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i burn around 300 calories a day on a cross trainer.......?

i weigh around 18 stones and i wana lose weight...i do 300 calories a day on a cross trainer is it any good? i eat lots of fruit to now. should i do more calories? i take in around 2000 calories a day. help

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  1. Well keep in mind that there are 3500 calories in a pound. I'm not sure how much 18 stones is in comparison with pounds. But, a good way to lose weight is to cut 500 calories out of your diet and to burn 500 calories through exercise everyday.
  2. eh, continue to excercise and eat well the rest will take care of itself
  3. I would try a maximum of 1500 calories, if you're trying to lose weight. Also avoid fizzy drinks; a friend of mine recently lost 2 stone in a month just by cutting them out. It's good you're eating fruit; also have lots of fibre, like shredded wheat or wholemeal bread. Also build up muscles as your body works harder to maintain it, therefore you burn more calories. Good luck xxx
  4. Treat the calories burned readout on exercise equipment as a rough estimate only. There are numerous variables that must be taken account of to determine the number of calories burned which simple exercise equipment does not consider in its calculations. Progression is the key with exercise, 300 is fine for now but you should be working towards the day you increase it to 400, then 500, then 600. Three hundred calories is about a chocolate bars worth. To give you an idea a kilogramme of fat contains around 9000 calories. When you exercise your body does not draw all it's fuel from fat reserves so not all of your 300 calories burned will be cutting into that fat. About 2000 calories a day is ok, keep that up but don't increase it and when you are ready increase your exercise. Good luck!
  5. Keep exercising and drink plenty of water, minimum of 2 litres a day. The weight will come off so long as you are committed. I lost 3 stones over 4 months with Slimming World. I decided to become a Consultant as I was so impressed with how much I could eat on their plan. Its all healthy wholesome food and I am never hungry.
  6. Plenty of exercise like walking and using public transport when going out (not your car!) and lots of green vegetables and fruits as your diet. Also, cut down on meat because they rarely contain chemicals needed to react with foods to oxidise them. Drink plenty of water to cool down and flush your body; this in turn will convert more body mass into energy to warm up your body. Science is the key in reducing body mass; not dieting!
  7. all you need to do is hit the gym,,,get a low carb diet and get lean...you dont need to be skinny to look good. its so easy to see weight loss just by dieting right and running or treadmill for atleast 300 calories which is equivilent to tredmill/23-31mins bycycle=22-25mins....look i do this every day. You should be able to burn 10 calories per minute,.. just take it slow wakeup- eat a bowl of special K serial. snake at around 10 apple, granola, lunch12- eat a salad and a sandwhich. make sure its a salad with something, tuna, chicken snake a banana or sometype of carbs(good Carbs) after work-home nice lean dinner( turkey breast, veggies, patatoes, salad) then after this maybe a small fruit. eat as much wheat bread as you like with your meals, i usualy eat 1-2 slices.... AS YOU SEE I EAT ALOT BUT IT BALANCES OUT...I GO TO THE GYM EVERY NIGHT AROUND 8 AND WORK OUT FOR 1HR. THATS ALL YOU NEED. AND THROUOUT THE DAY ALL I DRINK IS WATER,...NO SODA, JUICE, MAINLY WATER, OH AND THE MILK FOR BREAKFAST.... AVOID SUGAR SNACKS, TREATS, BUT ITS OK TO CHEAT 1 TIME EVERY 2 WEEKS. MAYBE A BIG MAC,. NOT EVERYDAY THOUGH i lost about 25 pounds this yr and thats eating kinda bad....but so far ive lost a total of 70 pounds...i used to be 295 in highskool....email me if you need more help or info...hang in youll get the weight youd like to be,.,,,it also takes to long walks after each meal since you have the time....get your metabolism working again like it should,
  8. Another thing to bear in mind is the calorie counters on gym machines are suspect in their accuracy. Work out on x trainer til you feel tired, then keep going for 15 minutes. Tiredness is a better indication that you're working hard! If it takes you longer and longer to get tired, you're getting fitter and so burning more calories. Keep at it.
  9. Use this tool to see if you are on the right track: http://www.magnetic-diet.com/calorie-calculator
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