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[adamar]

Ok im a 17 year old male i have just decided too change my life arround and lose a lot of weight i am 6'2 and at 245lb
i plan on playing every day after school and i would like any help on the best Diet or other plans any help please

[ImpFreak7]

Well, i'm certainly no expert, but my diet plan has been working for me so far (when I actually stick to it that is )

My exercise plan is pretty simple, I just try to do 30 to 45 minutes of activity per day. Though i've been away from my DDR over Christmas vacation, i've been walking/jogging and lifting weights instead.

As far as my diet goes, I've been trying to limit myself to 1500 calories per day. www.fitday.com is a great source for the calorie count of foods, as well as a good way to track your caloric intake each day. I use it everyday to guage how much i've eaten, and what I can still eat without exceeding my goal.

I've had trouble sticking to my plan due to various happenings in my life, but when I did stick to it during the begninning of the school year it worked well, and I lost 10 pounds in about 2 or 3 weeks.

This plan worked well for me, and you may need to change things around for yourself, but as long as you do some kind of regular physical activity, and watch what you eat, you'll lose weight, just make sure you stick with it. I've learned this the hard way myself, but now that i'm back on track, i'm confident that I can reach my goal.

Good luck with your weight loss!

[Laura Moncur]

I've enjoyed great success with Weight Watchers. It makes it so easy for me to watch my daily intake.

[abrannan]

Unfortunately (Or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), there isn't a "best" diet. There are only those diets that work for you, or don't. The current trend is toward Glycemic Index diets (South Beach, the new Nutrisystem plan, the GI Diet, and to a lesser extent Atkins) which are an evolution of the older low-carb diets that allow you to eat complex carbs, which are good for you, while cutting out simple sugars and starches. There are always the commercial diets, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, etc, which are constantly modifying and refining their diets, and can provide a lot of good advice and support. This is a good thing as a diet is only as effective as the dieter, and these programs help support the dieter (If you've got a good location/coach)

Orangina (The member here, not the drink) is a good source of a number of different diet books and guides.


All of the diet plans boil down to a few common premises:

1) Reduce caloric intake, whether it's eating larger quantities of lower calorie foods, portion control, eating foods that satisfy more, etc.
2) Provide adequate nutrition
3) Be simple enough for someone to maintain long term, you don't want to have to spend the rest of your life figuring out nutrient ratios, calorie counts, etc.



You may find that you can make a few simple changes to your current diet to help get you started. Cutting out Soda or other sugary drinks (including juice). Taking smaller portions or automatically eliminating 1/4 of your normal portion. Drinking more water (good in any case). Limiting consumption of "bad" foods (French fries no more than once a month, etc).

[adamar]

Thank you for the help and i hope you all reach your goal too