I want to lose 20-30 pounds and I've just recently started working out like almost two weeks now....?

Question

I wake up workout 20mins. with my winsor pilates for the abs then after i eat my breakfast which is Kellogg's Special K cereal then for lunch i eat oatmeal with fruit and i also jump on my trampoline which i consider to be cardio for a least 15-20mins and for dinner i eat a regular meal but still healthy and before i go to sleep i work out another 20mins with my winsor pilates for the abs and in between everything for snacks i eat fruits,veggies,nuts and yogurt and i drink nothing but water ALOT of water will doing this help me lose the weight between 2-3 months?

Answer 1

You go! Stick with this and you should loose that weight in no time. You might also try doing different things so you don't get bored. Leslie Sansome Walk Away the Pounds is a great workout. DVD's are sold at wal-mart and targer I believe.

Answer 2

Step 1: Find out what your basal metabolic rate is. Goto http://health.discovery.com/tools/calculators/basal/basal.html

This is the amount of calories you need to eat to maintain your current weight.

Step 2: Do you exercise? Do you exercise right? Exercising right means that you monitor your heart rate and make sure that you reach your target heart rate and maintain it for the longest period of time while exercising. Just walking/excising is a good start but if you want to get the most out of your work out find out what your target range is. If you don't belong to a gym then I recommend the

Polar Fitness F11 Heart Monitor Watch.

Step 3: You need to decrease your caloric intake or increase the amount of calories your body uses in a day by 500 calories a day for a week to lose 1 pound. So you can decrease that basal number you got in step 1 by 500 calories and exercise very little(yes you still need to exercise). Or you can decrease it by 250 and exercise off 250 calories or any other combination. Remember that your basal number is the amount of calories you body needs to live. If your number were 2400 then your body burn 100 calories per hour. So if you walk for half an hour and burn 300, 50 of that is your basal.

Step 4: Count your calories, it's not hard and you'll find out that you eat a lot of the same things on a daily basis so you won't have to research everything over and over again. Balance what you eat(equal parts carbs and protien whenever possible) . One of the best websites out there is one from the FDA. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

This database has almost every food on the planet counted and weighed. (Hint: they do a lot of their weights based on 100grams. If you put 0.28 in the serving size this equals 1 ounce). Get a reliable food scale, preferably digital. Weigh everything that you put in your mouth that is not prepackaged. You need to know what you’re eating and how much you’re eating. The number one mistake is "eating healthy". Everyone thinks because it's "healthy" the portion isn't that important. A handful of peanuts is "healthy" and has nearly 250 calories! Eat enough calories and it won’t matter how "healthy" it is your going to gain weight.

Step 5: Adjustments and Variety. If you are doing your best and losing weight but your starving, increase the amount of calories your giving yourself by 100-200 calories a day. Losing weight and starving are not good bedfellows. If you starve eventually you will crack and lose the battle. The more types of exercises you do the more weight you will lose. You will work more muscles and keep your body guessing.

Step 6(optional): If you belong to a gym or have some free weights at home. Use them! Muscle takes up less space in your body than fat (pound for pound). A pound of fat sits around and does nothing all day, while a pound of muscle, even at rest burns calories(increasing your basal metabolic rate).

Good luck!!!

Answer 3

Honestly, you probably won't listen to me since you want to lose the weight so badly, but I should still tell you that you are working out too much. If you exercise more than 20-40 minutes on 3-5 days per week, the extra exercise is useless. It won't matter if you exercise like crazy because your just overexerting yourself and not really doing anything more than they amount of time I wrote above. I am in the same position as you, I want to lose that much weight and I follow a similar diet, but I know that much exercise is pointless and you won't be able to keep it up anyway.

Answer 4

How many calories are you consuming? Try for around 1500. Don't go lower than that or you'll slow your metabolism.

If you want to speed up the process, try some more intensive exercise. Go for a long hike on a weekend in a state park or something.

Answer 5

This sounds ok..however not just eating special k. You need to get all your nutrients!! Don't over do it though-your body needs to rest...
You don't need to do that much excercise in 1 day-sounds like you maybe overdoing yourself. Make sure you make your workout is interesting and change your workout regime, as your body may get bored of this routine-bike, run, walk, yoga, swim change it up. Water is always good! Good luck!
BTW..I personally would go for Oatmeal in the morning..it fills you up and is supergood for you. You may want to go for the Oatmeal in the morning!

Answer 6

Yes, it will help. But, you need to make sure your calorie intake is sufficient for your bodies build and activities. Here is a free website that can assist you in finding whats best for you http://www.healthkeeper.com/HealthKeeperFinding_Your_Ideal_Caloric_Intak.htm
and this one http://www.dietitian.com/hbcalc.html lets you know what your ideal weight for your build is. Good Luck

Answer 7

you are doing great. keep up the good work and you will reach your goal. if you have access to a gym you can also try some small weight training for tone as well