garethxxx

Hey there Barry and welcome to the forums first of all.

Its great to hear that you want to change your lifestyle, I went through this last year. I weighed in at 18stone 10lbs in March 2003. I am now 13stone and 6lbs. I will be honest, its hard work, but its worth it in the long run.

Lets start with the basics:

High protein, low carbohydrate diet. 1 hour to 1 exercise on 2 day on day off work out routine.

The basic aspect of losing weight is to do so at a very slow pace. At competition level, athletes tend to almost starve themselves on a 600 calorie a day diet. The human body NEEDS approximately 2,000 calories a day in order to survive. The best way to lose weight is to take your time and be sure you are comfortable with what you are doing.

This is very important.

What may happen along the way is that you may not lose any weight for a little while. This is normal as your body adapts to workouts and your diet. I have experienced this myself, it is important that you are comfortable with the diet you are on.

Cardio is a must for burning off fat. Start by walking the dog, or taking jogs in the morning, or buy yourself a cross trainer (Recommended!!)

One of the big things is that you can shrink if you do too much cardio, so weights need to be used! Start off nice and easy and let your body get used to the new regime. You are basically shocking your body, stimulating it to lose weight.