how can i lose a few lbs?

[Mole2k4]

Hey guys an gals.
Ok, here's the story.
I'm 21, male,a smoker ranging between 10-20 a day, 5'8" and weighing roughly 16 stone. (Been about 2 weeks since I weighed myself).
I used to go to the cafe all the time for lunch, but have not been for nearly 2 months and plan to keep it that way.I work 9 hours a day 5 days a week in retail so I'm almost constantly moving around and am standing/walking for 8 hours a day minimum. I walk WELL over 10000 steps a day, I used a counter for 2 days and was between 12-14000 steps for both days.I walk to and from work at least once a week (a mile and a half each way).
Lately my appetite has been decreasing, for example, today at 10am I had a quater pounder with cheese because I felt hungry (I started work at 6 so it was basically my "lunch time") and that is ALL I have had today and I have only just started feeling hungry at 4am and yesterday was exactly the same. I'll admit that I drink quite a bit of coke, I've probably had 2 litres today, but even going by calorie counters, I've had around 1200-1500 calories when the average for a male is 2500 calories.
After work I don't usually work out or anything, but I do some general housework be it vaccuming / loading washing machine etc. From time to time I will work out for around 30 minutes doing sit-up's/ press ups.
Munchies would be the obvious problem, except I no longer get them when I puff so that can't be the reason.
What can I do?

EDIT:::
By the way, I'm not starving my body, I know that if you do that, you don't lose any weight because your body think's there is a shortage of food so instead of losing fat, you lose muscle first. I eat when I feel hungry, thing is, I just don't feel as hungry as I used.

Mole2k4 Reviewed by Mole2k4 on 11-11-2004. how can i lose a few lbs? Hey guys an gals. Ok, here's the story. I'm 21, male,a smoker ranging between 10-20 a day, 5'8" and weighing roughly 16 stone. (Been about 2 weeks since I weighed myself). I used to go to the cafe all the time for lunch, but have not been for nearly 2 months and plan to keep it that way.I work 9 hours a day 5 days a week in retail so I'm almost constantly moving around and am standing/walking for 8 hours a day minimum. I walk WELL over 10000 steps a day, I used a counter for 2 days and was Rating: 5

[00Ampersand]

You'd lose almost two thirds of your weight if you went to the moon and lived there
~007~

[IntrepidS]

Work out as often as possible. Take it from me I lost 85 lbs.

[IntrepidS]

As for what you said about not eating, you don't lose weight because the body starts to store away the fat. That's why you have to keep a good balance between eating and working out.

And holy shit, I eat so much less than 2500 calories a day...

[shogun]

Balance is the key, steer clear of the greaseburgers, get the most nutrition per fat gram that you can, lean meats, easy on the grain products(contrary to popular belief, you NEED carbs) Everything in moderation, and the more active you are, the faster your metabolism gets.

[Dreama]

Stop with the coke dude, sugar = energy = body fat. and coke has so much sugar its nots not funny.

Drink water instead, you will feel the difference and its so much nicer and its pure and natural!! C'mon people... WATER!

[GooseBear]

The most widely used drug in america - caffeine - messes with your body somehow. I think there was a study done of a women who didn't drink and a women that did but diet and the women that stopped drinking pop lost more weight.
what dreama said too!

WATER ROCKS

[thcbongman]

I lost a lot simply from cutting back. You don't need soda, or chips.

[slowmotion]

well im a wrestler for my school so im pretty much experienced with weight controll.
first off STOP dinking coke, if you have to drink pop or soda drink only the clear kinds, such as sprite. water will help you lose weight if you drink it because it breaks down all the fatty material you eat into energy to burn. but starvation is usaully the route i take if i need to lose 3 or 4 pounds, its not a healthy way to lose weight but it works.
exercise as much as possible, try to break a good sweat everyday. walk, jog, or run early in the morning for about 30 minutes.

so basicly eating less, trying to keep a healthy diet, and exercising more would do the trick

[tuffywallace]

Break a sweat! You'll feel better first then look better later.