So guys, I'm new here! I am 16 and have just starting working out about 3 weeks ago (granted, I was cheating a little bit until a found a new workout plan on Saturday). I train 2 days on, 1 day off (since Saturday) and do HIIT, except on Leg days, I switch to the bike. The problem is, I don't think I've noticed any results! I eat as healthy as I can and only drink water throughout the day with protein shakes. I'm sure I just haven't been going for long enough to see results, but, how long will it take to notice some fat loss? Thanks!
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How long until I see results?
- Thread starter EricB814
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Hey!
I'm new also and I've mostly just been reading the posts but I thought I'd respond to your post with some encouragement.
I read somewhere or other that it takes about four weeks of working out/eating right before you yourself start noticing changes. This is obviously just a more or less sort of thing - I myself didn't really start seeing real results until about 5 weeks in. I'm not an expert by any means but I think you have to remember that if you've spent years eating poorly and not exercising then it's going to take a bit before you start seeing good results. The body seems to need to have a chance to sort of reverse itself.
On that note, don't forget about the immediate effects of working out! Lower stress, sleeping better, more energy.... These started happening for me before I saw changes to my body. So don't get discouraged!
I'm new also and I've mostly just been reading the posts but I thought I'd respond to your post with some encouragement.
I read somewhere or other that it takes about four weeks of working out/eating right before you yourself start noticing changes. This is obviously just a more or less sort of thing - I myself didn't really start seeing real results until about 5 weeks in. I'm not an expert by any means but I think you have to remember that if you've spent years eating poorly and not exercising then it's going to take a bit before you start seeing good results. The body seems to need to have a chance to sort of reverse itself.
On that note, don't forget about the immediate effects of working out! Lower stress, sleeping better, more energy.... These started happening for me before I saw changes to my body. So don't get discouraged!
Look, losing weight is never easy, but it's never going to be easier than when you're 16. You're still growing, your body operates at a higher pace than when you're older, and you're not as set in your habits of eating and exercise. So the time to change your ways is now.
Please read all of my suggestion with care and follow those cautiously:
• If you're carrying extra weight it's because you eat more calories than you burn in activity. To set things right, you need to decrease how many calories you consume and increase the number of calories you burn. The best way to approach this challenge is to steadily change your habits. Eat a little less each week, and find enjoyable ways to increase your activity level. Create healthy eating and exercise habits now that will keep you trim through your teen years and beyond.
• Crash diets don't work. People usually regain the weight as soon as they stop the diet, which they do because the diet is too hard to maintain. If you get into a habit of losing and then regaining weight, you throw off your body's self-regulatory mechanisms, so you're more prone to various health problems as you get older, including high cholesterol, high-blood pressure, diabetes, gallbladder disease and depression.
• For every 3,500 calories you eliminate by eating less or burning calories in activity, you lose 1 lb. of weight. Many health and fitness experts advise that you lose no more than 1 or 2 lbs. per week. This rate of weight loss allows you to slowly change your habits. To lose 1 lb. a week, cut out 500 calories per day from your diet.
• Study the nutritional labels of the foods you eat. Educate yourself on the calories and other nutrition contained in everything you put in your mouth. Drop empty-calorie foods -- items that provide calories but little nutrition -- from your diet.
• Cut back on fried, fast and fatty foods. They might taste good, but if you eat them routinely, these foods give you more calories than you need. Lay off of the burgers, hot dogs and beef burritos. Instead, eat lean turkey and chicken breast. Drink skim milk instead of whole milk, and minimize your use of butter, margarine, sour cream, cheese and ice cream. Avoid fast food restaurants. If your friends or family drag you to one, skip the fries and choose grilled chicken or salad.
• Save snack, starchy and sweet foods for special treats. These foods tend to be high in calories and low in nutrition. Eliminate cookies, candy, chips, crackers, pastries and full-sugar soda from your daily diet. Use them as very occasional treats. Eat apples or yogurt as a snack. Apples contain pectin, a fiber that binds with dietary fat. Yogurt enhances weight loss and reduces belly fat.
• Exercise does not have to be painful. Make it social and fun. Join a sports or cheering team or do martial arts, dance, gymnastics or any other form of activity you might enjoy. Walk and talk with friends instead of hanging out at the house. Play active video games that make you dance or move. Every day find some sort of activity that makes you use your large lower body muscles for at least 30 to 60 minutes.
Now, I believe you got all of my point. If you really want to lose your weight then change your overall life style accordingly. And please, don't expect quick result.
Please read all of my suggestion with care and follow those cautiously:
• If you're carrying extra weight it's because you eat more calories than you burn in activity. To set things right, you need to decrease how many calories you consume and increase the number of calories you burn. The best way to approach this challenge is to steadily change your habits. Eat a little less each week, and find enjoyable ways to increase your activity level. Create healthy eating and exercise habits now that will keep you trim through your teen years and beyond.
• Crash diets don't work. People usually regain the weight as soon as they stop the diet, which they do because the diet is too hard to maintain. If you get into a habit of losing and then regaining weight, you throw off your body's self-regulatory mechanisms, so you're more prone to various health problems as you get older, including high cholesterol, high-blood pressure, diabetes, gallbladder disease and depression.
• For every 3,500 calories you eliminate by eating less or burning calories in activity, you lose 1 lb. of weight. Many health and fitness experts advise that you lose no more than 1 or 2 lbs. per week. This rate of weight loss allows you to slowly change your habits. To lose 1 lb. a week, cut out 500 calories per day from your diet.
• Study the nutritional labels of the foods you eat. Educate yourself on the calories and other nutrition contained in everything you put in your mouth. Drop empty-calorie foods -- items that provide calories but little nutrition -- from your diet.
• Cut back on fried, fast and fatty foods. They might taste good, but if you eat them routinely, these foods give you more calories than you need. Lay off of the burgers, hot dogs and beef burritos. Instead, eat lean turkey and chicken breast. Drink skim milk instead of whole milk, and minimize your use of butter, margarine, sour cream, cheese and ice cream. Avoid fast food restaurants. If your friends or family drag you to one, skip the fries and choose grilled chicken or salad.
• Save snack, starchy and sweet foods for special treats. These foods tend to be high in calories and low in nutrition. Eliminate cookies, candy, chips, crackers, pastries and full-sugar soda from your daily diet. Use them as very occasional treats. Eat apples or yogurt as a snack. Apples contain pectin, a fiber that binds with dietary fat. Yogurt enhances weight loss and reduces belly fat.
• Exercise does not have to be painful. Make it social and fun. Join a sports or cheering team or do martial arts, dance, gymnastics or any other form of activity you might enjoy. Walk and talk with friends instead of hanging out at the house. Play active video games that make you dance or move. Every day find some sort of activity that makes you use your large lower body muscles for at least 30 to 60 minutes.
Now, I believe you got all of my point. If you really want to lose your weight then change your overall life style accordingly. And please, don't expect quick result.
Thank you so much for the advice! I have been eliminating the cookies, brownies, etc from my lunch (and my entire day) and replacing Doritos and potato chips with Sun Chips (which I bet are almost as unhealthy). What could I substitute chips for at school? My lunch contains a PB sandwich on whole wheat, 2 fruits and some chips. Another thing, do you know of any healthy snacks besides fruit? That's usually what I eat, but I would like to expand it a little to some vegetables or peanuts.Look, losing weight is never easy, but it's never going to be easier than when you're 16. You're still growing, your body operates at a higher pace than when you're older, and you're not as set in your habits of eating and exercise. So the time to change your ways is now.
Please read all of my suggestion with care and follow those cautiously:
• If you're carrying extra weight it's because you eat more calories than you burn in activity. To set things right, you need to decrease how many calories you consume and increase the number of calories you burn. The best way to approach this challenge is to steadily change your habits. Eat a little less each week, and find enjoyable ways to increase your activity level. Create healthy eating and exercise habits now that will keep you trim through your teen years and beyond.
• Crash diets don't work. People usually regain the weight as soon as they stop the diet, which they do because the diet is too hard to maintain. If you get into a habit of losing and then regaining weight, you throw off your body's self-regulatory mechanisms, so you're more prone to various health problems as you get older, including high cholesterol, high-blood pressure, diabetes, gallbladder disease and depression.
• For every 3,500 calories you eliminate by eating less or burning calories in activity, you lose 1 lb. of weight. Many health and fitness experts advise that you lose no more than 1 or 2 lbs. per week. This rate of weight loss allows you to slowly change your habits. To lose 1 lb. a week, cut out 500 calories per day from your diet.
• Study the nutritional labels of the foods you eat. Educate yourself on the calories and other nutrition contained in everything you put in your mouth. Drop empty-calorie foods -- items that provide calories but little nutrition -- from your diet.
• Cut back on fried, fast and fatty foods. They might taste good, but if you eat them routinely, these foods give you more calories than you need. Lay off of the burgers, hot dogs and beef burritos. Instead, eat lean turkey and chicken breast. Drink skim milk instead of whole milk, and minimize your use of butter, margarine, sour cream, cheese and ice cream. Avoid fast food restaurants. If your friends or family drag you to one, skip the fries and choose grilled chicken or salad.
• Save snack, starchy and sweet foods for special treats. These foods tend to be high in calories and low in nutrition. Eliminate cookies, candy, chips, crackers, pastries and full-sugar soda from your daily diet. Use them as very occasional treats. Eat apples or yogurt as a snack. Apples contain pectin, a fiber that binds with dietary fat. Yogurt enhances weight loss and reduces belly fat.
• Exercise does not have to be painful. Make it social and fun. Join a sports or cheering team or do martial arts, dance, gymnastics or any other form of activity you might enjoy. Walk and talk with friends instead of hanging out at the house. Play active video games that make you dance or move. Every day find some sort of activity that makes you use your large lower body muscles for at least 30 to 60 minutes.
Now, I believe you got all of my point. If you really want to lose your weight then change your overall life style accordingly. And please, don't expect quick result.
I may give you a chart which I like most and I have been maintaining it for years. Keep in mind, they are proved. I recommend choose anything from the list you like most:
• Nuts: Due to slower digestion rates, the protein in nuts can keep you fuller longer until your next meal. The fat in nuts can add to your post-snack satisfaction, helping you stave off cravings for unhealthy choices like fast food burgers and fries. Nut butters such as peanut or almond butter, are another great choice as a basis for a high protein, satisfying snack.
• Whole grains: Snacks that feature whole grains will not only help fill you up, they'll convert to glucose and refuel your energy stores of glycogen. Examples of possible whole grain snack foods include crackers, rice cakes, popcorn, oatmeal, whole grain toast and English muffins. But when you select breads or crackers, make sure they are whole grain by reading the ingredients and looking for phrases like "100 percent whole wheat" or "whole grain brown rice" versus generic terms like "rice flour" or "made with oatmeal."
• Dairy products: Dairy products are simple choices for snack seekers with access to cold food storage. You have to know that a glass of chocolate milk, a scoop of cottage cheese or a mozzarella stick will all serve as an excellent small portion of healthy nourishment between meals. Prized for high calcium and protein content, as well as vitamins A and D, dairy snacks have been well-researched and well-supported as nourishing foods for dieters and athletes alike.
Hopefully it would help.
• Nuts: Due to slower digestion rates, the protein in nuts can keep you fuller longer until your next meal. The fat in nuts can add to your post-snack satisfaction, helping you stave off cravings for unhealthy choices like fast food burgers and fries. Nut butters such as peanut or almond butter, are another great choice as a basis for a high protein, satisfying snack.
• Whole grains: Snacks that feature whole grains will not only help fill you up, they'll convert to glucose and refuel your energy stores of glycogen. Examples of possible whole grain snack foods include crackers, rice cakes, popcorn, oatmeal, whole grain toast and English muffins. But when you select breads or crackers, make sure they are whole grain by reading the ingredients and looking for phrases like "100 percent whole wheat" or "whole grain brown rice" versus generic terms like "rice flour" or "made with oatmeal."
• Dairy products: Dairy products are simple choices for snack seekers with access to cold food storage. You have to know that a glass of chocolate milk, a scoop of cottage cheese or a mozzarella stick will all serve as an excellent small portion of healthy nourishment between meals. Prized for high calcium and protein content, as well as vitamins A and D, dairy snacks have been well-researched and well-supported as nourishing foods for dieters and athletes alike.
Hopefully it would help.