Weight loss dunce in need of help?

[Anonymous]

Basically I want to lose weight, healthily is good but not a must for me.

I'm 5'8, not sure how much I weigh but I'm a size 14-16 in clothes, and I'm 17.

I just need someone who knows a lot about health and fitness to kind of spell it out for me, what should I eat for breakfast/lunch/dinner, what exercises, how many, how long for, etc.

Thanks

[MartinMarsh]

For diet, just eat clean lol. No processed food. Make sure you have a lean protein source for every meal (chicken, turkey, eggs, etc). Good healthy carbs (veggies, fruits, some rice or pasta). And healthy fats (olive oil, nuts). Cut the sugary drinks as much as you can and only drink water, and a lot of it.

Do you have access to a gym? If so split your workouts into upper and lower body since you're a beginner. For example,

Monday - Lower Body:

Squats

Deadlifts

Lunges

Tuesday - Rest

Wednesday - Upper Body:

Shoulder Press

Rows

Pull Downs

Thursday - Rest

Friday - Cardio

20 minutes brisk walk or run on a treadmill

Then you can repeat the routine the next week. For all exercises try to use a weight that will get you around 8-12 repetitions. If you can do more than 12 repetitions per set, increase the weight. And do every exercise 4 times with about a minute to a minute and a half rest in between. Also remember to warm up and cool down.

Ultimately the diet is what will determine whether you lose weight or not. This isn't the ideal workout split, but its something to get you started. Eventually, if you make a habit of it lol, you'll make your own workout split.

Hope this helps.

[JonTheLoveguru]

So basically the healthiest way to lose weight is lose one pound a week. Anything more is pushing it. Make sure to always have breakfast. I may sound cliche but always get your fruits and veggies too. Running is good to do if you enjoy it, but the lifting is another great alternative. Because the more muscle your body has the better your calorie burns. You could run a mile everyother day or so or do a 30 min exercise every other day. Yoga is also another great exercise to do if its available to you. Try to just keep your body as natural as possible don't take any pills or any supplements. I hope this helps and share this to your friends, because there are too many girls out there doing the wrong unhealthy things to stay skinny and it is going to bite them hard in the *** as they get older. Best Wishes the GURU . P.S. Girls don't like really skinny girls they like muscle too =).

[harveykinkle]

Honestly, don't listen to anyone here - if you actually want to do this go out and learn it all yourself. That's what I did! Also, things that work for others may not work for you.

Start with google and type in whatever you're wondering about.

Watch the documentary "Food Matters" and "Hungry for Change".

Read Women's Health magazine (it's amazing!)

THe work out plan you gave BA to, look at him (he's good looking) but do you want to look like that? Likely not. Read up on women's stuff :)

Running MELTS it off. I lost over 80 pounds. Start slow and work your way up :)

[harveykinkle]

Do not cut things out either! Trust me, I've TRIED everything and what works is eating a little bit of everything. As soon as you cut something out (especially carbs) you'll crave it all the time and binge on them. Low carb is not sustainable for the majority of people who try it.

[Lamoura]

Hi there here are a few tips I hope will help you...

1-eat five small meals per day starting with a healthy breakfast

2-drink at least 64 oz. of water per day

3-carb cycle..high carb one day-low carb the next

4-exercise..lift weights at least 3 times per day and cadio 2-3 times per week with one day off to rest.

5-have a cheat meal

If you want more great advice check this site out it has tons of free information recipes and more!

no-excuse-fitness.org

[kheserthorpe]

There are a lot of ways to achieve a caloric deficit.

How much control do you actually have over what you eat? ie do you buy your own groceries?

How much time do you have to exercise? What equipment do you have access too?

[ryanhoward]

Atkins. com

That's all I have to say. I lost 35 pounds in 5 months on this.

[Anonymous]

You should first join a gym. The gym will give you motivation to keep working out.

Also, watch out for your diet. Don't eat oily and junk foods.

[Anonymous]

do some fun classes so it doesn't feel like exercise but you're getting a good overall workout