48 hour hollywood diet

[silversaleen68]

Ok I know that Fast weight loss isn't healthy and it doesn't stay off, but I want to lose 7 lbs before a hot tub new years party. and I'm running 2-4 miles everyday this week and next, and I'm eating lots of tuna and drinking water.

I was also thinking about trying that Hollywood 48 hour drink two days before the party. Has anyone tried this? does it really work?

I'm already in shape, like you can see my most of my abs and I have a bit of a squared chest but I'm just having trouble getting that completely chizeled and cut look.

[gymBum]

Is this Hollywood 48 Hour Drink something similar to the redline drinks?

Any pictures would help so we see how close you are and what you want. You can upload them to our gallery and then just put a link to the picture.

There is another "Fast Weight Loss" page in the weight loss forum where some tips were given on a really fast way to lose weight (not healthily, but just quickly, like for a brief bodyfat test for a requirement or something)

[silversaleen68]

Sold in walgreens and other nutrition stores. see attachment

[w0cyru01]

Weight Cutting Thread:
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showthread.php?t=450596

This is to cut weight for a fight. Since the only thing you're going to do is cut water weight. It will probably make you look worse than carrying a little extra weight around.


After answering numerous threads on quick weight cutting, I've decided to create an uber-thread combining all of our collective knowledge on cutting for competition. Without further ado...

Step 1 Follow Berardi's 7 habits! Especially in season. They are as follows:

Habit 1: Eat every 2-3 hours.

Habit 2: Eat complete, lean protein with each feeding opportunity.

Habit 3: Eat vegetables with each feeding opportunity.

Habit 4: Eat veggies/fruits with any meal. Eat "other carbs" only after exercise.

Habit 5: Eat healthy fats daily.

Habit 6: Don't drink beverages (soda, beer, etc.) with more than 0 calories.

Habit 7: Eat whole foods whenever possible.


Habit 8 is drink lots and lots of water. If you're already dehydrated, how are you going to cut any water weight? Sticking to the 7 habits all through the season(year round for fighters) will take care of 80% of most people's cutting problems.

Step 2
As competition nears, caloric restriction is necessary. A calorie IS NOT a calorie, but you can't stuff yourself with 4000 calories and expect to drop 20 pounds in a month. Calorie amounts do vary for different people, so find what works for you. You should be dropping roughly 2 pounds per week in fat if you're dieting properly. Remember to keep hydrated, and increase your water intake as you reduce calories, both to combat hunger and to keep healthy. You should of course be doing cardio to speed your weight loss. Remember to take your multivitamin and fish oil.

Step 3
The week before a competition (two if you have a lot of weight to lose) is the time drop the carbs, which will speed up fat loss and give you a nice drop in water weight as well. This is not Atkins, so don't try gobbling bacon, sausage, cream, etc. Your caloric intake should consist of vegetables, lean proteins, and some healthy fats such as fish/flax oil. Increase water intake further, try to get above two gallons a day. Add extra cardio. Long distance cardio on an elliptical or bike is a good choice as it is good on the knees.

Step 4
3 days out from the competition, switch to distilled water and drink only as much as you you're thirsty for, some where just south of one gallon. Further reduce your food intake by cutting down to 3, possibly 4 meals a day of fibrous veggies and extra lean protein such as egg whites, chicken, and fish. Now is the time to add a fiber supplement such as benefiber, (a natural laxative) and dandelion root (a gentle diuretic). Keep up with the fish oil and a multi, as it will be needed. Continue with cardio.

Step 5
The day of the weigh in. Drink very little water, only as much as you absolutely need Depending on whether you are within 3 pounds of your target weight, either keep your food the same, or further reduce caloric intake by lowering your protein. Eat only 2-3 meals this day, mostly veggies, a hard boiled egg or two, and a little chicken, and take your vitamins. Eat your last meal and drink your last water at least 12 hours before the weigh-ins. You should be within 2 pounds of your target weight at this time. If you are not, this is the time to sweat it out. Cut arm holes in a trash bag, put on some sweats and do low intensity cardio like riding an exercise bike. The sauna is another option if one is available.

*CAUTION- if have to sweat excess water out, you've fucked up somewhere along the way. This is okay once, maybe twice, because cutting weight is a learning experience and rarely exact, but making a habit of sweating water weight the night before a competition is unacceptable. The drastic dehydration measures taken by many not only lead to health issues and possibly death, they kill the very performance you're looking to achieve. Not to mention it can really mess up your metabolism and leave you a fat bastard like so many wrestling coaches. So don't do it. Follow the above steps and there will be no need for severe dehydration.

Step 6
After the weigh-ins. Sip a recovery drink such as Accelerade, Pedialyte, Surge, etc. immediately afterwards. If you're not competing for a while, have a well balanced meal of protein, fruit, complex carbs, and some healthy fats. Don't eat too much, because you can get gassy. Eat normal, non aggravating foods and lots of slow release carbs; eat foods like apples, bread, nuts and turkey. Now is not the time for Mom's chili or leftover spaghetti. Eat small healthy meals, every 2 hours until competition, and drink plenty of fluids. Sports dinks are a good product for rehydrating at this time, so drink up!

Step 7
DON'T BINGE! You've made your weight, now stay within ten pounds of it throughout the rest of the season, 15-20 if you're a fighter. Follow the 7 habits, lose fat the right way and you should slide easily into your weight class in the future. Remember, fat loss =good. Water loss+starving yourself=bad.

Feel free to add to this as you see fit.

[silversaleen68]

Ok this is embarassing, but here are photos of me, maybe this will help you all understand what I'm going for.

http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p...rsaleen68/ABS/

The gross pale skin photos are from June of this year. I was roughly 170lbs

The somewhat better tan photos are what I've looked like since middle of october. I'm now roughly 156 lbs.

I just can't seem to get the little handles and lower abs trimmed down like my upper portion.

[gymBum]

You made some great progress actually. I have never personally used that Redline drink or the Hollywood 48 hour drink, but I have heard some good things about the Redline drink helping with cutting (don't drink it if you have to do anything though because it can make you reallllyy shaky and jittery).

Otherwise though, it is going to be a lot of diet, check the weight loss forum for some good stuff on the dieting to lose weight real quick. w0cyru added in some good tips too.

As for the lower abs being "trimmed down" that is diet to make any fat go away because our bodies won't do spot specific fat reduction. however, you can work on developing your lower abs more. I've always had a hard time working on lower abs so I've had that sort of pudge too. However, someone once advised me that the reason they weren't getting worked as hard was because I wasn't using them very much during my ab routine and I needed to activate them more so that my body used them. Before I did my normal crunches, I would do a couple of sets of crunches with my knees up at a 90 degree angle to my torso (maybe with my feet on the ball). This seemed to work and it really made my lower abs burn.

[silversaleen68]

Someone told me that you can't work "lower abs" because your abdominal muscle is one muscle, you either work the whole thing or you don't at all. I don't know if that's true but I"ll try your crunch exercise.

What I've been doing are situps on the decline bench and cable rope pulldowns (20-30 straight down the middle, and then I turn my knees to either side and do 15-20 on the left then the right)

oh and the thing where you hold yourself upon your toes and elbows for 2-3 mintues, thats my other ab exercise.