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Is this good going and will it reduce my weight?

  • 19-04-2006 2:33pm
    #1
    looperman1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 544 ✭✭✭


    Im watching my diet before i start this thread as i know exercise alone will not reduce my weight. Im currently about 14 1/2 stone, and only about 5'8 and i feel heavy and i feel i look it, face, mid riff etc. I used to love my figure when i was 17, 18, 19, as i use to work out in the gym doing mainly weights, being about 11 1/2 stone then.
    At the moment, as i have said, i am watching my diet, plenty of fruit and veg and water, trying to keep carbs healthy and not too many of them, keeping calorie intake low.
    Its on the exercise front i wanted advice for if possible.
    At the moment im doing about 10k on the treadmill in 50 minutes every lunctime, Monday-Friday, and finishing the gym workout with a 10-15k cycle in about 20-25 minutes. Sometimes i include a couple of k on the cross trainer.
    Can you tell me will it reduce my weight, should it, in time?
    Anything i can do, to better my workout? add rowing, run less include something else?
    id appreciate the advice


Comments

  • #2
    Chucky the tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    Do you not do any weights?


  • #3
    looperman1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 544 ✭✭✭looperman1000


    Not at the moment, Chucky. Do you think i should throw in some weights sessions to aid fat burn?


  • #4
    Sonderval
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 291 ✭✭Sonderval


    Weights will build muscle mass, which is calorie-expensive for your body to maintain, thus burning more calories then you would currently do. The short answer is "Yes, do some weights". Plus, as you loose weight and see more muscle coming through, it will give you a good motivational factor to continue.

    BTW, don't skimp on essential food. Maintain a good intake of food (albeit slightly below you daily energy needs, thus inducing a caloric deficit and weight loss). Don't see much protein in there either, which will be useful if you take the weights advice.

    I see your doing alot of cardio (which is great, keep it up). This will result in weight loss for sure, coupled with a good diet. I'd also highly recommend doing some swimming and perhaps some High Intensity Interval training to mix things up and keep your body challenged. Your body responds to adveristy better then it responds to monotony.


  • #5
    looperman1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 544 ✭✭✭looperman1000


    Many thanks for that Sonderval, i will try all you've said and see how i get on. What protein you talking about? Tuna, egg whites? etc


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