Cutting Weight for Martial Arts Any Suggestions?

[TangSooDoGirl]

Ok so I start back up with training in a month or so... I'm looking to cut some weight before I actualy go back to the training school. My only set backs when it comes to that is I'm not allowed to run untill I get a new kneebrace which'll be either in July or Augest. Also I can't have dairy, I'm currently on calcium pills and I have a special milk I can have. Also I'm on a protien shake mix. But I want to lose a good 10-30lbs in the next couple months. I know I can do it, I did it before I had the knee issue but now with the knee issue I could use some help. Any suggestions or ideas are welcomed.

[blitz]

Can you ride a bike with your knee?

[Sagacious Lu]

These two threads have lots of good advice:

http://www.defend.net/deluxeforums/showthread.php?t=15063&highlight=CUTTING+WEIGHT

http://www.defend.net/deluxeforums/showthread.php?t=18963&highlight=CUTTING+WEIGHT

I'm sure there's more good stuff in some of these as well:

http://www.defend.net/deluxeforums/search.php?searchid=116504

[TangSooDoGirl]

I can ride a bike with my knee, it just depends on 1. if I have my knee brace on which holds my knee cap in place and 2. if my knee actualy hurts that day or not.

[treelizard]

http://crossfitkidsmagazine.blogspot.com/

And ask for modifications on the message board.

http://forum.brandxmartialarts.com/viewforum.php?f=19/

[EmptyneSs]

Ok so I start back up with training in a month or so... I'm looking to cut some weight before I actualy go back to the training school. My only set backs when it comes to that is I'm not allowed to run untill I get a new kneebrace which'll be either in July or Augest. Also I can't have dairy, I'm currently on calcium pills and I have a special milk I can have. Also I'm on a protien shake mix. But I want to lose a good 10-30lbs in the next couple months. I know I can do it, I did it before I had the knee issue but now with the knee issue I could use some help. Any suggestions or ideas are welcomed.

you can use nautilus type machines at the gym if you have access to one. just do them in high reps so you get your heart rate going. like 25-30 reps of seated rowing, or lat pulldowns and whatnot.

[darkrelevance]

rowing machine, swimming. good cardio that takes stress of the knees.

[Maxx]

Your diet is also a key element. Regardless of how much working out you are doing if you are taking in more calories that you are burning, all of that training won't make a difference.

Do a search online for BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate). There are lots of sites out there that can tell you how to calculate it based on your weight. Your BMR is the number of calories that you would need to maintain body functions if you were lying in bed all day. Most sites that address it should be able to guide you though the process of finding out how many calories you need to take in to maintain your current weight based on your activity level and then tell you how many calories to cut so that you can start burning fat without causing a drop in metabolism.

Most of the women that I've worked with recently usually require between 1200 to 1500 calories daily, assuming that they are of normal height (between 5'2" and 5'5").