Hey Guys,

I am new here, and like most of the people carrying a lot of weight Currently I am 275 Lbs and targeting 165 lbs hence the effective delta is 100 lbs which I need to shed out within 10 months I think this is very much fair to say 11 months and 110 lbs to shed which comes approx 2.5 lbs a week, I actually never thought this way earlier that i can be approx like a normal person within a span of 10 Months as whenever i see i always use to think this is a very long task which might take several years to complete but no it can just take hardwork of 10 months.

So I am here and targeting to start this 10 month workout starting from Monday, March 17th 2008 as need some time to prepare myself also LOL

But guys here is the important part of this post, I have gone through most of the posts in this forum and confused what to do and what not to do. so need some personal advice from all of you out there below are few points

1) I will be starting regular exercise from 17 march starting with 20 mins of cardio and taking is to 35 to 40 mins gradually and a very little of weight lifting .
So how much calories shall i take per day (below are the stats given)as discussed in one of the sticky topics one should take 10-12 calorie/lb of body weight per day which takes it to 2800 to 330 calories, but I think as per this I will not be burning this much amount of calories per day so how its gonna help me?

Age 25
Weight 275 lbs
Sex Male
Height 5 Ft 9 Inches



2) What should be the diet plan, My plan is as below please suggest if any changes required.

Breakfast = 4 Boiled Egg whites + bowl of cereal or oat with fully fat free toned milk

Brunch(12 Noon) = 1 Apple

Lunch (post my exercise session) = A bowl full of fruits (Water Melon+ Apples +Grapes) Melon...)

Tea = Cup of tea with 2 salted biscuits

Pre- Dinner = A Bowl full of soup (Tomato or Corn or Chicken)
OR
2 Chicken Breasts boiled with lemon


Dinner = something equivalent to 150 calories



3) I need a buddy to whom i can talk and discuss, Is there any one who can be my buddy we can be help to each other discussing all the things we do to make our self fit and smart .



Hope to get advice from all you guys there

Regards
James


Loss Plan
Target Date Lbs Kgs Status
17-Mar-08 276 125.5 Yet to start
17-Apr-08 266 120.9
17-May-08 256 116.4
17-Jun-08 246 111.8
17-Jul-08 236 107.3
17-Aug-08 226 102.7
17-Sep-08 216 98.2
17-Oct-08 206 93.6
17-Nov-08 196 89.1
17-Dec-08 186 84.5
17-Jan-09 176 80
17-Feb-09 166 75.5

Spend some time reading the stickied threads - especially in Nutrition, ON topic and Exercise...

Pay particular attention to suggested calorie ranges for the day -it looks like you're setting yours entirely too low - which will hurt your progress long term

Start yourself a diary/journal below and you'll have the entire forum at your disposal for support/advice/etc...

You really want to think of this in terms of lifestyle change and not a diet -where you are eating good, tasty foods and not boiled chicken unless you like boiled chicken but flavor will keep you interested...

Good luck in your journey

Also I would request if someone can suggest some tool or things to keep me motivated.....

Motivation comes from within...

There's a few threads around on motivation and what works for some -but it's really a personal thing...

One thing that some find effective is asking yourself the reasons why you want to lose weight and get fit - ya know the honest reasons - to attract the opposite sex (or same sex if that's your thing), to wear clothes from a certain store, to fit comfortably in an airplane seat, find your reasons.

What worked for me - was to buy an article of clothing one size too small.. and try it on at regular intervals until it fit.. that was far more motivating for me -- than the scale...

Check out my thread you will see I was close to the weight you were at one time I am now 170ish lbs......

I am around your same age 22yo... and I did it in less than a year. Its easy. I think your going into it with too big of goals... you should prolly go into it trying to just lose 20-30lbs and go from there 100+lbs is alot of weight for anyone to lose!

Your diet should consist of 4-5 small meals per day and should be no more than 1500-1700 callories per day. I suggest drinking 1-1.25 gallons of water.

I would suggest only cardio as weights should come in when your close to your goal or atleast under 200lbs.

Best of luck to you!

Hey Guys,

So here I have started my journey to loose weight..... wish me luck so that I can keep on doing the hard work till goals are met....

Also need some advice :- WORKOUTS, can u guys suggest some specific workarounds which can help in loosing weight