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**njf4i** · 04-16-2007, 12:22 AM

Well i use to belong to a gym but gave that up do to not enough $$$ or time. I'm not looking to get built or ripped. My job entitledes me to lift 50lb weights all day, so i have decent small arms, good neck and nice back. My problem is the small beer gut that i have gotten over the years.

I'm not the greatest eater, but i am trying to stay more to chicken and what not verses mcdonalds. What i want to do is get rid of my gut. If i keep trying to eat better then fast food and start eating a lil healthy, can i get rid of my gut by running. I can't do the gym thing, i can't eat 6 small meals a day do to my schedule. What i want to know is , if i eat some what healthy and run every other day will i loose the gut.

If not then just let me know what i can do to loose it.

Thanks joe, and jay in advance....

ImmaSquashYou · 04-16-2007, 12:49 AM

yes you will. Get one of the sweat belts that go around your waist. I joined the RETRO fitness gym around my house. REALLY cheap. Not sure if its still available at its price now, but i paid $80 sign up fee i think and $19.99 a month for life. And it also depends on how much beer you drink. You might just end up with it not getting bigger being the result if you do drink that much.

Kennedy · 04-16-2007, 02:00 AM

Dude you don't even have to run, if you have a treadmill or something in your house....if not just powerwalk! no less than 30 minutes because at 20 minutes your body just begins to start burning fat, giving you 10 minutes of fat burning calories....Eat right, cut out the mcdonalds bk taco bell to once a week.

I can guess alot of that belly is water weight from all the brewskies you drink too!

***Cakes206*** · 04-16-2007, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by njf4i

My problem is the small beer gut that i have gotten over the years.

You just answered your own question.

Jay · 04-16-2007, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Cakes982

You just answered your own question.

Yup.

In order of importance:

1) Diet
2) Rest
3) Cardio
4) Weights

Clean your diet up, cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach 3-4 times weekly and you'll be good to go.

***Cakes206*** · 04-16-2007, 12:30 PM

Another tip...try this for one month...take out all alcohol, bread, and pasta from your diet...just 30 days and watch what happens...

Jay · 04-16-2007, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cakes982

Another tip...try this for one month...take out all alcohol, bread, and pasta from your diet...just 30 days and watch what happens...

I'll go one step further on that:

Replace the bread with oatmeal, rice, or sweet potatoes/red potatoes

soda7o · 04-16-2007, 01:00 PM

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Another tip...try this for one month...take out all alcohol, bread, and pasta from your diet...just 30 days and watch what happens...

BUT its so hard!!!!!!!!!

Jay · 04-16-2007, 01:02 PM

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BUT its so hard!!!!!!!!!

No its not...you have no idea what "hard dieting" is.

soda7o · 04-16-2007, 01:02 PM

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No its not...you have no idea what "hard dieting" is.

yes i DO.. i once dropped 60lbs in about 6 to 7 months...

but since than my willpower hos gone down the drain...

Jay · 04-16-2007, 01:07 PM

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yes i DO.. i once dropped 60lbs in about 6 to 7 months...

but since than my willpower hos gone down the drain...

thats nice...i went from 245 to 215 in 5 weeks.

soda7o · 04-16-2007, 01:11 PM

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thats nice...i went from 245 to 215 in 5 weeks.

you are a maniac and i am not..

plus yougo ot the gym liek 3 times a day.. i bearlyhave time to squeez in like an hour and a half

***Cakes206*** · 04-16-2007, 01:14 PM

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BUT its so hard!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Jay

No its not...

it is what you make of it...and a small sacrifice for the outcome.

Jay · 04-16-2007, 01:17 PM

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it is what you make of it...and a small sacrifice for the outcome.

Exactly.

I tell people the same thing, you need to get over the first few weeks before you get into a zone.

Once you start seeing results it becomes addicting.

**njf4i** · 04-16-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cakes982

Another tip...try this for one month...take out all alcohol, bread, and pasta from your diet...just 30 days and watch what happens...

Wow thats a hard thing for me. I'm italian so i bleed pasta and bread, and we all know i like my beer.

So i guess its cutting down on the carbs to get that stomach down. How can i not eat bread during the day? I really don't make the time to bring my food to work. I'm on the road all day long and its hard to find things to eat. Should i be eating more salads for lunch? Maybe just chicken with some kind of topping for lunch?

Also is it ok if i still eat my nature valley whole grain bars in the morning with coffee. Or do i have to watch what i drink also. I'm one of those hardcore soda drinkers.

One other question, i know its the beer that has carbs and calories. But if i went out for a drink with friends, could i drink like a captain and coke or vodka sprite instead of all the beer? Or is just booze a killer know matter what?

Oh and one more thing. Going back to me not wanting to do the gym thing. I lift 50lb weights all day for my career so i don't need that build, and don't want to be huge. So if i run/walk for 30 mins a day, will that be good enough? Or should i walk/run for atleast an hour?

Thanks for all the info guys...