Is losing weight as easy as cutting down calories??

buizorg87

Hi Guys,
Basically I’m looking to lose about a stone I put on recently !! My diet isn’t the best for I know I can keep it fairly consistent which means its realistic and less chance of me going off the rails!

Breakfast: Porridge & usually throw in mini box of raisins
Lunch: Apple & Chicken Fillet & Muller Light Yoghurt
Dinner: Chicken Curry with brown rice

Snack: Ryvita with peanut butter or some almonds!! Even the odd time, organic rice cake!!

Exercise: 40 mins of cardio X 3 Times a Week

I’m usually the old fashion diet and basicially lowering calories & exercising more!!


My question is simple , can I lose weight, Maybe 2 pounds a week by following this :


Would love to lose 1 stone is 2-3 months:)

Transform

buizorg87 wrote: »

Hi Guys,
Basically I’m looking to lose about a stone I put on recently !! My diet isn’t the best for I know I can keep it fairly consistent which means its realistic and less chance of me going off the rails!

Breakfast: Porridge & usually throw in mini box of raisins
Lunch: Apple & Chicken Fillet & Muller Light Yoghurt
Dinner: Chicken Curry with brown rice

Snack: Ryvita with peanut butter or some almonds!! Even the odd time, organic rice cake!!

Exercise: 40 mins of cardio X 3 Times a Week

I’m usually the old fashion diet and basicially lowering calories & exercising more!!


My question is simple , can I lose weight, Maybe 2 pounds a week by following this :


Would love to lose 1 stone is 2-3 months:)

diet needs some sharpening up and simple answer -

not all calories are created equal so just by cutting your calories initally you may see a drop but over time its honing in on the carbs and getting a good balance of good fats (your diet is not showing much) and protein that will be key,

Also exercise without doing any weight training is a reallllllly slow way of making fat burning progress

buizorg87

That’s the thing, what kind of weight trainings should I do, I read all the time weight training with cardio but wouldn’t know what weight machines to use:

I was thinking of trying 15min of HIIT on the threadmill & then half hour or that of weights?? But I wouldn’t know where I should start on the weights bit??

Transform

do this -

http://thetransformationcatalyst.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/basic-weights-program-for-home-or-gym/

and once you have done that move on to different exercise and please increase the weights as you go along.

also re intervals read this -

http://thetransformationcatalyst.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/rapid-fat-loss-in-less-time/

and why doing long aerobic exericse on its own is not very productive -

http://thetransformationcatalyst.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/running-to-a-standstill/