Am I on the right path? Tips and advice?

[Evang19]

Hey guys

My names Evan and I'm 19. I way 172 but used to weigh 225 I still want to loose another 10--15 pounds of fat. I have been lingering around 180 for quite a while now and recently just lost the eight pounds. The problem is I'm staying with a family in Toronto who eats really bad and I have started to follow their habbits. Recently I stopped my self and went out and bought some fresh vegies ,fruits, whole grains, yogurt ect. The problem is, in my past I would do extreme diets and give up a month later. I need to learn how to loose weight the healthy way,and consume not too much calories but not too little. I don't want my body to go into starvation mode. So I'm trying to stay away from fatty foods, white breads and eat more vegtables and fruites . Starting to drink green tea too I'm about 5'10 19 and male what is a good amount of calories to consume for weight lose? How can I not ruin my metabolism? And am I on the right track?

Thanks

 

[Omega]

The general rule of thumb is that people lose weight if they have between 8 and 12 times their weight in calories. If you to a good amount of exercise you should be towards the high end of that.

I would have between 10 and 12 times your weight - depending on whether you think that you exercise a lot or not. Do that for a couple of weeks and see if your weight goes down. If it does - great. If not - reduce the multiplier (not below 8) and try again and test there...

Make sure you keep on exercising and eating healthily.

Visit some diaries to see what successful weight losers are doing. That may give you some ideas.