Hi,
I'm new to this site and my mission if to lose weight, as in lose body fat rather than any other method, i.e. water, muscle etc and to tone up my body. I'm not looking to build bulging muscles but rather looking to slim down and have a toned body with muscle definition rather than big bulging muscles.
I am a 26 year old male, 5'8" and at my peak weighed 17st 2lbs. I got to this weight by being lazy (at least i'm honest!). I used to be a healthy weight and active until i was about 15 years old when i badly broke my ankle in a football (soccer) match. Since then i have broken my left ankle again and broken my right ankle once meaning i have broken my ankles 3 times in all. I have also had fractures too. I apparently have overly supple joints according to a specialist consultant meaning my ankle joints roll over more than normal so when a normal person might twist their ankle, i'm more likely to break it. Anyway, being in plaster for months and discovering alcohol in my late teens meant i gradually put on weight until i recently peaked at 17st 2lbs and decided to shift it.
It was only on 13th April this year that i begun to do something about it. I decided to begin eating a healthy diet (mainly a 'greens' diet) and exercising. My typical daily diet consists of:
Beakfast:
Bowl of cereal with semi-skimmed milk
Cup of tea with milk and one sugar
Mid-morning:
Banana
Lunch:
Salad with lettuce, cabbage, spinach, carrot, tomato, cucumber and onion
Apple
Mid-afternoon:
Piece of fruit
Dinner:
Steamed broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, cabbage, spinach and soya beans with roast lean chicken breast, fillet of cod or fillet of salmon
Evening:
Cup of tea with milk and one sugar
I also drink water regularly throughout the day. My cardio exercise workout which is done 6 days a week is:
5 minutes on exercise bicycle
15 minutes on treadmill on steep incline
15 minutes on gravity strider
5 minutes on lateral thigh trainer
5 minutes on exercise bicycle
10 minutes on treadmill on steep incline
10 minutes on gravity strider
5 minutes on lateral thigh trainer
5 minutes on exercise bicycle
5 minutes on treadmill on steep incline
5 minutes on gravity strider
5 minutes on lateral thigh trainer
5 minutes on exercise bicycle
3 times a week i add a weight training workout onto the end of the cardio sessions which is:
2 sets of 20 reps - dumbell curls (arms)
2 sets of 20 reps - lateral dumbell lifts (shoulders and back)
2 sets of 20 reps - front dumbell lifts (chest and front of shoulders)
2 sets of 20 reps - bent over dumbell lifts (arms, shoulders and back)
2 sets of 20 reps - dumbell bench fly (chest and arms)
2 sets of 20 reps - dumbell bench press (chest, arms and shoulders)
2 sets of 20 reps - overhead dumbell bench lift (tummy, chest and arms)
2 sets of 20 reps - dumbell bench jumps (forearms, upper arms and shoulders)
I am now a week and 4 days into this routine which seems to be working very well. However, today is also my 3rd day of the chemical diet which i tried to kick start my weight loss. It is not going to be used long term but only to kick start and keep me motivated. I can honestly say that this method is working extremely well for me.
In one week and four days i have already lost 14lbs and now weigh 16st 2lbs. When i started the chemical diet on Monday to kick start my diet plan, i weighed 16st 8lbs so had already lost 8lbs following the mainly greens diet plan in just over a week. I have lost a further 6lbs since being on the chemical diet.
I am now planning to ween myself back onto the mainly greens diet above when i finish my chemical diet today and keep up with the exercise.
Does all of this seem like a sensible way forward to reach my 'ideal weight' of 10st 7lbs - 11st which is my target?
Grateful for advice from thos in the know!
Cheers
I'm new to this site and my mission if to lose weight, as in lose body fat rather than any other method, i.e. water, muscle etc and to tone up my body. I'm not looking to build bulging muscles but rather looking to slim down and have a toned body with muscle definition rather than big bulging muscles.
I am a 26 year old male, 5'8" and at my peak weighed 17st 2lbs. I got to this weight by being lazy (at least i'm honest!). I used to be a healthy weight and active until i was about 15 years old when i badly broke my ankle in a football (soccer) match. Since then i have broken my left ankle again and broken my right ankle once meaning i have broken my ankles 3 times in all. I have also had fractures too. I apparently have overly supple joints according to a specialist consultant meaning my ankle joints roll over more than normal so when a normal person might twist their ankle, i'm more likely to break it. Anyway, being in plaster for months and discovering alcohol in my late teens meant i gradually put on weight until i recently peaked at 17st 2lbs and decided to shift it.
It was only on 13th April this year that i begun to do something about it. I decided to begin eating a healthy diet (mainly a 'greens' diet) and exercising. My typical daily diet consists of:
Beakfast:
Bowl of cereal with semi-skimmed milk
Cup of tea with milk and one sugar
Mid-morning:
Banana
Lunch:
Salad with lettuce, cabbage, spinach, carrot, tomato, cucumber and onion
Apple
Mid-afternoon:
Piece of fruit
Dinner:
Steamed broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, cabbage, spinach and soya beans with roast lean chicken breast, fillet of cod or fillet of salmon
Evening:
Cup of tea with milk and one sugar
I also drink water regularly throughout the day. My cardio exercise workout which is done 6 days a week is:
5 minutes on exercise bicycle
15 minutes on treadmill on steep incline
15 minutes on gravity strider
5 minutes on lateral thigh trainer
5 minutes on exercise bicycle
10 minutes on treadmill on steep incline
10 minutes on gravity strider
5 minutes on lateral thigh trainer
5 minutes on exercise bicycle
5 minutes on treadmill on steep incline
5 minutes on gravity strider
5 minutes on lateral thigh trainer
5 minutes on exercise bicycle
3 times a week i add a weight training workout onto the end of the cardio sessions which is:
2 sets of 20 reps - dumbell curls (arms)
2 sets of 20 reps - lateral dumbell lifts (shoulders and back)
2 sets of 20 reps - front dumbell lifts (chest and front of shoulders)
2 sets of 20 reps - bent over dumbell lifts (arms, shoulders and back)
2 sets of 20 reps - dumbell bench fly (chest and arms)
2 sets of 20 reps - dumbell bench press (chest, arms and shoulders)
2 sets of 20 reps - overhead dumbell bench lift (tummy, chest and arms)
2 sets of 20 reps - dumbell bench jumps (forearms, upper arms and shoulders)
I am now a week and 4 days into this routine which seems to be working very well. However, today is also my 3rd day of the chemical diet which i tried to kick start my weight loss. It is not going to be used long term but only to kick start and keep me motivated. I can honestly say that this method is working extremely well for me.
In one week and four days i have already lost 14lbs and now weigh 16st 2lbs. When i started the chemical diet on Monday to kick start my diet plan, i weighed 16st 8lbs so had already lost 8lbs following the mainly greens diet plan in just over a week. I have lost a further 6lbs since being on the chemical diet.
I am now planning to ween myself back onto the mainly greens diet above when i finish my chemical diet today and keep up with the exercise.
Does all of this seem like a sensible way forward to reach my 'ideal weight' of 10st 7lbs - 11st which is my target?
Grateful for advice from thos in the know!
Cheers