Hi, I'm new to the forum, I've been working on losing weight since the beginning of May. I'm a 16 year old female, 5'2, and I started out at 170lb, hitting my highest. I didn't know my bf at the time.. still don't know it, but I know I've lost a little bit of fat. As of now, I am 156lbs, and my goal weight is about 120lbs, but I'm planning to gain a bit back in muscle.
I've been doing my research and I am trying to do this as healthy as possible. I started out doing a 1200 cal diet, which I now figure out, it's not the best way to go. So I try to stay on about 1600-1800 cals, and not going any lower. I try to add a lot of protien in my diet from chicken and seafood, and I'm not much of a red meat eater anyways. As carbohydrates, it's been hard to stay away from simple carbs, but I've been doing it. I'm only eating bread 2 times a week, and it's only 100% whole wheat. As for everything else, I eat oatmeal, rice, and cereals. I eat a lot of fruits and veggies, and tired cottage cheese, but I just can't eat it alone.
As for exercising, I do 45 mins of cardio every morning before I eat. Sometimes I try to add in another 30 mins of jogging, biking, and other stuff during the day/evening. I do some resistance training (because I was told it should be done, even when trying to lose weight) every other day and Winsor Pilates on the other days.
So as of now, I've lost 14lbs. But It's been really slow. My goal is to get my body fat to normal, then then gain some really toned, but still femanine looking muscles. I'm trying to break 150 by the time school starts, and I'm needing a little help. I'm thinking about adding some kind of supplements like caffine, or xenadrine, but I'm not sure which ones I should take. Does anyone have any suggestions? Also, can anyone tell me about these supplements and how they would help me with my weight loss? Thank you!
I've been doing my research and I am trying to do this as healthy as possible. I started out doing a 1200 cal diet, which I now figure out, it's not the best way to go. So I try to stay on about 1600-1800 cals, and not going any lower. I try to add a lot of protien in my diet from chicken and seafood, and I'm not much of a red meat eater anyways. As carbohydrates, it's been hard to stay away from simple carbs, but I've been doing it. I'm only eating bread 2 times a week, and it's only 100% whole wheat. As for everything else, I eat oatmeal, rice, and cereals. I eat a lot of fruits and veggies, and tired cottage cheese, but I just can't eat it alone.
As for exercising, I do 45 mins of cardio every morning before I eat. Sometimes I try to add in another 30 mins of jogging, biking, and other stuff during the day/evening. I do some resistance training (because I was told it should be done, even when trying to lose weight) every other day and Winsor Pilates on the other days.
So as of now, I've lost 14lbs. But It's been really slow. My goal is to get my body fat to normal, then then gain some really toned, but still femanine looking muscles. I'm trying to break 150 by the time school starts, and I'm needing a little help. I'm thinking about adding some kind of supplements like caffine, or xenadrine, but I'm not sure which ones I should take. Does anyone have any suggestions? Also, can anyone tell me about these supplements and how they would help me with my weight loss? Thank you!