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huntr104

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Hi all. I'm a 36 yr old male, 6' 1" and weigh 255 lbs with a large frame. A busy schedule, marriage and kids and lack of motivation has put some serious unwanted weight on my midsection and I need some help. It's been a few years since I've been to the gym and I haven't taken any supplements since then either. Basically what I'm looking for is a good meal replacement and fat burner to get me started. I used to take ephedra before it was banned, nitro pro-40 meal replacement shakes and 19 norandrostenedione on and off. I'm so far out of the loop its not even funny. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
huntr104 said:
Hi all. I'm a 36 yr old male, 6' 1" and weigh 255 lbs with a large frame. A busy schedule, marriage and kids and lack of motivation has put some serious unwanted weight on my midsection and I need some help. It's been a few years since I've been to the gym and I haven't taken any supplements since then either. Basically what I'm looking for is a good meal replacement and fat burner to get me started. I used to take ephedra before it was banned, nitro pro-40 meal replacement shakes and 19 norandrostenedione on and off. I'm so far out of the loop its not even funny. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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First things first...what is you daily diet like....please list out everything you eat and when. As far as a meal replacement I like the ones ProLab, Labrada or Core make which is made with complex carbs instead of crappy Maltodextrin. Your caloric need will impact which MRP you use. More importantly we need to dial in your total food intake to get rid of that extra special stuff around the midsection

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I'm too embarrassed to tell you what I eat. With that in mind, in the morning I'm out the door in 10 minutes. No breakfast usually or sometimes something from Dunkin Donuts. Lunch...I work road construction so I'll either bring a lunch or I'll eat from the nearest fast food joint. Dinner is whatever the wife makes. My best meal of the day. I'm pathetic. I need a total overhaul, diet included. I have to come up with a new routine because my body feels like total crap.
 
Have a shake in the morning. Either a MRP or just some whey with oats, water, and natural pb. That's what I have every morning cuz I'm in no mood to cook anything.
Start bringing lunch. Everyday. After a week or so it'll become habit. I had to bring a cooler with two meals with me to school 3 days a week this past sem, and after a week or so it just became routine to make food and pack it up. easy. Also pack a snack with you as well. Something like beef jerky and peanuts/almonds/etc, that's my fav.
What type of meals does your wife usually make? Have a casein shake pre-bed as well with milk.
Now, google "maintenance calorie calculator" and enter your info and find your approx. maintenance calorie level. You should aim for 500 LESS than this maintenance level. As you lose weight you will have to re-calculate your maintenance level and adjust accordingly. Eat like this consistently, do fasted morning cardio 2-3x per week if you can, and you will be set man!
Make good meal choices that give you good protein/fats/carbs. Good luck man. Let me know if you have any other ?'s.
 
If you are forced to eat a lot at the fast food places try and choose the lesser of evils at those places. Take for instance McD's you can get a "Grilled" chicken wrap instead of a burger. Not all fast food is horrible for you but you may have to be a bit picky on what you choose.
 
No breakfast is hands down one of the worst things you can do and stop eating fast food. In all seriously bro get the diet down, you need to. How can you expect to make any changes.. if you're too "embarrassed" to post your diet that should tell you something(although you shouldn't be since you are looking for some help)...All the supplements in the world aren't going to make difference until you get your diet down.

Its pretty easy to do man even with your rushed/hectic schedule

:food:start off with the morning with something easy to prepare...
1 cup of oatmeal with splenda/cinnamon to flavor, maybe raisins(optional)and some whey protein in milk or water ...or

a whole grain cereal and some whey protein in milk or water

:food:do you have a break at work before lunch? If so then have a MRP drink in water and an apple and some almonds...just buy a shaker cup and bring a cooler with your lunch and some bottles of water

:food:lunch....some lean meat source, a complex carb, some almonds/nuts and some veggies(cold celery is a great choice that's easy to prepare, and broccoli isn't that bad cold either)

:food:then I assume you have a break later in the day....again have a MRP in water or something like cottage cheese and fruit

Workout :squat:

:food:then dinner from the wife , assuming she makes something healthy, lean protein, complex carb, veggies and also don't over due it with the portions

:food: late night snack....cottage cheese and almonds/nuts or left over lean meat, veggies from the wife's cooking and some almonds/nuts or protein in milk or water
 
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Think of us as a support group :) If you can't tell us what you ate, don't worry. Let us help you pick out a new meal-plan that you can stick to and that will help you lose weight. Like many others have pointed out having a good breakfast will help keep the hunger cravings down over the day, and will help give you energy, prevent muscle breakdown etc.

Also you might want to browse around in the Nutrition/Health sub-forum, and do a search for old topics involving people with busy work schedules that need to use tupperware to take food on the go (Searchterm= Tupperware ) .

PS Nice posting Rmac! Also don't worry about supplements until you've got a healthy diet all set up, because the supplements wont make up for bad eating habits. Once you have that underway, you might want to look into something like DCP or a Fat-Burner like Leviathan Reloaded, or on sale is Invalid Link Removed .
 
Thanks again guys. Good stuff. I know what I have to do it's just a matter of getting my butt in gear and getting a good plan set up.
 
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