Hi all!
I'm new around here. Don't post much but I'm trying to soak in as much information as I can. This past year I have gained a ton of weight...I'm at 185 right now and I'm only 22 years old. I just joined a new gym - I love the people and the classes, but I just don't know what to do to lose weight. I would love to lose 30 pounds by this time next year, but I don't know what to do to achieve this. I try to eat healthy but then I get these massive cravings for junk food and feel disgusting afterwards. I have the ability to get to the gym 4-5 times a week and the gym offers tons of spinning, abs workout, hip hop aerobics, etc classes.

Anyone offer advice for a beginner who would like to lose weight the safe and healthy way so that I can develop a new lifestyle and keep the weight off??? Thanks so much in advance!

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You're on the right track - Just try to do some type of activity everyday at a moderate-to-high intensity level everyday for 30-to-60 minutes and you'll esily lose 30 pounds in a year (NO PROBLEM!)

To battle those nasty cravings - Just eat more fiber (like oatmeal, fruits, veggies), lean protein &/or protein shkaes, and lots of water to kill your cravings.

Eating too much processed carbs & sugar awakens your cravings

As far as exercising goes - the easiest thing you can do is find an activity you like to do - for example... I love playing basketball & racquetball and i can easily do that everyday to maintain my weight

I hope this helps

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I'm just a dumb guy who thinks he knows it all about weight loss

Spend some time reading the stickied threads in exercise and nutrition...

Weight loss isn't nearly as complicated as some would like you to believe...

Start wiht getting an account at FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal or one of the 100s of other free sites on the web and keep track of what you are eating.

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