Thursday, July 24, 2008

How to lose weight for an 18 yr old guy? -

I want to lose weight not fast but i want to keep it off. I currently weight 97 Kg and want to get down to about 80. I already started changing my eating habits by having a large salad for dinner rather than normal pasta and chicken and all that but i dont know what else to do i use the wii fit is that actually helpful for excercises?

Tying having a bigger breakfast and a small dinner like a salad. yeah wii fit helps alot in the shoulders and abs and burning fat. but dont obsess over the number man seriously im 191 pounds (86 kg) and im 10% body fat. ok im 18 and on my 17th birthday i weighed in at 232 pounds(105 kg). i worked at mcdonalds and everyday i would eat a double quarter pounder with extra cheese large fry and a giant chocolate milkshake with oreos. it hurt to breathe sometimes and i was 36% bf. i remember one night i ate an entire medium pizza and i was still starving so kept going, i ate a bowl of popcorn and a bag of reeses mnms, then later that month we went to the ymca to sign up i saw the weight room and i fell in love with it. few months later signed up for golds gym.Thats how i became a body builder. So your best bet sign up for the y, and start pumping iron, you will literally not be as hungry. your life wont be about food it will be about you. email me if you want to know some pretty cool workouts and some fat burning but simple cardio workouts, my email is joey_clancy@yahoo.com

Cut down on carbs, swim, jump rope, avoid processed foods and sugar, eat your veggies, stretch, try substituting meat with tofu for a few meals a week. weight training. there s a lot you can do and the weight will come off

Wii fit is a con. It can not make you fit. You need to start running matey. eat 6 small meals instead of 3 large.

you need to eat lean meats (chicken, fish, turkey, lean beef) , low gi fruits (apples, bananas, pineapple, oranges), green veggies (broccoli, celery, green lettuce, spinach), only whole wheat breads (look on the package and she if the first ingredient is whole wheat flour, if it is it should be good unless it has high fructose corn syrup like Mrs Bairds does) Jillian Michaels from biggest loser has a great quote, before you eat your food ask yourself, does it have a momma or did it come from the ground? if not don t eat it. You need to do a good mix of both cardio and strength training, strength training is not going to make you look like arnold, I promise (unless you are taking test). Toning and building muscle strength will help you lose fat quicker as you will be burning calories all day to feed your muscle tone instead of just while you doing cardio activity and it increases metabolism. Running, walking, rollerblading, swimming are good cardio work outs. You can also get some at home videos. I personally like Gilad s Kick boxing, ten minute solutions videos, shape and woman s health videos. get your self some 5 pound dumbbells or a gym member ship and do bicep curls, push ups, sit ups, squats, dead lifts, lunges, tricep over head extensions, chest presses, shoulder presses, etc. You can do most of this on your own if you just go and buy some free weights, but a gym membership is helpful as well. If you do end up getting a gym membership I would consult a personal trainer (most memberships come with a free session) they can show you what to do and come up with a meal plan for you...Lastly, don t get discouraged, it takes time... you should be losing 2 pounds of fat a week safely, more is not typically safe. but you could gain weight especially if you are gaining muscle. so if you get on the scale and it says you ve gain two pounds don t freak out... just look in the mirror and go by how your clothes look and feel on you. hope this helps! email me if you have any other questions!