Planning to lose 10 lbs in a month using a treadmill

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clouds

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Hey guys.

In 1 month, I'm planning to lose 10 lbs using nothing but a treadmill. I'm a newbie about this treadmill thing. I used to run outdoors but decided to run indoors for a change. It's less effort and it's rainy season in our country.

So I'm asking you guys for advice for a beginner.

If I run on the treadmill every other day, can I do light exercises during my free days?

Approximately, how many miles should I run or calories should I burn while on the treadmill? How many mins should I be running? (Our treadmill doesn't have incline)

I also don't have a diet plan so I'd really be grateful to those who can throw some ideas.

If you know anything else I can do to fasten my goal, shoot.

I welcome all your ideas and advices.

Btw, I'm a girl. And I just want to be more skinny.

Thank you.
 
clouds,

A few things:

1- Losing X lbs/month goals are sometimes hard to keep. Let me show you why. Lets say you are 250lbs. The first month you need to lose 4% of your body weight. That is doable but when you are down to 200lbs; you now need to lose 5% and now you have less to lose. Maybe say, I want to be X pounds by this date and then as that date is approaching make sure you are on par to keep it.

2- How many calories to burn? How long? No one can give you an answer to that. You need to tell us your statistics. Roughly one mile walked, jogged, or sprinted burns anywhere from 80-120 calories during the time.

3- Diet is the MOST important thing. You can run 10 miles a day and you won't lose weight if your diet is not in check. I would start with diet then introduce exercise.
 
JackedJoey said:
clouds,

A few things:

1- Losing X lbs/month goals are sometimes hard to keep. Let me show you why. Lets say you are 250lbs. The first month you need to lose 4% of your body weight. That is doable but when you are down to 200lbs; you now need to lose 5% and now you have less to lose. Maybe say, I want to be X pounds by this date and then as that date is approaching make sure you are on par to keep it.

2- How many calories to burn? How long? No one can give you an answer to that. You need to tell us your statistics. Roughly one mile walked, jogged, or sprinted burns anywhere from 80-120 calories during the time.

3- Diet is the MOST important thing. You can run 10 miles a day and you won't lose weight if your diet is not in check. I would start with diet then introduce exercise.
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I see.

1. I'm not really losing a big pound of fat. I'm trying to get rid of the extra fat on my arms and legs. My stomach is somehow fit.

2. I'm 5'5'' 140 lbs. I have a naturally big butt and chest for my weight if that counts lol.

3. Oh I see. Do you know a diet plan I can follow? I normally eat less so it's up to how healthy the foods I'm eating. Suggestions?

Thanks!
 
maybe add some resistance training to tone up your arms and legs, and using the treadmill along with it aswell.

try jogging 4-5 days a week for 45-60 minutes, and I think that should be a good start. Just don't over do it, take your time and find what fits for you. Don't forget about a healthy diet aswell.
 
Hi Clouds,
I'm a huge believer of the healthy plate method for general nutrition recommendations.

Take your 9inch plate, cut it in half -
on one half put non-starchy vegetables (these are anything from spinach, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, etc)

on 1/4 of the plate put a starch (these portions are small -usually 1/2 cup of a starchy vegetable like peas, corn, mashed potatoes; or a slice of bread; or 1/3 cup of pasta or rice - yeah, I know this is tiny)

on the other 1/4 of the plate put a protein. For meats, try to limit it to 3-4 oz. This looks like a deck of cards or a bar of soap. Go for lean meats like turkey, or anything with the word "loin" in it.

Also, add a small fruit and a light yogurt (one with 15-20g of carbohydrate) or a non-fat milk.

This is what every meal should look like (veggies might be hard at breakfast so you can skip those). It's a balanced diet composed of healthy foods that will keep you full and help you lose weight. If you feel like it's too much food, save the leftovers for a snack.

Try to eat every 4-5 hours. So if you go more than 4-5 hours in between meals, have a snack.

Snacks should be small - like 1/4 cup of cottage cheese and a small fruit or 17 grapes and a small slice of cheese (size of your thumb).

Good Luck!
 
Hi everyone! I want to know why I'm not losing weight**. I've just tried different kinds of diets but it doesn't work.
I'm 16 years old,
132 lbs ,
5'1*

Here ia my diet history(the one without advice of someone or simply I just do my own diet without reaearching and without knowing it would be dangerous)

When I'm Highschool i don't eat breakfast, I starve always and I do it for almost 2years . I didn't also
take my lunch. I just buy snackk in our canteen knowing it won't make me fat. And in dinner, i eat a lot. Sometimes small meals.*
In my almost 6months of doing this. My friends tell me that I'm getting thin, but then after 1 year and more months. They notice i'm not getting thin and tell me to avoid skipping meals. I'm not starving so I continued. And now I'm college student,i want to research about healthy diets that won't affect my health badly. But now i tried everything (calorie deficit - eating
less calorie more than my body burns) , while doing (low-carb diet,50kg of carbs only or low per day)
I never eat unhealthy foods/drinks(candies,energydrinks, junkfoods, verybsweet foods etc) and start eating fruits and vegetables.
i eat small meals every three or four hours to keep my metabolism going(limiting it to 1,000 cal per day or 1200 because my bbody burns 1,400 cal a day.

i don't know what to do. But my body don't change. And the number on scale*
 
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