A lot of people I know want to lose weight. I myself have dieted, yo-yoed, plateaued, and everything in between. But recently I have been shedding the pounds, and it has come in spurts of 20-30 lbs at a time. Naturally people ask, what are you taking, what supplements or pills should I buy?
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When you are starting out and ask people for advice, you will get plenty of it. You’ll get some good advice, and some bad advice too. The problem is that it takes a while to know enough to be able to tell the difference between the two.
I recently found these guys on youtube, who are full of advice, and most of it is good! I mean, what they say sounds reasonable to me and I agree with most of it. However, their delivery has a bit more profanity than I would use in a public forum. I can’t lie, I drop f-bombs too, probably more than I should, but these guys use it a bit more liberally.
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BMI (Body Mass Index) is a number calculated by using a person’s weight and height. This number is used as an indicator of how likely you are to have a weight problem. This is important because it can help you determine how likely you are to have or develop weight related diseases. The scale is something like this:
To keep it simple, making sure your heart rate is within your target heart rate zone is a good way to ensure that you are burning calories and improving your cardiovascular fitness. It is also a good indicator of your intensity.
I have recently met some people who had questions about what type of protein to take while recovering from Bariatric Surgery. They had heard horror stories about ingesting thick and chalky liquids that taste like sand and dirty water. The stuff they had tried was passable, but either made them bloat or was not too tasty.
Being the good listener that I am 😉 I asked for what types of requirements they needed in the protein. Basically they wanted protein that was:
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