Hi there!
I am new to this forum but i have decided to join and post a plea for help!
I started a diet an fitness program this January and things have been going well until recently. I have lost about 70 lbs so far but i am still VERY far from my goal weight! By "very" i mean by more than 50 lbs.
THE PROBLEM:
The problem is that right now (as in the past) I have reached a weight that i call a plateau. It is a weight at which i level off and no matter how many calories i cut from my diet or how much more i exercise, i just can't seem to get past it. This is the same weight at which i called it quits in the past and i am not ready t let it happen again. So PLEASE any ideas are welcome!
WHAT I AM DOING:
I have limited my calorie intake to average about 1600-1700 daily. I do clerical work during the day so i am seated with some movement. For fitness, I do the following routine 3 times weekly:
30-45 minutes of high pace cardio (stationary bike and stair climber
at ~200 watts)
35-45 minutes of weight lifting for upper body and back (no more
than 25 pounds on free weights and 70-75 for the lateral pull). I do
about 3 sets of 6 different lifting exercises at about 20 reps each.
Abdominal crunches/pilates type exercises.
NOW... beacuse i am lifting weights, i am pretty sure i am building muscle and some fat MUST be replaced by that muscle weight wise, but lately i haven't even noticed my clothes getting loose and my weight is staying the same. It has been like this for about 6 weeks or more now and i am getting really frustrated. I am not what to do next. I'd kick up to more exercise but i really don't have the time for it in my scheduel.
SO... HELP! PLEASE! Any ideas or anyone gone through somehting similar? I'd appreaciate your input!
Thanks!
Nony
I am new to this forum but i have decided to join and post a plea for help!
I started a diet an fitness program this January and things have been going well until recently. I have lost about 70 lbs so far but i am still VERY far from my goal weight! By "very" i mean by more than 50 lbs. THE PROBLEM:
The problem is that right now (as in the past) I have reached a weight that i call a plateau. It is a weight at which i level off and no matter how many calories i cut from my diet or how much more i exercise, i just can't seem to get past it. This is the same weight at which i called it quits in the past and i am not ready t let it happen again. So PLEASE any ideas are welcome!
WHAT I AM DOING:
I have limited my calorie intake to average about 1600-1700 daily. I do clerical work during the day so i am seated with some movement. For fitness, I do the following routine 3 times weekly:
30-45 minutes of high pace cardio (stationary bike and stair climber
at ~200 watts)
35-45 minutes of weight lifting for upper body and back (no more
than 25 pounds on free weights and 70-75 for the lateral pull). I do
about 3 sets of 6 different lifting exercises at about 20 reps each.
Abdominal crunches/pilates type exercises.
NOW... beacuse i am lifting weights, i am pretty sure i am building muscle and some fat MUST be replaced by that muscle weight wise, but lately i haven't even noticed my clothes getting loose and my weight is staying the same. It has been like this for about 6 weeks or more now and i am getting really frustrated. I am not what to do next. I'd kick up to more exercise but i really don't have the time for it in my scheduel.
SO... HELP! PLEASE! Any ideas or anyone gone through somehting similar? I'd appreaciate your input!
Thanks!
Nony