Age: 19
Weight: 180
Height: 5'9"
Goal Weight: 140
Time duration for goal: 40 pounds in 3 months ---> About 13 pounds a month ---> 3 and 1/4 pounds a week.
Gender: Female
So I come from a family of people who really love to eat, and I love eating. I used to go to dance class every weekend which kept me in shape but ever since I started going to college, I've been putting on weight like crazy. I went from 150 to 180. In sophomore year of high school I went down from 160 to 120 almost magically, but now I don't know of any "magical" thing to do then to just cut what I eat and exercise 5 times a week, maybe even 7.
My plan is the following, but let's see if I even stick to it.
Cardio for 1 hour each morning.
Eat 5 meals a day which is going to be some variety of the following:
2 cups of water pre-breakfast
Breakfast: 2 egg whites and a fruit (apple or orange) + 1 cup water
Snack: Yogurt with granola + 1 cup water
Lunch: Salad + 1 cup water
Snack: Almonds or Fruit + 1 cup water
Dinner: Grilled lean meat/fish, salad, + 1 cup water
So that means I want to have an intake of 1,600 - 1,700 calories a day. 1 hour long exercises should burn around 250-500, so I would really only be in-taking 1,350-1,450 calories a day.
I also want to do weight-lifting but nothing heavy. I was thinking 3 times out of the five times I go to the gym, I would do 20 reps with 5 pounds on each arm and then 30 reps with one 5 pound lifted behind my head to cut my under-arm fat.
See, my ultimate goal here is to be more active, more toned, more healthy, and just plain happier. Recently, I just feel so sad. I look at myself and I feel miserable about the way I am now. I never used to be like this. I would always be moving around, the thin one of the family. Now I'm scared for myself and I want to leave my teen years as a 20 year old stunner.
Any and all advice/encouragement would be great.
Weight: 180
Height: 5'9"
Goal Weight: 140
Time duration for goal: 40 pounds in 3 months ---> About 13 pounds a month ---> 3 and 1/4 pounds a week.
Gender: Female
So I come from a family of people who really love to eat, and I love eating. I used to go to dance class every weekend which kept me in shape but ever since I started going to college, I've been putting on weight like crazy. I went from 150 to 180. In sophomore year of high school I went down from 160 to 120 almost magically, but now I don't know of any "magical" thing to do then to just cut what I eat and exercise 5 times a week, maybe even 7.
My plan is the following, but let's see if I even stick to it.
Cardio for 1 hour each morning.
Eat 5 meals a day which is going to be some variety of the following:
2 cups of water pre-breakfast
Breakfast: 2 egg whites and a fruit (apple or orange) + 1 cup water
Snack: Yogurt with granola + 1 cup water
Lunch: Salad + 1 cup water
Snack: Almonds or Fruit + 1 cup water
Dinner: Grilled lean meat/fish, salad, + 1 cup water
So that means I want to have an intake of 1,600 - 1,700 calories a day. 1 hour long exercises should burn around 250-500, so I would really only be in-taking 1,350-1,450 calories a day.
I also want to do weight-lifting but nothing heavy. I was thinking 3 times out of the five times I go to the gym, I would do 20 reps with 5 pounds on each arm and then 30 reps with one 5 pound lifted behind my head to cut my under-arm fat.
See, my ultimate goal here is to be more active, more toned, more healthy, and just plain happier. Recently, I just feel so sad. I look at myself and I feel miserable about the way I am now. I never used to be like this. I would always be moving around, the thin one of the family. Now I'm scared for myself and I want to leave my teen years as a 20 year old stunner.
Any and all advice/encouragement would be great.
and good luck