Jesus, I wish I could do that.

Swimming is the best thing for toning your body and maintaining a healthy weight.
As for your cardio time, 20 minutes is not nearly enough. I used to do an hour.

I used to be very fit. That was until last month when I decided to eat what I desired and not exercise. It's great.

I'll keep the swimming tip in mind.

and as for the cardio time, im slowly going up in time, and considering the fact that i used to be a Heavy Weed Smoker (or weed smoker in general) and that im still pretty fat, i think thats pretty good. but Pretty good isn't enough, am i right? lol

Ok first of all:

CONGRATULATIONS!!! 100# is a huge accomplishment!!!

The less fat you have the harder it is to lose. Like they said, extra cardio tiime will burn up the extra fat, but for some stubborn, fat like under arm, you will need to burn some fat by doing anaerobic exercise.

Swimming is really good, because you burn a lot of calories with now impact to the joints, work a ton of different muscles, and is not uncomfortable w the sweating and whatnot hahahaha. Also you dont have to stop to pee....

Im trying to lose some stubborn fat myself... im sick of having a gut :/
PS: Dont buy a shake weight... i made that mistake... it REALLY hurts your hands... lolol

I'm skinny as hell. I need to gain weight. Congrats on the progress, btw!

Dude congratulations! I don't eat well and I have a lousy exercise regime, so I can't help you out, but I sincerely wish you the best you inspiration you!

First of all, congratulations on the amazing progress you've already achieved. Very few people have the balls and will power to turn their lives around the way you did, and that is very commendable.

Unfortunately yes, 20 minutes of cardio is nothing. 40 minutes is pretty decent, I'd suggest bringing down the difficulty a bit to help reach the 40 minute mark.

Congrats! But yeah if you're wanting to cut weight step up the cardio and consider switching your weight routines to incorporate exercises that target multiple muscle groups and don't neglect your legs.

Main thing is to just stay consistent and up the intensity each week, no matter how slight.

Congrats broski! 100 pounds is an accomplishment Lucky bastard

Thank you guys for showing some support!

And i'll step up the Cardio, thanks for the tips! (keep posting by the way!)

Very good work. That's not an easy feat!

As for me, I just run a lot. Or, if I can't run, I do elliptical and every now and then do stair master.... Stair master is so goddamn horrible, but you'll feel it.

I also love stationary lunges. And Romanian Dead Lifts.
RDLs feel amazing.

That's a real accomplishment, Krayzie. Swimming is the best choice for you at the moment, but just any sports that you like is plus. If you already have a friend who swims a lot, try to arrange swimming sessions together. If not - it's OK - consult a personal trainer if you feel it necessary. Begin training the techniques alone at first however.

I really don't think 20 minutes of cardio is bad...if it's very high intense cardio done everyday....i think that's okay.

How tall are you? This will help govern if your in a healthy weight range.

First things first: Congratz on the weight loss.

When it comes to weight training let me debunk a myth for you "Lifting heavy gets you big, lifting light with lots of reps tones" that a lie.

Lifting heavy burns more calories, and kicks your metabolism into over drive. I'm not saying break your back trying to squat 200k, but for all compound exercises (we'l come back to those) use a weight that will challenge you for 6-8 reps.

Now, When you start your training of each individual muscle group be sure to do your Compound exercises first, these are your main Strength building exercises that involve movement over multiple joints.

Chest: Bench Press, Dips

Legs: Squats

Back: Deadlift, Bent over Rows

Shoulders: Shoulder Press and Upright Row

Do these heavy barbell exercises first before you go into things like Chest Flys for your chest or lunges for your legs.

Have fun on your way to glory and stardom, and keep up the good work.

Im 5'8.
And thanks for the Weight Lifting tip raiden.

Congrats, my friend. Just be careful.

I lost 80 lbs in an extremely short of time and my doctor told me I needed to gain weight. Im 6'3". Went from 243 to 165 in like half a year. He told me to get to at least 200 or I would (and was in the beginning stages of) facing health risks.

great job, eat healthy and keep up the good work!

Don't eat any sugar, in fact don't eat anything that tastes sweet. Eat only 2 meals a day and replace all drinks with water. You should lose the weight in no time.

Congrats man, such driv is commendable, you've got much to be proud of man.

Some of my stuff below might not apply, but just some suggestions from personal experience.

I'm not the most fit person, but if you're starting small, incorporating extra minor things over a day is advantageous as well, especially if you want to start small, like for example, I park really far away from my campus and sometimes walk almost a mile to get there, walking at a steady pace isn't as fat burning as weight training, but it' still helps combat depression, increase blood flow etc.

If you can, look for any excuse to avoid elevators, take the stairs, just doing that has helped me maintain a better weight, that's not counting other physical excercise.

What I also find helps is substituting a less healthy snacks, like a cupcake with something like an Apple or SunChips.



I know it's not much, but little changes can make a big difference over time.

EDIT : DOUBLE POST

I hope thats joke advice because it's bad...reeeeeal bad.

In an attempt to get in healthier shape I do 100 push ups, 100 sit ups, and 100 russian twists for my obliques. I do all those every day. I do 5 sets (20 reps per set). I scatter my sets throughout the day. I also take a B12 vitamin with my breakfast so it helps my metabolism.

Congrats on the weight loss!

We actually just started a competition at our office sponsored by 24 Hour Fitness to see which employee can lose the most body fat. I had already planned on doing so because a few months back, a back injury laid me out and caused me to drop the habit of going to the gym. That and bad eating habits caused me to balloon massively. I'm actually heavier now than I've ever been.

One of the best pieces of advice I can give people is that exercise is NOT enough. You need to watch your eating habits as well. This does not mean cut meals. It means eating smarter. Cutting meals only causes your body to use muscle before fat as fuel. What I've personally done is cut a lot of the unneeded carbs out of my diet, cut dessert, switched to white instead of red meat for the most part, and cut all sodas and beer (switched to water or Crystal Light lemonade, excluding my morning decaf coffee).

I'm also starting to go to the gym three or four times a week. I try and do 45+ minutes on the stationary bikes, plus weight training and sets of ab crunches. In addition, starting tomorrow I'm going to be using the elliptical that's in my home office for 30 minutes every morning.

Seeing as I'm only getting started, I can't tell you how well that all will work. Get back with me in a few months, though. I'm hoping to have dropped a pants size by then...

UPDATE: I've been doing A LOT of swimming, and now im 182 (making progress.) thanks for the help guys.

Skipping is also really good.
Like for a good 20-30 minutes straight, a few 5 second breaks
you can switch up to jogging on the spot and punching (you can do do this with light weights too)
you can switch between those two
that makes a nice warmup
Skipping is really good
Athletes of all kinds do it
Stretching after that is also important, just like 10 minutes maybe, you should always stretch before starting an intense exercise
And I mean after this you can do whatever, you can split up your workout into different sessions
Try not to do just 1 thing or work on one area
Mix it up do different exercises, work different parts of your body on different days
Go for runs too, I mean you don't wanna do that too much though


And I mean exercising is just one part
A healthy diet is vital
Eat right
Stay away from fast food, junk food, fatty foods
Ya know eat chicken, vegetables, other meat occasionally
Just try to get your essentials in there, your protein too

And dont over do it
Don't push yourself too far, and I mean like to the point where you hurt yourself
you should always be striving to get better and improve, challenge yourself.