Looking to shed a few pounds...

First of all I'm about 6'3", 240 lbs. I played football for my HS two years ago as fullback and MLB, but since then I haven't been doing much on the physical side of life. For the past four days I have been doing a fast walk/jogging on a treadmill for about 25 minutes (self propelled), 20 cruches and 20 leg raises.

I guess I'm just looking for advice on things I am able to do around the house (since its winter) that can try to keep me active. Overall I'm looking to lose about 12-15 lbs. Thanks =]

Diet and/or exercise, depending on how strict the regimen for each one is.

It's that simple, it's what you have to do, and there's no easy way around it.

....sucked that i finally started getting noticed by girls till i lost the weight :-PElMariachi46

Thanks for the advice so far, forgot to mention I do try to eat smaller meals, 3 a day. Trying to stay away from pre-packaged food. Completely blocked out soda from my eating habits, sticking to pure fruit juices and water. How many lbs a week on average do you think I could lose by sticking to this? Or just a general time frame of my 12-15 lb goal?-Xcalibur-

Not to sound like a jerk but...burn more calories than you take in....

But seriously portion control helps a lot, but you have to have patience. I'm in college, so every meal could be an all you can eat buffet, but I can't let it be. Just think to yourself when getting food, "Do I really need 4 slices of pizza??", "Will I die if I only have 1 cookie instead of two (or even *gasp* no cookies?!?!)", "Is there any reason for me to drink soda now over water/milk/juice?  

Instead of eating till you are full, eat until you are...not hungry, it may surprise you how little it takes. Granted you may get hungry again faster (especially at first), but it's fine to eat again, as long as you still make good choices. Most dieticians will reccomend several smaller meals throughout the day as opposed to 3 large ones anyway.

eating better and working outpuremage1209

Get off the boards! Ha, being on the computer is the biggest way to no do anything at all. Well here a few little tricks that are nice, since the basics have been covered already. Drink one glass one cold water half an hour before you eat anything in the morning, for me that means right before my shower, then have breakfast after my shower. Not only does it help to clean out your system, also you body has to warm up the cold water, and since it has no calories, it acually raises your metabolism for the day. Also, don't eat while watching TV or anything. It acually helps to eat at the table(though I still dont often) because your mind focuses more on what youre eating, and on nothing else, and you can pace yourself better. When you watch TV you will often overeat.

Oh, or you could just watch body break for more stuff. Lol lame as hell, but it helps.

First of all I'm about 6'3", 240 lbs. I played football for my HS two years ago as fullback and MLB, but since then I haven't been doing much on the physical side of life. For the past four days I have been doing a fast walk/jogging on a treadmill for about 25 minutes (self propelled), 20 cruches and 20 leg raises.

I guess I'm just looking for advice on things I am able to do around the house (since its winter) that can try to keep me active. Overall I'm looking to lose about 12-15 lbs. Thanks =]

-Xcalibur-