re: Healthy Weight Loss Help (I'm Starving Myself)

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Shoot for losing a pound a week, eat a gram/target body weight a day (if you are shooting for 150 lbs, eat 150 grams of protein), get eight hours is sleep, lift weights 2-3 times a week at moderate intensity, walk 10,000 steps a day. Don't do cardio.

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Gotta do the cardio ha - it's either that or stress eat. Any recommendations for a good workout that doesn't include a traditional gym?

I've ditched the scale, at least for a couple of weeks, while my body refills, because I know I'd obsess over the scale as it goes up some, but that's my goal right now (sticking to a calorie deficit of ±1 pound/week. Ate over 100g of protein today - don't think I got up to 150, 1400 or so calories.

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I'm at 161 now, looking to get down to 140 or so.

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140 pounds?

Are you 4 feet tall?

What good is weight loss if it's muscle mass you are losing? Thermodynamics would indicate calorie deficit for "weight" loss, but, what weight are you losing? I would get off the scales and look at body comp.

I would heavily increase protein and hit the weights, hard.

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Any recommendations for a good workout that doesn't include a traditional gym?

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You can do a lot with adjustable dumbbells and a bench. Goblet squats, Bulgarian split squats, reverse lunges, dumbbell deadlifts are good leg exercises. Incline press, dumbbell rows, lateral raises, incline curls are good upper body.

Focus on legs. Most guys spend more time on arms and chest chasing that aesthetic. Your glutes, hamstrings, and quads are the biggest muscles in your body. The more you build those the more you can eat and the more fat you'll burn.

Don't skip rest days. That is when your building the muscle.

You need to find a way to lift weights. Strength training paired with caloric deficit is a healthy way to lose weight while building muscle.

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Focus on legs. Most guys spend more time on arms and chest chasing that aesthetic. Your glutes, hamstrings, and quads are the biggest muscles in your body. The more you build those the more you can eat and the more fat you'll burn.

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So true. Also...simple fact, but your legs (and hips) are required for you to stand up and move the rest of your life. I've found that working out my legs has made my entire body feel better...hip mobility paired with leg strength has been a blessing over the last few months.

Personally, I have really enjoyed sled drills. Full chain gets engaged (form is critical).