Fitness and Heath/diet question?

Question

I started feeling like I've lost wieght, the book bag I carry is ligher on my back and the upper part of my torso has lessened in size.

My daily schedule for exercise is this aerobics machine for 30 mins, then because of my gut, I do about 5-7 or so push ups and then 10-13 sit ups.

I eat what I want to eat in moderation, when Im full I stop, and I only drink 1-2 cans of soda a day and try to drink plenty of water.

Any tips on helping lose more wieght?

Answer 1

stop the sodas you dont need them, drink tons of water, dont just eat what you want, set up a diet and stick to it, but make it healthy like chicken brest, tuna, fish, veggies and fruits, try 5 or 6 small meals a day it will keep you from getting hungry and it will keep your metabolism going, and just for fun do a little more cardio but make sure your getting your heart rate up.

Answer 2

You are doing great!

Try testing your body fat percentage to monitor your progress rather than getting on a scale.  

You can add 15 minutes to your work out whether it is adding 15 min to the current machine you do or adding a 15 min jog/walk in at some other time of the day (probably better).  That should jump start it.

Good job on doing this in a healthy way!!

Answer 3

Well, if you are drinking coke as in anything that isn't diet, try to slowly decrease the amount of coke you drink to 1 or maybe even NO cokes. Try decreasing by 1/3 of a can that way you slowly train your body and keep decreasing every 1 week. Or- with diet cokes (Coke Zero personally being my favorite) you have some more benefits because it has no calories so you can drink probably 2 cokes at the most. Besides, the coke it like a speed bump that kind of slows you down from your best when you could be faster towards your goal if you decreased you coke intake or canceled it (:

But, DANG you are doing AWESOME I drink 2 BOTTLES of diet coke a day and I'm getting worse but when I completely eliminated cokes from my diet, I completely forgot the taste and had no desire for the soda. Also, if you go to youtube.com and search 8minute abs, 8minute arms, 8minute legs and, 8minute buns (it hurts like heck- I tried it twice and I felt horribly sore the rest of the day and I know it's prob like "Why would I want to do such a painful exersice???" but it WORKS) and it includes pushups, situps, side crunches, etc.

Or, if you're not interested in those videos, try increasing your pushups and situps. Also, try to suck in your stomach whenever you exercise and try to make it a habit just flat out EVERYWHERE. Well, I guess that's about it (:

But keep in mind- YOU CAN DO IT!!! Keep it up and good luck!!!

Answer 4

thats interesting

you shouldnt drink pop

cut that **** out

and eat food that is healthy and rich in protein

like skim milk and egg whites

you still need fats like natural peanut butter not excess but yeah..also cheese is good...just not in excess...if you buy the peanut butter get smuckers if they dont have it get some that only has the ingredients peanuts and salt

you can also fit in some weightlifting and protein shakes to help with the weight loss to

see when i lost 55 pounds in 2 months i did all this ****, never cheated, and ate the same every day

also gulped down protein shakes every day, dont go for ones that have the ingredient sucralose and have alot of sugars and fats...get some with maltodextrin...you can add the peanut butter to add flavor as needed...i used 6 star whey....

u may not be trying to gain muscle...i understand

but your body will look a h**l of alot better than if you never did it

i was 185 pounds at 5ft3 and ended at 130 at 5 ft4.... in 2 months or less idr

i was lean and cut and also somewhat muscular, which i never had before...the veins, six pack, big arms and all that good stuff

and for cardio...id go on a eliptical 3 or 4 times a week for 10, 15 minutes or 20 minutes...but it was INTENSE

id be going about 275 strides per minute...most people do about 180 maybe 200...i burned 500+ calories every 10 minutes...thats the way to go...make the **** intense and when you get off feel like you cant walk...you need to keep up on the diet and dont cheat

and keep up on the exercise

and youll achieve your goal...i swear

Answer 5

Skip the soda or switch to diet. Sounds like everything else you are doing is ok. Moderation is key. Lots of veggies and fruits.