Still no results - Weight Loss Message Board

moe88 · 12-09-2007, 03:36 PM

I am 5' 9", 27 year old male that weighs 163. I am having trouble loosing the last 10 pounds. I try to limit my calories, and have changed my diet. I am now walking 4 miles a day at 4 mph. Am I better off running? My treadmill shows that I use 654 calories(over 220 fat) walking this distance every day. Is this correct? I also lift weights for 30 min a day, along with 50 situps. I feel like I have decent muscle on my, but the fat just covers it all up. What else can I do? How many calories should I consume a day to loose weight? I realize that this is not a fast process, but I just bounce between 159-165 LB all week, and have been at it for a while. Is there any good suplements that work and are safe? Also how bad is drinking on a diet? I consume about 20-24 light beers a month(weekends only). Is this part of my problem? I do not realy think my weight is a issue, but my body fat is. Thanks for any advice!

matt1234567890 · 12-18-2007, 03:36 PM

well to lose weight you have to burn more cal. then you intake. You burn about 1200 a day just being awake. SO if your burning 1200 for being awake 650 from the excersise and depending on how intense your work out is another 100-250 so that brings us to a conservative total of about 2000 cal. a day now if your intake is below that you'll continue to lose weight if above gain simple as that. Now about those beers even though there light thats still about 100 cal a pop and at 20 a month thats an extra days worth of food your eating. If you really want to know if your losing weight try and calculate your caloric intake for about a week (I know its a pain and with the holidays coming up it might not be accurate "average" weeks intake) and once you have that number its just math.