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Anonymous
your dieting habits will have more of an impact than working out will on your weight, however the working out combined with dieting is the best way to lose it.
Do not go hardcore into any of it at first, you'll probably give up after a week that way. slowly ease yourself into going to the gym 3 days a week and getting at least 30 minutes of cardio. Running, swimming, biking, or even a mix of all 3 works fine as long as you keep your heart rate up. Eventually build yourself up to 5 days a week. Look into HIIT (High intensity interval training) if you want shorter cardio workouts, alot of people will give you a bunch of different opinions on this board on how to do it, so I suggest finding a book/ebook on how to do it. Only do it if you're very motivated.
The same goes for dieting, slowly cut just about all sugars and caffeine from your diet (until you get your target weight at least). this means no sodas, no sweets, no juices, etc. You should only really be drinking water, eating lean meats/fish, and having a good vegetable intake. I also suggest learning how to count calories, you don't need to know EXACTLY how much you consume, but you should at least have a general clue on what food portions give how many calories. This way you know how much you should be eating in terms of portion size. You don't have to avoid carbs, they're great for cardio. You also should be getting some source of protein intake through milk or meats, and don't' eat any foods with transfat in them.
Keep this up until you reach your desired weight, a healthy weight loss is about 1-2lb a week. (2lb is hard to keep up). After all the pain and suffering is done you can pretty much go back to eating any food in reasonable portions.
Stick with it, set goals you can work towards (ex. lose at least 1lb this week), and you will most likely accomplish losing that weight. good luck.
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