Crazy, wacky, insane, it just won't work fat loss tips: Part Two

And so it continues, the endless bad advice with good intentions.


You need 1200 calories a day to lose weight.

This boggles my mind so much that I'm sure I have suffered more damage from the above line than that  horrible night of binge drinking on ouzo. The amount of research done of starvation and caloric requirements is in the hundreds and a quick Google search will get you some reliable answers. 1200 calories for a very active person is pretty low. Too low. My BMR is about 1600 calories. So if I sat on my ass all day and did nothing, I would burn 1600 calories. If you're a quick thinker you would get that me eating 1200 calories would put my body into starvation mode. And I don't sit on my ass for a good chunk of the day; I PT at least an hour 5 - 6 days a week.

Check out your BMR. If you like cross checking, you can go to Fat2Fit Radio's BMR calculator.

For a female to have a BMR of 1200 calories they would be tiny. Appromatiely, (I used 20 years for this) 5 foot tall and weighing between 80 and 90 pounds. So for someone who is an athlete or going into Marines (or any military for that matter) you see that the weight is well below standards.

One would think I over eat, I don't, in fact I had the opposite problem for a good long while. I under ate and I didn't eat back my exercise calories. But over the past thirty days I have been using My Fitness Pal, which has been a great tool. If you need lose, maintain, or even gain; I highly recommend the site.

Because remember, if you're starving, your body will grab onto whatever you take on and pile on the fat. Regardless if you are working out.


Fruit is evil and carbs are for fatties.

Any diet that tells you that fruit, whole grains, and veggies are bad for you and you need to nix them, walk away. Fruit should be taken in moderation, whole grains are a good source for those two hour PT sessions, and veggies eat them non stop. Your colon will thank you. Some people, like myself, thrive on a diet low in grains. There are things I miss at times, but I feel good and I'm not deprived. Notice I wrote "low in grains" and not grain free. I love oatmeal, oatmeal is m crack for those running distances and endless barrage of burpees.

So don't shun the good things! You want those! An apple is better than a Snickers, I say. Hearty whole grains and veggies will power your workouts. Just remember to keep fruit in moderation, if you need to cut out some grain products then do it, and fill up on all your veg. It's no rocket science.


You should try these heart damaging diet pills! They work!

Okay no one has ever told me they were heart damaging, but that is what diet pills (aka theromgenics) do. I've ranted about them before, I'll rant about them again. If you have the over whelming sense of desire to collapse in the middle of your IST run, feel like having a heart attack at random moments, sweat non stop, not sleep for long periods of time, damage your liver and other organs, and basically looking for a fast track to self destruction that will most likely have you end up in the ER; then I say go for the diet pills.

But if you don't want the above, drink more water and up your cardio. Don't be a dumbass and look for a solution to your problem in a bottle...of pills and/or booze.

*I do not have formal training in nutrition. Everything is based on my own research through conversations with those that do hold professional training/degrees in nutrition or exercise/sports/health.