Well, hi everyone. Joined here initially because I'm trying to lose weight, and also because I was correcting someone about the entrance standards for the Air Force in terms of weight to save him some stress.
As far as who I am, I'm a 21 y/o college senior going to graduate in May. I'm currently 5'10", 250 lbs. I decided to try and lose weight for a couple of reasons.
1. It's healthier and I'll live longer.
2. My Dad just recently lost 60 lbs, and he's motivated me
3. I want to look better
I realized why I put on weight in the past. It's not hard to figure out. Anyone eating out at a fast food place 2x a day is either working out like crazy or putting on weight quickly. Well, since I put on 75 lbs. in the last 2 years, bet you can guess which it is. It was harder to eat healthy when I lived on campus and didn't have a kitchen or fridge of my own. No I'm off campus and have a full kitchen and fridge. Also, I'm only part-time this semester, so I'm done with class by 11 every day, meaning I have plenty of time to exercise.
I used to do distance running in the past as my exercise, and that seemed to work for me. Farthest I ever ran on one stretch was 15 miles. I was running 5+ miles a day when I was at my healthiest. I'm hoping to get in enough shape to at least complete my school's half-marathon in late march.
Here's my current plan:
Exercise-
M- Cardio, 1hr, Elliptical, 75-85% Max HR, Weights Circuit, 100x Crunches
T- Cardio, 1hr, Stationary Bike, 75-85% Max HR, 100x Crunches
W- Cardio, 1hr, Elliptical, 75-85% Max HR, Weights Circuit, 100x Crunches
R- Cardio, 1hr, Stationary Bike, 75-85% Max HR, 100x Crunches
F- Cardio, 1hr, Elliptical, 75-85% Max HR, Weights Circuit, 100x Crunches
Sat- Cardio, 1hr, Elliptical, 75-85% Max HR, Weights Circuit, 100x Crunches
Sun- Day Off
Weights Circuit consists of: Alternating upper and lower body exercises, 1 set till I can't complete a rep with proper form. I use enough weight so that's usually between 10 & 25 reps. The specific exercises are: Fly Press, Incline Press, Seated Row, Lat Pulldown, Bicep Curl, Leg Press, Leg Extensions, Prone Leg Curl, Lunges
Even though I'm 250, I can still keep up a sub 11 min mile pace for that whole hour on the elliptical, and I haven't been overly sore any day yet.
As for food, I've set 2 general rules: 1- If I'm in a grocery store, nothing I buy can be considered junk food. 2- I only go out to eat with friends.
My daily diet consists of usually: Breakfast - 4 pieces fruit, apple, pear, bannana, orange. Lunch - 2 Ham & Turkey Sandwhiches, Dinner - Sauted Chicken, Bowl of Soup. It's roughly 1500 calories. On days where I eat out it's probably 1800.
Anyways, posted here to see if people had specific advice for me, like a better weights circuit, or something, I dunno.
As far as who I am, I'm a 21 y/o college senior going to graduate in May. I'm currently 5'10", 250 lbs. I decided to try and lose weight for a couple of reasons.
1. It's healthier and I'll live longer.
2. My Dad just recently lost 60 lbs, and he's motivated me
3. I want to look better
I realized why I put on weight in the past. It's not hard to figure out. Anyone eating out at a fast food place 2x a day is either working out like crazy or putting on weight quickly. Well, since I put on 75 lbs. in the last 2 years, bet you can guess which it is. It was harder to eat healthy when I lived on campus and didn't have a kitchen or fridge of my own. No I'm off campus and have a full kitchen and fridge. Also, I'm only part-time this semester, so I'm done with class by 11 every day, meaning I have plenty of time to exercise.
I used to do distance running in the past as my exercise, and that seemed to work for me. Farthest I ever ran on one stretch was 15 miles. I was running 5+ miles a day when I was at my healthiest. I'm hoping to get in enough shape to at least complete my school's half-marathon in late march.
Here's my current plan:
Exercise-
M- Cardio, 1hr, Elliptical, 75-85% Max HR, Weights Circuit, 100x Crunches
T- Cardio, 1hr, Stationary Bike, 75-85% Max HR, 100x Crunches
W- Cardio, 1hr, Elliptical, 75-85% Max HR, Weights Circuit, 100x Crunches
R- Cardio, 1hr, Stationary Bike, 75-85% Max HR, 100x Crunches
F- Cardio, 1hr, Elliptical, 75-85% Max HR, Weights Circuit, 100x Crunches
Sat- Cardio, 1hr, Elliptical, 75-85% Max HR, Weights Circuit, 100x Crunches
Sun- Day Off
Weights Circuit consists of: Alternating upper and lower body exercises, 1 set till I can't complete a rep with proper form. I use enough weight so that's usually between 10 & 25 reps. The specific exercises are: Fly Press, Incline Press, Seated Row, Lat Pulldown, Bicep Curl, Leg Press, Leg Extensions, Prone Leg Curl, Lunges
Even though I'm 250, I can still keep up a sub 11 min mile pace for that whole hour on the elliptical, and I haven't been overly sore any day yet.
As for food, I've set 2 general rules: 1- If I'm in a grocery store, nothing I buy can be considered junk food. 2- I only go out to eat with friends.
My daily diet consists of usually: Breakfast - 4 pieces fruit, apple, pear, bannana, orange. Lunch - 2 Ham & Turkey Sandwhiches, Dinner - Sauted Chicken, Bowl of Soup. It's roughly 1500 calories. On days where I eat out it's probably 1800.
Anyways, posted here to see if people had specific advice for me, like a better weights circuit, or something, I dunno.
