Hello, I am pretty overweight (5'4 180
lbs) and would like to lose some weight
(not become skinny, but definitely become
smaller). My first question is, can this
be done with by walking and running
alone?
If so, how do you know how much to run or
walk every day?
Like a schedule, should I be walking for
10 minutes, running for 10, the walking
for 10 etc, every other? Every day?
Twice a day? Anyone have and suggestions
or any resources about this?
I drink only water and the occasional
fruit juice (orange or apple) maybe once a
week.
I have a bowl or two of cereal for
breakfast, sandwhich of some kind for
lunch and a decent size meal for dinner
(steak, burger, chicken, pasta, whatever),
I do not have many snacks throughout the
day.
What I am mainly asking for are some
suggestions and some direction on how to
start to lose some weight specifically a
routine on walking or running. Thanks for
any help you can give me
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Ingi
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Posted: 05-19-06 12:08pm
Weight loss is calories in/ calories out.
You need more calories going out than you
do coming in. You can achieve that with
watching what you are eating (less
portions, counting calories) and
exercising to burn more calories.
There are a lot of weight calculators on
the internet that will tell you how many
calories you need per day to lose weight.
Good luck! I hope you get the body of
your dreams!
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