New, New Years revolution

NazKBaz101
NazKBaz101 Posts: 47
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Hi, I'm starting this because I need to loose weight.
Currently weighing at 200lbs.

On the 1 st of January 2014 I will be starting gym, calorie intake 1400-1600, I will be attending for 2 hours everyday except sat/sun.
Firstly I'm trying to lose as much as possible in 5 months, summer included if necessary.
I've been encouraged by friends to go when I said I wanted to lose weight, they said they were planning to go (even though they already fit and healthy).

My goal weight is 150-170lbs (I'm a guy and is this a healthy weight) I don't want to be boney.
Is 1400-1600 cals a day and 2 hours gym for weight loss (mainly, may add weights) good enough, and could I reach my target?

Plus can My Fitness Plan be able to help, and I need motivation, is it good to get mp3 motivational speeches from e.g Mohammad Ali, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and many more? (With good music)

Thanks everyone

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  • YouHadMyCuriosity
    YouHadMyCuriosity Posts: 218 Member
    I'm terrible at linking things, maybe someone can help me- look up "In Place of a Roadmap", and figure out your TDEE (total daily expenditure), to make sure you are eating enough to support your goals. I'm guessing, since you say that you don't want to be bony, that you would like to maintain lean body mass (muscle) along the way.

    I'm a 131 lb female, who works out significantly less that 10 hrs a week (unless you include walking), and I have lost about 11 lbs in 6 weeks eating around 1700 cals a day- it's not the fastest weight loss, but since I have been lifting, I look smaller than I have looked in the past at a lower weight. Since your starting weight is further from your goal than mine, you would most likely lose quicker than that.
  • _Resolve_
    _Resolve_ Posts: 735 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

    and

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    good luck
  • karlsantiago
    karlsantiago Posts: 90 Member
    I'm terrible at linking things, maybe someone can help me- look up "In Place of a Roadmap", and figure out your TDEE (total daily expenditure), to make sure you are eating enough to support your goals. I'm guessing, since you say that you don't want to be bony, that you would like to maintain lean body mass (muscle) along the way.

    I'm a 131 lb female, who works out significantly less that 10 hrs a week (unless you include walking), and I have lost about 11 lbs in 6 weeks eating around 1700 cals a day- it's not the fastest weight loss, but since I have been lifting, I look smaller than I have looked in the past at a lower weight. Since your starting weight is further from your goal than mine, you would most likely lose quicker than that.

    ^this is true. be sure not to be on a greater calorie deficit than you need to be, pace yourself, and when your body plateaus and progress decreases, increase the deficit by about 100cals or so.

    also, youtube is filled with tons of motivational speeches, etc. try looking up eric thomas
  • NazKBaz101
    NazKBaz101 Posts: 47
    Thanks hopefully I can do it
  • NazKBaz101
    NazKBaz101 Posts: 47
    Oh wow this guy is amazing speaker thanks, hopefully this will drive me to succeed, thanks
  • _Resolve_
    _Resolve_ Posts: 735 Member
    Thanks hopefully I can do it

    You can.
  • NazKBaz101
    NazKBaz101 Posts: 47
    My BMI is: 29.8
    My BMR is: 1894
    My TDEE is: 2604 calories

    ;m;
  • NazKBaz101
    NazKBaz101 Posts: 47
    I want it bad ( put do I wants it as bad as I want to breathe )
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Why wait until New Years? Or is that your gym start date, and you are planning on using MFP now? Also, your profile says you are female and you said in your OP that you are male. Guys tend to get more calories than us girls. You should probably correct that to get more accurate goals.
  • NazKBaz101
    NazKBaz101 Posts: 47
    Looool whoops ima dude, idk how to change xp, and yeah that's when my gym starts, but like I'm starting diet etc now o.o, plus how do u change it
  • salladeve
    salladeve Posts: 1,053 Member
    to change gender :)
    Look under My Home, Home, Settings then Update diet/fitness profile
  • NazKBaz101
    NazKBaz101 Posts: 47
    Oh god thank u so much. I thought I'd have to stick with being a girl forever...(not saying being a girl is a bad thing xp)

    Thanks so much.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Oh god thank u so much. I thought I'd have to stick with being a girl forever...(not saying being a girl is a bad thing xp)

    Thanks so much.

    It has good and bad moments, much like being a guy I would think. One good thing is that you get more food than we do :angry:

    Best of luck :flowerforyou:
  • NazKBaz101
    NazKBaz101 Posts: 47
    Hah, that's true, but I don't mean that as in "shame u can't eat as much" because what I eat is less than I should, but I have to forceful add more cals to my diet hopefully will work. And thanks and good luck to u to

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