Will i be losing weight?

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chubbymole

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Hi Guys,

Had a little read up and just wondered if anybody could point out anything im doing wrong.
My goal is to lose weight and tone up. Im only about 5ft4 but weigh about 180lbs ish, so you can guess ive got a little belly on me.

Eating Plan

Breakfast: Quaker Oats made with semi skimmed milk.
Snacks: Banana and Yogurt (Odd occasion)
Dinner: Chicken and Veg or Salad, Tuna or just a whole chicken.
Tea: Chicken and Veg or salad, or chicken stirfry (dry cooked with dash of soy sauce)

I will drink at least 2 litres of water a day and probably have 3 cups of tea (spread out between the day)

Exercise - This week i have done
Saturday - 30 minute run
Sunday - Nothing
Monday - Nothing
Tuesday - 2 Hours Football Training
Wednesday - 1 Hour Football Training
Thursday - 30-40 minute weight session, didnt have a plan so just did different lifts.
Friday - Rest

Will i shed weight like this, is my diet ok, am i doing enough exercise. Do i need a weight plan to tone up? Can i lose weight, tone up with much cardio?

Hope you guys and gals can all help.
Regards
 
Hi, and welcome :)

To know whether you'll lose weight on that plan, you need to work out the calories you're eating and how that compares to the calories you need to maintain your weight and/ or lose it (look up a BMR calculator on Google, and pick one that allows you to increase the number based on activity). I couldn't tell you without knowing what kind of quantities you're eating (you could be eating 25g of oats which is insufficient, you could be eating 100 which is way too much, for example). Do you add sugar to anything? That'll alter the calories (more than most people realise). I'd suggest without knowing anything else that nutritionally you probably need less meat (a whole chicken sounds like a hell of a lot) and more veg and/ or starches (bread, rice, potato, pasta). Depending on how you do things, snacking is fine and you can use oil to cook, as long as you're aware of the calories of those as well.
 
Hey,

Well after working it out on a calorie calculator, it says that i have to eat 1500 calories a day to lose 2 pound a week. I believe (had a quick count) that im eating about 1200 at the minute. So surely i will lose abit more weight?

Not sure on the current amount of what im eating really but, I guess my calorie intake would suggest that?

I want to slim right down for the middle of July and tone up. Probably only loose 15-20 pounds which i realise is alot in 6 weeks.
 
a) It's not safe to lose more than 2lb a week unless you're over 200lb. Stick to 1500 calories (and alter that figure as you lose weight and if you change your exercise routine).

b) How do you know you're eating 1200 calories? Do you weigh your food, or at least measure it? Your calorie intake is a reflection of how much food you eat, and if you're not sure, you don't know, period. (Check this thread, particularly the video that's linked in the first post- http://weight-loss.fitness.com/topic/16780-easiest-fat-loss-tip-ever.html ) When I started weighing my food I had a few nasty shocks. You can't just assume "that looks like a small amount, recommended serving is an ounce, therefore I'm having a quarter of an ounce"- I did that, and I found my "small serving" was sometimes double or triple recommended serving sizes.

c) You really need to look at your nutrition. Are you getting enough fruit, vegetables and starch in your diet?

I've lost about 15lb (7kg) in 7 weeks and that's at the top end of medically advisable weight loss- I'd seriously suggest you junk your goal, it's not going to happen unless you jeapordise your health.
 
Hi Amy,

I am using a program on my iphone called MyFitnessPal (4.5 STAR rating)

I put it my weight and height and it has told me i should eat 1200 calories to lose 2lb a week.

The program allows me to input what food i have eaten in the day.
It has a shed load of brand names and foods which i have used which automatically puts in the amount. For example the oats (quaker oats) this morning told me i had 36g of oats and 180ml of semi skimmed milk. Which is correct as that is what the packet says.

For the likes of chicken etc, i can put it how many breasts. Obviously i had 2 breasts and some offcuts so i have put it as 3 chicken breasts.

The program lets me put in the amount of water i have drunk and also the exercise i have done which then knocks off the calories.

Now im not sure why the program tells me i need to only eat 1200 but some calorie calculators on the internet say 1500. I dont want to eat 1500 calories incase i need to eat 1200 to lose weight.
 
I can understand that. Don't eat under 1200 calories unless you've been given medical advice (by an actual doctor, not something you found on the internet), but see how it goes eating that little. If you're losing more than 2lb a week, I'd advise knocking it up to 1500 calories.

What do you mean, it "automatically puts in the amount"? You're pouring milk from a bottle, yes? How does your program know whether you've poured 100ml, 180ml, or 500ml? Much worse (as oats are high-ish calorie density), how does your program know whether you're taking 20g, 36g, or 60g? Do you weigh your food, or at least measure (although that's not necessarily accurate either)? For things like chicken, that's an ok way to do it if you really can't do it any other way, but size varies enormously with that sort of thing. There are lots of different sized chickens- how do you know what size you're getting?

I'm being a little harsher than I sometimes am- but you want to lose a shedload of weight in not very long at all. It's medically inadvisable and will be hard (and probably not sustainable if you lose it too quickly). You need to do this as accurately as possible.

And did you see what I said about nutrition?
 
corkyefes said:
Hi Guys,


Exercise - This week i have done
Saturday - 30 minute run
Sunday - Nothing
Monday - Nothing
Tuesday - 2 Hours Football Training
Wednesday - 1 Hour Football Training
Thursday - 30-40 minute weight session, didnt have a plan so just did different lifts.
Friday - Rest
Click to expand...

there is no certainty that your football training is giving you all the exercise you need of the right type for your goals. for your lifting you really need to go to the gym with a plan unless you are VERY experienced.
 
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