Hi guys and Happy New Year


Ok, I'm a 17 years old Kid* from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic who is Overweight, at the moment I'm 202lbs and 5.8ft I started a program with a Doctor to start taking that ... fat out of me !

I'm 90% following the rules of my doctor walking + 1:00 hours daily and as my doctor said not in a diet I'm just eating healthy .. I'm loosing between 1.5 - 2lb per week i started in 222lbs and right now I'm in 202lb

Now ! my first resolution for 2oo7 is to start gym ! first of all cardio training at least one hour between: treadmill , bike , elyptical and that ! and start spinning(biking) class after a few weeks in the gym all for burning calories !

Now ! the important thing, my main question is Weight lifting, those guys in the gym ( is not a fancy gym ) i don't feel they know a lot about it ! so what i want is you to tell me, give me at least a few tips of what i need, as said before my main purpose is get rid of extra pounds and as i have read weight lifting is needed also not just cardio .. so what i should do ? the "trainer" in the gym will give me a "plan" about what i should do ( including cardio and weights ) but i donst trust 100% on 'em, I want to know the advice of experts

An important point if I don't know how to explain this but i have no strength sincerely ! when normal guys takes 50pounds, i take 20 i want to develop strength

Keep burning calories with :

Cardio training / Spinning training

And what about the weight lifting?
what i want it for is helping me with fat loss / start creating a nice body / "shaping" it / develop strength

My goal is for June/July be in SHAPE !
If i keep going fine i can accomplish

Just do the math:

Loosing 2lb per week in a month means 8lb
8 pounds for 6 months means 48lb
So right now (202) to june will be ( 202 - 48 = 154 )
= 154 pounds for june!

That's just if i follow the rules step by step

Give me as many advices as you can ! thanks !

Read the sticky threads at the top of each forum section, then if you have any specific questions (as you have just to many to note right a book to answer) then post away

I would caution against making long-term estimations like that. Don't get me wrong, goals are necessary for weight loss, but keep in mind that you likely won't be losing the same amount of weight per week or per month. There will come a time when your weight loss will plateau and each pound will seem harder to lose than the last. This comes at different times for every person and it WILL affect your goal.

My recommendation? Don't put a time limit on your weight loss. You're doing very well already (congrats on those 22lbs!) so you should just focus on keeping up the good work. Like I said, it'll get harder as you keep going, but the only thing you can do is work through it and focus on your goal. Weight loss is hard enough, by adding a date to your goal you're only making things more stressful on yourself and ultimately your body.

I just want a few step "personally" for me about the weight lifting @ gym
i've read a lot of topics here man !

Cant find nothing exactly about this part :

An important point if I don't know how to explain this but i have no strength sincerely ! when normal guys takes 50pounds, i take 20 i want to develop strength


But ill be glad if someone helps me with all my questions

Sorry i didn't mean to be rude ! sincerely sorry!
I understand you
My apologize

As far as your strength is concerned, don't worry about what everyone else is lifting, man. You aren't in competition with anyone but yourself. Watching everyone else and comparing your strength to theirs will only hurt you. Keep in mind that some of those guys live in the gym, so if you're only going for an hour a day, a few days a week, there's no reason you should expect to be lifting like they do.

I'll use your 50 lbs/20 lbs comparison for a minute:

Right now you only lift 20 lbs. That doesn't mean you'll be lifting 20 lbs forever, you just need to keep lifting. There are people here who can answer this question better than I can, but the rule I've always understood is less weight + more reps = toning, and more weight + less reps = strength training. In other words, don't go lifting 2 lb weights and expect to put up 50 lbs next week. Lift 80-95% of your max consistently and eventually it'll get easier. When it does, check your max weight again to see if you've improved any (and you will).

And as always, a good diet and cardio routine are necessary for body fat reduction. Keep in mind that weight loss and body fat reduction are completely different. From the sounds of it, you want to lose fat and gain muscle (and a cut physique), right? If that's the case, don't worry so much about your overall weight, it's not important for you. Your total body fat percentage is what's most important.

To wrap up, again I should remind you that your only competition is yourself. You can't be doing this for anyone else but you. No one else will do the work for you, no one else will gain the benefits of living healthy because you did all the work. This is all about you, bud, so screw everyone else and think of yourself first.

Wao .. Thanks really nice post mattsesar , really thanks you !

For the diet related issues I'm with a endocrinologist she says the basic is walk for an hour .. but if you want to go farther do it

THANKS