Losing Weight / Gaining muscle

[SJCHA]

Hi, I have been reading this forums for some days. It has a lot of information and I am trying to apply that information to my daily life. Also, I got a lot of questions to ask. First, this is my story.

At the end of June I decided to change my style of life. I was eating a lot of junk food and had an irregular pattern of meal schedules. Most of the times I skipped breakfast because I was too lazy to do it. Suddenly I realised that my belly was growing withot stop, that made me take a decision. This was my information at the end of June.

Weight: 198lbs = 90kgs
Height: 170cm = 5 feet 7 inches
Fat Percentage : 27%

After that, I decided to goto a gym and to a nutritionist. I only did cardio for 1 hour and a half 3 days per week and followed the diet I was given each week. I did not follow the advice to lift weights. I am new to the gym so all those weight machines are unknown to me, I am trying to change that now. My information up to this date is:

Weight : 169 lbs = 76.6kgs
Fat Percentage : 21%

I will start to do weights now because I look very flascid. Although looking the exercises suggested in this forum means nothing for me since the names are unfamiliar for me

Now I believe my ideal weight is 154lbs or 70kgs. I thought I would had less fat at this point, but 21% for a 15lbs overweight is right? Is there a relation between weight and fat percentage? My goal is to have a flat belly, with my abs a bit marked, so I am aiming for 12% fat.

Thanks for the advices given,
Sergio

 

[dswithers]

There is NO correlation between body weight and body fat. You can weigh 169 pounds with 4% body fat or 30% body fat. Most people loose muscle mass, not body fat, when they loose weight by caloric restriction and/or cardio. That is why resistance training is recommended to maintain or increase lean body mass while loosing body fat.

 

[SJCHA]

So in my cardio sessions I should do resistance type of exercises? Do you recommend to do weights? I am like doing one day weights and the next day cardio. Also I have started to calculate my calories intake

Sergio

 

[sostad]

Try flexfitness.net this site has great workout and cardio routines. They also offer helpful nutrition advice with daily calorie intake and offer array of healthy recipes.