reet, very overweight lady needing help

**ladyeleanor** · 18-08-2008 11:27 AM

15st, well unfit but had 10st trim lean body before i had my lad who was born at 10lb 8ozs, wanna get back there but where do i start?

please be gentle with me as i'm up for it but dunno where to start first

cardio with what sort of diet?

ta

**Was_once_fat_dave** · 18-08-2008 11:50 AM

The basic rule is....kcals in < kcals out = weight loss.

Good clean wholesome foods, with resistance training (weights) and a little sprinkling of cardio on the top.

Check out the fat/weight loss section for ideas for diet and workout to begin with.

Sort the diet out first though, as no amount of training will help you if your eating pants.

**Was_once_fat_dave** · 18-08-2008 12:01 PM

Check out the stickies in the diet and nutrictian section. There is some good links there giving sound diet advice. click me

ps, try to think of it not as a diet, but as a 'new way of eating'.

**dope540** · 18-08-2008 01:11 PM

hey welcome to the forum.

post up your diet at the moment (what you eat daily, at what times and amount) and training routine you are doing or plan to do.

resistance training will also be a biggie in helping you achieve your goals.

**dope540** · 18-08-2008 01:36 PM

agree with LH. once you start feeling great from the change in diet and workouts, you will want to keep that feeling and not go back to your previous diet.

**Scouse** · 18-08-2008 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by fat_dave

Sort the diet out first though, as no amount of training will help you if your eating pants.

A must here... Sort the diet... pants cant be good for you? are they the edible type from Ann Summers? must be full of..... sugars.... (now, now, what did you think I would say?)

**Was_once_fat_dave** · 18-08-2008 05:00 PM

i thought i'd get a reply like that. not bad only took someone 5 hours!! lol

**tru** · 18-08-2008 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Scouse

A must here... Sort the diet... pants cant be good for you? are they the edible type from Ann Summers? must be full of..... sugars.... (now, now, what did you think I would say?)

Protein.

On another note, can I just say well done for making the post and getting started

You've taken the first step!

**LiamTye** · 22-08-2008 08:36 PM

first step always the hardest part,its a new way of life not just your eatting but everything will change about the way you look at things ie eating etc etc

its a marathon not a sprint so enjoy yourself you dont want to end up thinking of it as a chore that you have to do,its a body for life

**Martin Brown** · 30-08-2008 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Was_once_fat_dave

The basic rule is....kcals in < kcals out = weight loss.

Good clean wholesome foods, with resistance training (weights) and a little sprinkling of cardio on the top.

This is good advise, and exaclty what I tell people face to face (only I then charged them for the privilege!).

Please don't think that cardio is the only way to lose weight, this is the saddest myth in women trainee's. You need a good quality healthy diet, with some weights and a small amount of cardio work.

Saying that, your current ability may not allow you to do a great deal to begin with. Perhaps start with 3 x 20minute fast walks everyday, make sure they make you break into a sweat. This will help build your base fitness for 1-2 weeks before stepping it up again.

Good luck, I know it's not easy but the results are well worth the hard work.

A simple diet to try and follow is to only eat fresh foods that are cooked by yourself - so as much fresh meat, vegetables, fruits, beans etc as you want just nothing out of a packet.

Martin