Work out advice,?

I am 24 y/o i am 5'9" and i weigh alittle over 245... yes i am over weight, but after so many years of putting it off i just got a membership to a new gym that opens next week... i bought 2 pairs of running shorts and i already had a nice pair of shoes to run in .... im gonna start out with mostly cardio 4 days a week and try and get down to the mid to upper 190's or less.... when i reach my target weight (which i hope to have by late Fedruary to mid March) im gonna do my cardio in the mornings and do strength training when i go to the gym after work. after i reach the target weight i hope to run 5 miles a day to keep the weight off.





so what exercises should i look at?





what diet should i try and get on? (calories per day)





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are my current goals too much? like should i just try for like the low 200's? or are the 190's possiable just not that early?

Work out advice,?
I'd do weight training with the cardio from the beginning. If you build muscle, it will help your metabolic rate. Don't forget to stretch after you work out too!





Tackle it 5 pounds at a time. Aim for a weight loss of 1-2 pounds per week. For nutritional info, check out Mayo Clinic's Healthy Weight Pyramid at www.mayoclinic.com.
Reply:don't wait until you get in the 190's to lift weights. Lifting weights along with cardio will help you lose weight at a much faster weight than cardio alone. Also, don't you want to have some nice muscles to show off once you got that weight off.
Reply:i would go with the 190 longterm or an overall goal. I have found through years of watching over different programs that those who go for the "i want to lose 10lbs a week" are setting a unrealistic goal for themselves. Really what you should do is first two weeks just have the goal of getting down to the gym. This is a major step in your life just to show up, you have to plan time to be available to allow yourself to get downe there.


start slow and take your time if you have never worked out before. avoid getting to sore from your first few weeks of training. the first week hit the cardio and start light on the weights with more reps per set and do weights that are not easy but not to hard as well.


the second week start uping the work out so you lift a bit more and lower the reps. Up the lenght of time on the cadio.


keep uping the workout every week for about a month, this should give your body time to harden to the workout and your daily schedule will now allow time for your work out.


this will also give you time to decide on what you like and don't like. plan your workout and switch things up every two weeks to keep your gains going. Watch your diet and good luck.



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