Quote (toadboy @ Nov 14 2011 08:11am)
what would be the best way for someone to start out dieting and exercising if they weigh just under 400 lbs and don't really do anything close to exercising.
30 minutes of light exercise, 5 days a week.
Reduce calories to around 2,500 per day from clean sources, monitor sodium intake to 2,000 mg per day.
The light exercise should be brisk walking, stationary biking, or swimming (if possible) - using dumbbells to do general workouts would also be acceptable.
Continue this routine until about 100 pounds are lost. When in the 300 pound range, they can begin 45-60 minutes of exercise a day for 5 days a week, and also begin to do resistance training more seriously
Furthermore, diet will go down to 2,000 calories when the 300 pound mark is hit and stay there until the fat loss goal is achieved.