Some advice please Ok I will try and keep this short! First of all hello every one this is my first post! Basically on the 8th of October I decided I needed to sort my life out. Im 23. Im 6 foot 3 and… I was 24.6 stone (342pounds). I was on holiday and caught a glimpse in the mirror and had a serious word with my self! I conquered my 80 smokes a day habit a month before hand and I thought its time to sort this out!!!! So I got back I started eating healthily. I started running for 20 mins. Well running more like run for 1 min walk for 2 and repeat this for 20 mins. This started working. I fell ill and stopped running but maintained my healthy diet. I have now joined a gym this week I am loving it been 3 times since Monday but will be having a night of tonight! Ok reason for saying this I have since weight my self down the gym. I am now 20 stone 5 pounds. Which is about 285 Pounds. So I have lost just over 4 stone which is great! However I need some hints and tips as to what I can do. I try and do about 30-45 mins weights down the gym and between 30-60 mins of cardio on cross trainer! My diet consists of Breakfast 8am – Banana – However I was told just having this is bad so now I am trying brown toast, no butter or spread with vegemite or 1 scrambled egg. Lunch 1pm – Either Tuna Mayo with Salad brown bagget no spread or butter or a swop the tuna with processed Turkey. Dinner – 6:30pm what ever my mum cooks! I try not to have carbs and eat until I am full. Supper- If I have been down the gym I will have a tin of tuna with water drained and nothing else. Just plain so that my body has the protein it needs to repair my muscles while sleeping. So basically what I am asking is there any thing I can do to improve my weight loss? As I really want to drop another 6 stone. I know it wont happen over night but any advice is welcome!
you need to eat more for breakfast you're a big guy, you need to eat. starving yourself only works short term and isn't healthy. what are you currently doing with the weights? free weights or machines? do you have a plan to follow when going in? limitations on what you can do? how you move? lack of mobility (can't go through full range of motion)?
Hey, Congratualtions on taking the initiative to improve. It is tough to get started, but the results are inspiring. Fitzy is right, you aren't eating enough for breakfast, and what you are eating is just as important as how much. Banana's process extremely fast, almost like easting straight sugar. If you are having banana's and want to keep them in your diet, look at something to have with them that digests much slower to reduce the overall rate. Here is a link for a nutritional I have heard speak several times. Some of his approaches might seem extreme, but are actually easily to implement and effective even if only taken in part. The best part is that he actually does the research and explains why he makes the recommendations he does. http://thehealthmonster.com/ Does England really still use stones as a standard measure??? Best of luck to you.
woww you are doing great! keep the good work up! remember to keep pushing and challenging yourself in the gym, try higher intensity levels and go on different machines such as the step machine and the bike one. do you ever go swimming? it's a great way to work out and you can tone up your whole body. youtube have some good 10 minute pilates videos which you can do at your home, i do them all the time when i don't fancy dragging myself to the gym.
Ok I have changed my eating for breakfast now! lol and my daily diet, Two bits of brown bread with 2 scrambled eggs for breakfast Turkey or Tuna salad brown bagget for lunch no spread. Dinner Meat and veg. Supper Can of tuna or a chicken breast I also try to have 2 protein shakes a day. ---- I dont seem to be getting hungry as quickly as I was which I guess can only be a good thing! In regards to my training Also my work out which is 5 times a week I do 2x30 min sessions on the cross trainer. Or 30 mins on cross trainer and 30 on bike. I do machine weights, im not to technical on the names of what kinda things they are but my tricepts and forearms generaly kill afterwards! Also my pectorials(spelling) Never really my bicepts. But a rought thing of what I do with weights I do 60 leg push thungs, 60 leg pull things, about 3x10 reps of pecs, 3x10 curls on this machine, 3x10 pull down from ceiling things and 3xsit down and push these things down. That prob made no sense! Thank you, always nice to get praise! You are right atm I am kinda giving up a bit to soon apart from with my legs where I go untill they wont go any more! I dont go swimming no but I think I might start! I used to be a very strong swimmer and I really love swimming so thanks for your advice Thanks for that as well mate Will check out that link. Yes we still use stone as a standard measure!
that looks like a much better diet. i think i kinda know what you are talking abotu for the exercises you perform. their are much better ways to get into shape, seeing that you are working your chest and arms 5 times a week. i really don't understand what you are doing for your legs though. i have plenty of posts on this forum about bodyweight trainign and sandbag training. machines dont' allow your body to be in a natural movement plane, it restricts your movement to one plane.
Just a note- you should limit your tuna intake a bit more because your mercury consumption is going to be through the roof. Up to two times a week is best (or switch to a fish like halibut, salmon, etc.) Also, it seems you are only getting about 2 servings of fruits and vegetables. 5 a day should be the MINIMUM. You really want to be getting closer to ten. Perhaps you could swap some tuna for a Gardenburger ( about 100 calories, full of vegetables, and quite tasty in my opinion). Fruit leather, carrot and celery sticks and apples are also convienent ways to get your fruit and veg. intake up. Also make sure you are getting enough calories. Depending on your portion size, you may be getting too few, which will slow down weight loss. I believe there are things on the internet that will tell you what you should be getting considering your age, weight, activity level, etc. Excellent job though. Really inspiring. Keep up the AWESOME work!
