bit of advice....

[arc_of_time_]

hello all.

im looking to lose some weight/tone up. Not looking to become arnie or owt, just get down to a weight i look and feel more comfortable.

im currently 16 stone - 6 foot. My highest weight was around 18 stone which was pretty stupid, but managed to lose 3 stone last year. Over the past year the weight has started to creep up again so im looking to stop this and get down to around 14 stone and as i said, tone up somewhat. I go to the gym and do quite a bit of treadmill and bike work, and football once a week, but as naive as it sounds, its quite demorilising not seeing results straight away (god that sounds stupid when written down)

Sorry to start a whole thread with GordyR's fantasically insightful thread. but being somewhat of a novice id just like some advice in leymans terms, real beginners level. a whole thread is a lot to take in and you end up forgetting one thing trying to remember another

Im basically looking for advice on how much exercise to be doing, what kinds of exercise (ive looked at various threads and websites but it all seems to be aimed at gym pros *for want of a better word*)

Im basically wandering such things as

what are the best type of meals to eat before exercising, and how long should be between eating and gym

what exercises i should be doing

how often i should be doing this exercises, and for how long.

best ways of keeping track of progress etc


any help is much appreciated

 

[arc_of_time_]

Thanks thats the kind of advice im after, just very simple things. I think my problem with the other thread is finding what bits apply to me, and being a thread on bodybuilding, its confusing as to which bits are made for people aiming to those get big and those who wish to somewhat get smaller!

cheers