Originally Posted by F22B Prelude
Right now i weigh 280. I want to lose at least 20lbs by my 20th birthday(4 months away). I have cut down on the amount of food that i eat starting last month.
Breakfast- Ovaltine and a vitamin
Lunch- (wendys) Chicken Nuggets, Chili, and a Diet Coke
Dinner-Salad, Either Chicken or Beef
There's still alot that needs to be done with your meals. You have your diet reversed actually.
1. Eat a healthy breakfast. What you have there isn't enough to keep you going for the entire day.
2. For lunch, ditch the fried chicken chunks and go for a side salad with light dressing. You can even have fries or a cheater item, but make sure to do it at lunch. This gives you the entire day to work it off.
3. Dinner = 1 serving of lean beef or chicken, veggies, and water.
If you cut sugar and fried food all together, you'll lose weight by not doing anything.
Originally Posted by F22B Prelude
I will work out Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday(maybe)
Monday/Thurdsay-Bench, Closegrip, Curls, and Shoulders, then Cardio
Tuesday/Friday- Squat, Leg press, Leg Curls/extensions
Saturday(up for adjustment)-Cardio(running...etc)
If you want to slim down, put 20 minutes of cardio at the end of each workout. You can actually lift everyday if you wanted to, but just make sure to get some running in there.
Originally Posted by F22B Prelude
At the rate i will be going i only need to lose 5lbs a month to meet my goal...Am i underestimating the amount of weight i could lose? Should I adjust my regimen? If i stick with this goal how much weight is possible for me to lose total?
The first batch of weight is easy to lose. Your body is used to running on fatty foods and no excercise. Diet and workout, you could actually lose the 20lbs in 4 to 6 weeks. Remember, your workouts have quite a bit of lifting involved, you'll start replacing fat with muscle ... so 20lbs lost might be -20 lbs of fat and +10 lbs of muscle.
first things first, cut the sugar, drink more water, and no more fried food.