Ok, the name of the thread might be a
little misleading here... But here's the
deal, i'm 16 and unhappy with my size.
This isn't just a personal image deal, but
also a health issue. So what i'd like to
know is not necessarily how to lose
weight, but how to get rid of the fat part
of my weight. (in other words, I wouldn't
be upset if I weighed exactly the same
amount, just as long as less of a
percentage of it was fat. I have changed
my diet considerably, changing the 4 cups
of coffee and 4 cans of coke a day into 8
bottles of water a day, replacing high
sugar/caffeinated drinks with juice. As
well, i've started to eat breakfast, and
have reduced my meals into small portions
spread throughout the day. Here's the
deal, I have no idea what type of
excercise I should be doing. On a regular
week day I do easily a total of 30-50
minutes walking (spread throughout the
entire day though, most of which done
carrying a backpack weighing literaly
25-30lbs). But asside from that I am not
actively involved in any sports or
anything. In terms of what I have to work
with, I have a weight bench and an
excercise bike, and a total of roughly
140lbs of weights. The problem is that I
don't have too much spare time. Therefore
I find it difficult, if not impossible to
balance things out throughout the week,
and taking out nearly an hour a day isn't
really convenient for me and the only time
I could squeeze it in would be between
11pm and 1am... Out of all things, I
think that I most enjoy doing the bench
pressing. And i'm wondering what would be
the most effective way for me to lose body
fat. As i've read that strength training
helps to increase metabolism, as well as
burning calories, that's been pretty much
what i've been doing. If anyone has any
tips/advice on ways that I can reduce my
body fat quicker, or excercises that would
help in this, that also don't take too
much time out of my day, it would be
greatly appreciated.
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 12-31-04 09:21am
Weight training is great for increasing
the metabolism because it builds muscle
which is what helps with the metabolism.
The best thing for losing fat though is
any type of cardio workout.. Preferably
3-4 times a week in at least 30 minutes
each session. Really you can do
anything. Walking in intermittance
during the day is good.. But it won't get
your heart rate going enough. Maybe pick
a time at the end of the day where you
walk for 30 minutes straight. Bike
riding is good as well. If you only have
time late at night.. Think about jump
roping. You can do that indoors and the
equipment is real cheap! It burns a lot
of calories as well so you wouldn't need
to go as long. Although from experience
you have to start easy.. There's no way
you would get a half hour out of jump
roping unless you are really good at it.
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Jibly
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 10
Posted: 01-03-05 02:38am
Alright, taking your advice, i've changed
it to a total 30 minutes on an excercise
bike running at a medium resistance
dropping it down to a lower resistance for
about a minute or two to give my leg
muscles a bit of a rest, then turning the
tension back up. Afterwards I do a se of
30 push ups followed by benching 130lbs
for 10 reps and then finishing with 4
sit-ups.
Anyways, was just wondering what people
thought of this plan. I plan to do this
3-4 days a week. Anyways, any more
suggestions would also be greatly
appreciated.
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Miami2211
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 13 Location: AL
Burning Fat Posted: 03-31-05 21:13pm
What I have noticed is that its not really
about what you eat is if you excersie more
then you eat. I can say that what really
burns fat is squats is works everything.
8) :p :d. Also you can try the liquid
diet if you want to lose weight and burn
fat
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Moojie Koo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 20 Location: Western Australia
Burning Fat Posted: 04-04-05 21:35pm
If you want to be fit and healthy you will
need to eat well and exercise regulary.
Switching to fruit juices is not always a
good thing because they still contain
large amounts of sugar. The best drink to
drink is water. Eating heaps of vegies
and fruit and plenty of lean meat and
cutting out carbs in the afternoon should
definately make a huge difference to your
body fat percentage. Cardio exercise,
getting the pulse rate up, will also help
with burning fat as well as improving your
fitness. Walk for a while then gradually
build up to a run. Incorporate weight
training. Start off with low weight and
gradually increase the reps and weight
over time. Exercise is addictive which is
great!! Diet is very important though.
You can not be healthy if you eat junk.
