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Possible to lose a lot in the very first week if you eat a carb heavy or junk food diet if you eat clean, drink plenty of water and go for a modest cut in calories as your body rids itself of water weight. The more you are overweight the more fat you can lose each week, typically 5lbs a week is possible, but I'm talking…

That's the most important bit after lifting consistently, if you don't increase the reps or the weight each time you lift then you aren't making progress as a beginner up to intermediate. When you start lifting its about your body adapting to the movement of the lift and getting used to moving a weight around, rep count…

Take a look at Starting Strength, possible to do the lifts in about 35 minutes without much hassle, and as they are big compound lifts they'll work the entire body. No point doing a hundred isolation exercises when you don't have time for them.

Its usually the last place you lose weight, so sticking to a cut in calories till your body fat drops to near single digits as a man (not sure of the percentage for women) and it will start to show. No exercise is going to make it show any quicker, just make it more impressive when it does show. Cutting carbs, particularly…

I was 265lbs and very unfit when I started P90x, made it through the first 90 round of 90 days by modifying and going at my own pace. It can be done but you have to watch each video at least once with the pause button handy to work out your modifications before you do it for real. So glad I stuck with it as I'm much much…

Get a lesson from a PT who knows powerlifting on squatting, well worth learning. Not hard to do once you have proper form, and you can even start with a broom handle!

Kick boxing and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, both for 12 months.

This would be my choice if you have access to barbells and a squat rack having just started on this program myself.

What equipment do you have? Edit: IF you have nothing and don't want/can't then this is great: http://www.marklauren.com/

No worries, just wanted to check that you don't need a hardcore protein only shake like I drink as I aim to keep my carbs under 40% of calorie intake, those shakes taste disgusting! Get something with more protein that carbs per portion as the high carb shakes will result in you putting on weight. You also need to look for…

The abundance of low quality processed food, lack of exercise and poor impulse control. Its hard and expensive to eat 3000 calories of clean, cooked from scratch food without adding mountains of carbs or fat that will quickly make you feel very full. Very easy and cheap to eat 3000 calories of processed food and still feel…

Usually the better tasting ones have more sugar and thus more carbs, the best ones taste as good as a normal milkshake. If you want a straight up protein only shake then they don't taste very nice. What is your goal with the protein shakes? Reducing your carb macro down or meal replacement?

Good quality protein shakes are the only way I can hit my macros, if you stay away from the ones packed with sugary carbs. One I normally drink is ~46g of protein, 200 calories and nearly 0g of carbs. Doesn't taste the best but does the job.

Height: 5' 8'' Weight: 167 Age: 37 Daily calorie goal (not including exercise): 2000 (currently on maintenance) Average weight loss per week: 1.05lbs per week average over last 15 months Starting weight: 265 BJJ preferred exercise of choice

Agreed, although I would have cardio as optional if you do not have a particular need to be super fit. Something like Stronglifts or Starting Strength would be great. If you keep adding weight as per the schedule, and it gets brutal as I'm finding out, and you eat plenty (around maintenance) you should find you pack on…

Hey I'm Brian from the Uk. Last year (well still this year I guess) was about losing weight, I've lost about 80lbs since March. 2012 is about consolidating those gains, losing the last 20lbs and starting to compete as I want to use my fitness! I've gone from sitting on the couch eating junk food all day to working out six…

By June I want to have competed in a Sprint Triathlon. I also want my abs, I'm hoping they will show up sooner than that as I should only have another 20lbs to go or so according to my BF%.

I know one person who clearly had a plan in losing a substantial amount of weight, new hair style and wardrobe, new job, in order for her to move on to somebody new, particularly as she ballooned back up to her starting weight as soon as she'd settled down with her new man. However that was just one person and I know a lot…

1800 net or 1800 gross? You should be aiming for between 1600 and 2000 net calories and eating back the exercise calories on top. Eat too few and you will stall your weight loss or burn off muscle, eat too many and you won't lose either. Its a fine balancing act. You can get away with a really small amount of net calories…

All depends on, how hard and long you workout, what your goals are, how fit you are at the start and how old you are. The less fit or older you are the harder it is to work through a crazy intense workout schedule as your recovery time will be greater everything else being equal. I really recommend working out most days as…

I'm 5'8" with a broad frame. At my lowest I've been 160lbs and everybody said I looked ill even though I was still more than 7lbs heavier than my BMI suggested as the upper limit. I'm currently 204lbs trying to get down to 175lbs (I was ~260lbs). I have way more muscle this time around so I see 155lbs or less as impossible…

Agree with Crux, you need a cage if you plan on getting serious with your weights. I'd love one myself but I don't have the room, I guess its time to go back to a gym :( Clean and jerk, snatch, squat, deadlift, push-press, bench-press, and power-clean are all basic building blocks with the barbell. Skull crushers, tricep…

Diet is key to losing weight, its not just about cutting calories its about eating clean. The cleaner your diet the quicker your results will be. Cardio is important to lose weight but you have to do an awful lot of cardio to burn a pound of fat, and unless you get it just right you will be burning some muscle as well. You…

With any exercise plan the diet is just as important if not more important that the exercise itself. If you want to lose weight you need to cut your calorie intake, MFP can work this out for you. You also need to eat clean, if you 2000 calories is what MFP says you need to eat to lose weight but that is made up of McD's…

Agreed, you are definitely fitter, and that you need to push yourself more. Have you tried Insanity? It's a major test if you haven't done anything like that before. First workout your max heart rate by taking you age from 220. You should try to workout between 60 and 80% of max heart rate during your workout, and you…

I've been using mine for nearly 18 months now, great way to stay honest about your progress! I also love the fact that I don't have to remember to write anything down after I have weighed myself. The scales will also record your percentage fat, while it isn't the most accurate way to measure fat it will give you an idea of…

So the week is done and I've: Monday - 2 Mile Walk, Shoulder & Arms, Abs, Kickboxing - 1610 Calories Tuesday - 2 Mile Walk, 6km Run, Plyo X, Kickboxing - 1884 Calories Wednesday - 2 Mile Walk, Stretch - 329 Calories Thursday - 2 Mile Walk, Kickboxing, Biceps & Back, Abs - 1594 Calories Friday - 2 Mile Walk, KenpoX+, Yoga…

Am I the only one still posting? So so far this week I've done: Monday - 2 Mile Walk, Shoulder & Arms, Abs, Kickboxing - 1610 Calories Tuesday - 2 Mile Walk, 6km Run, Plyo X, Kickboxing - 1884 Calories Wednesday - 2 Mile Walk, Stretch - 329 Calories Thursday - 2 Mile Walk, Kickboxing, Biceps & Back, Abs - 1594 Calories…

So so far this week I've done: Monday - 2 Mile Walk, Shoulder & Arms, Abs, Kickboxing - 1610 Calories Tuesday - 2 Mile Walk, 6km Run, Plyo X, Kickboxing - 1884 Calories Wednesday - 2 Mile Walk, Stretch - 329 Calories Thursday - 2 Mile Walk, Kickboxing, Biceps & Back, Abs - 1594 Calories Friday - 2 Mile Walk, KenpoX+, Yoga…

Didn't post yesterday as it was a rest day for me, no point posting such a small calorie increase. So so far this week I've done: Monday - 2 Mile Walk, Shoulder & Arms, Abs, Kickboxing - 1610 Calories Tuesday - 2 Mile Walk, 6km Run, Plyo X, Kickboxing - 1884 Calories Wednesday - 2 Mile Walk, Stretch - 329 Calories Thursday…