What exercise/s should I do to lose weight? and diet?

[wilma_brown2]

Dear Reader/s,

I am currently overweight(140lbs and 5'2"). I wasn't really overweight before but ever since I stepped in to college I got fat. I would really love to know which diet and exercise/s should I do to effectively lose weight. For the diet, I would prefer it if it did not make me sleepy and make my immune system weaker. PLEASE SUGGEST SERIOUS ANSWERS AND NOT CRAPPY COMMENTS. Thanks.

[madmisskelly]

Diet is more important for weight loss than exercise but exercise is still a very important piece of the puzzle.

For exercise- combine cardio and strength training and you're set. 40mins of cardio at least, 20 min of strength training.

Diet- Cut out sweets to just a little bit once a week. Cut out soda, which packs a LOT of empty calories. As a matter of fact, with the exception of milk, cut out caloric drinks and diet drinks in favor of water.

Obvious things- cut out fast food and junk food- you won't miss them. Think of it this way, you could have a "meh" piece of junk food every day, or once a week, you could have a little bit of something that is freaking amazing tasting.

Eat vegetarian when you can- lots of fruits and veggies, and whole grains such as brown rice and Quinoi.

When you DO eat meat, pick a lean cut, and a small portion.

Never skip meals, always eat breakfast.

[DS4L_]

With losing weight you have to make sure not to over do yourself. Exercising like crazy will get the pounds off, but they'll be right back unless you're completely healthy about it.

You have to eat properly first of all. This sounds contradicting I know, but you have to eat some sort of food with protein after a work out.

Running definitely can help with weight loss. Squats and crunches can help also. Biking can give you toned legs and a flatter stomach, and if you do lots of uphill stuff can help out your glutes too.

Good luck!

[foggy]

Any activity is good. Walk everywhere that you can. Pick up a sport that you like, even if its the dance video games. Eat only one helping of food and portion size is the palm of your hand. Eat more fruits and vegetables than carbs and your protiens should be low fat. Eat 6 small meals a day and cut out soft drinks. Its a life style change. you just have to get yourself in the habit.

[WeaponZero]

There are many proven methods of weight loss. The question is how badly do you want it, how much are you willing to work for it, and how much willpower do you have?

[wilma_brown2]

As long as the diet does not affect my immune system. I've tried fad diets before but they just made me have a weaker immune system.

[WeaponZero]

use a site called caloriecount.com to keep track of your calories in relation to your activity level and find out what your DRI is. Eat lean meats, fruits and vegetables, do resistance training 3 days a week and cardio as many as you can manage for a steady 15-20 minutes minimum if doing interval training/high intensity, 45 minutes if doing steady state/moderate intensity.

[candyfloss21]

cut ALL starch and sugar! No bread/pasta/potatoes/chocolates/fizzy drinks etc.

Chicken, fish and salad are healthy options, assuming you cook it correctly.

As for excercise, jogging, treadmill, aerobics, dancing, taebo are very effective ways to lose weight. Increase your training time/ difficulty every 1-2 weeks.

Any cardio excercise will help you lose weight, lay off the weights untill you are an ideal weight.

[djvtech]

Agree with the food, but not with the exercise. To much cardio will actually be worse for you because after a while it starts burning muscle. You need muscle to help you lose weight, therefore lifting weights is MUCH better than cardio.

[Distant]

Stop eating junk food entirely and jog for 5-7 hours a week.