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Hello. My names is Charles and I am 28 years old, 5'8" tall and weigh 218lbs. This is the first time I have ever done any kind of dieting or exercising. The reason for this is I am tired of being over weight, tired of sweating while doing nothing and being out of breath from the smallest tasks. I am starting a new job next month that will require me to outdoors all year long, which does not bother me but I will be wearing heavy long sleeve shirts and pants in the hottest months. This means if I sweat like a pro doing simple tasks now, I can not even imagine what is going to happen then. I will not be joining a gym for a few months because of money so I will be doing all my exercises at home. I have a total gym that I received for free and will be using this (any pointers would be great).

My normal diet consists of either no breakfast or a bagel with cream cheese, I might have lunch I might not and when I do it is normally a ham sandwich or something along those lines. Dinner varies from pizza to fish to pasta. Then at night I normally munch on chips or something microwavable. I also normally eat two plates at dinner. I drink allot of soda and maybe 2 litre's of water a day.

I plan on changing my eating habits starting tomorrow and starting a workout routine as well.

Any information that anyone can give to me would be greatly appreciated.

I also had one more question. I like beer. I have heard it is not good for dieting. Is this something I need to look at when counting carbs? Do I need to cut it out all together (I hope not).

Thanks for any information that can be given.
Charles

 

[g8r80]

Welcome and good luck! You can drink beer in moderation but realize it adds carbs and is a sedative that slows down your metabolism so it will hinder your weight loss goals.