Goal is to lose 50 IBS the right way, am I on the right track?

[ElleBunny]

Hiii!! I'm new and this is my forst post. Thanks in advance for all the advice and encouragement!!

I want to lose 50 pounds at the least, but 60 pounds would be perfect. I few days ago I signed a year contract at Anytime Fitness and for the past two nights I have worked out for an hour. I do one mile on the elliptical machine which burns about 110 calories, then I go to each section and work on my stomach, thighs, and arms. Anyways, I have NEVER had a gym membership before and I really enjoy it! I haven't started dieting yet, I just cut cokes out. I also quit eating dinner late; I eat dinner before I work out. And... I started eating what my mom cooks at home instead of going out to eat with my friends.

I have been down the weight watchers road (works but didn't tone me obviously) and the Adipex diet pill road (which I lost 20 pounds the first month but it destroyed my body)

I signed the contract and am committed because I am 20 and am in no rush to settle down... I just want to look and be my best. I don't want to be on a salad diet or anything like that because from my personal experience... If I focus I end up breaking down and overeating. Food has been too much of a part of my life... to an unhealthy weight obsession... to where now I am at the highest weight I have ever been.

I will be working out for one hour five days a week. Any suggestions? And also, my stomach has never been flat... even when I was at my goal weight but didn't work out... If I keep this up, will I have a flat stomach?

 

[Dos Santos1]

Hey there. Im an 18 year old who started going to the gym just under 2 weeks ago. Since then Ive been 6 times a week for one hour. 3 weeks ago I also changed the way I eat for good. I can tell you now that it hasnt been easy. Cutting out the crap was hard and going to the gym every day is even harder. but 3 weeks on Im starting to feel more healthier and the gym is becoming easier. The only downside to this is that I haven't seen any weight loss at all. Nowhere, I tell myself to wait a few more weeks and I still do, but its hard not seeing changes. I know in a couple weeks if i keep this up I am bound to see changes.

I guess the morale of that little rant is to keep up the work, even after a month if you cannot see any changes, keep going until you can, because the weight will drop off trust me. So keep at it and never give up.

 

[edco76]

Congrats on the commitment. One thing to remember though. While exercise is without a doubt an important and necessary part of a healthy lifestyle. For fat loss diet is usually the determining factor in failure or success. If you have ammassed an extra 50lbs you will probably need something a liitle more aggressive than cutting out cokes to accomplish your goals.

Read the various stickies in the sub forums. Tons of help and info there.