Losing the love handles

[Karate-Ka]

Hi! my name is Kevin, i am a student in college doing a sports course. i joined this site as a means of keeping myself motivated while i try to lose the few extra pounds i have. i want to get into the best shape of my life, and the past few years I've been letting myself go. its time to change that, i'm going to use this to document my weight loss and tell you all what im doing to do that. i hope you like my diary

today i didn't snack outside my meals, and i didn't drink any milk (which i used to drink quite a lot of)

i went for a nice jog today a little after dinner. i managed to maintain my pace for about 22 minutes. when i finished my run and went back inside. i think i can go further

i run on my forefoot which reduces the amount of shock i get when i run. which is good for my knees, making my calves stronger, and my feet more stable. still my calves are really burning, i cant imagine what it will feel like tomorrow

after my run i did 4 sets of 12 push ups on push up bars all the way to the floor

i currently weigh 205.5 pounds. and am about 22% bodyfat. my goal is to one day be 10% bodyfat. my short term goal is to make it to 18% bodyfat

wish me luck, i'll try my best . and try to consistently write to this

regards Kevin

 

[Omega]

Good luck.

I know how easy it is to over-eat on healthy food - even while not snacking.

If you do not get great results - it may be worth your while to check up your nutrition (count your calories and ensure that you are getting enough protein, fibre, calcium etc). You can do this easily by entering everything that you eat into a tool like (all you need is a free account). There are other tools that do a similar thing - and they are really useful.

 

[DavidGriffin]

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I would try this workout. At the same time you will be gaining muscule and burning fat. So its awesome.


WHAT YOU'LL NEED: Two 5 pounds weights.
* means one 5 pound weight in each hand.

If you don't have two 5 pound weights try using water bottles full of water.


Workout:
Stretch
*20 Bench Press x3
20 squats x3
*20 side arm lifts x3
20 crunches x3
20 push-ups x3
*20 lunges x3
20 leg lifts x3
Walk for 30 mins
Stretch

Stretching before your workout helps you not to pull a muscule during your workout.

Stretching after your workout helps you not be AS sore afterward.

I try to do this everyday, but I'm sure you would get results doing this only 2-4 days a week. I recommend everyday.


Eat 1500 calories a day and drink 8 glasses of water daily.

You will lose weight and tone up!


I've lost 6 pounds and I've only been doing it for a week!


You can do it! i know you can!

You will be sore. and it will hurt but you can do it.

Don't be scared to add more excercises of more reps.


Hope this works for you!

 

[GreenSurf]

i run on my forefoot which reduces the amount of shock i get when i run. which is good for my knees, making my calves stronger, and my feet more stable. still my calves are really burning, i cant imagine what it will feel like tomorrow

Hi, Kevin! Good luck on your work to lose the love handles! Congrats on a strong start to your exercise regimen.

I have stopped running because of the stress on my knees, but I've recently heard of more and more people who use the mid or forefoot strike, and it seems to work for them. I used to run on the forefoot too, but I trained myself out of it a decade ago to take advantage of all the heel cushioning in shoes -- bad idea it seems! So now, I think I might try going back to the forefoot strike as a way to enable me to run again. Are you feeling a significant difference in your knees, or have you always been a forefoot striker?