets you move a lot
> of weight during your training session. If you don't like it, or if it
> will not work in practice, do "normal" full body workouts every other
> day. It will help you, especially long term. Regarding diet, please
> clarify what do you want to know.
>

Sorry, yes to be clear I mean 'lose' fat not 'move it around'

thanks for the info,
Tim

In news:eqac7q$qmt$1@inews.gazeta.pl,
Andrzej Rosa <bakters@yahoo.com> typed:
> Dnia 2007-02-06 timmyo napisa³(a):
>> Thought I would pick the brains of the folks here:
>>
>> Since New Year I have been addressing my eating habits and going
>> running (3-6 miles, 3 times per week) and so far have lost a stone (
>> = 14 lbs =
>> 6.4 kg - by the way I am 35, male, 5'11" / 181 cm tall / BMI roughly
>> 29)
>>
>> I have on and off in my life done some basic weight training and was
>> thinking about adding some in now (weightloss is fine but I'd rather
>> is was fatloss). My query is really about diet - at this stage my
>> prime goal is to shift the fat, so should I just leave the diet
>> alone and see how it goes - or should I be thinking about lean
>> meat/protein at all inially ?
>
> I don't understand you at all. You can't "shift the fat"

It's a figure of speech for losing fat!!!

--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

On 2ÔÂ6ÈÕ, ÏÂÎç10ʱ22·Ö, timmyo <timminust...@odonnell.codotyoukay> wrote:
> Thought I would pick the brains of the folks here:
>
> Since New Year I have been addressing my eating habits and going running
> (3-6 miles, 3 times per week) and so far have lost a stone ( = 14 lbs =
> 6.4 kg - by the way I am 35, male, 5'11" / 181 cm tall / BMI roughly 29)
>
> I have on and off in my life done some basic weight training and was
> thinking about adding some in now (weightloss is fine but I'd rather is
> was fatloss). My query is really about diet - at this stage my prime
> goal is to shift the fat, so should I just leave the diet alone and see
> how it goes - or should I be thinking about lean meat/protein at all
> inially ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
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