Weight loss and healthy eating motivation?!


Question: Weight loss and healthy eating motivation?
I am at the highest weight I have ever been. I only have 3 pairs of pants that fit me & the more weight I gain, the lazier I get. I have no motivation and thought I complain and gripe about being fat, I dont do anything about it.

I'm not like morbidly obese or anything, but I weight about 185 and really need to lose a good 30 lbs!

What do I do. What helped you. How can I get motivated and stick with it. Help!!!!!

Answers:

The more important part is your body fat % (not total weight). You could lose 50+ lbs and not look good or you could lose only ~30 or so and if you're tone and fit, have a rather nice body. Get your body fat % checked (doctor or any good gym) and set a goal of how much fat to lose in 3-4 months. You should be in the teens to low 20s.

I would recommend the following:

Try this for exercise:
I would go in this order (as you get in better shape)

- Jillian Michael's (trainer from biggest loser) 'the Shred'. This is a good starter cause it has levels 1-3 so you can start and progress as you get in better shape
- Power90
- Zuzana's youtube site (not a DVD but has daily workouts...she has one of the best female bodies i've ever seen and her workouts are great http://www.youtube.com/user/charliejames…
- P90x
- Insanity...google it, get it. This is the most intense workout ever put on tape

And this for eating:
You can (and should) eat 5-6 semi-small nutritious meals...speeds up your metabolism and prevents you from being too hungry. Don't load up with 'tons' of food and don't cut your calories to bare mininum (1K) as this slows down your metabolism.
You can try eating various things: fresh fruit, chicken, brown rice, broccoli, beef jerky, protein shake, applesauce (no sugar added), baked squash, other veggies, lean ground turkey, turkey sausages, Low sugar protein bars (or try Kashi bars). Oh, and substitute any junk food with Odwalla bars (the choco. chip ones are fabulous and have 8 grams of protein). (I'm 'frugal' too and can still find good, healthy food to eat)
If you eat ~7 a.m. ~10 a.m. 1p.m. 4 p.m. 7p.m. (and 10 p.m. if you're up late you should be great (make sure you're last 'meal' is mostly protein). Get your excercise/workout in b/w any of those meals (or directly prior)
You don't need many weights or machines. You can get one of those ab balls online or at a Target/Wal-mart for like $10-$15. Do abs using the ball...always works your core. Also get some resistance bands and you can work your legs (outer thighs) as well. Go for a run or do some sprints to get in better shape. Pick up some sports/activities with your friends.

Many personal trainer friends, fitness buffs (male and female), and bodybuilder types. Myself, have been training personally for 13+ years




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