I am 29 yrs old, 5"1" short, 140 lbs, 30% BF. Ive been exercising for two months now doing 1 hour cardio and weight training 5 times a week and also watching my diet (1500- 1800 calories/day). My goal was to lose 20-25 lbs in 6 months just before attending a very special occasion. I just recently measured my body found out i did not loose an inch! My weight also stayed the same. I feel so hopeless now. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I hope to hear from people who made it and gone through similar situation.
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karla said:
hi there, i don't mean to sound harsh, but everytime i see people weight themselves in the gym, i wonder do they know exactly what are they doing and what is their aim and how to achieve it. just by running 30mins on the treadmill is going to make your weight goes down by a few grams, i can tell you, you are in "body building nusery".
Everyone's body is different, some people gain muscles easier and some are hard gainers(like me), some gain fast in certain parts of the body and some are slow. like wise, some lose weight easily and some don't.
dont pressurize yourself by keep weighing yourself, its not going to work. Making yourself all depress and demoralise is not helping yourself at all.
my suggestion is get a personal trainer, you are probably doing it all wrong when you think are working out, you probably are not. If you want to see results fast, do cardio more than weights, and watch that diet. you should see results week by week. And please, don't put so high expection on yourself. it took me 3 weeks to lose 1.1kg and i'm pretty happy with me cos i'm more of building muscles than losing BF.
And also, if you wonder why the number of the weight doesn't go down, it could be because you are gaining muscles, thats why it doesn't goes down, cos mucles weight heavier than weights, so back to my suggestion, if u want to see numbers going down, concentrate on tons of cardio. very less on weights.
on last thing to "educate" you, when u gain muscles, you become bigger naturally, so what makes you so sure, the measurement you took is not more muscles developing, what makes u so 100% sure that your BF is not dropping??
hope all these helps............i'm too tired now, after typing so much.......
5- 6 equal sized meals a day will increase your metabolism more than 3 meals and 1 snack. Have a serving of lean protein at each meal as well as carbs. Is 5 days a week your total workout days adding your weight training and cardio? Do more cardio, everyday if you really want changes. Also what's the intensity like? Walking? Gotta run, gotta burn those calories. You may need to tweak your diet as well. Maybe more carbs, or more proteins, healthy fats. Do searches on "macronutrient ratios", "meal timing" or frequency, and "clean diet. Don't give up and if you aren't seeing results with 2-3 weeks something needs changing.
karla said:
I'm counting ~52 grams of protein through this diet. I'm with Aevans. That's not nearly enough. I think you could also use a few more calories of healthy fats. I might even substitute the rice for almonds and pumpkin seeds and throw in some oatmeal at breakfast. I would prob even add in one more meal. I don't know what your water intake is but make sure you're drinking enough.
I'd also say you will prob start seeing more changes happen in the next 3 weeks.
Are you doing 1 hour of cardio and then weight training or a an hour combined of cardio and weight training? what kind of weight training program are you using?
Thanks Evolution! I bike for 5 mins before weight training for 2 body parts (3 exercises for each body part); 20/20/15/12 Reps and cardio ( i usually use 2 machines, eg. 30 min treadmill & 30 mins cross trainer or stepper). I am just totally confused! There are just so many concepts of how to slim down, even the trainers in the gym have different things to say. I don't want to waste time, effort & money trying things which are useless.
I would say that the most beneficial thing to do to look and feel good is to be happy. Yeah I know it sounds goofy but there is actually a lot of evidence to say that positive thinking helps with weight loss and fitness. Your diet sounds good but I would forget cardio and do interval training and full body weight exercises.
But most of all.. enjoy life!!
Read some Tony Robbins books if you are not sure how to do this BTW
But most of all.. enjoy life!!
Read some Tony Robbins books if you are not sure how to do this BTW
You know, I would throw in some lower reps with the high reps or have a high rep and lower rep alternating days. In fact, I would skip the 20 rep stuff and move to more of a 15/12/10/8 or 12/10/8/6.
I would also start increasing the intensity of your cardio sessions in exchange for longer cardio sessions. I'd also say start using some free weights and maybe do a full body 3 times a week or an upper/lower split for four days a week. Cardio is fine at 5 days a week.
I would also start increasing the intensity of your cardio sessions in exchange for longer cardio sessions. I'd also say start using some free weights and maybe do a full body 3 times a week or an upper/lower split for four days a week. Cardio is fine at 5 days a week.
High intensity cardio has a much more dramatic effect on your metabolism than long duration low intensity cardio.
100 rep weight lifting? You'll want that added muscle burning calories for you all the time.
Doing low intensity exercise also burns away muscle, while high intensity and weight lifting adds muscle.
Karla, I lost 40 lbs in a few months using high intensity cardio and I found it easier personally than low intensity cardio. I would consider trying that out.
Jonny, if you need any help.. this site is great .
100 rep weight lifting? You'll want that added muscle burning calories for you all the time.
Doing low intensity exercise also burns away muscle, while high intensity and weight lifting adds muscle.
Karla, I lost 40 lbs in a few months using high intensity cardio and I found it easier personally than low intensity cardio. I would consider trying that out.
Jonny, if you need any help.. this site is great .
Jonny945 said:
Fact-more intensive sessions burn more calories.
More calories burnt=more weight loss. (In a very general nut shell)
Why would you want to drudge your ass on a walk for hours when you can hit some nice intervals in a 10th of the time and have the same result. I would even compare to you the physiques of sprinters vs long distance runners. One has a nice physique and one looks malnutritioned with poor muscle tone.
Fact-a person with more muscle will have a higher metabolic rate.
I'd suggest carb cycling. That percentage of fat is a bit low. I could go on, but then I'd be ranting.
My next suggestion is for you, Jonny. It's not nice to come on a forum and start telling people they do not know what they are talking about.