Sep 3 2008, 11:18 AM
QUOTE(shadowz @ Sep 3 2008, 04:30 AM)
Plan is simple 
: exercise daily, eat better, slowly lose weight (0.5-1kg/week) until I lose the 35kg(omg! 
like carrying a big child all the time...)
I JUST started using it yesterday, starting really slowly so I don't discourage myself. Began with 20minutes on treadmill(average 3.5km/hour
like I said, slow...) and 15 minutes of bike(like level 2-3 resistance average) and will slowly add 5-10minutes a week so that by end of the month I will be exercising an average of an hour between both machines. I have two 2kg dumbbells to slowly work on my arms (so sakit after only few repetitions! 
Sigh...).
On the bright side, I have completely stopped eating fastfood over the past 2-3 months which I have NO intention of starting again (was once eating fastfood 3-4/week with NO exercise
) but still indulge in soft drinks several times per week but trying to weed myself off the stuff by drinking lemon teas. 
I think my plan is realistic and doable but would love to receive advice and encouragement from other people who have tried and succeeded in living a better & healthier lifestyle. I hope to encourage myself by 'rewarding' myself every 5kg I lose with things like manicure/pedicure/massage/hairdo/etc. :
It is good that you know that you needed a change. I was 90++ before and I managed to shed if off till 58kg (underweight). Now, I am around 65kg. : exercise daily, eat better, slowly lose weight (0.5-1kg/week) until I lose the 35kg(omg! like carrying a big child all the time...) I JUST started using it yesterday, starting really slowly so I don't discourage myself. Began with 20minutes on treadmill(average 3.5km/hour
like I said, slow...) and 15 minutes of bike(like level 2-3 resistance average) and will slowly add 5-10minutes a week so that by end of the month I will be exercising an average of an hour between both machines. I have two 2kg dumbbells to slowly work on my arms (so sakit after only few repetitions! Sigh...).On the bright side, I have completely stopped eating fastfood over the past 2-3 months which I have NO intention of starting again (was once eating fastfood 3-4/week with NO exercise
) but still indulge in soft drinks several times per week but trying to weed myself off the stuff by drinking lemon teas. I think my plan is realistic and doable but would love to receive advice and encouragement from other people who have tried and succeeded in living a better & healthier lifestyle. I hope to encourage myself by 'rewarding' myself every 5kg I lose with things like manicure/pedicure/massage/hairdo/etc. :
Losing 0.5~1kg/week is doable but not easy. Do always remember that you want to lose your fats and not just water/muscles.
It is a good start (at least you start), based on the intensity that you mentioned, i can probably assume that you have not been exercising regularly. Start of slow is one thing, but do not pamper yourself!!! You will need to push extra hard to make-real your dream. You will definitely need to increase your workout, make sure you sweat like a cow in every workout. Else ~ you are just wasting your time. Push and keep pushing and don't be lazy..determination is the key~
Besides, diet is superbly important. It is pointless exercising without a proper diet. I have barely touched fast-food/soft-drinks for months since I started working out 3 months ago(i am not overweight when i started). I have so far taken 1 glass of coke in a company event and eaten once macD 1 month ago. Prepare your own meals, but don't starve yourself, it will be hard to reduce/control your appetite, but u have to do it. Calculate your calories intake a day. Break your meals into smaller meals, example of my diet:
Bfast: Oats, fruits or Bread + PB, fruits
Snack: Fruits, eggs
Lunch: Rice(very little), vege, chicken (always eat CLEAN, preferably without oil etc, I always cook myself, boil vege and chicken with water ONLY)
Snack: Fruits, eggs
Dinner/Preworkout: Same as lunch but perhaps replaced with oats
Post workout: protein
Supper: fruits, protein/eggs
The reason i take so much protein is because i am in body-building. You can perhaps reduce the protein but always remember to eat CLEAN. It is very painful to go through that kinda diet but i managed to pull through for 3 months.
My pre workout is loaded with carbs because i need it for my workout. You can probably remove the oats and do not take carbs after 5pm or so. Replace your high gi food with low gi food.
Nothing is impossible, stop pampering yourself and chase your dream~
This post has been edited by Sp00kY: Sep 3 2008, 08:43 PM
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