Here are the stats. I'm 5'10, 255ish. I was at 298 at my heaviest, I lost another 20 lbs recently and I will never be the weight that I am right now ever again. I'm moving in 30 days and I want to look as good and healthy as possible when I do. Fresh start, ya know? All habits will be carried over as a full lifestyle change. I already eat and exercise the way that I do for the past couple of weeks (though not always as diligently as I would like, but overall it's a vast improvement), just looking for help or suggestions of how I can continue to improve.
Oh, and I'd like to just lose as much as possible in the next month. Down into the top hundreds would be nice, and I'm absolutely willing to put in the work (will more hours at the gym per day be better or worse for me?), I just don't know how realistic that is. I'm not trying to be unhealthy in losing so much in that amount of time, I feel like I'm going about it in a healthy way, just trying to do as much as possible to make weightloss and healthy me happen. I'll be happy with whatever is lost by the time I move.
Diet:
I have lost 20 lbs recently. I eat no fast food or soda, generally just fruits, veggies, some meat (a portion or so per day, usually chicken or turkey, occasional red meat and I should get into fish more, I know), and some carbs (occasional whole wheat turkey sandwich, or oatmeal/granola). I try to limit my dairy, some cheese or milk occasionally, though I'm mostly switching to almond milk.
I generally make green smoothies once per day with mostly greens and 1-2 cups of fruit. My typical greens consist of 3-4 cups of a variety of: kale, spinach, parsley, celery, cucumber, bean sprouts, looking to get chard, collard greens, etc in there too. (veggie suggestions?) My typical fruits consist of 1-2 cups (total) of a variety of: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, mango, pineapple, kiwi, cherries, juice from 1 fresh lemon, occasional bananas, not my favorite in smoothies, and maybe another one or so. I bought the fruit fresh, then cut up and froze for smoothies. Seems like a lot of fruit, but it's just a few pieces of each totaling 1-2 cups and using less of the higher calorie fruits and more of the lower cal fruits. (Anyone who doesn't drink green smoothies really should! They're so full of nutrients, and they're delicious if you make them well.)
I eat a couple tablespoons of hemp seed per day, along with almonds for good fats and omega-3's. I also drink a 1-2 cups of spearmint or green tea with a tablespoon of unsulphured blackstrap molasses (good nutrients!) per day. Other than that I drink lots of filtered water.
Are there any other diet changes I should be aware of or do differently?
Exercise:
Generally spending 1-2 hours at the gym per day. I start with the treadmill doing interval training for 10-20 mins, then I hit the stationary bike for anywhere from 10-40 minutes, depending on how much time I have. Next is working with the machines, doing things to tone up my arms (want to get rid of upper arm fat!), legs (thighs, calves, butt, eeeverything) . After that, if I have time, I hit the pool and swim laps (mostly just freestyle and backstroke, making sure to work both legs and arms as I do. What other strokes or pool exercises should I be doing?) for 1/2 hour to an hour. The time for all of these are flexible and I spend more time on one than another some days, but overall I spend 1-2 hours there. And lastly, throughout the day if I'm laying around or watching a movie, sometimes I'll do sit ups/push ups or random core workouts on the floor, but just sporadically and for a few minutes at a time, though sometimes on and off throughout the movie. Does me doing that even help much?
What other exercises should I be doing? I know lots of cardio for weightloss, should I be doing something different than what I am? Ideas for specific workouts I could be doing?
Please respond if you have specific knowledge on the subject or helpful and useful information to contribute. Thank you!
Additional body type info, should this affect anything:
If you have an Hourglass body shape, your bust and hips are about the same circumference, and your waist is narrow, 6-9 inches smaller than your bust & hips.
Your legs are tapered, with smaller ankles and muscular calves.
You have strong bones, a lot of muscle mass, and great flexibility throughout your entire body.
Hourglass shape problem areas:
Your triceps (backs of the upper arms), inner & outer thighs, the saddlebag area (below the hips, outside of the upper thigh), and the lower abdomen.
You tend to put on weight evenly throughout your entire body (though sometimes a little more on the lower half).
Oh, and I'd like to just lose as much as possible in the next month. Down into the top hundreds would be nice, and I'm absolutely willing to put in the work (will more hours at the gym per day be better or worse for me?), I just don't know how realistic that is. I'm not trying to be unhealthy in losing so much in that amount of time, I feel like I'm going about it in a healthy way, just trying to do as much as possible to make weightloss and healthy me happen. I'll be happy with whatever is lost by the time I move.
Diet:
I have lost 20 lbs recently. I eat no fast food or soda, generally just fruits, veggies, some meat (a portion or so per day, usually chicken or turkey, occasional red meat and I should get into fish more, I know), and some carbs (occasional whole wheat turkey sandwich, or oatmeal/granola). I try to limit my dairy, some cheese or milk occasionally, though I'm mostly switching to almond milk.
I generally make green smoothies once per day with mostly greens and 1-2 cups of fruit. My typical greens consist of 3-4 cups of a variety of: kale, spinach, parsley, celery, cucumber, bean sprouts, looking to get chard, collard greens, etc in there too. (veggie suggestions?) My typical fruits consist of 1-2 cups (total) of a variety of: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, mango, pineapple, kiwi, cherries, juice from 1 fresh lemon, occasional bananas, not my favorite in smoothies, and maybe another one or so. I bought the fruit fresh, then cut up and froze for smoothies. Seems like a lot of fruit, but it's just a few pieces of each totaling 1-2 cups and using less of the higher calorie fruits and more of the lower cal fruits. (Anyone who doesn't drink green smoothies really should! They're so full of nutrients, and they're delicious if you make them well.
)I eat a couple tablespoons of hemp seed per day, along with almonds for good fats and omega-3's. I also drink a 1-2 cups of spearmint or green tea with a tablespoon of unsulphured blackstrap molasses (good nutrients!) per day. Other than that I drink lots of filtered water.
Are there any other diet changes I should be aware of or do differently?
Exercise:
Generally spending 1-2 hours at the gym per day. I start with the treadmill doing interval training for 10-20 mins, then I hit the stationary bike for anywhere from 10-40 minutes, depending on how much time I have. Next is working with the machines, doing things to tone up my arms (want to get rid of upper arm fat!), legs (thighs, calves, butt, eeeverything) . After that, if I have time, I hit the pool and swim laps (mostly just freestyle and backstroke, making sure to work both legs and arms as I do. What other strokes or pool exercises should I be doing?) for 1/2 hour to an hour. The time for all of these are flexible and I spend more time on one than another some days, but overall I spend 1-2 hours there. And lastly, throughout the day if I'm laying around or watching a movie, sometimes I'll do sit ups/push ups or random core workouts on the floor, but just sporadically and for a few minutes at a time, though sometimes on and off throughout the movie. Does me doing that even help much?
What other exercises should I be doing? I know lots of cardio for weightloss, should I be doing something different than what I am? Ideas for specific workouts I could be doing?
Please respond if you have specific knowledge on the subject or helpful and useful information to contribute. Thank you!
Additional body type info, should this affect anything:
If you have an Hourglass body shape, your bust and hips are about the same circumference, and your waist is narrow, 6-9 inches smaller than your bust & hips.
Your legs are tapered, with smaller ankles and muscular calves.
You have strong bones, a lot of muscle mass, and great flexibility throughout your entire body.
Hourglass shape problem areas:
Your triceps (backs of the upper arms), inner & outer thighs, the saddlebag area (below the hips, outside of the upper thigh), and the lower abdomen.
You tend to put on weight evenly throughout your entire body (though sometimes a little more on the lower half).