Working out 7 days a week with no weight loss

[LBlonde65]

I started working out at the powerhouse gym on April 20th and did the treadmill for 10 days and than on May 1st I started at the YMCA  and found the Arc trainer to burn more calories so I have been doing the arc trainer now for going on Three months from May 1st until today and I do this for 60 minutes every day and than I do weight training everyday for 30 minutes to 1 hour.  

I do the overhead press (Daily) at about 30 pounds two reps of 15
chest press (Daily) at about 30 pounds two reps of 15
row press (Daily) at about 40 pounds two reps of 15
rear press (Daily) at about 30 pounds two reps of 20
fly press (Daily) at about 35 pounds two reps of 25
leg press (Daily) at about 25  pounds two reps of 15
leg curl (Daily) at about 40 pounds two reps of 15
abductor for inner and outer thighs (Daily) at about 40 pounds two reps of 25
prone leg maching not every day but when I do it I do 15 pounds at two reps of 10 right now
Pull down bar at 40 pounds two sets of 20 not everyday
leg extention
leg curl
tricep press not every day

I have been talking to people and they say maybe I am getting too much sodium and also my cholesterol was up some in May and not sure if it is better yet.

I am not sure what to do.

I only drink diet pop at night and maybe some vodka with it.  Could this be why I am not loseing any weight.  I did drop 5 pounds in the beginning but back up three as of this morning.

I use to do doctor atkins and lost 26 pounds with no exercise but gained that back.

So I have been taking water pills and sometimes laxatives or fiber ready.  I even did the colon cleaner twice one was for 90 days and one was for 60 and still nothing is helping me lose weight.  My legs are great it is all in the stomach area.  

I am 43 and at 143 pounds and should be at least 112 according to my nutrition class I took.

Any suggestions for me

Thank you SHerry

[cjpietrz]

Hi Sherry :)

I am a certified personal trainer at a very well known gym.  I have a B.S. in Wellness, Health Promotion, and Injury Prevention with a minor in Exercise Science.  Girl...I'm not gonna lie to you...you got a lot goin on here!  There are unfortunately a lot of reasons why you haven't had much progress yet.  To be perfectly honest with you, if at all possible, I would purchase at least a few sessions with a trainer so that he/she can give you a proper routine and help give you a bit more education on a few key things.

For now though, here are a few things that will help.  First of all we need to clean up your routine a little bit.  I would do your resistance training before your cardio, this can be more effective (especially for women) if your goal is weight loss.  You need to work muscles in order from largest to smallest.  Start with core (abs/lower back) exercises, followed by legs, followed by chest/back, shoulders/biceps/triceps.  I would have you do a total body workout 2-3 times per week to start with making sure to skip at least one day in between total body workouts.  You should be doing 1 to 2 sets of 15 to 20 reps for each exercise, one exercise per major muscle group.  You need one day of rest per week, so 6 days/wk of working out at most.

Next, stop taking diuretics/laxatives!  Although you may lose a few pounds in the short run, the weight you "lose" is from water, not fat, and you will gain it back.  These are going to hinder your progress.  In order for your body to properly digest food, you need to be properly hydrated.  These are causing you to dehydrate, and dehydration = a slow metabolism.

Also, no more colon cleanses!  You need the friendly bacteria in your large/small intestine so that you can properly digest food, colon cleanses clean out this friendly bacteria and put you at risk of developing diverticulitis/diverticulosis, which can be very painful.  

Other than that, I have a few questions for you:
1. how much diet pop are you drinking?
2. how much water are you drinking?
3. how are you measuring your intensity while doing cardio?
4. are you doing any type of food journaling?
5. how did you arrive at a goal weight of 112?  Some ways of estimating target weight are more or less accurate than others.

Get back to me :) hope this helps & good luck!

Christina

[Dr Vinod]

Please calculate your BMI and it relates with your height, weight and age.
Go to a dietician to chalk out a good balanced diet chart for yourself.

When the input and output of energy balances you do not lose weight.
But before that you should remember that if your are in normal range of BMI do not worry that much and continue the good work you are doing.

Do not stress your body and if you, other problems will arise.
Take care!