weight gain and loose fat!

newlywed · #1 (**permalink**) Aug. 25/05, 04:54 PM

i've gained 25 pounds in just 7 months... i need to loose that weight, i weigh 152 now and i would really like to get to at least 130 or 135 and ive been working my but off but all im doing is gainning weight, i barely eat, and when i splurge once it seems like i blow up... i have fruit and vegies and wheat thins. how do i loose the loose fat around my stomach area and loose inches around my thigh area... what excercises are recommended? please help... ive been trying to lose weight for a month now and ive gained 5 lbs. i don't get it!

LiveFromNY · #2 (**permalink**) Aug. 25/05, 04:56 PM

See your doctor. You might have a thyroid or other serious problem.

surreal · #3 (**permalink**) Aug. 25/05, 08:35 PM

Count your calories.

http://www.fitday.com/ - Can get a fair estimation using that. How tall are you? You may think you don't eat much but some foods can suprise you. Sometimes I have trouble breaking 2k calories in a day and a couple days ago I had a meal that was about 900 by itself.

How tall are you and and how much cardio do you do? Working your butt if is good, but only if you're doing it right. Need high intensity cardio. Otherwise it may be difficult just to burn the calories you eat in a day, let alone burn MORE (which is the only way to lose weight).

Oh.. and I'm trying to gain weight.. so on the off chance theres a way to switch genetics... ahhh... oh well. Sucks, but lots of cardio is the only real way.

newlywed · #4 (**permalink**) Aug. 26/05, 12:21 PM

i'm 5'5" i do tridmill at 7.0 speed and for 20 minutes and then i walk all day for my job, and i eat melons and brocoli and coliflower and onions and pepers for seasonings... but i still seem to gain weight.

surreal · #5 (**permalink**) Aug. 26/05, 05:08 PM

All fruits and vegetable, so it doesnt sound like you consume more calories than necessary.

I'm not familliar with treadmill speed settings (arent they all different?) Do you walk or run on the treadmill? Walking on the job is a plus. Half the calories a person burns in a day is from regular activity. Cardio and exercise are a small boost, but the longer effects of muscle and cardio burn are the prize.

If your diet's good I guess the only thing left to do is to try increasing the cardio. Maybe tossing in some calesthenics.

newlywed · #6 (**permalink**) Aug. 26/05, 06:21 PM

i jog on the tridmill and then run and i take walking breaks in between! it seems like i don't have enough time in a day to put some more time on the tredmill... i'm looking into buying a good aerobics dvd to learn and have fun with... hopefully that would work.. cross my fingers!

|OCS|Virus · #7 (**permalink**) Aug. 26/05, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by newlywed

i've gained 25 pounds in just 7 months... i need to loose that weight, i weigh 152 now and i would really like to get to at least 130 or 135 and ive been working my but off but all im doing is gainning weight, i barely eat, and when i splurge once it seems like i blow up... i have fruit and vegies and wheat thins. how do i loose the loose fat around my stomach area and loose inches around my thigh area... what excercises are recommended? please help... ive been trying to lose weight for a month now and ive gained 5 lbs. i don't get it!

Would you take me through what you eat in a given day and please be honest, if it's less or more than what you say I can't give you an accurate answere. But as for working out, do cardio-vascular, if you don't know what that would qualify as then tell me and I will explain. But if I were you I would do cardio 1 hour every other day, or if you have the time every day.

newlywed · #8 (**permalink**) Sep. 02/05, 01:07 PM

HOnestly my daily diet consists of
9am special K bar.
11am a fruit
1pm (lunch) a salad or some grilled chicken
3pm more fruit
6pm i have a very light dinner usually some chicken or some vegetable platter..
9pm i usually have some watermelon before bed.
i honestly eat right, and i just bought a tridmill last week i've been doing 45 min. everyday... and i've only noticced i tiny difference, but not what i want to see.
probably 1/2 pound a week i've lost!

FitMonkey · #9 (**permalink**) Sep. 02/05, 02:08 PM

Actually your diet looks like the problem.

If your calories are too low and you are not getting enough nutrients, your body will respond by slowing your metabolism. It doesn't look like you get nearly enough whole grains or proteins. You really need to increase your caloric intake and balance it out more. Fruit is fine, but too much fruit can actually cause you to gain weight (the sugar content of fruit is pretty high).

Another thing you need to do (and added calories will help you with this) is put some weight training in your routine. Start off slow and do weights at least twice a week. I hope this helps.

FitMonkey · #10 (**permalink**) Sep. 02/05, 02:14 PM

P.S.

You could also mix up your workout a bit by doing different cardio routines. I find Tae Bo to be quite effective and fun. Also bike riding, elliptical or as you mentioned an aerobic tape.

Also, the weight training will help build more lean muscle tissue, which will increase your metabolism and burn more calories.