How's it going everyone??!! Im new to the whole "working out" thing. I Have not touched a weight since high school, and ate like a horse. I graduated high school and weighed 135....11 years later and i was at 200. I joined a club a little over a month ago, and changed my diet severely, and am now down to about 177. I walk on a treadmill for an hour at a time at 6.5 degree incline at 4.1 mph, get the heart rate up to about 144-150 and keep it there, then hit the weights for about a half hour....anyone got any other suggestions for me??
Looking to lose some poundage!
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KaraCooks
New member
Hi Dan and welcome!
The first thing I'd suggest is registering for a free account on FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal or Calorie Counter, Diet Tracking, Food Journal, Nutrition Facts at The Daily Plate and starting to log your food. This will let you see how many calories you're eating and how your nutrition levels are breaking down. Once you know that, you'll be able to see more clearly where you can make adjustments, cut back, change your nutrition, etc.
The next thing I'd suggest is checking out the various sticky posts in the exercise area of the forum (Weight Loss Through Exercise - Weight Loss Forum). There are some very good posts on exercise, both cardio/aerobic and on incorporating weight lifting into your exercise plans.
I'd also suggest starting a diary in the weight loss diary area (Weight Loss Diary - Weight Loss Forum) as well as reading and participating in other diaries. This is a good way to make updates to your progress and to get support from others. It helps to find the diaries of people who have successfully lost weight (or are losing weight) and reading through them as well. Following the diaries of those who have been successful is both inspiring and informative.
Finally, I'd say you should read as much as you can of the posts on the board, especially anything that's marked "sticky". There is a ton of good information around here and a lot of times questions that new folks have has already been answered very thoroughly - so do take the time to look around and read.
Hope that helps you to get started.
The first thing I'd suggest is registering for a free account on FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal or Calorie Counter, Diet Tracking, Food Journal, Nutrition Facts at The Daily Plate and starting to log your food. This will let you see how many calories you're eating and how your nutrition levels are breaking down. Once you know that, you'll be able to see more clearly where you can make adjustments, cut back, change your nutrition, etc.
The next thing I'd suggest is checking out the various sticky posts in the exercise area of the forum (Weight Loss Through Exercise - Weight Loss Forum). There are some very good posts on exercise, both cardio/aerobic and on incorporating weight lifting into your exercise plans.
I'd also suggest starting a diary in the weight loss diary area (Weight Loss Diary - Weight Loss Forum) as well as reading and participating in other diaries. This is a good way to make updates to your progress and to get support from others. It helps to find the diaries of people who have successfully lost weight (or are losing weight) and reading through them as well. Following the diaries of those who have been successful is both inspiring and informative.
Finally, I'd say you should read as much as you can of the posts on the board, especially anything that's marked "sticky". There is a ton of good information around here and a lot of times questions that new folks have has already been answered very thoroughly - so do take the time to look around and read.
Hope that helps you to get started.
silverfall
New member
Sounds like you're on the right track. I've been going to the gym regularly but am only just starting the "portion control" section=) Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the response guy's. I have a question though....my bmr calculator says that i need to consume 1800 calories per day...is that number before working out?? I burn about 700 calories every other day in the gym. So say that i eat 1800 calories, then subtract 700, i've only theoretically consumed 1100 calories. Is that right??