To much cardio?

[newbie]

I jog a couple of kilometers each morning with dog in a bid to stay in shape, but I've noticed that the 'padding' over stomach just hasn't gone down at all.

I don't have the best diet but I am going to read the nutrition section of this forum after this post.

I have cereal for breakfast.
Lunch is either noodles or a chicken sandwich and a cereal bar.
Evening meal is meat, two veg and potatoes most nights.

I have a set of dumbbells but I'm having a really hard time finding motivation to use them.

I guess at the end of the day I want increase overall upper body mass (I'm skinny I guess you'd call it), I just need to 'want' it more.

Any tips for weight loss/weight routines/staying motivated would be really great... oh, I'm in mid 30's, 5'11 and I weigh 135 lbs if that helps any.

Thanks in advance

[Boss Man]

I have cereal for breakfast. (Fine)
Lunch is either noodles or a chicken sandwich and a cereal bar. (Go for the Sandwhich, and don't have noodels, they could be too starchy, and may cause Fat gain.)
Evening meal is meat, two veg and potatoes most nights. (Fine)

You would be best adding a snack between Breakfast and lunch, and Lunch and Dinner, and possibly one about 2-3 hours post dinner.

So something like Low Fat Cheese, Berry Fruits, Yoghurt, Low Salt Nuts, etc etc.

I would also drink a glass of water after each of the 5-6 meals, to help metabolise Fat.

[newbie]

As well as adding snacks to diet I'm also going to alter daily run. I read about intermittent running, so I'll be adding in the odd sprint.

Before I forget... I run about 5-10 minutes after waking on an empty stomach. Is this going to do me any harm? I usually come home from run tired and sweating, but never nauseas or light headed.

[Boss Man]

Might possibly cause a tiny amount of Muscle loss perhaps, use up a bit more Glycogen for sure, but real terms, no not much of a problem as far as I can see.

[heidi_sweetclover]

try to cut back a little on the potatoes- not only because they're very starchy and are probably a slight hinderince in being able to see muscle definition- but also because an overload of pottasium can actually be bad for the liver.
carrots slow down the metabolism- only slightly, but eat them in moderation
green green green veggies!!! all that fiber flushes you out and helps tremendously in seeing results