I am 19 years old. I weight about 190. I am trying to get back to like 160 how could i do this? I run about 2 miles on the treadmill everyday already. I dont eat great but i cant help it. Can anyone give me ideas on how to loose the 30 pounds. What diets and exercises i can do? thanks alot.
Need help with weight loss please
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Eating better would be a good place to start... what does your current meal plan look like?
Is the treadmill you use in a gym or at home? do you have access to other equipment?
Weight training would be a good addition to the cardio you are currently doing...
Is the treadmill you use in a gym or at home? do you have access to other equipment?
Weight training would be a good addition to the cardio you are currently doing...
wala
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you 'can't help it'?? hmmmm
First thing is you need to have a GOOD diet to get anywhere of that 30lbs you've set yourself. high protein, low carbs and fat and cut out simple carbs (if you have any).
Weight/resistance training - build some muscle, the more muscle you have, the easier it is to burn fat.
Steady running for 2 miles? not bad... but try some HIIT, much more beneficial for overall fat loss.. you'l lburn more carbs than fat at the time of doing HIIT, but in the long run, you will burn more fat than you would have.
First thing is you need to have a GOOD diet to get anywhere of that 30lbs you've set yourself. high protein, low carbs and fat and cut out simple carbs (if you have any).
Weight/resistance training - build some muscle, the more muscle you have, the easier it is to burn fat.
Steady running for 2 miles? not bad... but try some HIIT, much more beneficial for overall fat loss.. you'l lburn more carbs than fat at the time of doing HIIT, but in the long run, you will burn more fat than you would have.
Not my thread - and I know I'm not the brightest bulb in the box -but what's the difference between burning carbs and buring fat - and is one better than the other - I kind of get the HIIT thing but...not the carbs vs fat..
wala
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No probs, I'll explain best I can...
When doing cardio of any form - the goal is to burn calories right?
But calories can be in the form mainly of carbs OR fat (and also protein [i think] but that would be bad if your breaking down muscle for energy!)
so when your burning calories - you obviously want to burn FAT - as that is a part of YOU. the carbs in your body are from the food you've ate before the gym perhaps - so maybe some oats.
Now if you run like a monkey and go crazy - you will burn mostly carbs for your energy - thats ok, but that fat on your body that your trying to get rid of isn't really being shifted????
So here's the important part - if you jog, rather than sprint - you'll burn less calories, but the majority of tho's cals will come from your fat store - so you will lose body weight (this is good!) if you run very fast for a period of time, you'll burn alot more cals than just running, but alot of tho's cals with come from carb stores - or even muscle if you haven't enough carb stores (haven't eaten enough pre- training)
the thing with HIIT is this - you may burn more carbs than actual fat DURING the peroid done (maybe anything from 15 mins - an hour?!) but this training causes the body to actually burn more fat over a longer period of time.. so hours after you've trained...
so HIIT, mixed with jogging (or not so intense stead paced exercises) will usually give very good results!
I know that Steve knows alot about this subject to - he'd probably be able to explain all this alot simpler than me I bet!
but that my answer, hope you understand more now?
I really dont have a meal plan i just eat whatever. Im trying to cut down on all the junk. I have the treadmill at my house so i usually run after work for about 2 miles. So your saying i should just jog at a steady pace or walk? Also what other exercises can i do to help weight loss? How long should i stay on the treadmill? Also should i do it everyday? thanks for the help
My blonde pills i took earlier wore off because I actually got thatbut that my answer, hope you understand more now?
thanks
Llamabean
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I agree with the others - it sounds like you're doing great for your workout, but food is still a problem. I have found that if I work out and eat poorly, or if I eat great but don't work out, I don't lose a thing. I have to be hitting both the diet and the exercise to lose any weight.
Don't get discouraged though, experiment for a while and find out what works for you.
Don't get discouraged though, experiment for a while and find out what works for you.