Many people out there know about dieting and fitness, right?

Question

This damn BMI index got me down in the dumps. I'm obese and I didn't even know it. Wait, maybe my muscle mass as well? I weigh 250lbs and I'm 6' tall. I am visibly overweight, and I want to do something. But what? What kind of plan or diet can I go on to drop down to a reasonable weight? I'm talking 170lbs. I have about 80lbs to lose and I want to try to lose it before the end of the summer. Can that be possible? I go to school 5 days a week and I have gym every day. I want to become more committed to that too. I'm failing the class and not only do I need to lose weight, I need to pass and get credits. I want to try my hardest, but I don't have enough willpower to do so. Also, I have access to some equipment for fitness. I want to increase some muscle mass too. I just want to lose the 80lbs or so and increase muscle at the same time. I'm getting taller so maybe I'll even out. For 8 years I've been like this. What is the best method to lose this weight? Best and quickest. Thanks!

Answer 1

I would never recommend any diet ideas because they can sometimes make matters worst, just go with the food pyramid (trust me it'll help).

If you follow what i suggest for you without overworking everything, little by little you will gain and have that six-pack.

Nice bowl of non-sugary cereal in the morning, and throughout the day eat a lot of snacks that are kinda high in calories and healthy but in small portions at a time. Don't eat the regular 3 times a day because this just makes your metabolism work really slow thus you gaining weight.

As far as working out there is a lot for you to be doing right now too.
Always start with a good stretch, this maintenance of flexibility through regular stretching as a part of warm-ups and cool-downs may help reduce the risk of muscle tears, strains, and stress injuries.
Do muscle strength and endurance exercises such as lifting weights (low weight, lots of repetitions). You can also use your own body weight to do the exercises like push-ups (diamond, wide-arms, close arms), and there are also many ways of doing sit-ups.
Go and get to RUN! this is really helpful because you burn lots of calories and reduce the risk of your heart to fail in the future. Join a sport too.

Read the Men's Health magazines or to their website at menshealth.com, that is where i get the exercises that i do.

a man, I'm only 16 and look what I know, I hope I passed good knowledge to you.

stay physically and mentally fit man.

Answer 2

I think it's possible to reach your goals with some hard work and commitment.

Though hard work is important, being smart about it is just as important. Many people work their butts off with less than optimal gains because they often do things wrong.

So, what it comes down to is diet and exercise. Forget about weight loss diets, and don't even think about going by BMI! Instead, get a bodyfat reading from a health professional, or at minimum buy some calipers and learn how to use them.

One mistake many people make when starting a serious exercise routine is hitting it too hard too fast. They end up burned out very soon, or worse, injured. Your body needs some time to adjust to the new stresses being put on it, so take it fairly slow the first two or three weeks and work up from there.

So, work your way up as you go along. Set some realistic short, medium and long-term goals and really try to achieve them. It's very helpful to keep a log of your workouts and diet. 80 pounds may be fairly aggressive so be somewhat flexible. Also, weight is a bad guage of overall fitness - I'm sure you've heard it before that muscle weighs more than fat.

For your diet, start looking into non processed whole foods. If you are eating any sort of fast food or frozen stuff (besides frozen veggies), stop immediately. Focus on lean meats, high fiber complex carbs, and good fats (yes,there is such a thing). Think of it this way - if a food has lots of ingredients in it, then it's processed and should be avoided.

Make good health and fitness a hobby and enjoyable. Find exercises that you like to do and will look forward to doing. This is another reason why yo udon't want to hit it too hard, because you then dread the next workout and it becomes work.

Good luck!

Answer 3

find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
dont try to lose more than 1-2lbs a week - its not healthy to lose more.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have lean meat (protein) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried - no junk food.

Answer 4

Weight watchers is a healthy lifestyle not a diet