Newbie needs some advice????

[rbutcher]

Hello to all and thank you in advance for such a great site. I am a 35 year old male 6' 2" tall. My current wieght is 238lbs. And unfortunatley it is not muscle. As the years have progressed I have eaten worse and worse and exercised les and less. I am a sales/merchandiser which has me on the road 1,000 miles a week. And you guessed it FAST FOOD(The Devils food as I like to call it). Well I am always tired, not happy(almost deppressive I would say) and ready to make a lifestyle change. My weaknesses have been fast food and Mountain Dew(pop). I have high blood pressure and taking medication for this currently. My goal is to stop the medication for high blood pressure, reduce my wieght to 195-200lbs. My long term goal is to decrease my body fat to a lower percentage. I am currently at 29% body fat (Please help) Most of my wieght problem is in my mid section. I have exercise equipment. They are as follows Bow Flex Pro, treadmill, bike and punch bag/tear bag. I have done the bow flex diet before to lose wieght and was successfull(however all the wieght came back and then some) but did not have the mind set I do now. I don't really no how to work(type of exercises and how often) out so any advice on a begining program would help. Sorry so long. Thanks Ron

 

[badgerbacon]

To start off with, NO MORE JUNK FOOD, if you want to lose weight and look good, forget about it if you're eating that stuff.
I would advise you start off simple, about 30-45 minutes of cardio 4-5 times week and try to take in as many fruits, veggies and lean protein sources daily as possible (milk is also a proven fat burner).
After you see some results with this, you should move into some weight training to further spike your meatbolism....really any scientifically backed program should do you fine

 

[rbutcher]

Thanks for the reply. I have put on the wieght ever since I had back surgery 2 years ago. Which did not go well and I have some partial peralysis in my left. calf. So I would say I have been depressed since then a bit and did not much care what I was eating or looking like. However my mind set is very positive and I am tired of giving in. I want to make changes that will be for life. The word diet simple means temporary. Which I have done that route. My main problem is getting started. I have cravings for this junk food and pop. I know I have to stop doing that and once I break through I will be ok.