Girlfriend needs help! - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

Executioner · 01-05-2006, 12:33 PM

Hi again,
I have recently booked a holiday with my girlfriend, and we fly off on the 25th of september. Ive been with her just over 7 months now but in that time we have done what typical couples do a eat,become comfortable and lazy etc and we have put on approx a few stones, i put on 2 stone and she put on 3 stone!

She is now worried about going on holiday because of her weight, so i got her to join a gym and now need a good diet and gym rountine to get her into shape.

Im also getting in to shape but i am going to be doing pscarbs advice from a while back, over 0.75 carbs per lb of BW and 1.5 protien per lb of bw with loads of good fats, four cardio sessions a week of 40min walking with incline plus 4 weight sessions, with protein supplements and fat burners.

I suggested her following my diet and gym routine but am worried that things may be slightly different for woman? And before we put on weight she was 9 stone exactly but that was a mixture of weight watchers diet and making her self sick alot, so now i believe her metabolism is very slow as fat just comes on very quickly when she eats wrong and then is a very very slow process to get off if she just diets.

She is 5ft 7inch and now 12 stone, and her worst areas are around the legs bum, tummy etc! she is very weak in strengh e.g 1 squat of her own body weight is all she can do. I dont want her making her self sick and starving her self because she gets ill and binges and basically becomes very depressed.

So for long winded explaination, just wanted to give you all a better idea of what shes like so you could maybe give her some good advice for her, with foods, how many meals a day, gym routines, supplements e.g protein or fat burners.

Or am i correct making her follow my routine?

any help or tips appreciated please. Thanks james

BIG-UNC · 01-05-2006, 05:23 PM

first thing she needs to do is reduce her carb & calorie intake

goe for a few walks together or bike rides maybe

dont force it on her though

have a good read through some old posts mate get some pointers from them

i reckon pscarb and/or tinytom and some of the girls like tatiyana or sarah williams they all have good bods

not a lot of help from me i know but every little helps eh

Executioner · 01-05-2006, 07:33 PM

Thanks unc!

Was hoping for a few more replies tbh, i will have to read alot of old posts for woman now lol

Unless there are any females here with a bit of good advice?

Thx anyway james

BIG-UNC · 02-05-2006, 07:42 AM

try posting in the "ladies section" mate

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
just re-read my post it sounds a bit sarcy but isnt meant that way!!!!!

good luck

DB · 02-05-2006, 12:44 PM

to be honest mate.. get her in the gym and eating clean job done... no need for fat burners etc

make sure she does lots of cardio 4 days a week at the gym doin cardio and a few weights... 10mins every mornin on an empty stomach will work wonders aswell...

some of the girlies may reply and help

if u think she has a slow motabalism get her thyroid checked by the doctor...

3 stone is quite a big gain % wise to her original weight...

7 months is a fairly long time to drop some of it tho

if my girl put on 3Lbs there'd be trouble

lisa · 02-05-2006, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DB

if my girl put on 3Lbs there'd be trouble

Lucky aint i :gun:

DB · 02-05-2006, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lisa

Lucky aint i :gun:

unbelievably!

My limit use to be 3 oz

your perfect the way u are :sick:

lisa · 02-05-2006, 01:36 PM

lisa · 02-05-2006, 01:37 PM

i will give it to him though he has sculped me well

Tatyana · 02-05-2006, 04:58 PM

http://www.uk-muscle.co.uk/losing-we...aty-fatty.html

Hey James,

Sounds like my story. Got married, moved with hubby back to UK and put on that much weight in 6-9 months.

Good news, if you piled it on that fast, good chance you might be mesomorphs, which means you can take it off quite quickly too.

The link above shows some of my before and after pics, and there is another link on that site to a whole thread of amazing transformations.

I do think that lifting weights is one of the best ways for women to lose weight, get a great shape and keep the flab away.

Weights almost every day keeps the flab away, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm like that!

It will take about 21 weeks to lose 3 stone though.

x
x
x
T

**hackskii** · 03-05-2006, 12:01 AM

Ah yes, the old myth of women getting bulky with weights.
Women get smaller when they lift weights.

Weight lifting is by far the best and fastest approach to fat loss for a man or woman.
After a good workout you can burn fat for up to 3 days using weights/resistance training.
Cardio does not offer this luxury.

Other than that, there are many diets to choose from, I myself like the lower carb approach as it curbs hunger much better and I tend to stay more strict doing it this way.

01-05-2006, 12:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Executioner Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 16	Girlfriend needs help! Hi again, I have recently booked a holiday with my girlfriend, and we fly off on the 25th of september. Ive been with her just over 7 months now but in that time we have done what typical couples do a eat,become comfortable and lazy etc and we have put on approx a few stones, i put on 2 stone and she put on 3 stone! She is now worried about going on holiday because of her weight, so i got her to join a gym and now need a good diet and gym rountine to get her into shape. Im also getting in to shape but i am going to be doing pscarbs advice from a while back, over 0.75 carbs per lb of BW and 1.5 protien per lb of bw with loads of good fats, four cardio sessions a week of 40min walking with incline plus 4 weight sessions, with protein supplements and fat burners. I suggested her following my diet and gym routine but am worried that things may be slightly different for woman? And before we put on weight she was 9 stone exactly but that was a mixture of weight watchers diet and making her self sick alot, so now i believe her metabolism is very slow as fat just comes on very quickly when she eats wrong and then is a very very slow process to get off if she just diets. She is 5ft 7inch and now 12 stone, and her worst areas are around the legs bum, tummy etc! she is very weak in strengh e.g 1 squat of her own body weight is all she can do. I dont want her making her self sick and starving her self because she gets ill and binges and basically becomes very depressed. So for long winded explaination, just wanted to give you all a better idea of what shes like so you could maybe give her some good advice for her, with foods, how many meals a day, gym routines, supplements e.g protein or fat burners. Or am i correct making her follow my routine? any help or tips appreciated please. Thanks james

02-05-2006, 12:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
DB UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW London Posts: 11,762	to be honest mate.. get her in the gym and eating clean job done... no need for fat burners etc make sure she does lots of cardio 4 days a week at the gym doin cardio and a few weights... 10mins every mornin on an empty stomach will work wonders aswell... some of the girlies may reply and help if u think she has a slow motabalism get her thyroid checked by the doctor... 3 stone is quite a big gain % wise to her original weight... 7 months is a fairly long time to drop some of it tho if my girl put on 3Lbs there'd be trouble __________________ Affiliate of Bulk Supplements Direct Discount Code= BSD290 UKBFF southcoast 2008, O80kg Champion

03-05-2006, 12:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 24,337	From another post. Ah yes, the old myth of women getting bulky with weights. Women get smaller when they lift weights. Weight lifting is by far the best and fastest approach to fat loss for a man or woman. After a good workout you can burn fat for up to 3 days using weights/resistance training. Cardio does not offer this luxury. Other than that, there are many diets to choose from, I myself like the lower carb approach as it curbs hunger much better and I tend to stay more strict doing it this way.

01-05-2006, 05:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
BIG-UNC IF YOU BUILD IT.....THEY WILL COME! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 1,945	first thing she needs to do is reduce her carb & calorie intake goe for a few walks together or bike rides maybe dont force it on her though have a good read through some old posts mate get some pointers from them i reckon pscarb and/or tinytom and some of the girls like tatiyana or sarah williams they all have good bods not a lot of help from me i know but every little helps eh

01-05-2006, 07:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Executioner Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 16	Thanks unc! Was hoping for a few more replies tbh, i will have to read alot of old posts for woman now lol Unless there are any females here with a bit of good advice? Thx anyway james

02-05-2006, 07:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
BIG-UNC IF YOU BUILD IT.....THEY WILL COME! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 1,945	try posting in the "ladies section" mate ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ just re-read my post it sounds a bit sarcy but isnt meant that way!!!!! good luck

02-05-2006, 01:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
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02-05-2006, 01:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
lisa uk-muscles own Princess Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 243	i will give it to him though he has sculped me well

02-05-2006, 04:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tatyana My name is EARL Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On my bloody bike doing cardio Posts: 3,477	http://www.uk-muscle.co.uk/losing-we...aty-fatty.html Hey James, Sounds like my story. Got married, moved with hubby back to UK and put on that much weight in 6-9 months. Good news, if you piled it on that fast, good chance you might be mesomorphs, which means you can take it off quite quickly too. The link above shows some of my before and after pics, and there is another link on that site to a whole thread of amazing transformations. I do think that lifting weights is one of the best ways for women to lose weight, get a great shape and keep the flab away. Weights almost every day keeps the flab away, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm like that! It will take about 21 weeks to lose 3 stone though. x x x T