I need a good exercise/diet routine. Any advice?

[Saga]

you'd still need to eat relatively "right" for things like bulking up, etc. the body still needs protein to rebuild muscle no matter how fast your metabolism is.

[Khamsin]

you'd still need to eat relatively "right" for things like bulking up, etc. the body still needs protein to rebuild muscle no matter how fast your metabolism is.

Except it's pretty easy to get protein even when you're not watching what you eat. Half the stuff I eat is meat. The other half is bread. Sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, wraps... I even had biscuits and (sausage) gravy the other morning. Hopefully the fact that half my diet is carbs won't have any adverse effects on me later.

[Denchi]

Says my BMI is 21.

I've been trying real hard to gain weight for the past 5 months. I eat 3 meals a day (That's the most I can really eat..... I hate eating.... I always get full very quickly) and take protein before and after I rock climb. I'm not much "Bigger" because I'll always have a thin build, but I'm definitely stronger, and I do look much more fit.

It's a CONSTANT battle to keep pounds on, though. I also play ultimate frisbee which is hardcore cardio and burns most of my calories away. And I also work as a valet where I basically do wind-sprints for 4 hours a night. If I slack off for 1 week I drop 5lbs. weight is so dumb.

I went from 6'0 145lbs to about 155-160lbs in 5 months. 160 is my ideal weight (i think... as far as rock climbing goes) but I still feel like I need to get quite a bit stronger.

[Lordwafik]

if you get full easily, break your meals into smaller meals and eat them throughout the day. I notice when I don't eat in a big chunk that I stay pretty hungry and need to "snack" constantly.

[Saga]

plus 5 small meals a day is going to seriously boost your metabolism, better than eating 3x big meals a day.

[Lordwafik]

Been 5 days since I started the shift from nothing but sugar and junk > nothing but healthy + lots of water, Lost 2.2 kilos so far (equals 4.8 pounds).

I do realize though this is the "First week" and the body is usually faster at expelling unwanted substances during this phase, but hey! I welcome any improvement. Kinda funny though, on our lunchbreaks I am no longer tempted by the KFC/McDonalds/Oportos that people are buying anymore, before I would kill for their chips, now I'm like "meh".

I did take the advice of eating better rather than eating less, eating more than I had planned (no longer eating 1200-1500 calories, more around the 2000-2300 mark) and I'm still noticing decent results . Still haven't managed to be as active as I wanted, I just get the "Excersize" that I get during my normal work hours of occasionally lifting the box here and there, walking during my lunchbreak, etcetera.

All in all so far so good, the only thing missing from me now is to do light excersize every day.

[Xiona]

simple sugars like coke and redbull are great for that quick energy. unfortunately because you have so much energy available to you because you drank them your body will be far more tempted to store all of the additional energy you eat over the next few hours (as glycogen, then fat).

They don't slow down your metabolism, caffeine actually increases it. Caffeine is actually one of the most common legally available ergogenic chemicals available. Theres just so much sugar that it does a lot more harm than good.

caffeine in the short term boosts energy but stresses your system causing you to release cortisol. cortisol, a stress hormone, causes you to retain fats and crave fatty high carb foods.

cutting caffeine has a greater benefit than using it for the little boost in energy

[Norelco]

Been 5 days since I started the shift from nothing but sugar and junk > nothing but healthy + lots of water, Lost 2.2 kilos so far (equals 4.8 pounds).

I do realize though this is the "First week" and the body is usually faster at expelling unwanted substances during this phase, but hey! I welcome any improvement. Kinda funny though, on our lunchbreaks I am no longer tempted by the KFC/McDonalds/Oportos that people are buying anymore, before I would kill for their chips, now I'm like "meh".

I did take the advice of eating better rather than eating less, eating more than I had planned (no longer eating 1200-1500 calories, more around the 2000-2300 mark) and I'm still noticing decent results . Still haven't managed to be as active as I wanted, I just get the "Excersize" that I get during my normal work hours of occasionally lifting the box here and there, walking during my lunchbreak, etcetera.

All in all so far so good, the only thing missing from me now is to do light excersize every day.

Glad to hear it man. Aim for 6 smaller meals throughout the day. Your caloric intake looks much better now.

[Khamsin]

Been 5 days since I started the shift from nothing but sugar and junk > nothing but healthy + lots of water, Lost 2.2 kilos so far (equals 4.8 pounds).

I do realize though this is the "First week" and the body is usually faster at expelling unwanted substances during this phase, but hey! I welcome any improvement. Kinda funny though, on our lunchbreaks I am no longer tempted by the KFC/McDonalds/Oportos that people are buying anymore, before I would kill for their chips, now I'm like "meh".

I did take the advice of eating better rather than eating less, eating more than I had planned (no longer eating 1200-1500 calories, more around the 2000-2300 mark) and I'm still noticing decent results . Still haven't managed to be as active as I wanted, I just get the "Excersize" that I get during my normal work hours of occasionally lifting the box here and there, walking during my lunchbreak, etcetera.

All in all so far so good, the only thing missing from me now is to do light excersize every day.

Hm, so if you lose weight faster during the "first week", what if you diet/exercise for a week, then simply maintain your weight for a while, then diet/exercise for one more week so that it's the "first week" again, and so forth... will that work?

[Lordwafik]

Hm, so if you lose weight faster during the "first week", what if you diet/exercise for a week, then simply maintain your weight for a while, then diet/exercise for one more week so that it's the "first week" again, and so forth... will that work?

I think you only lose it in the first week since the body is adjusting to something new and finally being allowed the breathing room to get rid of the excess that it normally couldnt because you kept giving it the things that prevented that process.

[Saga]

Been 5 days since I started the shift from nothing but sugar and junk > nothing but healthy + lots of water, Lost 2.2 kilos so far (equals 4.8 pounds).

I do realize though this is the "First week" and the body is usually faster at expelling unwanted substances during this phase, but hey! I welcome any improvement. Kinda funny though, on our lunchbreaks I am no longer tempted by the KFC/McDonalds/Oportos that people are buying anymore, before I would kill for their chips, now I'm like "meh".

I did take the advice of eating better rather than eating less, eating more than I had planned (no longer eating 1200-1500 calories, more around the 2000-2300 mark) and I'm still noticing decent results . Still haven't managed to be as active as I wanted, I just get the "Excersize" that I get during my normal work hours of occasionally lifting the box here and there, walking during my lunchbreak, etcetera.

All in all so far so good, the only thing missing from me now is to do light excersize every day.

Hm, so if you lose weight faster during the "first week", what if you diet/exercise for a week, then simply maintain your weight for a while, then diet/exercise for one more week so that it's the "first week" again, and so forth... will that work?

not really - you're going to lose weight at 170 slower than you will if you started at 175, even if you take a short break. unless you gain back 5 pounds in that break, you won't reach that "first week" again.