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Dieting For Summer
Recently I got back up to 99Kgs (218lbs) in weight which is 10Kgs from where I would like to be.
Now we have nice weather, I can get out more to exercise such as running and cycling. I also do a minimal amount of weight training in the form of push-ups, dumb bell curls and shoulder presses with the dumb bells.
I got in the habit of munching on peanuts so I am replacing this with salad and soy bean snacks which are much lower in calories, but still nice to nibble at.
I can only run realistically for 30-40 minutes at a time and it pays to have rest days. So cycling is an option in between these days where it is more relaxed, but still exercise. Swimming would be good too.
For meals I am going low-carb to try and make my body burn more fat during the exercise rather than being mostly fueled via carbs.
I should probably really intensify my weight training so that I have many muscles worked to the limit and rebuilding and consuming energy in the process. So after say working the biceps, they should ache for a couple of days afterwards and not feel perfectly fine the next day.
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It’s been just a few days and already I’m down to 97Kgs. 4.4 lbs lighter.
I have been running for 30 minutes most days. And these runs feel hard without the carbs for fuel.
I’m also drinking many cups of water each day. Well I do sweat a lot during the runs in the summer heat.
Tomorrow I plan to run in the early morning and maybe cycle in the late afternoon. This is to get more physical activity into my day to up the number of calories consumed.
I still need to do the intense workout to make the upper-body muscles ache though. I can maybe do this once per week. Maybe on a Sunday.
Push-ups with varied hand positions should be one of the best exercises. Then some bicep curls with the dumbells. I think the running takes care of the abs, legs, back and shoulders.
To get the workout over with quickly, I may do just one set to failure with really punishing nose to floor pauses etc.
The aim here is to make sure that I don’t burn muscle when running. I want tired aching pecs, biceps etc that rebuild stronger over the following week. And my abdominal fat is providing the fuel.