Joined a gym for a month

[scotch]

2 stone overweight and unfit.
Realistically how much weight can i hope to lose by the end and whats probably the best way to go about it, both in the gym and diet wise outside.
thx in advance

[WheyHey]

Try cutting out snacks and reduce the portion size of your main meals. Always, always have a breakfast.

Week 1 brisk walk for 30 mins on the treadmill. Try and increase the distance each day (write it down)
Week 2 gentle jog as above
Week 3 Use a setting where you run fast for brief periods (3 minutes) followed by 10 mins steady. Do this for 30 mins
Week 4 go for it. See how far you can get before you collapse in a big sweaty mess.

You'll lose a stone easy

[Lewberry pie]

aye what he said but if you find you can do the crosstrainer easily then stay on it for 2 hours 3 times a week, it is impossible not to lose weight this way, its just it takes too long so no one does it.

if you want to get scientific about food then read titus advice somewhere on here, other wise eat half fruit and Veg(carbs), a quarter protein, and good fats and eat little and often.

[Connolly_31]

You are barely 2 stone, never mind 2 stone over weight!

[scotch]

Originally Posted by Connolly_31

You are barely 2 stone, never mind 2 stone over weight!

Thats just an optical illusion

Originally Posted by Lewberry pie

aye what he said but if you find you can do the crosstrainer easily then stay on it for 2 hours 3 times a week, it is impossible not to lose weight this way, its just it takes too long so no one does it.

.

will give this a try tomorow.

What about pasta as a food source, loaded with carbs?

[Lewberry pie]

Originally Posted by scotch

Thats just an optical illusion



will give this a try tomorow.

What about pasta as a food source, loaded with carbs?

its fine as long as you don't eat more calories than you're using, you need to work out what you burn and then you can eat 10-20% under that amount.


good music or radio show you enjoy otherwise you'll get bored

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by scotch

Thats just an optical illusion



will give this a try tomorow.

What about pasta as a food source, loaded with carbs?

Instead of worrying about what you eat, think about the quantity you eat (calories). To lose weight you have to be burning more calories than you're eating. Reduce your portion sizes and cut out snacks, you might be hungry for a couple of days but you'll get used to it and you'll lose more weight.

[scotch]

[QUOTE=Hammer;12542279]Instead of worrying about what you eat, think about the quantity you eat (calories).QUOTE]

After the faux pas to McD's after my first trip i shall heed this advice.
Will bump this thread at the end of the month to hopefully show the success

[Titus]

Thank fuck people in this thread are speaking sense regarding carbs. I was in Holland and Barrett yesterday picking something up for my mate and the lass in the que behind me said to her mate "Carbs are really bad, our Kirsty lost 2 stone by cutting carbs out"

Ofcourse you're likely to lose weight if you nearly completely cut out the consumption of an entire fucking macronutrient, dumb bitch.

[Bigmickpick]

Our bodies deal with carbs as sugar. The best time to eat carbs is in the hour after training as your metabolic rate is increased!