do you think this is gonna work to lose weight?

Question

im 16, weigh 174, and 5'8". the healthy weight for my height is about 150 so thats my first goal. do you think if i jog everyday (like 6+ laps around a soccer field), if i eat small portions of home cooked meals, that i'll lose weight? my mom cooks portuguese meals. some meals are boiled potatoes with cod fish and brocolli rabe with olive oil and vinegar over it, another is rice with carrots and peas with grilled chicken or pork chops, another is potatoes with chicken or pork. my mom also makes brocolli or green beans every week. to me these foods are healthy. do you think they are?
at breakfeast im thinking about eating a fruit like a banana or an orange with maybe a low fat yogurt.
so do you think if i eat these foods and jog everyday that i'll lose weight effectively?
which foods are best to eat? are rice and potatoes okay to eat when trying to lose weight? i'll cut off all breads and drink lots of water.
so is this a good plan or should i change some things? whats best to do?

and after jogging i'll be playing around with a soccer ball so theres more running involved.
how many sit ups should i do everyday?
how many push ups should i do?
are there any other effective exercises you recommend i should do?

Answer 1

Sounds like a well thought out plan. Go easy on the starchy stuff like rice and potatoes, but you can have some. Everything else you mentioned sounds quite good to me. Clearly, you have to watch the size of the portions. If you have a younger sister or brother, one just a little kid (5 or 6 at the outside), try eating the same amount they do. I have found that, when I am dieting, if I eat the same as a little kid who is trying to grow up, I grow down (get smaller). You can even get a "happy meal" at McD and send me the toy! LOL

Answer 2

What you need is a balanced diet, and a good Cardiovascular workout. The thing is, running is a very efficient workout for cutting the fats off. Jogging is good, but the time taken while jogging should exceed at least 15 to 30 mins for an efficient burn.

Meats are fine, and as long as your food isn't too oily it should be fine. Watch how much you eat as well, preferred dieting amounts should be, Large portion during breakfast, middle portioned during Lunch and eat less during dinner, that way you cut down on the unused energy and fats produced during then night and provide more energy in the morning and afternoon in which you are most active and working.

Drinking water is good, but pace yourself and drink an average of 8 glasses a day, you have to realise that most of your food also contain a hefty amount of moisture and therefore keeping yourself hydrated shouldn't be a problem.

What you should do is try to hit the gym on a weekly basis and do very light weights on the muscle groups you wish to cut down on. For example if you want your arms to be leaner, take a 1 or 2kg dumbbell and do workouts with it, high repetition and low weight will give you the cutting. This will help you get into an overall good shape and not just cut down on the weight itself. As im sure you want to look good and not only weigh good.

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Answer 4

First thing is find someone you trust to help you reach your goal.
Your meal plan seems pretty thought out, two good rules for weight lose meals are, no carbs in your last meal (no rice, no bread, no potatoes) and eat smaller portions during your meals, but snack in between meals.. this helps keep your motabolizism up and makes burning the calories easy on your body with out making you feel tired or lazy.
Keep a journal, at first things may take awhile to notice any changes, but after a month you will feel pretty good.

ps. You need carbs for energy so don't cut them out, just eat them earlier in the day, so that you can burn them off all day long.

Answer 5

Exercise is very good for you and should help you lose weight and tone your body. The foods you have lised sound quite healthy as long as the meats are not cooked in any fat. I wouldnt have anything with olive oil on it. Rice and Potatoes are good for you but there is not much point cuting out all bread if you are always eating carbs in your rice and pots.
It is good that you are aiming to eat main meals because eating nothing is not a good way to lose weight. You can cut your portions and this should help but dont starve your body eat plenty just not too much.
I am following a slimming world diet and the basics is dont eat carbs with protein, so one day i eat pots, rice pasta etc then the next day eat meat. You should look into this because you can eat loads and lose weight fast.

Answer 6

THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCELLENT PLAN...ALL OF THOSE FOODS EXCEPT PERHAPS THE LOWFAT YOGURT...DON'T EAT "LOWFAT" FOODS THAT'S JUST CRAP...EAT NATURAL FOODS THAT GOD MADE, LIKE YOU'VE LISTED...DO THE RUN YOU WILL INDEED LOSE FAT, AND THE CARBS YOU ARE EATING WILL ENSURE YOU HAVE THE ENERGY TO DO THE RUN AGAIN THE NEXT DAY...YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT...EAT WHOLE MILK YOGURT THOUGH IF ANY AT ALL

OLIVE OIL IS EXCELLENT FOR YOU
CUT OUT THE BREAD - IT IS PROCESSED CRAP
RICE AN DPOTATOES ARE EXCELLENT CARBS AND NATURAL FOODS

Answer 7

50 push-ups every 2 days is sufficient,and believe me its a very good plan,because i eat high calorie/fatty foods and i run everyday and weight train every 2 days and beleive me i still lost a faiir bit of weight.

Answer 8

anything you can do to loose the weight is great , yes cutting down on portion size does help all you have to keep in mind is that eat smaller and get moving you should be alright

Answer 9

yes sound like a good plan to me but dont stop at 6 laps, run what you have time and energy for.

Answer 10

your meal plan sounds great. you might be a little too heavy for jogging though...my co-worker is 5'2" 140lbs and her doctor told her that she is too heavy for walking or jogging and it is bad for her knees. you should talk to a doctor about it.