Looking for Help

[Quin]

Guys, I need help. I'm not fat, but I'm not exactly in shape either, and with baseball starting, I'm tired of being unhealthy.

 

Age: 17

Height: 5'11"

Weight (fluctuates): 205-215

 

Diet:

 

Breakfast: God, I rarely have time for this in the morning. Anyone know of anything quick and healthy to make in the morning that wouldn't require a big clean up? I generally get to school at 7, and wake up at 6:30, but I could wake up maybe 15 minutes earlier if need be.

 

Lunch: I generally get a small salad with water and a pickle (baked chips if they don't have pickles that day), since thats what the school offers. Would I be better off making my own lunch and bringing it with me?

 

Dinner: This one is generally out of my hands, as my parents are the ones that buy the groceries. And thats generally a red meat or buttered/baked chicken. Yeah, not good. I've recently switched to grilling some chicken instead of red meat, but the sides don't help (white rice cooked in beef consume, corn & broccoli covered in butter.

 

Snacks: Oh lord, I have a huge snack tooth, and it doesn't help that my dad likes to make sweets non-stop. Anyone know of good, healthy snacks that are also satisfying?

 

Drinks: I've recently switched to mostly water after drinking a lot of pop. Funny how Pepsi tastes like crap after not drinking it for a while.

 

Workout:

 

Ok, this part is sad. I used to go to the gym daily until their price spikes and laying off all the workers I knew coincided with my knee injuries last year. Right now my workout comes solely from fielding ground balls and swinging a bat twice a week in the morning at 7 AM and maybe 3-4 times after school for practice. I just fixed my bike after years of neglect, but how much would it help me burn? Because not only am I trying to burn fat, but build muscle at the same time. I can't run for extended time because the non-stop monotonous pounding on the ground pisses my knees off (probably will be another couple months before this goes away completely) to no end.

 

Free time: Heres where the problem lies.

 

My school schedule is murder this year, and that comes with a lot of homework. Once I get home around 3:20, I have a few hours until baseball open gym or jazz band at 7. But now baseball will be right after school, and generally lasts until 4:30-5. The other problem? I generally come home and sleep because it seems whenever I get my sleep schedule fixed, a huge night of homework comes along that throws it all off again.

Edited February 28, 2010 by Quinarvy

[iamshack]

I would read through the other threads in this forum and take what you can from them that you can fit into your life and try and customize some exercises and diet tips to what you consider to be manageable.

[Rex Kickass]

I've found a bagel with reduced fat cream cheese to be great for breakfast at Einstein's. It's filling and relatively low calorie. Bagel with the reduced fat cream cheese is under 400 calories.

 

I've found that breakfast is really important for weight loss, it gives your body the energy it needs to maintain fat burning/muscle building. If I skip breakfast, I'm less likely to lose weight than if I eat it in the mornings.

[SoxAce]

I've found that breakfast is really important for weight loss, it gives your body the energy it needs to maintain fat burning/muscle building. If I skip breakfast, I'm less likely to lose weight than if I eat it in the mornings.

 

Wow.. no s***. I have not eaten breakfast at all since I started my workout in January. I've lost 25 lbs (gained about 2-3 this weekend though from eating burgers/chicken fingers/hooters wings.. ) I never eat breakfast (usually wake up later/noon anyways) I usually don't eat much, which helps, but I do eat alot hungrier, which is bad. I've kind of plateaued this past week though. Ima have to wake up a bit earlier and try this though. Perhaps workout earlier as well and do alittle running during the night. I've already gotten compliments/notices from family and a couple friends. Can't wait to show off the new me in 2 weeks and to some of the ladies..

[iamshack]

Wow.. no s***. I have not eaten breakfast at all since I started my workout in January. I've lost 25 lbs (gained about 2-3 this weekend though from eating burgers/chicken fingers/hooters wings.. ) I never eat breakfast (usually wake up later/noon anyways) I usually don't eat much, which helps, but I do eat alot hungrier, which is bad. I've kind of plateaued this past week though. Ima have to wake up a bit earlier and try this though. Perhaps workout earlier as well and do alittle running during the night. I've already gotten compliments/notices from family and a couple friends. Can't wait to show off the new me in 2 weeks and to some of the ladies..

G,

It doesn't matter what time you wake up, just is important to eat as soon as you get up. This signals to your body that it is time to start metabolizing again because you are awake and will be providing nutrition again, after fasting during your sleep period.

 

If you don't eat at all, your body will continue to slowly metabolize because there is no new nutrition coming in.

[SoxAce]

G,

It doesn't matter what time you wake up, just is important to eat as soon as you get up. This signals to your body that it is time to start metabolizing again because you are awake and will be providing nutrition again, after fasting during your sleep period.

 

If you don't eat at all, your body will continue to slowly metabolize because there is no new nutrition coming in.

 

Nice to know. Thanks Mark. I'll do what I've been doing then.. though I will try and still wake up a bit earlier. Hopefully I can find some new exercises to do, as I'm tired of doing the same s*** every week.. Luckally walking/running for 60 minutes helps.