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  • mrrupo
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    #1

    Want to start boxing, cant seem to lose weight

    I wanted some advice/ opinion on something. I'm 26 and about to attempt to start boxing. not trying to do anything more than MAYBE amatuers... might not even go that far, i will see how well i do. Anyway, heres my situaton...

    two years ago i was 152 lbs, and it didnt take all that much ridiculous work, or time, to get there. Now, it seems as though my metabolism has taken a nose dive. i started working out pretty intensely 3 months ago, i am in good shape, i can run 10 miles pretty easily, swim for 2 hours straight, do lots' pushups and pullups, but cant seem to get below 175... and i dont have even close to a big enough swing to **** at 175lbs. when i started 3 months ago i was 192, lost the initial 15 pounds in 2 weeks, but nothing since then, really. any tips?

    any of you other guys in your late 20's experience the same thing? i guess it's my fault for letting myself put weight back on, but i got married and got lazy!
  • fraidycat
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    I've been exactly there. Try a colon cleanse. Seriously. I dropped 8 lbs. in two weeks using psyllium and a colon-health supplement and it restarted my weight loss after about a 15-lb. loss and then a plateau. You can seach for "psyllium" on this site and you'll find a thread in which I logged my results. Get it? Logged. Ha-ha.

    Seriously, though. Psyllium husk with an herbal pill to help shed the lining of your colon. Sounds gross, but you might very well be carrying around 5-10 lbs. of putrefying stuff in your guts. Get rid of it and you'll metabolize food better -- and that weight that you sc**** out with the psyllium will be gone for good.

    I went from 205 to 170 in seven months; I now walk around at 165-170 and fight at 164, real damn strong, too.

    Also, cut out sugar. All sugar. Read your labels and don't eat anything with high fructose corn syrup; HFCS makes your liver generate extra fat and the insulin spike from refined sugar makes losing weight a real ***** once your metabolism starts to slow down, which it sounds like yours has.

    Welcome to manhood. Good luck.

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    • DELETED ACCOUNT 06
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      ahahahah colon cleanse.

      it just don't seem right.

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      • mrrupo
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        Originally posted by fraidycat
        I've been exactly there. Try a colon cleanse. Seriously. I dropped 8 lbs. in two weeks using psyllium and a colon-health supplement and it restarted my weight loss after about a 15-lb. loss and then a plateau. You can seach for "psyllium" on this site and you'll find a thread in which I logged my results. Get it? Logged. Ha-ha.

        Seriously, though. Psyllium husk with an herbal pill to help shed the lining of your colon. Sounds gross, but you might very well be carrying around 5-10 lbs. of putrefying stuff in your guts. Get rid of it and you'll metabolize food better -- and that weight that you sc**** out with the psyllium will be gone for good.

        I went from 205 to 170 in seven months; I now walk around at 165-170 and fight at 164, real damn strong, too.

        Also, cut out sugar. All sugar. Read your labels and don't eat anything with high fructose corn syrup; HFCS makes your liver generate extra fat and the insulin spike from refined sugar makes losing weight a real ***** once your metabolism starts to slow down, which it sounds like yours has.

        Welcome to manhood. Good luck.
        yeah, i dont mess with processed sugars. i eat fruits and use raw sugar if i am gonna eat it. cept for beer. i like beer, but dont have any problem not having it. i have done a colon cleanse before, so will give it a go again. i used senna leaf tea and warm sea salt water, but i will look into they stuff you used. thanks man.

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        • GEMS
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          You also might consider cutting some of your daily calorie intake down by about 250 to 500 calories. This has helped me alot. When I started boxing I weighed 185 lbs, I currently weigh 163 lbs and still counting.

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          • 2swell k-wells
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            #6
            Get into Drugs man, its a start.

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            • mrrupo
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              #7
              Originally posted by GEMS
              You also might consider cutting some of your daily calorie intake down by about 250 to 500 calories. This has helped me alot. When I started boxing I weighed 185 lbs, I currently weigh 163 lbs and still counting.
              i think this might be one of my problems... im eating too little. ive noticed my energy is drained sometimes. back when i weighed 152 i was eating around 3000 - 3500 calories a day, just all really healthy stuff. i would say im between 1500 and 2000 now. it's such a careful balance between too much and not enough...

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              • Xcel
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                #8
                What are you eating?

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                • DMC
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                  #9
                  Just train hard and eat well

                  GEMS is right start cutting down your calorie intake, and work harder.

                  I started boxing this year in Februrary I was 191lb now I am 154lb

                  Work hard and make it happen.

                  DMC

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