Hey guys, my name is Ricky, I'm a 20 year old male, and a first year med student. This is my first time joining a weightloss forum, I hope to lend my support to others, while receiving some as well. I've been on the heavy side most of my life. A year ago I started exercising and trying to eat healthier, I did manage to lose some weight, but some tough events in my life presented themselves and I found myself battling depression, while gaining all the weight I lost plus a bit more.
Yesterday I measured my height, and weighed myself. My measurements were:
5-11 (Without shoes)
232 lbs
It's a bit aggravating how my body distributes its weight. A lot of it is accumulated on my thighs and rear end (kind of like a lot of women) and it looks really bad on a guy. The man boobies DO NOT help at all.
My fat is very flabby, I'm like a big marshmellow. I don't know if that means it's "baby fat" as some like to call it, and it is easier to shed. Or it's just a regular excess of fat like most have.
Yesterday I began doing some positive steps. Cut out all soda, start drinking a lot more water, dump all the starch I can (white rice, white bread, etc...), and really try to keep my metabolism going by *TRYING* to eat small meals, while throwing in some healthy snacks here and there.
I live on my own, but I just really don't know which are the foods I should eat, and how much of them. I am so lost as far as nutrition goes, I don't know where to even get a hold of it. Im eating whole wheat bread, this morning I had 3 eggs, (2 of them didn't have the yolk). I'll try to implement some sort of cardio exercise by waking up early before I go to school and do some running for 40-60 minutes.
I know you guys have plenty of stickies I've looked through a lot of them, which had great information, you guys are amazing. But still couldn't really pull enough from them to make some sort of plan. Sorry for being so lost.
I have a few questions:
What type of snacks are best when losing weight? I eat lots of grapes, prunes, peanuts, and make lots of fresh strawberry juice with no sugar. I also love peanut butter, and might over indulge a bit on it.
What type of diet regimen would be best for me? Should I buy measuring cups? Count calories? How often should I eat?
Yesterday I measured my height, and weighed myself. My measurements were:
5-11 (Without shoes)
232 lbs
It's a bit aggravating how my body distributes its weight. A lot of it is accumulated on my thighs and rear end (kind of like a lot of women) and it looks really bad on a guy. The man boobies DO NOT help at all.
My fat is very flabby, I'm like a big marshmellow. I don't know if that means it's "baby fat" as some like to call it, and it is easier to shed. Or it's just a regular excess of fat like most have.
Yesterday I began doing some positive steps. Cut out all soda, start drinking a lot more water, dump all the starch I can (white rice, white bread, etc...), and really try to keep my metabolism going by *TRYING* to eat small meals, while throwing in some healthy snacks here and there.
I live on my own, but I just really don't know which are the foods I should eat, and how much of them. I am so lost as far as nutrition goes, I don't know where to even get a hold of it. Im eating whole wheat bread, this morning I had 3 eggs, (2 of them didn't have the yolk). I'll try to implement some sort of cardio exercise by waking up early before I go to school and do some running for 40-60 minutes.
I know you guys have plenty of stickies I've looked through a lot of them, which had great information, you guys are amazing. But still couldn't really pull enough from them to make some sort of plan. Sorry for being so lost.
I have a few questions:
What type of snacks are best when losing weight? I eat lots of grapes, prunes, peanuts, and make lots of fresh strawberry juice with no sugar. I also love peanut butter, and might over indulge a bit on it.
What type of diet regimen would be best for me? Should I buy measuring cups? Count calories? How often should I eat?
