I am working out 5 days a week for about 2 hours each day. Now i cant workout AND go on a diet, honestly i just cant see myself doing both. I have cut down on junk food, i only eat 3 times a day now ( as apposed to 5-6 ) Now i know the 3 meals i eat now are not HEALTHY but they are way better then what i use to eat. Example.
Before i use to eat about 5 times a day. Burgers, hotdogs, Pizza, Cornbeef and Hash, Drink soda all day, take it down with a candy bar, and a late night snak would be a bowl of cereal and then i would go straight to sleep. Now i know that is horrible.
Now, i eat only 3 times a day, maybe 2? i drink only water, maybe on the weekend i will have a soda. For breakfast i will do pancakes and sausage. Lunch i will do a sandwhich and dinner would be some sort of meat with maybe pasta with sauce. now i know that isnt all that healthy but comparing to what i use to eat, i think that is a great step
Let me ask you a personal question: What is a diet to you? In other words, what does the word diet means?
To most people, it means eating less to nothing. This is a viewpoint made by society for people who don't know what diet means. Diet means lifestyle (i.e. lifestyle habits with your food). You could consider your eating habits of fried food as a diet (i.e. bad lifestyle habit).
Saying that you can only do exercise, and not diet doesn't make sense to me. Not bashing you, but it sounds like you're confused as to what a diet means.
If you have time in the day to eat 5 burgers, then you have time to eat 5 good things else where. Eating something like pasta is good, but it's mostly carbs, and you need protein from things like chicken, or eggs.
To put it simply, always eat "natural" food (or organic and the likes), not processed junk. For breakfast, eat something like eggs, or oatmeal. For lunch, try something like chicken, or something (eating pasta is good pre-workout meal, but I don't recommend it for you since you're not a body builder, and eating pasta will probably make it worst for your goal). For dinner, eat chicken, steak, or something with protein in it. Eat a lot of veggies, and be sure to eat 3 meals between breakfast, lunch, and dinner (something like veggie, or something like that).
If you do the above, you'll see weight loss... no matter what anyone tells you. Also, be sure to drink water, and nothing else. Don't be fooled into thinking something like Gatorade is good during workouts... it's only good if you are a high-performance athlete who is in serious risk of dehydration, which isn't what you're trying to do. Remember, water, water, and more water. Also, did I mention drink water?
Keep a journal of everything you eat and do. It'll help you pinpoint problem areas and it's a good thing to have when you go see a doctor/trainer about any problems you have.
Good luck, and come back with your progress!
