Hello, this is my first post to this site. I am very fat and wish to lose it, I'm male, 20 years old, 5 ft 3, and 170-175 pounds.
I have started to change the way I live 4 months ago.
I own a treadmill and have been walking/jogging 2 miles / day, 5-6 days/ week.
I have cut out soda totally from my diet and now only drink water and a good deal of it.
I haven't done much in the way of changing the way I eat and I feel that this is probably a problem because I have not noticed any great deal of weight loss yet, though I do feel better and have more energy than I have ever had.
1. So, first question is what is the best walking or jogging combination to lose fat?
Right now I have been walking at 2.5mph for 7 minutes, then jog at 3.5mph for 2 minites and then walk again. I do this on an decent incline and do it for 45 each session. I usually do this 5-6 times a week. Sometimes at night, sometimes in the morning after breakfast(or should I be doing it before?).
So is this ok or should I be doing some other combination? No jogging at all? Faster? Only jogging? Faster walk? Whats the best walk/jog routine to do in 45 minutes?
2. Now, what I eat, I usually have a small bowl of cereal in the monring (1% milk), a sandwhich for lunch (turkey usually), maybe with some chips. But I usually have a big dinner. I heard that its better to eat smaller meals throughout the day to lose weight, so what should I do instead? Eat fruit? I like fruit and salads, so could I do that? What should I eat for dinner?
Thanks for any help you can give me, I've tried reading stuff online but a lot of it is contradictory thats why I went to a forum to ask.