Ask Liz Kinsella - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

**Pscarb** · 10-11-2005, 11:37 AM

We are lucky on the forum to have Liz Kinsella as a member Liz as recently won the UKFBB fitness Britain title.
Liz has a wealth of knowledge and she has agreed to answer all your questions concerning Diet and Nutrition.

So come on ladies i am sure you have plenty of questions for Liz

dave20 · 10-11-2005, 11:49 AM

I have a question for Liz,

I need a diet for my girlfriend! she goes to the gym about 4 times a week and does cardio.

She doesnt seem to believe me that the less you eat does not necessarily mean the more weight you loose!

Have you a simple diet example for 1 week ??

I would appreciate your help as i cannot put up with anymore "Im getting fat" comments (women:rage: )

Dave.

GBLiz · 10-11-2005, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dave20

I have a question for Liz,

I need a diet for my girlfriend! she goes to the gym about 4 times a week and does cardio.

She doesnt seem to believe me that the less you eat does not necessarily mean the more weight you loose!

Have you a simple diet example for 1 week ??

I would appreciate your help as i cannot put up with anymore "Im getting fat" comments (women:rage: )

Dave.

the way i try to explain it to people, is that to burn fat you need fuel for the fire. How can you burn fat, with no energy to burn it with?

You know yourself that when there is insuffucient energy coming in, your body will hold on to all the fat you have , as it doesnt know whether or not it will be fed enough in the future.

I can demonstrate this with a client of mine who fasted for the last month (religious reasons) and had put on 6lbs in that time....!

Your body has its basal metabolic rate e.g a certain number of calories burned just by body functions. Guess what one of the biggest calorie burners is? Yes DIGESTION. So keep eating and your body keeps burning calories.

The mistake most girls make when they diet, is to limit what they eat and to eat fruit and salad for meals, and no snacking. They will be really 'good' all day then lose it in the evening or after a couple of days.

I would advise your girl to eat little and often and get plenty of protein. This isnt a contest diet so carbs dont have to be dropped horrendously, just to a maintainable level.

For example

breakfast: oats or cereal with a protein shake
mid morning: couple of pieces ryvita with cottage cheese
lunch: chicken and veg , small potato, small fromage frais
afternoon: tin tuna or other protein snack, apple or banana
PWO: protein/carb shake
evening meal: chicken or other meat/fish/eggs and plenty veg

she needs to take in good fats like flax oil which keep the metabolism up and help to burn more fat. (its hard to get people to see that a fat can also be a fat burner!)

dave20 · 10-11-2005, 03:35 PM

Thanks for that Liz, i will pass on the information, hopefully i can get through to her!

I tried to rep you but its not working!

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I.O.U - Rep Point! Lol

GBLiz · 10-11-2005, 03:42 PM

not sure what a rep point is..but thank you..i think??!

dave20 · 10-11-2005, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GBLiz

not sure what a rep point is..but thank you..i think??!

Adds to your reputation on the board, in other words thank you for a quality reply!

Deano! · 10-11-2005, 04:26 PM

ok not really posting on this subject but congrats on winning UKFBB Fitness Britain Title, awesome achievement

GBLiz · 12-11-2005, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Deano!

ok not really posting on this subject but congrats on winning UKFBB Fitness Britain Title, awesome achievement

Thank you very much! :o

andyparry123 · 13-11-2005, 12:08 AM

agree with Deano, excellent work you look great.

**hackskii** · 13-11-2005, 09:59 PM

Nice post liz.
Very well written.
Nice and simple. Quality.

When you dont eat your metabolism goes into starvation mode.
This even goes for skipping meals and especially goes for your first meal apon awakening.

Good fats do rev up the fat burning machine, especially Omega 3's, GLA and CLA. Has something to do with brown fat.
Just finished a book called "Eat Fat Lose Weight"....great book.

Thanks Liz

lisa · 13-11-2005, 10:09 PM

i was just wondering wot ur weight is on stage and off season

GBLiz · 14-11-2005, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lisa

i was just wondering wot ur weight is on stage and off season

Hi Lisa

It varies. I don't know exact stage weight because I dont have to weigh in. And as my diet goes on i go a bit mental and stop getting on the scales because my head's too much of a mess! But for the finals october 04 I would guess I weighed a pound or two over 9 stone /57kg The following months i hit a top weight of 10st 4 / 64kg when i was offseason. The photos from that weight are on my website in the gallery 'off season january' (or something!)

I was carrying quite a lot of muscle and actually spent much of spring and summer this year trying to lose some of it as I had really got a bit big for fitness. i also wasn't happy with being that size off season. It might not look big to some people but bear in mind when i started training i was only 7 1/2 stone!

This year again i dont know exactly but i was on stage at a pound or two under 9 stone. Now I'm off season and I'm weighing about 9 st 9 /62kg My aim is to keep at about 9 1/2 stone now until I start dieting again in january.

Although i usually only have about 12lbs to lose to get in contest shape, my fat loss is always painfully slow! I'm not somebody who can lose 2 or 3 pounds in a week. On the plus side I don't seem to lose muscle accidentally either. in fact I had to go quite crazy to purposefully lose some !

I should add I'm 5'1 so i actually weigh pretty heavy for my height even on stage

Deano! · 14-11-2005, 10:41 PM

whats your website link liz, my sister is thinking about going into fitness, as me, her fiancee and most males in the family are alll big into bodybuilding lol she feels left out :P will show her some pics of you see if thats the kind of thing she wants to aim for

thanks

Deano! · 14-11-2005, 10:41 PM

ok was having a blonde moment straight after posting i noticed its in your sig :( lol

GBLiz · 15-11-2005, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Deano!

whats your website link liz, my sister is thinking about going into fitness, as me, her fiancee and most males in the family are alll big into bodybuilding lol she feels left out :P will show her some pics of you see if thats the kind of thing she wants to aim for

thanks

Is it Fitness or Body Fitness she is interested in? Don't forget for fitness the routine element is half of it. So she needs some kind of dance or gymnastic ability, and strength moves.

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hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,737	Nice post liz. Very well written. Nice and simple. Quality. When you dont eat your metabolism goes into starvation mode. This even goes for skipping meals and especially goes for your first meal apon awakening. Good fats do rev up the fat burning machine, especially Omega 3's, GLA and CLA. Has something to do with brown fat. Just finished a book called "Eat Fat Lose Weight"....great book. Thanks Liz __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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lisa uk-muscles own Princess Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 243	i was just wondering wot ur weight is on stage and off season __________________ i'm a lil princess xx

10-11-2005, 11:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
dave20 Growing Fast Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Mids Posts: 484	I have a question for Liz, I need a diet for my girlfriend! she goes to the gym about 4 times a week and does cardio. She doesnt seem to believe me that the less you eat does not necessarily mean the more weight you loose! Have you a simple diet example for 1 week ?? I would appreciate your help as i cannot put up with anymore "Im getting fat" comments (women:rage: ) Dave.

10-11-2005, 03:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
dave20 Growing Fast Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Mids Posts: 484	Thanks for that Liz, i will pass on the information, hopefully i can get through to her! I tried to rep you but its not working! : I.O.U - Rep Point! Lol

13-11-2005, 12:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
andyparry123 Pagga Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: royal huyton on sea Posts: 299	agree with Deano, excellent work you look great.

14-11-2005, 10:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
Deano! Looking Freaky Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: N.Wales Posts: 633	whats your website link liz, my sister is thinking about going into fitness, as me, her fiancee and most males in the family are alll big into bodybuilding lol she feels left out :P will show her some pics of you see if thats the kind of thing she wants to aim for thanks __________________ Big D 110.7kgs 19%bf

14-11-2005, 10:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
Deano! Looking Freaky Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: N.Wales Posts: 633	ok was having a blonde moment straight after posting i noticed its in your sig :( lol __________________ Big D 110.7kgs 19%bf