Im currently 5ft 6" and 134 pounds. I have a scale at home that estimates your body fat % and mine is currently at 18-19%. Im currently on a diet and i exersize at home by riding my stationary bike and doing pushups and using dumbbells and some other light exercises. I started doing this in August and ive lost maybe 15 pounds. I didnt weight myself the first mounth or more so im not sure what weight i started out as (i was 147 when i first checked). I though of continuing my current plan until new years figuring that by that time i would drop down to 13% body fat (my natural weight) then join the gym again or start boxing but this past month ive noticed that im getting weaker. Sometime in September i was ready to move up to a 35 pound dumbbell but now ive moved down to a 25 pound one and im still having trouble. I would like some advice on how to get more fit.
Here is some extra information on me. Ive been skinny though middle/high school but at 19 i joined the gym and worked out with a personal trainer. I did everything he told me exept i sprinted for 10-15 min each day before i worked out and i ate less than he told me to. I made great progress until i followed his advice too closely and cut out the cardio and ate more. After that i got fat and i got stretchmarks on my body. Soon afterward i quit the gym and got even fatter. Im currently trying to loose that fat and start muscle building again but i need help if i want to do it right. Can someone recommend me a diet and exercise plan or maybe a video that will teach me what to do. Also how do i get rid of stretch marks. They are most prominently on my biceps and while they are no longer red they are still unpleasant to look at.
Here is some extra information on me. Ive been skinny though middle/high school but at 19 i joined the gym and worked out with a personal trainer. I did everything he told me exept i sprinted for 10-15 min each day before i worked out and i ate less than he told me to. I made great progress until i followed his advice too closely and cut out the cardio and ate more. After that i got fat and i got stretchmarks on my body. Soon afterward i quit the gym and got even fatter. Im currently trying to loose that fat and start muscle building again but i need help if i want to do it right. Can someone recommend me a diet and exercise plan or maybe a video that will teach me what to do. Also how do i get rid of stretch marks. They are most prominently on my biceps and while they are no longer red they are still unpleasant to look at.
