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Anonymous
Wow, I'm somewhat like you. I currently weigh 266 and have a height of 6'1". However, the most I've ever weighed was 330 and when I started exercising (in February) it was around 322.
Here's what I've been doing so far: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday I do 60 minutes on a bike. I go so hard that I'm soaked with sweat (not that hard), but not so hard as to be too tired to go the next day.
On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, I do a minor lifting program that focuses on all the major muscle groups and I also go on the treadmill at the end for 16 minutes (1 minute walking, 4 joggin, 1 walking, etc.).
When you notice that you are losing weight too slowly, then increase the amount you exercise. When I first started I only did 30 minutes on the bike, but I had stopped losing weight. I also heard a news story that those who worked out 1 hr per day kept weight off better. So I slowly increased it to an hour (30 min one week, 40 the next, 45, then 50, then 60). I also used to do 20 min. of cycling on my lifting days, but I breathe much harder when I jog and the feeling afterwards was much more pleasurable.
The biggest problem I've had and still have is controlling how much I eat (otherwise I never would have gotten so fat). For the first few weeks I was doing calorie counting, but once I got the general idea of how many calories are in certain foods, I keep a rough running tally in my head.
I don't know how good this advice is, but my constant goal is to push myself, even when I've already done so much I feel like puking. Hopefully, one day, I will not be such a disgrace to the human race.
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