Re: Need advice on losing weight

Quoted message said:

So I'm trying to lose weight. I probably need to lose atleast 30 lbs.
Haven't weighed myself in a while but here are my estimated stats:
Height: 5'10" or so
Weight:probably 190~
Age:21
Activity level:No exercise routine, Work 80-90 hours a week in the
foodservice industry. 2 jobs(approx 50 hours a week) assistant manager
so not too active, just on my feet the whole time) and 30-40 hours as a
cook at an asian restaurant.

Need ideas on what exercise I can fit into my schedule and get the best
results from. No exercise equipment available and moving in 2 months so
gym membership not a real option(don't want the contract).

How do you get to work? Maybe you could run to work instead of driving,
or ride a bike? Integrating incidental exercise into your life is
sometimes very effective for people who just need a little boost. For
example, I work in a two story building and always use the bathroom on
the floor above the one I work on. You can also park a distance from
work, or join a volleyball league, or borrow a dog to take out on walks.
Adding exercise to your life can be as easy or hard as you want to
make it, but it's necessary to lose weight and keep it off.

Quoted message said:

Also most of the food I eat is from these restaurants, my staple meals
are:
Thai Cashew Stir fry over a bed of spinach:
5 ounces white meat chicken.
2 ounces broccoli
2 ounces red bell peppers
2 ounces mushrooms
6 ounces spinach
1 ounce veggie stock
1 ounce stir fry sauce

Burrito
4-5 ounces white meat chicken
cup of rice
1/4 cup of cheese
tablespoon of pico de gallo
tablespoon guacamole
Fresh jalapenos
olives
lettuce

Seriously, you *do* realize that you need to eat less if you want to
lose fat, right? The thing I'd most look at reducing would be the 1/4
cup of cheese, the stir fry sauce, the gaucamole and the olives.
Portion control is key to weight loss and "an ounce" of stir fry sauce
could be a helluva lot of calories if you don't watch it. Also,
curious, how can it be called "Thai Cashew Stir Fry" when fatty,
calorie-laden cashews aren't included in the recipe? Did you just leave
those out as immaterial?

Also, you're eating more than two meals a day. Soda, sugared coffee,
candy-bars, crappy breakfast cereals... these calories add up.

A good way to get a handle on your calorie load is to log your foods at
www.fitday.com for a while. It's really eye opening.

Quoted message said:

I guess wieghtloss isn't what I'm looking for so much as fat loss.

To partition weight loss more towards fat loss it helps to do resistance
training while not cutting your calorie load too severely. This can be
as simple as doing some body-weight exercises for 15 or 20 minutes at
home at night a couple of times a week.

You can make this as easy or hard as you like, but the basic recipe is
two parts: Eat less, exercise more. Consider them two ends of the same
spectrum. You need to eat less AND exercise more in some combination.
Work at it until you get it figured out. You need to exercise more but
not so much more that you can't make a living. You need to eat less but
not so much less so that you're hungry and lack energy. It's a
balancing act.

Delenn