Hello every one nice to meet you all newbie here.

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Hi everyone I am a newbie to these forums. Did a google search and found them. Basically my story is I am 5'5" 130 pounds. Ever since I was a little kid I have watched horse racing and have always wanted to be a jockey. Well I am 23 years old now and I am out on my own now so I am ready to try and fulfill my dream of becoming a jockey. The problem is an apprentice jockey needs to be about 104 pounds with equipment so that means I will need to get down to about 100-102 ish pounds in order to become an apprentice jockey. Now I know when some one is down to extreme low weights like that they can't really eat much I'm assuming they just eat all healthy things. Right now I don't really eat well at all. Some days my mom cooks and I eat whatever she cooks but other days which is more times then none I will eat junk. Hungry Man tv dinners, cookies, chips, all stuff thats loaded with fat and all that other bad stuff. I do take a multi-vitamin every day and try to go on the treadmill at the gym about 3-4 times a week. Usualy I do a walk/jog/run combination for about 45-60 minutes, however long it takes me to do 5 miles. I was hopeing you guys could help me off in the right starting direction. I found a calorie calculator on a web site and plugged in my info and the type of ercersize I do and for how long. The web site says I am burning about Total calories burned: 2307 per day. What do you guys think would be a safe amount of calories to eat a day to start loosing some weight? How many pounds can one safely loose in a week? Is 5 miles enough to do every time I hit the treadmill? Not enough? Should I run on the treadmill every day? I will work on what I'm eating I'll read around the forums more for advice on healthy foods to eat. I know some of you are probably going to say I'm nuts for even thinking of loosing such extreme weight and going to around 100 pounds but this is something I want more then anything to be a jockey. Thanks for any help you can give me. Sincerely, Kyle
 
Let me be the first to welcome you. :)

I think your weight right now is underweight. 5'5" and 100 lbs? I don't think I've ever seen a male that small.

With what ever you want to do, good luck with it. :cool:
 
I am 130 pounds now but I need to get to around 100-103 pounds or so. Yes that is underweight but to be a jockey thats what I need to get to. Sincerely, Kyle
 
Well, I was reading some sites for you and it said the average jockey eats about 600 calories per day. For some jockeys, their daily meal consists of tea and toast.
 
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