Not having much luck shedding the lbs.

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Hi, 2 out of the last 3 years I was in a steady relationship so I gave up on my exercising. We broke up 12 months ago and I have gone from having a flat-ish stomach to quite fat at the gut and pecs now.

I've looked through numerous training regimes and dieting programs but the truth is I am out of work atm so most dieting programs are unaffordable and the equipment needed in some training regimes is unavailable to me. So I am looking for some advice that's more specific to me whereby I can lose weight and tone up at the same time.

I am currently eating 3 meals a day. Special K for breakfast (9am-11am). Meal usually containing some sort of meat I.E. Chilli, Chargrill chicken and wedges (5pm-7pm). Special K (8pm-11pm).

I am considering replacing the special K with a wheat and gluten free cereal and also buying some more 'free from' (wheat and gluten) products.

I currently go running everyday for around 20 minutes and every other day I am doing sets of sit-ups and press ups.

As I said that's my current regime which I have been running for 2 weeks now but I am looking for advice on how to make it more effective as I have not lost a lb yet and I am training EVERY day!
 
Since you mention the foods you are eating but not the quantities, my guess is that you are eating too much, and you need to start tracking that. Just good old-fashioned calorie counting.
Another thing I notice is that you are not eating any vegetables. I suggest you start eating a balanced diet. Personally, I try to follow the USDA food guide recommendations, more or less.
I didn't quite get the connection between being in a steady relationship and giving up on exercising.
 
Harold14370 said:
Since you mention the foods you are eating but not the quantities, my guess is that you are eating too much, and you need to start tracking that. Just good old-fashioned calorie counting.
Another thing I notice is that you are not eating any vegetables. I suggest you start eating a balanced diet. Personally, I try to follow the USDA food guide recommendations, more or less.
I didn't quite get the connection between being in a steady relationship and giving up on exercising.
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Yer I know my diet is pretty shocking atm so that needs to change.

What I meant about the relationship was I was exercising to keep fit but just gave that up as my women as the time said she didn't care how I looked so i just let myself go. Now I have been single for the last 12 months and done nothing about getting fit again. So I have decided it's time to do something about it as I'm starting to get a pop belly LOL!
 
as Harold said, its all about portion control. its a lot easier to cut out a couple hundred calories of food(whether its different food or less food) than it is to exercise it off. that being said, doing both works even better
 
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