Losing weight
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You're actually decent as far as weight. I'm 5'9" at 157 currently with what I'm starting to consider an athletic build, decently could lose some more belly fat still after bulking somewhat. I basically spent my entire summer doing cardio and a stupid amount of tricpt push downs since they looked easy to do (and to my surprise helps me lift a bit more now) and lost 20 pounds easily (traveling helps a lot so you can't stuff yourself with food/sweets from home). Over this winter I began lifting and noticed a difference really quickly. I recommend lifting way more than cardio if you have a clean diet already. If you are just getting started, then cardio isn't a bad option to make going to the gym a habit and allow some flexibility in diet. I basically paid little to no attention over that summer to diet apart from introducing a salad occasionally, which I quickly learned wasn't worth the effort for me as I tend to enjoy way too much dressing and I generally hated stuffing it down my throat till I was full.
As far as tips, just eat less than maintenance calories, which should be roughly 2,000 - maybe start by eating 500 less than you normally do which is often snacks while watching Netflix. Eye ball it if you can, don't go crazy tracking every little thing but apps help some people. Coffee and high value foods with low calories are ideal like fruits and veggies, I just began eating a few strawberries with my egg whites today. At the beginning of my diet, I completely avoided toppings like butter on my bread which really helped. Now a days, I just buy and use whatever has the lowest calories as that's what impacts fat gain or loss; Enjoy what you eat rather than completly restricting yourself or your diet will never work long term - your whole life basically. Lastly, focus on compound movements rather than isolation movements at the gym. Personally, I hate compound movements and like to track my progress with somewhat more isolation movements and do see a greater improvement taking that path but I'm definitely making an effort to incorporate compond movements slowly myself.
I guess protein is important if you're trying to gain muscle, aim for 1g per pound of body weight. So I'll keep this to the point, a whey and casine mix works best. The protein from prescience tastes amazing compared to any competitors and is a blend of both; highly recommended it.
As far as tips, just eat less than maintenance calories, which should be roughly 2,000 - maybe start by eating 500 less than you normally do which is often snacks while watching Netflix. Eye ball it if you can, don't go crazy tracking every little thing but apps help some people. Coffee and high value foods with low calories are ideal like fruits and veggies, I just began eating a few strawberries with my egg whites today. At the beginning of my diet, I completely avoided toppings like butter on my bread which really helped. Now a days, I just buy and use whatever has the lowest calories as that's what impacts fat gain or loss; Enjoy what you eat rather than completly restricting yourself or your diet will never work long term - your whole life basically. Lastly, focus on compound movements rather than isolation movements at the gym. Personally, I hate compound movements and like to track my progress with somewhat more isolation movements and do see a greater improvement taking that path but I'm definitely making an effort to incorporate compond movements slowly myself.
I guess protein is important if you're trying to gain muscle, aim for 1g per pound of body weight. So I'll keep this to the point, a whey and casine mix works best. The protein from prescience tastes amazing compared to any competitors and is a blend of both; highly recommended it.
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everyone is saying the same thing but im chubby, and got love handle LuL I just dont get it, its not my scale just got a new one.
There are many options to lose weight! Make some team sport, (I prefere this option) in addition you could go to a gym if a gym is near your home or make something like freeletics. Freeletics is quiet hard but after a workout you will feel very good (haha and exhausted..). Something which i doesn't tried until now is calisthenics. Seems to be a good way to get muscles but I think it's very hard to start with it...
Or the good old options to lose weight: Go outside Jog together with friends and so on...
Or the good old options to lose weight: Go outside Jog together with friends and so on...
Train 5 days a week leaving 2 days for rest and recovery. Work for at-least 45 minutes a day. Circuit training is good for losing weight 
. Have a good balanced diet. Stop fatty foods coming into your system. Get enough sleep.
. Have a good balanced diet. Stop fatty foods coming into your system. Get enough sleep.
Hey, I know I might be late but your weight seems fine, I think it's body fat that you need to reduce. Turn it into muscle by going to the gym, doing sports, or other physical activities. You can start at home by doing bodyweight exercises. Don't ever starve yourself, and I wouldn't recommend counting calories as it might lead to eating disorders. Just try to eat better stuff (learn how to cook, saves money too), drink lots of water, and eat until it feels 'right' - like if you feel full then stop, hitting that sweet spot of 'fullness' is a good feeling for me so you might enjoy feeling it as well. It'll be a slow progress, and you might need to take a break at times and that's completely fine. I believe you're doing this to make yourself happier, so if you're unhappy about being too strict then break a 'rule' or two (skip a workout, eat pizza, etc). Good luck 
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