Glad to see you going down this path HH...
No matter what you elect to do (Diet)... be careful of swallowing any diet aids. Best way to lose weight and turn it into muscle is naturally.
Increase your activity each week, while staying true to the protein foods you need to sustain you. Set weekly or bi-weekly goals and work hard to achieve them.
Once you are at your desired weight, do not allow bad habits to creep back in. I'm proud of you that you stopped smoking... this is the best thing you could have done regardless of your weight.
Remember, a couple of beers can easily add more than 300 calories to your diet, the equivalent of 30 minutes of jogging for a 150-lb person. Having a few drinks after a workout may end up undoing all that hard work. 1 shot (1.5 oz) Gin, rum, vodka or whiskey = 97 calories. Not only does alcohol add calories, it makes it harder to stick to a healthy diet. Also, a night of drinking, not only leaves you vulnerable to temptation, it may leave you too tired or hung-over to exercise the next day. When you're hung-over, you're dehydrated, clumsy and nauseous - all things that preclude a workout.
Keep pushing towards your goal HH, by time CFB starts, you will be feeling better than you have since high school days... Let me know if you have any questions on lifting... or what works best for what muscle region.
You don't have to go cold turkey on the coke... Just leave room for one in your calorie total. You'll have to sacrifice something else.
It's okay to have a pop every now and then. It's not okay to have 12.
I switched to ghey, I mean diet, pop
You don't have to go cold turkey on the coke... Just leave room for one in your calorie total. You'll have to sacrifice something else.
It's okay to have a pop every now and then. It's not okay to have 12.