loose weight and tone up

Redriddick

Hi Guys,

Im new to all this and would love some advice.Im 5ft 11 and weigh 17 and a half stone.I want to loose weight as do most people.My diet consists of :
Breakfast=porriage
lunch=Ham sandwich+2 or 3 cracottes
dinner=brown rice fried chicken and some sort of sauce.
thats about it really except for the odd boiled sweet.
I have a treadmill and intend on using it plus i play golf 3 to 4 times per week.Any advice i would defo take on board.Oh ya im 30 years old.
Thanks guys.

Nobrow

If thats actually your diet your well set. Now get a good sweat on.

I say join a gym. By all means get on your treadmill for a couple of weeks to limber up and become more comfortable with exercise before hitting the gym, but you will simply burn more cals at the gym than you ever will on your treadmill (its not the most effective machine for burning cals).

Get yourself some weights too and start building up what you can lift. Build some muscle and youll burn more cals even when youre doing nothing.

lin lin

eum im no expert but it doesn't seem like a good diet to me
you don't eat any fruit and veg??!!
you'll need more proteins and fats
6 meals a day

did you look at the stickies cos it's all in there, i'd recommend g'em's posts on diet and nutrition,
good luck

WesternNight

As the poster above said, you're lacking fruit and veg.

The porridge is a great start. How do you make it? And do you put anything in it? If you make it with water, add some berries or banana or dried fruit and seeds...then it would be the perfect breakfast.

I'm partial to the odd boiled egg with breakfast too.

If you have a sandwich for lunch every day, try varying it. If you're making them yourself, try adding some lettuce, tomato or other salad to it.

Soups, salads, even beans on toast...

Vary dinner as well (there's a pattern here, hehe). Add vegetables to your rice and chicken and try different kinds of protein. Fish is great.

Snacking on unsalted nuts and seeds and fruit/veg is a good idea too.

Oh, and drink plenty of water.


As for the fitness aspect...well...the treadmill would be a good start. If you can afford to go to the gym, it would probably be a good idea to go and get a trainer's advice initially.

legend365

Drink nothing but water.

Jump on your treadmill before breakfast.

Burn nothing but fat.

Burkatron

legend365 wrote: »

Drink nothing but water.

Jump on your treadmill before breakfast.

Burn nothing but fat.

Im actually confused! Does the smiley at the end make this a joke? Its not funny anyway,terrible advice!

OP as said before your diet at the moment isnt great, Lin Lin & Westernight have given you solid advice there. Just on the sandwiches at lunch,go for wholegrain bread,rice or pasta when youre varying it up,same for dinner!

Joining a gym would be a great way to speed up your weightloss but a good diet should be enough if you make it a longterm thing!

Inspector Coptoor

no.
the best time to burn fat is 1st thing in the morning before breakfast.

johnny_knoxvile

if you read Time Magazines article on weight loss and working that may help!

Zamboni

Compound lifts, meat, fish, vegetables, nuts and water.
Good luck.

Ps: lose weight

Redriddick

Thanks guys for all the info.I do eat alot of veg with my dinner i.e mushrooms,onions and peppers and carrotts sometimes.I dont know about joining a gym at the mo as things can be a bit tight.How long should i be on the treadmill for in a session?I really am going to go for this.All of the weight in on my mid rift.Legs are perfect and arms just all on the belly!!!!!!!