Can anyone offer Fitness help?
Hey,
I'm really new to the whole weight loss deal, I wasn't blessed with an amazing metabolism like lots of teenagers these days, I'm 19, 6 foot 2-3 ish, and probably weigh around 340, haven't been on a scale in like 2 years to be honest. I don't own one. I don't want to be SUPER picky about calorie counting, but rather make healthy choices, and stay under some # of calories... I am not 100% sure what it should be, which is why I am here.
If I'm 6 foot 2, and 350Lbs, around how many calories should I be taking in to steadily lose decent weight (I want to lose 100 LBs this year if possible. As well as how should I go about it. I will be cutting out soda 100%, as well as most non-water beverages(Maybe the occasional beer) I think Eggs for breakfast and Turkey Bacon once and awhile (once a week?), then I will bring some type of small and hopefully healthy snack to school/work, like almonds, trail mix, or something similar. Then lunch, some type of sandwhich, with no margarine/butter on it at all, then another snack-y food inbetween lunch an dinner, like some fruit when I get home from school/work. Then dinner, more likely then not it will be whatever my mom makes for dinner, OR a salad I can make myself. Is that a good diet for me?
Now, on to my exercise concerns. I don't have TONS of time to get exercise, between doing college work ~25 hours a week and 10-15 hours of work a week, with usually 1 day off in a week between school and work I stay pretty busy. I do around ~20-30 minutes of walking during the day just doing my daily stuff. I own a stationary bicycle at home, It is Canada, so it's fairly cold out right now, but if walking for ~30-45 minutes would be good I can do that, 3 days a week maybe? Basically my question is what kind of cardio should I be doing to help supplement my diet to cut weight, quick but healthy.
Also, would going to the gym 2-3 times a week help a lot? The college does have a gym, and I think I could probably go on Tuesday, Wednesday's and Friday's pretty easily, it's fully equiped, I am not really looking to gain muscle, just lose the weight, so what kind of exercise should I do if I go to the gym? I don't know very much at all about weight training/cardio. I guessed maybe ~20 minutes on a bicycle, Then work my muscle group for that day for ~20 minutes, then do ~15-20 minute fast paced walk/jog on a tredmil. I am really just guessing.
I would REALLY love some good explanations and help with this... Thank you!
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DONT LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE TELLING YOU TO GO HEAD FIRST INTO WORKOUT OUT. Your body isn't used to that kind of stress. Take it slow, go for a walk, do body weight squats, hang on a pull up bar, push ups, and most importantly;STOP DRINKING SODA. Eat as much as you need to. Don't limit yourself to a caloric intake. It'll only put more stress on you. Best of luck. bodybuilding.com would help much more then basilmarket. STRETCH
[quote=HumanoidNL]Go to the gym at least 4 times a week. Eat egg scrambles ( don't eat them salty), ham ( you need protein to go through the day), fruit (orange), and apple/ orange juice. Try to control your calorie intake to 1800 (an average man eats 2000 calories everyday) and you will lose weight. For lunch, eat some sandwiches or pasta with salad. For dinner, eat garden salad, pasta, noodles, etc. Try to limit eating junk food and beverages to 1-2 every week. When I was young, my mom said, "Eat like a king during breakfast, eat like a homeless during dinner." So basically eat A LOT when you eat breakfast because the calories you consume will be used by your body at the end of the day. Since you sleep in 4-5 hours after you eat dinner, don't eat as much.[/quote]
i think you mean the average WOMAN eats 2000 cal/day. most men actually eat closer to 2500 if not more.
basil won't help you very much...
only thing i can offer is proper diet and cardio
lipo - its quick and easy.
as you said you are not going for muscle, gym is very expensive, so just use your bike and walk.
imperial units - lol not really sure if you are like an elephant or an anorexic
as for salads - take care to watch the dressings, they may end up being fattier than the other food. also i think salad is lame but that is my own taste.
I use the "Loose It" app and I really like that. You enter all your info and how much weight you want to loose over how long and it tells you how many calories to eat. You just input your meals and record your weight.
Loosing 100 pounds in a year does not sound like a good idea to me. I know a guy same age as you that lost 70 in a year and he has hanging skin. Your skin is not elastic enough to handle that rapid of weight loss.
The first thing I'd tell you to cut is the beer, or any liquid with calories really. You will feel hungry all the time if you drink a large chunk of your daily allotted calories.
Stop being fat.
Go to the gym at least 4 times a week. Eat egg scrambles ( don't eat them salty), ham ( you need protein to go through the day), fruit (orange), and apple/ orange juice. Try to control your calorie intake to 1800 (an average man eats 2000 calories everyday) and you will lose weight. For lunch, eat some sandwiches or pasta with salad. For dinner, eat garden salad, pasta, noodles, etc. Try to limit eating junk food and beverages to 1-2 every week. When I was young, my mom said, "Eat like a king during breakfast, eat like a homeless during dinner." So basically eat A LOT when you eat breakfast because the calories you consume will be used by your body at the end of the day. Since you sleep in 4-5 hours after you eat dinner, don't eat as much.
I'm not an expert nor am I super into health & fitness but here's my 2 cents:
- you can use an app like my fitness pal to keep track of your calories. Just enter your height/weight/lifestyle and they'll tell you how much calories you should be eating to lose 1-2 lbs a week
- do cardio at the gym 3 times a week
I find that you don't need to cut anything out explicitly if you keep track of your calories. of course it's better to eat more fruits/veggies and cut out sugar and processed food.
Take my advice with a grain of salt. This is just what my friends do and it works for them.
There's probably some forums that can help you out a lot better than basil with these issues lol