Help with weight loss!

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itewhay

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Over the past few years I have let myself go pretty bad. Once I got a part time job, I stopped playing sports and spent more time playing games and eating junk food - not good. I have gotten to a point where I am pretty ashamed of my body even though I never really was skinny. Throughout primary school I was pretty much always a little chubby, and in high school nothing changed. In years 8 and 9 I was playing 3 sports; soccer, rugby, and tennis. I still wasn't skinny, even after 2 days training / matches for each of them each week after 2 years. I did the same amount of exercise as my neighbour, but his diet was actually worse than mine, eating a crap load of junk food but he still managed to keep slim. Mum has always tried to cook healthy for us, plenty of salads and greens with all meals.
So anyway, i'm starting to make a conscious effort to lose some weight starting off with exercise again. Currently I weigh 120kg and am 6 foot 3 with most of the fat on my chest / belly. I have started doing 3km jogs / walks, but with the holiday season it has been interrupted as i'm busy with family, but I hope to keep this up. I managed a period of 1 and a half weeks doing 3km jogs / walks and I plan to keep up this every day. I also signed up for a gym, so I was wondering whether I would be of more benefit keeping up 3km jogs / walks each day or mixing it up with a bit of gym, or forgetting the jogs and just hitting up the gym most days?

Sorry for the life story haha, but just giving a bit of background. Any help you guys could provide would be amazing.
Also, I was thinking of going on the low carb / atkins diet. Would that be okay while exercising or would I find myself without much energy?

Thanks again for your help.
 
Woah thanks for that, I find cycling much easier that walking or anything even for an extended period of time. Swimming is enjoyable and i'm not surprised that it burns a lot of calories as it uses all of your body.
 
I would lose the jogs because running over a prolonged period of time can be killer on your knees, especially at your weight. I would concentrate on getting your diet down first and making it perfect. When you start going to the gym regularly start doing intense weight training followed by intense interval sprinting after a workout. Remember though that the diet is THE most important in your case. You HAVE to get that down first and foremost before ANYTHING.
 
TPT said:
I would lose the jogs because running over a prolonged period of time can be killer on your knees, especially at your weight. I would concentrate on getting your diet down first and making it perfect. When you start going to the gym regularly start doing intense weight training followed by intense interval sprinting after a workout. Remember though that the diet is THE most important in your case. You HAVE to get that down first and foremost before ANYTHING.
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Ehh, a moderate amount of walking and running shouldn't be too much of an issue for your knees. If anything, just stay away from pavement and stick to trails so that they'll be less stress shooting up your legs.

In general, you should maintain a good balance of cardio and resistance training. Sprints aren't really the best method of weight loss, mostly because short bursts of exercise don't use your fat stores. (However, HIIT, using your full body, is shown to increase your post-exercise metabolic rate.)
 
Jrahien said:
Ehh, a moderate amount of walking and running shouldn't be too much of an issue for your knees. If anything, just stay away from pavement and stick to trails so that they'll be less stress shooting up your legs.

In general, you should maintain a good balance of cardio and resistance training. Sprints aren't really the best method of weight loss, mostly because short bursts of exercise don't use your fat stores. (However, HIIT, using your full body, is shown to increase your post-exercise metabolic rate.)
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Actually, if sprints are done after a weight lifting workout they will use fat stores. Most of the energy will be used up during the exertion of the weightlifting thus the fat stores will be used during the sprinting stage.
 
Hey there,
While walking is great I feel that to burn enough calories, it takes too much time. Far too much. Running is great however at 120kgs its going to be a bit painful for your knees. I'd suggest hit the gym and pump that eliptical machine hard. Supplement that with a good amount of weight training and you're on you way.

If you managed to clean up your feed then you'e on your way big time.
 
itewhay said:
Over the past few years I have let myself go pretty bad. Once I got a part time job, I stopped playing sports and spent more time playing games and eating junk food - not good. I have gotten to a point where I am pretty ashamed of my body even though I never really was skinny. Throughout primary school I was pretty much always a little chubby, and in high school nothing changed. In years 8 and 9 I was playing 3 sports; soccer, rugby, and tennis. I still wasn't skinny, even after 2 days training / matches for each of them each week after 2 years. I did the same amount of exercise as my neighbour, but his diet was actually worse than mine, eating a crap load of junk food but he still managed to keep slim. Mum has always tried to cook healthy for us, plenty of salads and greens with all meals.
So anyway, i'm starting to make a conscious effort to lose some weight starting off with exercise again. Currently I weigh 120kg and am 6 foot 3 with most of the fat on my chest / belly. I have started doing 3km jogs / walks, but with the holiday season it has been interrupted as i'm busy with family, but I hope to keep this up. I managed a period of 1 and a half weeks doing 3km jogs / walks and I plan to keep up this every day. I also signed up for a gym, so I was wondering whether I would be of more benefit keeping up 3km jogs / walks each day or mixing it up with a bit of gym, or forgetting the jogs and just hitting up the gym most days?

Sorry for the life story haha, but just giving a bit of background. Any help you guys could provide would be amazing.
Also, I was thinking of going on the low carb / atkins diet. Would that be okay while exercising or would I find myself without much energy?

Thanks again for your help.
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You'll find that much of the 'science' behind fitness regimens is obtained through trial and error, on an individual basis. In other words, you have to go through some of these things yourself, to better understand what works for you.
 
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