Fat post college guy trying to lose some weight. Advice please?

[Anonymous]

Hay people I've just finished my degree but gained about 15kgs. Most of it around my stomach and chest (moobish). Iam a guy so iam quite embaressed about it. I've started jogging and swimming. Anything else I can do to get in shape (fatburn primarily) would appreciate some advice. Iam not lazy. My confidence is pretty shit due to this issue.

[BertMacklinFBI]

first, fix your diet. unless you have amazing genetics, which we all know you don't because otherwise why are you posting this, then you can't out train bad diet. once you have diet down, start exercising. lets take it 1 step at a time. its a journey!

[Asker]

Thanks man. I train hard and eat hard so think that's my problem.

[BertMacklinFBI]

by eat hard if you mean eating junk foods that aren't very high in nutritional value but very high in calories then yeah that's going to be detrimental to your goals. you gotta start eating clean.

[Not_Helping]

Backwards. You can out train a bad diet. You cannot eat well enough to not have to exercise. Our hero is making two mistakes:

"I've started jogging and swimming." <--- Cardio is not what one should use. He should be lifting weights to get into shape for a variety of reasons but namely because burning fat and actually being healthy is a lot better than just burning fat.

And secondly we don't know what he's eating; in all honesty fixing his diet may not be the key issue since a lack of knowledge on foodstuffs is generally what causes people to diet and fail. He can eat all the Doritos he wants if he is lifting weights versus eating tons of rice (which will make you bloat right up) and being truly sedentary.

Odds are he's actually just not burning his calorific intake and swapping one calorie for another has no effect. His issue lies in THE BURRRRRN! :p

[BertMacklinFBI]

@Not_Helping you may be due for a name change XD

[Not_Helping]

Nah, you're the hero. I'm just a dude.

[BertMacklinFBI]

@Not_Helping but you helped

[Not_Helping]

No, you helped, as you got "Most Helpful"; all I did was post some hearsay that may or may not help our noble hero become more fit. But it wouldn't have existed without YOU hero. :D

[Asker]

Do you guys wana discuss this over some ribbs and beers? Lol, but thanks for the advice I appreciate it from both of you. Will cut down on carbs and hit the weights! Keep well guys!

[NordicInvader]

Really depends on the amount of exercise you are doing and the diet that is accompanying it.

[KFettario]

someone posted a link to this. It was very enlightening. www.maxworkouts.com/.../8-diet-and-exercise-tips-to-stay-young-healthy

[BiscuitesSwag]

You can try to completely avoid fattening foods.

[BertMacklinFBI]

but we love biscuits with swag

[BiscuitesSwag]

I said for him, not for the rest of the world. 😂

[Not_Helping]

Well, just stop being fat.

[Asker]

Your name says it all. But good advice I'll try that!