Ok, I'm 6'1", 21 years old, 260 pounds.

I'm finally to a point where I am serious about looking and feeling better. My goal is to lose at least 30 pounds and I feel this is very achievable.

Here is my current schedule (what I've been doing a little longer than 2 weeks now)...I don't want to go too crazy and not be able to go out and eat or enjoy myself and I would prefer not to work out 5 or 6 days a week. I'm also not sure if I could condition myself to do the 5 meals a day thing (maybe though)

1)I cut out all cokes. All I drink is water or diet coke.
2)I no longer eat after 8pm.
3)My eating schedule:
Breakfast: energy bar
Lunch: whatever, nothing big
Dinner: something similar to meat and vegetables
4)I play intense racquetball at least 2 times a week
5)I do cardio on tuesday, thursday, and sunday
6)I do some weights on the cardio days too.
7)I started taking multi vitamins finally
8)no more fast food, unless it's something more balanced like tropigrill or boston market

I used to eat so much late at night and drink cokes constantly and buy fast food every day, so I feel this change is a BIG change for me, but it definetely does not seem drastic and I know I can stick with it and not get burnt out....ANY OTHER TIPS?

Is your weight correct? I think that has to be a typo at 6'1" and 160 you would be crackhead skinny. John was skinny and he is 2" shorter then that.

oops, jeez...260 pounds...sorry... :p

ok first of all, you have to eat alot more, second of all, dont aim for 130 pounds, for your size, 130 pounds is UNDERWEIGHT! dont set dangerous goals like that *edit* oh i see 260, well your still not eating enough!

good that your cutting out cokes, remember to drink lots of water!
eat 5-6 meals a day, make sure its balanced, 40% protein 40%carbs 20%fat

energy bars are generally crap, just sugar and artificial flavors, have some oats and eggs or cottage cheese

have a meal inbetween breakfast and lunch, remember eat every 3 hours
dont skip meals, its bad for you

eat something between lunch and dinner, have a nice chicken/shrimp/salmon for dinner along with some vegies

try not to do weights on cardio days, you may be overtraining a bit, remember overtraining can make have LESS gains

I started off like you only I'm 17 and was 250, I started off not eating a lot, I did loose weight but I felt tired.
I go for 2000 calories a day. 5 or 6 meals a day when I'm not working.
Such as
Meal 1 - 8:00 AM, Wheatabix/Oatmeal with Skimmed milk, Banana, Carrot, 3 Eggs and 2 pieces of toast - 500 odd calories.

Meal 2- 11:00 AM, Tuna sandwhich - 250 odd calories

Meal 3 - 1:00 PM, Same

Now this is where it will depeond on weither I'm working, if I am meal 4 will be bigger.

Meal 4 - Rice, veg, Tuna/Lean steak pieces, and a bit of gravy on the steak peices. - A good 600 calories.

Meal 5 - Ham sandwhich or Chicken sandwhich, if I'm not working then Celery, Carrots, Lettuce, and lots of other veg. About 200 calories if a sandwhich.

Meal 6 - Banana.

Now ofcourse I also add in a protein shake after a workout. I don't always hit the exact amount of calories but it's close enough.


Workouts. I hurt my wrist recently (not weight lifting related) but I did do this:
Monday: Arms and abs
Tuesday: Cardio
Wedensday: Back and abs, Ju Jitsu 7 hours later.
Thursday: Cardio
Friday: Legs, Chest and Shoulders
Saturday: Cardio (If any)
Sunday: Cardio.

My workouts aren't more than 45 minutes. My bike isn't suitable for HIIT so I do abotu 30 minutes medium/high effort.

Weigh yourself once a week, and if you want even have a cheat meal once a week. It would be a good idea to calculate your body fat % as scales can be misleading.

That's about all I can say really. lol. Stick too it and read as much info as you can.