Some meal Q's and a few others.

[user54543315]

In the morning about 90 min. before I go to my bus I've started to take a quick walk around my neighborhood, How far/long should I walk? I also have these 10lbs weights but only know about 4 different exercises, do you know any other exercises I can do?

What should I eat for breakfast and lunch? I've started to only drink water and to not eat that much sugar.

I'm 15, 5'11" and weigh about 280lbs, any tips/suggestions?

Thanks.

[manicwebb]

Are you walking the full 90 minutes already, or do you just start your walk 90 minutes before the bus and finish up soon after? Because if you're walking the full 90 minutes, you're probably walking plenty. Try mixing some jogging in there (though not for the full 90 minutes, obviously).

What are the 4 exercises you already know how to do with the weights, and how's the difficulty level with those?

For breakfast, you'd probably do well with a little oatmeal or eggs, though I'm really not the best at figuring out a morning meal that's healthy and feels like a real breakfast. I can say that I'm a huge fan of turkey-bacon, though.

There are a lot of things you can do for lunch. For the most part, I recommend making your own lunches if you don't already. A sandwhich always works (note: go easy on the condiments, though yellow mustard is an amazing thing to diet with because of its lack of extra calories). Stay away from fast food, and you might want to skip your school's "pizza day" at the cafeteria. You could try something like a chicken salad (chopped up roasted or grilled chicken breast over some lettuce, basically), though you should stay away from any thick dressings like ranch or thousand island. And I know they seem incredibly kiddie, but I still dig on Lunchables.

Good job on the water thing.

And then there's exercise. Early morning walks are a good place to start. Like I said before, try jogging as well. If you can't jog for very long, don't worry about it. In a fit of anatomical madness, it turns out doing cardio work in intervals (ie. running, walking, running, and walking back to back) is beneficial for fat loss (look up "interval training" and "HIIT"). Try doing that around your neighborhood or around the park or your school's track in your spare time.

If your school has an available weight room, see if you can get in to do some weight lifting. If all you do is lose fat, you'll just be smaller and doughy. Gaining some muscle tends to even things out, plus you're still getting your heart pumping when you lift weights. If there's no weight room or gym available to you, ask if your parents/guardians can spare the money and permission for some sort of gym membership or a basic weight set to keep at home.

Other than that, all I can suggest is keep reading the SuperSite and ask a bunch of questions on this forum. Especially from people who know more than I do.