Looking for advice

[sonnyeyed]

I guess I will start with a little history. I was always very thin up until 7 yrs ago. I had twins and lost all the weight except 10 lbs and decided to quit smoking. Quit for 2 yrs and gained 40 lbs. Started back up 2 yrs ago and still am overweight by 40 lbs. Most of my problem is that I don't eat but maybe one meal a day and I drink Mountain Dew all day long. I know that is something that I need to work on. Any suggestions?

As far as fitness I am really not in terrible shape, I am strong if I push myself but don't have the energy to push most of the time. I am depressed and hate to even leave the house anymore and when I look in the mirror I have no idea who is looking back at me.

I have a few questions regarding the Tony Little Gazelle. I have one of these (the big one) and was wondering where it falls in comparason between stationary bikes, treadmills and elliptical trainers. I also have a weider total body system but wondered about if free weights would be better. Once again any suggestions on exercises, reps, sets, weights?

Also any thoughts on yoga and pilates?

I am 35 will be 36 in May. I am 5'9 and weigh 185 lbs last I knew.... it would be a very close guess as it doesnt fluctuate much.

Thanks for any ideas or insights

 

[tonymcclellan]

Sounds like you know that you're diet is not good. Eating once and drinking sugar all day wont help you lose any weight, thats for sure. I recommend you do a little reading here about nutrition: John Berardi - Nutrition Articles

The articles are all free and free is good. Pay particular attention to the first article on the 7 Habits. This should help you get started, remember, knowledge is power.

 

[Steve]

There is no point in worrying about what piece of cardio equipment is better over the others until you get your nutrition worked out. I hope you checked the link that Tony provided.