how to lose weight

[negry]

hi, i'm new at this. i'm 158 pounds, 5'4" and don't know how much body fat i have. i would like to weight 120-125. i started a diet a month ago in which so far i've lost 9 pounds. i eat every morning a light oatmeal, then a fruit, at lunch i have chicken breast with salad and veggies, then another fruit and lost of water. every morning at 5:30 am i do some cardio riding my bike for half an hour and sometimes do some abs. i would like to loose more weight fast. i would like some advice on if i'm doing the wright things and if not how to do it.

 

[Sassy69]

Hey girl! Thx for posting up.

Can you take a look at some of the threads in the stickies at the top of the board? There are lots of sample diets in the "TOP THREADS" post. General rules -

1) Eat several small meals during the day, every 2-3 hours -- like 6 meals instead of the 3 yeou are eating now.
2) You probably need to eat more. And more protein, less fruit, more vegetables. Suggest you put your exact meal plan into a food counts program like www.fitday.com. Its a free account online - it will tell you exactly how much protein , fat and carb you are eating. If you don't eat enough your metabolism slows down & you aren't able to burn fat efficiently.
3) If you can get to a gym, you need to focus more on resistance training and not so much on cardio.
4) The water is great - keep drinking lots of water.
5) Be patient. You've made some good progress so far. I'm sure you didn't gain the weight in 2 weeks so you can't expect to lose it in 2 weeks