Originally posted by: BlueFlamme
Originally posted by: Eeezee
I'm just looking for something easy, I don't need a drastic reduction in fat or anything like that. I'd even be satisfied if I lost 10-15 pounds over 6-9 months. I'm not looking for exercise regiments (although a few situps per day probably wouldn't help). I don't really have enough time for weight training or long periods of running.
Do some situps each day, run between classes instead of walking, eat less per meal and add to the number of meals, cut soda, drink a lot of water, try to add more fiber. I think these are the big ones. Anything else?
Is your goal to just have the number on the scale go down or to look slimmer? Adding muscle is likely to keep the scale the same for awhile but your body shape will improve much quicker than on a diet.
Are you saying that you can't find two 1-hour time slots in your entire week to do some basic exercises, or that you just don't want to? In that 1-hour time slot I'm counting the time to exercise (30 minutes) and the time it takes to get ready and shower afterwards. It is important to realize that
Beginners see the fastest increase in muscle over the shortest amount of time because there is so much room for improvement.
Compound exercises (which work multiple muscle groups at once) are awesome for having that quick workout. If you are interested I could give you a quick workout routine that focuses on a reduced number of exercises that hit multiple muscle groups at the same time.
Originally posted by: Eezee
A) How do I find out my % body fat?
B) I have to cut beer from my diet????
C) If I just cut down on portions and space out meals, how much of a difference can I expect? I recently dropped soda from my diet and I drink lots of water.
A) You need to get it measured unless you want to buy a special scale. A quick search showed this
article that talks about the two methods (skinfold test and bioelectrical impendence analysis)
B)
Calories in Beer are similar to soda. From that link it shows that 12 fl oz of Budweiser is 146 calories compared to 155 for a can of Coke. Remove as much beer as you can without giving up the diet (same with soda).
C) It depends on how large a portion size you currently eat. I literally used to heap mashed potatoes until they covered half my plate, now I'm down to a quarter of the plate. One suggestion for when you go to a restaurant, ask them to divide your food between the plate and a carry-out bag before they even serve it to you, that will help you keep your portion size down.