My Wieght Loss Journey: Advice appreciated!

[Gladiator42]

Hi everyone. Here's a little information about me:

Height: 6 feet
Current Weight: 190 lbs
Goal Weight: 160 lbs
Gender: Male
Age: 20

My excercize routine:
Jogging at 4 mi/hr for 25 min.

According to my treadmill, I burn approx. 305 Calories within that time and Jog approx. 1.6 miles. I do this 6 days a week at night, everday but Sunday.

Not to mention, sedentary activity, I suppose I burn 100 Calories from that daily. And also, by reducing my daily meals from 2000 Calories to 1300 Calories (discussed below), I believe that's an additional 700 Calories burned. So if I'm correct, I suppose that's 1100 Calories lost daily? Which, considering I take Sunday off, is about 2 lbs lost per week. Correct me if I'm wrong - It's just an approximation of how much I suppose I might lose weekly. So far it's my 10th day of excercizing. I originally weighted 192.5 lbs and my weight as of now currently fluctuates between 187.5-190 lbs.

Meals I eat throughout the day:
For my weight, a BMI calculator said I should eat about 2000 Calories to maintain my weight's basic activities - and to keep my weight constant. However, to lose weight, I dropped that to 1,300 Calories daily (700 Calories less).

Morning Breakfast (any of the following):
1. Whole Grain Oatmeal & 1 Cup Water
2. Product 19 Cereal Original (w/ Added Raisins) & 1 Cup Water
3. 3 Egg Whites only & Juice & 1 Cup Water
4. Toast w/ Jelly & Toast w/ Cream Cheese & 1 Cup Water

LIGHT SNACK & 1 Cup Water

Lunch (any of the following with 1 Cup Water):
1. 2 Turkey or Roastbeef Sandwiches (Whole Grain Bread, Kraft Cheese)
2. Tuna Bowl (2 Cans) w/ 3 Slices Whole Grain Bread
3. Salad with Lite Salad Dressing

LIGHT SNACK & 1 Cup Water

Dinner (any of the following with 1 Cup Water):
1. Chicken Breast, Salad, and a Fruit (Orange or Apple)
2. Lean Cuisine Meal under 300 Calories
3. 2 Turkey/Roastbeef Sandwiches
4. Footlong Teryaki Subway


Any suggestions? I would like to lost 10 Pounds a month (about 2.5 lbs a week). Am I eating and working out as neccessary?

 

[Omega]

I am certainly no expert and you may get better advice in the Advanced Weight Loss section. There are lots of sticky threads around which are well worth reading if you havent already.



For what it's worth - are you sure that you are getting enough water. I have been doing a challenge which gave the following quote. Try following that for water consumption level.

Many of us don't consistantly get enough water each day. It's important for our bodies to be properly hydrated for many reasons. One of those reasons is that it helps our bodies to function well, helps our skin, and the biggest reason for us is that when we're dehydrated, our bodies hold on to the water it has, causing water retention, making the number on the scale higher. When we're propertly hydrated, that excess water is flushed out of our systems. Proper hydration also helps prevent constipation--along with fiber.

So this week's bonus is to drink at least 1oz (29.5735ml) of water for every 2lbs of your weight. 3pts for each day. For those of you doing metric, just round down to the nearest whole number. For example, if you weigh 200 lbs you divide it by 2, giving you 100. 100 X 29.5735= 2,957.35. So you'd drop off the .35 and drink 2,957ml of water per day. Or, 1kg= 32.53ml of water. Since I weighed in at 222lbs (100.9kg) this morning, I have to drink 111oz (or 3,282ml) of water.

Cheers!

In my experience Lean Cuisine and similar packaged meals tend to not be very filling and may be loaded with sodium. You probably would do better to prepare healthy food from basic ingredients with lots of vegetables.

Good luck.

Best wishes
Margaret