Need help from you guys

[nukleuz]

ok here we go
I started dieting in mid february and i've been going brisk walking almost everyday for an hour and lift light weights at night but i don't do weights everyday
thing is i have lost 20lbs ever since but for like 2 weeks now i haven't lost anything at all and i've been doing the same thing everyday
what i'm trying to achieve is to burn a lot of fat till i hit 200lbs then start heavy weight lifting

what else do i need to do to lose about 2lbs a week?
my starting weight was 260

breakfast
green tea and peanuts
sometime scrambled eggs

dinner

chicken or fish with vegetables
sometimes apple and grapefruits and mangoes

 

[OHAB]

My suggestion would be for you to "upgrade" from your brisk walking, and try jogging. You will be surprised how much that can help shed those extra calories/points. Just my $0.02.

 

[nukleuz]

My suggestion would be for you to "upgrade" from your brisk walking, and try jogging. You will be surprised how much that can help shed those extra calories/points. Just my $0.02.

I'm only able to jog like 10 minutes and i'm tired,maybe i'll try jogging for 10 minutes and then walk another 10 then try jogging till i finish my hour
I,m basically just trying to lose weight till i'm like 180lbs

 

[brad310]

I'm only able to jog like 10 minutes and i'm tired,maybe i'll try jogging for 10 minutes and then walk another 10 then try jogging till i finish my hour
I,m basically just trying to lose weight till i'm like 180lbs

you should try one of two things.

one- dont jog for 10 minutes straight, to start with anyway. Walk for a couple to warm up...then run 30 seconds, walk 1 minute, and repeat. That will get your heart and lungs working at a nice interval. This is something you can measureably progress, in the time you run or decrease teh time walked.

or

two- lift weights every night, but break up the body parts so you can move around more often. Do compound lifts for your main movement (squat, bench, deadlift, overhead press)...and then do something like a barbell complex. For your main lifts do at least 5 sets of 5 as heavy as you can go...then do 3 sets of 10 of the same movement at a much lighter weight. Then you can do a barbell complex - ex, deadlift, row, clean, overhead or push press, squat....do 7 reps of each, one after another, and then take a minute break. A few rounds of that and you wont have any energy. my grip usually goes first.

Whatever you are doing, your body has adapted to the stress and you need to introduce a new stress to adapt to.

Also remember that youve had good progress for two weeks and down weeks will happen. Just stay at it and results will come.

 

[Blackjack200]

If your goal is to lose weight, your primary focus needs to be diet. You're not losing weight any more because you're eating too many calories.

Are you logging your calories? If not I suggest you start. I highly recommend 'Lose It!' - I've lost 40 pounds using it so far, and my goal is to lose at least another 30.

If you are logging your calories, it's time to reduce your daily calorie intake.

Yes, you do want to exercise while dieting so you don't lose too much muscle, but the exercise will not have much impact on what you see on the scale.

 

[nukleuz]

you should try one of two things.

one- dont jog for 10 minutes straight, to start with anyway. Walk for a couple to warm up...then run 30 seconds, walk 1 minute, and repeat. That will get your heart and lungs working at a nice interval. This is something you can measureably progress, in the time you run or decrease teh time walked.

or

two- lift weights every night, but break up the body parts so you can move around more often. Do compound lifts for your main movement (squat, bench, deadlift, overhead press)...and then do something like a barbell complex. For your main lifts do at least 5 sets of 5 as heavy as you can go...then do 3 sets of 10 of the same movement at a much lighter weight. Then you can do a barbell complex - ex, deadlift, row, clean, overhead or push press, squat....do 7 reps of each, one after another, and then take a minute break. A few rounds of that and you wont have any energy. my grip usually goes first.

Whatever you are doing, your body has adapted to the stress and you need to introduce a new stress to adapt to.

Also remember that youve had good progress for two weeks and down weeks will happen. Just stay at it and results will come.

Ok i just did this tonight,
Walk for a couple to warm up...then run 30 seconds, walk 1 minute, and repeat. That will get your heart and lungs working at a nice interval. This is something you can measureably progress, in the time you run or decrease teh time walked.

It was awesome!!I burned 600 calories but at 45 minutes i couldn't anymore so i brisk walk the rest of the 15 minutes.
Thank you

 

[nukleuz]

If your goal is to lose weight, your primary focus needs to be diet. You're not losing weight any more because you're eating too many calories.

Are you logging your calories? If not I suggest you start. I highly recommend 'Lose It!' - I've lost 40 pounds using it so far, and my goal is to lose at least another 30.

If you are logging your calories, it's time to reduce your daily calorie intake.

Yes, you do want to exercise while dieting so you don't lose too much muscle, but the exercise will not have much impact on what you see on the scale.

I just signed up tonight so starting tonight with that too

 

[Blackjack200]

I just signed up tonight so starting tonight with that too

Good, just make sure to log your exercise too, if you burn 600 calories you want to make sure you eat to compensate so you don't get into too much of a deficit.

 

[_Rick_]

I'd not recommend jogging until you are below 200lbs. Before that, you are very likely to ruin your knees, especially if you haven't a history of training the muscles that you will use.

Especially on tarmac, you won't get any joy out of running. I suggest bike trainer first, elliptical next, and swimming as well. Those are all relatively easy on the joints, and with a bit of experience you'll learn what kind of intensity puts you into the aerobic zone, to get that metabolism gently going.

Also, if you want to transition into lifting, start off with bodyweight core exercises. A strong lower torso/back is crucial for any standing weight exercise, and also helps with running, cycling, etc.

 

[Sixguns]

Why not lift heavy now? Build up some muscle. When I went from cardio/easy lifing to focusing more on just the weights, I dropped more weight.

 

[nukleuz]

I'm trying to understand this calories budget and what nots
it says
daily calorie budget 1922
food calories consumed 1504
exercise calories burned 1687

net calories -183

and it says i have 1275 calories under budget for the week

I don't understand this,please school me

 

[Blackjack200]

You told the software that you burned 183 more calories than you ate yesterday. It adds up all your net calories for the week (not inclusive of the current day) and displays that.