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    #1

    Keeping weight... and health problems.

    Here I am again, losing weight to make the bout. (This is Mickeyb by the way).

    My weight is always up and down. I diet for the bout (my coach gives me a good 3 weeks or something) i drop a 4/5 lbs and fight. After the bout it all comes back on.

    Only problem is... i'm sat here with the last of a cold, a sore elbow which never seems to heal and a hand that's swollen and hurts for days and days. My knee is twinging too.

    Now i'm 23 on Wednesday... am I just getting old? Or do you think the constant yo-yo dietting is making it harder for my body to heal.

    Also I'm thinking about taking some tablets to make my metabolism faster... it seems i only have to eat a bar or chocolate or have a pint of beer and I put on 3kg's.

    Just complaining, that's all.
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    #2
    Maybe I should do what you did to me and say something like "man the **** up" but I won't, i'll grow the **** up and hope you do in the future too.

    At 23 years old you're not getting old, you shouldn't be feeling pains. You would start feeling them at say, 50. I would say it's your diet. Possibly your body is finding it hard to maintain levels of vitamins and minerals as you constantly change.

    For illness take zinc supplements. Many males, in particular, fall short in zinc because of the way modern food is prepared. I always have a box of zinc tablets with me because it's a very important mineral which is often ignored. It will strengthen your body, better prepare it to fight infection and also boost your immune system.

    For your knee, make sure you take some cod liver oil, it really does do wonders for the joints.

    If you're elbow is swollen it's most likely to be because of a trauma, as the swelling is most commonly your body protecting the area with water, if no trauma has been sustained it's best to visit the doctor. If there has been then keep it chilled and relax it.

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      #3
      make healthy eating and drinking a lifestyle, not just before a fight, you will feel the benefit after a short while

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        #4
        Originally posted by JayCoe View Post
        Maybe I should do what you did to me and say something like "man the **** up" but I won't, i'll grow the **** up and hope you do in the future too.


        Class!

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          #5
          Originally posted by big paulie View Post
          make healthy eating and drinking a lifestyle, not just before a fight, you will feel the benefit after a short while
          I think Paulie nailed it, mick. Just try to avoid eating the chocolate for good, and see where that takes you. I understand people want to cheat sometimes, but just realize that cheating won't make you any better.

          I'm about to go to sleep so I don't really have time to give you more detailed suggestions on tweaking your diet, but if you're interested, you can PM me and I can send you what I eat to keep my weight stable. In any case, good luck with getting all that **** healed up.

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            #6
            not being able to eat certain things is by far the hardest and worst part of boxing in my opinion. i just started my quest to make the 141 lbs limit today (i weighed in at 149 on saturday, the lightest i've been in years.)

            i haven't weighed anywhere close to 141 since i was 15 or 16 years old, so it will probably be a struggle to maintain that weight.

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              #7
              i think the weight loss and health problems can be rolled up into one. you have to lose weight in a sustainable manner, which allows your body to stay healthy
              i know that sounds obvious, but a lot of people just try starving to lower weight. what you lose in calories, you get hit by in lack of strength

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                #8
                Originally posted by rj_ct View Post
                not being able to eat certain things is by far the hardest and worst part of boxing in my opinion
                Totally agree, however it gets easier with time. This year I've probably had 1 bar of chocolate and 1 bag of crisps. I'm super-critical of myself if I eat something like that because I then think that I've wasted my time with my previous workout. It's much easier to restrict these foods from your diet when you think that way, or maybe that's just me.

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