Help!! How much should I lose and how should I go about it?

[Anonymous]

I'm 5'10 1/2 and have a med/large frame and I currently weight 187. I know I'm extremely overweight. I was wondering what a healthy goal weight would be? I'm never going to be under 140 pounds. I used to workout 5 times a week and eat clean but I could never get lower then 151.

There aren't any gyms near by and I live in an apartment.

Realistically how long do you think it would take to lose 30 pounds?

I don't have a lot of money so I was looking for a suggestion of what to eat on a budget.

Also a workout routine for a small place.

I have a heavy bag in my apartment, it's in the corner so I can circle it. Anyone know any heavy bag routine for novices.

Any tips or thoughts welcomed. Thank you!

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I carry most of my weight around my stomach and hips. It's extremely upsetting. My arms, legs and thighs are normal size!

[Fredio234]

Your question is actually hard to answer, because everyone is different. What you should do is interval training and eat balanced meals. You should eat five times a day, three meals and two snack. Also drink at least 2.5 liters of water a day (note: don't drink 2.5 liters at once, but drink.5 liters 5 times a day). Also, you should eat 9 ounces of complex carbs a day, and example of a complex carb is whole wheat, no more than 6 ounces of protein should be consumed daily and eat lots of vegetables. If you eat five times a days your metabolism won't rest, which means you body will constantly burn calories. I know eating 5 times a day doesn't sound like it help you lose weight, but to lose weight your body needs to burn calories and to do that, you need a high metabolic rate. I'm not saying your going to do this, but you should know that taking supplements has no scientific proof that it will increase your metabolic rate or help you lose weight. The best thing you can do is exercise and eat healthy. Keep your calorie consumption 1800-1900 for now and when you reach 170lbs, lower it to 1600-1700. Keeping your body at a balanced level will increase your metabolic speed and will give you energy to exercise. Remember exercising everyday isn't helpful, have at least one day to rest and stretch will be more beneficial than exercising 7 days a week. Now an example of interval training is, jogging for 2 minutes then sprinting for 30 seconds and resting for 20 seconds and this process should be repeated 4-7 times. Depending on hard you work at losing weight, you could lose 30lbs in 7-8 months. I say 7 to 8 because losing more than 1lbs a week is unhealthy. If you want to lose more than 1lbs a week, of course its totally possible, but determining how long it'll take is impossible. It all depends on how hard you work at it. I really hope this helps.

[slimcharles]

First, you calculate your BMI at a reputable Web site which is 26.1 which is just overweight. 158 puts you in the middle of the range for your height for a difference of 29 pounds. You can get those off at a rate of 1-2 pounds per week by just dieting and be at your target weight in 15 weeks.

It is impossible to say what you should eat, but I can say you need to create a deficit of 500 calories per day (or 175 per meal preferred) to get the weight off. You should catalog the calories of what you are eating and make a substitute where you can. More than likely, you have incorporated some very rich foods into your regular diet and it is keeping you fat. Human beings naturally lose weight when they are obese or overweight if they follow a proper diet.

[slimcharles]

Thanks for most helpful.

[Anonymous]

It depends on your body type. I have seen girls with your measurements that look hot, but it again depends on the weight distribution and the shape of the body.
you could lose 30 pounts in 2 months, that is how long it took me and I haven't gained it back oh by the way I lost it all by jump roping my in my garage srs lol

[Macrick]

Simple! get an East Asian born Asian boyfriend to force feed you with all the rice, kimchi, tofu and sushi. Guarantee better than any 'snakeoil' commercial you see on info tv. And stop snacking on all the fast food FFS!