Need help losing fat....

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Hi, I am 18 years old and slightly overweight. I am about 5'10 and 180 ponds. If people judge me by my body weight, they usually say that I am Medium(Not too fat nor slim), some say I am fat. I am also athletic, I play sports ocassionally and also exercise. My problem is that I have a lot of flab or extra fat(especially around the chest). I think this fat/flab is limiting my ability to perform at a maximum level in sports or exercise. What is the best way to lose this fat and then tone my body up? For example to remove chest fat, if weight training, please specify what type of weights or exercises. If cardio, please specify the type of exercise and the how much. If somebody could answer these questions I would really appreciate it because I think that I am very inconsistent. Please share your thoughts.

Thanks in advance.
 
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A solid weight training and cardio program is important, but your diet is also very important. How is your diet right now? What are you currently doing for weight training or cardio?

Sarah
 
OK....I am not doing very much exercise as I have to go to school. But when I exercise, I usually do Cardio first, for about 15 min, then I go to muscular endurance. I start with Chest Press around 150 pounds or so(I can't remember), then I also do the butterfly or pec dec for 2-3 sets. After that, I work out my lat and shoulders a bit and then I am done. I get a good 45 min out of this. And for my diet, I don't eat much fast food but I do eat junk food here and there. For lunch, I eat a lettuce and chicken breast sandwich everyday with a snack(varies) and some juice. For my main meal, I usually eat Indian food, which is not too bad, it's fairly healthy. But on the weekends, when I am with friends, or at work, I normally eat like anything. Basically, that's my story. Please suggest what should I cut down on and what I should eat besides those oily snacks like chips.

Thanks Again for the help.
 
Well I'd start by doing a leg workout also...you can't just focus on upper body.

Second, eat more meals in a day...5-6 smaller meals will increase your metabolism, as opposed to 3 larger meals.

15 mins of cardio...you're just getting warmed up. Shoot for 30 mins, and cycle the intensity up and down.
 
Yeah your going to have to do more cardio. I think 30 minutes is about minimum for cutting fat. I do a minimum of 30 minutes but I try for around 45 to an hour. I'm pretty much exactly the same build as you and I'm trying to cut fat also. I'm doing pretty good atm. Cardio is the key and a good diet also if you want to cut that fat off you.
 
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