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if you have a lot of body fat you may not be burning this off and if you are building up muscle you gain weight.
maybe you need to rethink the eating small meals thing
if you had three healthy meals with healthy snacks inbetween like the nuts and fruits etc they recommend it may help.
i'm trying to lose weight at the mo and i doing the 80/20 being good all week and if i want to have something sinful i do at the weekend.
at the mo i have either toast or porridge for breakfast.
soup for lunch and a proper evening meal (within reason laying off the junk food)
I snack on rice cakes and fruit
it was a struggle for the first two weeks but now i have weaned myself off crisps and chocolate it is better.
i have lost 9lb in three weeks.(i know it is probably not the best diet but it is working for me)
my motavation is i need a op and i think this has made me more determined.
also listen to your body if your lacking in something you will crave it so have it i.e red meat, diary etc
it would be more likely you are not exercising at a rate that is causing you to burn the fat off.
for example you may do the eplit thingy for a 45 minute session but of those minutes are you obtaining a heart rate that would be maintained to burn the fat off. ( i would seek more advice on this cos it varies form person to person but that's what i got told at the gym i went to for a trial)
exercising for weight loss is different than for keeping fit (hey i cant talk i'm in the same boat but i cant exercise too much due to knee problems)
have you spoken to your doctor, they may be able advise you on what to do or do a free trial at a gym to get a program that you can mix into your day to day life (tins of beans and botles of water are less expensive weights.)
also try swimming
hope this helps
I have a minor problem with my knees as well - I use the elliptical machine because it is easier on the joints. What kind of exercises are you able to do?
I wonder about all of these supplements out there - if there are any that really assist with fat burning while maintaining muscle.
We're taking steps in the right direction by watching what we eat and exercising again.
I anticipated losing two pounds per week, but at this point it’s more like three pounds per month. Perhaps I am adding a bit of muscle along the way? I consume 1500 calories per day, about 400 calories per meal, plus snacks, and burning off an additional (according to the elliptical) 500 calories. I am 5’10” tall and weigh 175 lbs.
I could cut back on carbohydrates because it has worked for me in the past, but I want to maintain a well rounded diet. I don’t want to exclude any of the food groups because it leads to automatic weight gain once I resume eating them again. I don’t touch white rice or white bread, but instead enjoy whole wheat. One thing I have not done very well is incorporate an abundance of vegetables into my diet. I get at least two to three servings of fruit per day (usually in the earlier part of the day) but I could increase my veggie intake.
I recently read an article about tricking your body by eating a wide variety of foods, i.e. not developing a habit of eating the same things day-in and day-out. The article indicated that the body becomes accustomed to consistently burning off the same amount of calories every day when it is subjected to the same foods. Therefore, by altering what you consume the body is forced to react differently. I wonder if there is any truth in this.
I also measure weight loss by how my clothes fit and the problem I am encountering is that I don’t see a change in how they fit. I find myself bloated quite often, so I wonder if food allergies could be the cause.
Pcad – do you exercise or have you just changed your eating habits to attain such results? With regards to the ham, I actually buy fat-free ham (99% fat free) which I didn’t even know existed until about four months ago -- I also enjoy turkey.
My maximum heart rate (MHR) = 220 minus my age, which is 37, so I should never exceed 183 BPM while training, which is good to know. Thankfully, I have not exceeded it so far.
The target training rate is your maximum heart rate (mine being 183) x Target % which should be 60 – 80% for optimal fat burning. So my target training rate is between 110 (60%) and 146 (80%).
My warm up has been 5 minutes at 40-50% of my maximum heart rate, but I now understand that 10 minutes is the recommended warm-up time at that pace. Apparently this is the stage were fat is released from body tissue into the bloodstream where it can be burned.
After the warm-up it is suggested to exercise harder for 30 minutes at 60-80% of MHR, which is the fat burning zone, and then cool down for 10 minutes at 40-50% of MHR.
So, I will make some minor changes to my exercise routine and see what happens. Interesting stuff.
But it also sounds like Maybe you should cut back the calories a little more. According to my calculations...I think it was on the BMI or something - can't remember...I was told in order to see significant weight loss that I needed to cut down to 1200 calories a day. I'm 26 and I'm 5'4" and at the time was 156 lbs. I'm 139 pounds today! Yay!!!!!
You should try something like this: Do 1200 calories on Monday, 1350 calories on Tuesday, 1200 calories on Wed, 1350 on Thursday, etc.
Unfortunately, women don't lose the weight as quickly once they're in their mid-late 20s. I've found it extremely hard at 26. Much harder than it was at 15 when I lost 25 pounds in 4 months (I was a chubby teenager). I had kept it off for about 5 years...then I went to college and gained it all back plus 15 pounds. In the last 2 years I have lost a total of 26.5 pounds. Granted, I wasn't trying very hard for most of those two years...
Good luck! I'm glad we have this site to come to for support and advice!!!
any more big weight lose may make your bmi low and that can be very dangerous
do you have any issues with your body that may make you think you need to lose weight also you body shape does change and it may just be that toning up will help
please dont lose weight if your bmi is healthy
you may end up doing more harm than good
if you have lost the inches on your thighs it may sound like you are at your plateau you may not lose anymore wieght without causing you to become ill
I wish you well
I was trying to eat light in the evening, but at the same time eating carbs in the form of grains thinking it would give me extra stamina for my morning exercise routine. I was also under the impression that it takes longer to break down meat, so I’d typically have lean meat for lunch – that being my biggest meal.
I don’t go to the gym, but enjoy the convenience of exercising in the comfort of my own home in the early morning hours. I am exercising five to six days a week for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. In addition to the elliptical workout I exercise with dumbbell weights, as well as daily stomach exercises, and my floor exercises are well rounded to include push ups, leg raises, squats, etc... I use the Jorge Cruise book 'Eight Minutes in the Morning' as a guide, but have doubled the exercises, so the routine is more like 20 minutes in the morning along with my stomach exercises. However it may be time for heavier weights at this point. It gets confusing because some say to use lighter weights and more reps, while others insist that to challenge the muscle you should use heavier weights with less reps. Any thoughts?
I am going to look up the things you mentioned. I appreciate your post.
Your calories should decrease as the day goes on This is my calorie count and times in a day.
before gym 8am 247
after gym 11am 474
2pm 295.7
5pm 247.7
8pm 129.7
11pm 108.5
So I would not recommend your lunch be the largest unless it is right after your workout time. Very important to get in enough protien,carbs, and fats after your workouts.
I hope this helps
1am tread mill (~3 times a week)
Thanks for your post. I agree, the heavier weights, less reps is probably the way to go. I'll have to invest in some heavier weights very soon.
You have an interesting eating schedule. I believe that eating every three hours is ideal, but I tru to cut off my food by no later than 7:30 p.m. Why are you eating so late at night?
Also curious about what you are eating, as the calories seem pretty low. Looks like lunch is one of your biggest meals too though.
Do you take any supplements?
I exercise six days a week, and will likely add in some evening exercise as well, perhaps three nights per week. Do you find that the evening exercise has helped a lot?
I eat late because I work late. I don't get home til after midnight. Yes the treadmill is good it helps burn what you had during the day and helps bump up your metabolism while you sleep.
The caloreis I posted are
1st meal
protein shake
1/2cup blueberries
3oz yam
2nd meal
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3
2 oz chicken
plain rice cakes 3
1 tbsp almond butter
4
2oz chicken
3oz yam
1/2 can green beans or a mix of some sort of veg's
5
2 oz chicken
vegs
6
tuna 1/2 can or 3oz of talapia
vegs