Thread: Newbie... confused!

Hi everyone,

I joined today. Inspired after reading Arnie's book on bodybuilding.

I'm not interested in becoming a female bodybuilder, I want to strip my bodyfat and tone up. And look like a pussycat doll. I like the discipline of working out and dieting. It suits my personality and determined nature. And I figure it's still possible to apply the principles of bodybuilding to shape up and strip body fat.

I read the read me first page so here we go answering all the questions, I don't want to annoy anyone so I hope this answers everyones' questions:

I want to strip my bodyfat down to 20%. If that is the standard percentage for women. I don't have any problem gaining weight... so I'm not a hardgainer.
I weigh 70kg, 154 lb
I am 160cm, 5' 3"

I had a metabolic test done, and I need to eat between 1400-1700 calories to be in the weight losing zone.
I did the body fat percentage calculation:

Current lean weight: 62.0 pounds
Lean weight at end of cut: 62.0 pounds
Weight at end of cut: 77.5 pounds
Given your anticipated 0.0-pound muscle loss, you will hit your target bodyfat of 20.0 % at a body weight of 77.5 pounds.
At a loss of 4.4 pounds per week, you will hit your goal weight of 77.5 pounds in 5.1 weeks (about 1.3 months), which theoretically means running a caloric deficit of 2200.0 calories per day.


(i dont really understand any of that!!!! ><)

I am 20, I've been "working out" since I was about 16.
I started walking an hour a day.
Then I progressed to jogging 5km a day.
I incorporated basic weight training with 3kg/6.6lb weights, but mostly with no weights. Squats, lunges, back arms etc I can't remember the names of most of the exercises but they were very generic. Like lifting the weights over my head, doing bicep curls. I did a few exercise videos.
I did pilates for a while, which I enjoyed but I don't know if it did anything.

Diet-wise, I plan to follow a basic cutting diet. Low carb, hi protein, eat every 3 hrs like the guides say. But I'll post that in the nutrition forum I assume?

The problem I've had before, is that I love exercising, but as soon as I start to diet I lose all my energy and I end up hating exercising because I give up cos I get too tired and I can't concentrate.

I can't afford to join a gym. I have a big exercise ball, a stretchy resitance rope I think they're called, a treadmill, a skipping rope, 1kg, 2kg and 3kg weights. I have a 3kg little ball, like this a medicine ball I think it's called.

So if I don't want to become a bodybuilder, what kind of exercise program should I follow? I am a little confused as to what kind of program would work for me, with no equipment and not wanting to gain any visible muscles.

Thanks for reading this,

Ayane-hime <3

Answered in the diet thread, so I'm closing this thread.