Trying to loose a small bit of weight

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Stephenshive

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Every since I was a teenage I've had a little bit of baby fat on my belly... not alot but enough to annoy me... even when I ran cross country and was running 5 to 10 miles a day I still had it.

I'm 5'8 and weigh about 144 pounds, I'm 19 ; my waist size is about 30 to 31
I checked my bodyfat % on the internet and various websites say I'm anywhere from 12% to 14%

I eat a decent kinda ok diet...
- normally fruit loops in the morning
- a small snack (i.e bananas, apples, sometimes doritos but not often) or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the afternoon... although 1/2 the time I have to skip on it cause I'm busy with school
- usually a home cooked meal made by mom or dad for dinner
but lately they've been bring home alot more fast food and since I'm in college right now I've been taking in more fast food than I would like... but I try to stay away from it

I try to not drink soft drinks and limit myself to one a day if that

I'm not sedentary but not over active... I'm in decent shape now
I got through spurts where I'll exercise for like a month then stop for some reason or another... I've been working out the last week or so

could some point me in the right direction, I want a more flatter stomach and to be just alittle more muscular, lean and in shape... and also get my bodyfat% down to maybe like 7 to 8 %... I guess a body more like a martial artist

also if it wouldn't be to hard to ask... 1/2 my problem is I need a timed goal
so how long would you think it would take to reach this goal so I can stay focused for once... or at least reach the tip of the iceberg for this goal

also I can't afford a gym membership so these need to be at home work outs

thank you
 
Stephenshive said:
Every since I was a teenage I've had a little bit of baby fat on my belly... not alot but enough to annoy me... even when I ran cross country and was running 5 to 10 miles a day I still had it.

I'm 5'8 and weigh about 144 pounds, I'm 19 ; my waist size is about 30 to 31
I checked my bodyfat % on the internet and various websites say I'm anywhere from 12% to 14%

I eat a decent kinda ok diet...
-normally fruit loops in the morning
- a small snack (i.e bananas, apples, sometimes doritos but not often) or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the afternoon... although 1/2 the time I have to skip on it cause I'm busy with school
- usually a home cooked meal made by mom or dad for dinner
but lately they've been bring home alot more fast food and since I'm in college right now I've been taking in more fast food than I would like... but I try to stay away from it

I try to not drink soft drinks and limit myself to one a day if that

I'm not sedentary but not over active... I'm in decent shape now
I got through spurts where I'll exercise for like a month then stop for some reason or another... I've been working out the last week or so

could some point me in the right direction, I want a more flatter stomach and to be just alittle more muscular, lean and in shape... and also get my bodyfat% down to maybe like 7 to 8 %... I guess a body more like a martial artist

also if it wouldn't be to hard to ask... 1/2 my problem is I need a timed goal
so how long would you think it would take to reach this goal so I can stay focused for once... or at least reach the tip of the iceberg for this goal

also I can't afford a gym membership so these need to be at home work outs

thank you
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Your diet is garbage.

Start cleaning it up as a first step. Once you start eating clean you won't crave garbage like boxed cereal anymore.

Since your in school, for carbs, make the microwave you new best friend, microwaving sweet potatoes, yams, oatmeal, maybe a can of low fat chile

For protein, eat egg whites, get some cheap whey protein, chicken breast, canned tuna, milk, cottage cheese.

Fat: Small amounts of nuts&seeds natural peanut butter, flaxseed meals/oil

Fix up your diet, and then optimize your exercise to see results.
 
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