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Mold me, 19 and need advice

  • 17-05-2009 10:15pm
    #1
    Blarggggh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭


    Right so firstly me. Up until 18 moths ago I was quite fit. However I was diagnosed with depresion and have balloned form 10 stone to 14. Im 5 9' The leaving finishes Next month, and I wanna get back in shape. So Im aiming fro 4 bouts of Cardio a week and weights 3 times a week. Anyone wanna put a program together for me or give me some pointer. Im no longer on meds and Ideally I wanna get back down to 10 and a bit stone by september. Is this reralistic


    Oh and if it matters Im a veggie


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  • #2
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    I'm afraid 4 stone in 3 months is highly unlikely. It would take roughly 6-8 months to lose that, however you can make huge changes in 3 months.

    I recommend reading this and then asking any question you may have here. First and foremost you need to have a good diet, as is said so often, you can't out train a good diet.


  • #3
    Blarggggh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭Blarggggh


    Hi Thanks for the link and the advice. I thought I might be a bit unrealistic. So realistically with a good diet and 3 weight session along with 4 cardio sessions. What can a realistically expect to loose a month. I would ideally like to get back to 11 stone 10


  • #4
    MoonDancer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 706 ✭✭✭MoonDancer


    As far as I know, the ideal weight loss is 2 or 3lbs a week. Since you'll be doing weight training also, you can't really rely on the scales to see how much you're loosing as you'll be adding a bit of muscle & muscle weighs more then fat. If you keep up with a good diet & do your 4 days of good cardio you'll be flying it at the end of 3 months!
    Will you be using the gym?
    I don't know what others think of this, but you can always do Cardio & weight training in the one gym training day.
    I do half hour running on the treadmill, stretch out & then 45 mins in the weight section, then some road running during the week & weekend & a body sculpting classes twice a week.
    Just don't over-do it when you first get back into it or you'll end up injured!
    I'm also a veggie :) Good on ya ;) :cool:


  • #5
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    MoonDancer wrote: »
    As far as I know, the ideal weight loss is 2 or 3lbs a week.

    Generally speaking, you're right.

    Buuuuut the more you have, the more you can lose. One thing that irks me is people throwing out the blanket 2-3lb recommendation regardless of whether it's a 165lb girl, or 280lb guy!!

    2 months to drop 56lb is really pushing it imo, especially if you start to lift weights cos you can expect a weight gain from that (muscle like). All ya can do is put the head down and work on it and see where you end up. If ya only make it to 11 stone you'll still be in A LOT better shape than you are now.


  • #6
    Blarggggh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭Blarggggh


    Cheers guys, thanks for all the advice. I know miricales dont happen over night. But I hoping to drop back to 11 and a but by the end of sept or oct cheers guys. Ill start a log once I get started


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  • #7
    rccaulfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭rccaulfield


    U must make your own program to fit around your schedule- make a nutrition plan, a weights plan and a cardio plan- give yourself 2 weeks to research all you need to know-aim to lose one pound a week(youl lose more at the start naturally)or else your losing some muscle with the fat-gud luck!


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