Hi everyone-

I am about as completely new to the world of health/nutrition as it gets. Lets see...29 years old, 5'11", 180lbs, carrying a little gut, decided it was high time to see about getting in a little better shape. So, I've been reading some in the various forums, doing research online, etc...and have some ideas...was looking for advice, as well as critiques on some of my ideas, so here goes.

1) Change my diet...big one, work in a restaurant, eat whatever is near. Not the best way to go...need to restrict my diet, eat less fat. I see the 6 meal a day idea seems important. Maybe oatmeal/grapenuts, fruit??, low- or no-fat yogurt for breakfast, protein bar or shake for snack, salad for lunch, another snack...chicken breast, lean cut of steak for dinner? Like I said, REALLY new...not even sure of good, low-fat meals, etc.

2) Exercise more...right now I get basically none outside of work and kids. I'm in a small town on an island with population of 1800 in Alaska, so my choices are limited, but we do have a public gym/pool with nautilus equipment, treadmills, etc. I work split double shifts, so my time is limited, but Im hoping to put in at least half an hour a day between shifts, maybe an hour on my days off...hoping this will be enough to help?

3) Looking at supplements, etc. Pretty sure I want to avoid steroids, even though they are legal here in Alaska. However, what about a combo of Clenbuterol/Cytomel? From what I've read, they seem effective and pretty low-risk. Any advice/other ideas?

What I really want is just to get in better shape, not looking for professional body-building size/shape, just want to lose my gut to start with, then maybe add some mass later. The hardest part is having no real idea where to start, and having little time, what with kids and 2 jobs.

So, thanks in advance for any help and ideas, sorry if this all seems a little basic, but when I say newbie, boy do I mean it

Thanks again!!

-Ryan