Ready to Go - Need Plan

[sillyme]

Hey Guys,

As some of you know I've been stuffing my face with junk food and sitting on my arse for the past few months. But things have finally settled down. No more travelling all the time - no more potential relocations.

I now have the life situation and motivation to get serious about fitness.

I know that I could make my own program, but I thought that it would be kind of fun to try to get a program from some of you fitness buffs.

My Stats and Background Info:
- 5' 5", 140 pounds, Fat: 30% (my scale is inaccurately high, but use as a relative guage)
- Waist: 30 Hips: 39.5 Thighs: 24.5 Calves: 13.5 Arms: 12 Chest: 35.5 Under Chest: 32
- Formerly fit see pic Now chubby see pic

Goals:
Lose 10 pounds, Reduce body fat, increase muscle tone
Trim up hips, keep big butt (just tone it), flatten tummy, increase upper body and abdominal strength, reduce cellulite, want to look/feel strong yet feminime

I do not like diets that are too complicated. Prefer to keep things very simple, otherwise I can't seem to stick to it.

[Lady C]

Start with a workout routine that includes both cardio and weight lifting. Try to separate them on different days. Then clean up your diet to help you acheive your goals.

If you have no clue about how to do that then do a couple of things first. Write down everything you eat for 4 days; include amounts and what time. Then you know what you are doing now it will make it easier to decide where to go. Also go to your local library or bookstore and look at some books like Body Rx, Body-for-Life or similar. These are beginning books and tell you how your diet and workout routine should look like. Then using this site you can form a plan for yourself. This place is packed with good info if you seek it out by using the search feature.

The hardest part is figuring out your nutrition. At first you will see results until you get close to your target and then your nutrition will have to be right on to get there.
Read these
B.A. on "losing weight"
Creating a plan: workout & nutrition
Workout Timing and Diet Tactics
2000-calorie meal plan

[sillyme]

Thanks for the links Lady C. Reading them over, reviewing my fitness books, and writing a plan is on tommorrows to do list. Oh- uh and going to the gym to

[DaRkAnGel]

Wow... don't take this in a weird way since im 16 but you were smoking in your before pics. I'm sure you will be back there in no time though, i don't think you have that much fat to lose.

[arbit]

I think the current pics look pretty good too, but dont let that stop u from getting fitter
BTW do u have implants??

[sillyme]

you were smoking in your before pics. I'm sure you will be back there in no time

Thanks Dark, but I don't think so. That before pic is wa-a-a-a-y before, as in before my youngest was born. But I sure hope to get alot closer to that fitter self than I am now.

BTW do u have implants??

Heck No! I can barely stand to wear jewlery 'cause I can't stand having metal or synthetic objects against my skin - I think I'd go nuts if I had some plastic blob implanted into my body.

[ajarvis]

I don't think your after pics look bad at all! I think you look pretty good!

[SurfinAmy]

Originally Posted by sillyme

Now chubby

Goals:
Lose 10 pounds, Reduce body fat, increase muscle tone

I do not like diets that are too complicated. Prefer to keep things very simple, otherwise I can't seem to stick to it.

I don't think you look chubby....well, if you're going to build muscle maybe don't try and lose 10 pounds since you might gain a little weight, maybe throw the scale away and go by how the clothes fit......I like simple diets too silly......
-Amy
P.S. that broccoli is STILL in my fridge, I think it looks like a bouquet of yellow flowers by now...

[sillyme]

OK- according to what I'm reading I have to eat about 1800 calories a day and exercise about 1.5 hours per day to lose 1 pound per week. I know Amy, I shouldn't try to lose weight while I'm lifting, but I think that a pound a week will be OK.

So according to cursors meal plan I guess I should eat meals
250
400 preworkout
400 postworkout
250
250
250

I think I'll just do my old routine, but now sure if I'll keep doing the leg presses.

[Lady C]

You probably don't have to work out for 1.5 hrs. I spend maybe 45 mins. It may be too much work. You will have to listen to your body.