Does this sound like a good way to lose weight?

[Anonymous]

My long term goal to become more firm, eat healthier and lose 50 lbs of fat. The weight I'm at is 230 lbs, it fluctuates between 10-15 lbs every month for some reason. My weight is 5'6. According to my body mass index, this is considered "Obese". This extra weight has caused me problems in the bedroom, with self esteem and self image. Would eating healthy 1700 calorie daily help with with? Also I'm considering doing light walking or aerobic tapes daily 45-60 minutes a day. About 3x a week I'm also wanting to partake in something different like swimming, rowing, biking, jogging, elliptical trainer, hiking up hills for about 20-30 minutes at a target rate of 70-75%. If that is too hard, the other option I'm choosing is interval training with cardio. Example is like 2 minutes of brisk walking with 3 minutes of jogging. Definitely I'm also considering strength training 4X a week alternating between upper and lower body with some type of stretching like yoga

[RealDeal]

Drink a lot of water! A lot of people confuse hunger for thirst.

I think it all depends on your metabolism.

Honestly, you have to be careful when eat healthy. If you are burning more off then what you are taking in, your body will start to store the "fat" because it doesn't know how much of it, it is going to get the next time(it's okay to have some fat intake). So I would suggest that you see a dietitian so they can find a program that best suits your body, metabolism and goals.

Don't skip breakfast ever when trying to lose weight! Eat like a king for breakfast, a average lunch portion and eat like you are on a budget for dinner. All your Carbs/fruits(because of the natural sugar) shouldn't be eaten after lunch.

P90x works great! The workout is intense and the diet they have is not bad compared to others. Its awesome! "Insanity" workout is really good too. My friend (female) started to see her six pack after about two weeks. They are all videos you can do at home so its convenient too. Both switch up your workouts so your muscles get "stressed", so this is good when your body is used to your regular workout routines and needs change to have different results.

Good luck.

[madmisskelly]

That sounds great! Not only is this a safe and healthy way to lose weight, its maintainable. I reccommend a calorie diary where you log your food and exercise. So you get a good idea of what your eating so that you can figure out what the best foods are for you, Becuause you may learn that you can eat more of certain foods and still meet your calorie needs as opposed to eating only a small amount of a higher calorie or fat option.

I say logging your calories and exercise in combination with eating right and exercising you will be so successful.

as for the site to use, I reccommend www.sparkpeople.com

[LookatwhatGabysdoing]

Sounds like you got a great plan going on n.n it's great that you are looking at a realistic weight lose routine the only thing I would change is the amount of calorie intake with all the activity you'll be doing you'll have to intake more I know this sounds like it won't help but distributing the amount of food you intake has a lot to do with it eat 3 meals a day breakfast is a must do NOT skip any meals this leads to stomoch problems and fatige (which with all the activity you're doing is not a good mix)

[Anonymous]

sounds great healthy and realistic. good luck!