Beer Belly

[poedua]

I put on a lot of weight when I was in high school but chose to ignore it for a few years. My daily calorie intake didn't seem to rise but my weight went up to 185 lbs and I was only 5'8".

I went to see my family doctor to make sure that the weight gain wasn't due to a health problem and to seek advice on how to gradually reduce and maintain a healthy body weight.

My doctor recomended lots of cardio and sensible eating. I took up running and dropped a substantial amount of weight.

I agree, it's all an issue of calories and fat.

Gaining weight - i.e a beer belly - a function of the amount of energy (calories) you take in versus the amount of energy you burn. Excess calories in the body are simply stored as fat - and your body stores fat in various places based on genetics. But, as a rule, men typically store fat in their trunk area (stomach) while women tend to store fat in the hips, thighs, and butt.

I'm guessing, most kids his age and weight would need about 3,500 calories a day just to maintain their current weight. The number of calories he actually uses obviously will vary depending on activity level, and weight, so it's just a guess. Remember, a pound of fat is equal to 3,500 calories. In order for him to gain (or lose) a pound, he'll be increasing ( or decrease ) his net intake of calories by this amount - 3,500.

So if it takes 3,500 calories to maintain your weight, and if between eating and working out , your net intake of calories is more than that, for example 4,000 ( an extra 500 a day ), you'll gain a pound in about a week ( 7 x 500 ).

It doesn't take long put pile on calories if you eat junk food.....

Tim's Bagel & cream cheese or muffin - 425 calories
Big Mac, Fries, Drink - 1,500 calories
Subway 12" sub ( cold cuts ) & Juice - 1.100 calories

1 Molson Canadian Beer - 150 calories
1 Can Classic Coke - 150 calories
1 snickers bar - 275 calories

[corrupt123]

holy **** subway is bad for you?

thats what i was eating pretty much primarly for lunch over the summer while i was at work.

thanks for the advice. i do work out, once maybe twoice a week. i eat pretty good - that is to say, i eat out once or so a week tops. (usually subway :P) and if im working, im walking, which amounts to 20+ hours a week i spend on my feet.

thanks!

[me!]

take a pic of your gut and post it.
we'll be the judge of that.

[poedua]

holy **** subway is bad for you?

thats what i was eating pretty much primarly for lunch over the summer while i was at work.

thanks for the advice. i do work out, once maybe twoice a week. i eat pretty good - that is to say, i eat out once or so a week tops. (usually subway :P) and if im working, im walking, which amounts to 20+ hours a week i spend on my feet.

thanks!

There's nothing wrong with Subway at all - with the right choice, you can get a low fat heathy meal there.

A beer gut - which is fat - is simply excess calories being stored - you either have to burn more calories via exercise or take in fewer calories when eating or do both to get rid of it.

Eating low fat food helps - a gram of carbohydrate or protein is 4 calories while a gram of fat is over twice that , 9 calories.

[Emancipated]

16 and drinking? report yourself to the police!

drink scotch wiskey all night long and die behind the wheel. they gotta name for the winners in the world, i want a name when i lose!

[wanted]

dont drink beer, especially if you're 16.
Eat healthy, like me.

[corrupt123]

dont drink beer, especially if you're 16.
Eat healthy, like me.

but it's so hard when you're drinking free

*edit

on another note, could it be related to putting on a few lbs (even though im not, just seem to have gotten slightly bigger) for the winter?

[MilkyWind]

Yup, same thing. To get rid of one... DIET is VERY important, then comes cardio.

What diet should I follow. Any specifics of how many calories I should eat a day.

What if I want to stay 140 pounds and get rid of the beer belly. Is that possible, or do I have to loose wait to get rid of a beer belly.

[munch]

but otherwise i'll go get hammered once a week... because im a teenager.

i love that he justifies getting hammered once a week because of his age ...it's ok...grown men still do it!!

[poedua]

What diet should I follow. Any specifics of how many calories I should eat a day.

What if I want to stay 140 pounds and get rid of the beer belly. Is that possible, or do I have to loose wait to get rid of a beer belly.

Theres's a ' calculator ' in this link to give you some idea of how many calories you should take in each day.


http://walking.about.com/cs/calories/l/blcalcalc.htm