Im not concerned abt my walking - I walk because I enjoy it and have a dog that needs to be walked it isnt my only source of exercise and I dont do it as my exercise...
That's a good way to look at it. Walking falls under multiple categories. I call it exercise.... but for most, it's just a simple way to increase your activity. I certainly wouldn't stop doing it!
No - I use the elliptical and the treadmill at home...
Okay, now I'm understanding what your "split" looks like.
Curves is a circut training gym for woman...it is strength training and cardio for 30 mins...
Yea, I know what curves is.
Am I a fan?
Truthfully, not really. I'm not one to say something is right or wrong. However, I don't believe circuit type of training is conducive for most people not only looking to lose weight, but also looking to improve their physique.
Losing weight is very simple in generic terms. Take all the psychological stuff out of the equation and you're left with a very simple equation. Burn more calories than you take in and you will lose.
There are endless possibilities to do to increase your caloric expenditure.... Curves being one of them.
However, not everyone correlates losing weight to looking better.
I know I don't.
I'd rather see you doing cardio at it's designated times during the week and strength training at the other times.
I realize that's asking a lot.... and I don't expect you to hop right onto this immediately. But it should be something you think about.
About the only thing Curves is good for is their marketing. They selected a very specific (needy) group of our population (overweight women) to market themselves too. This being said, they got a lot of people off their asses, which is great considering the condition of our society. Something is always better than nothing when it comes to fitness and health.
However, I would've much preferred a different mode of exercise than how they set up their circuit training. But if they were to do things "right," they wouldn't be able to move people in/out the doors like cattle as fast as they can, thus creating lower sales, which is the number one priority.
I attend Curves 3 times a week and 7 days a week I rotate the elliptical and treadmill at home...
Gotcha.
Elliptical - I will use for anywhere from 30 mins 60 mins either 3.5miles or 6 miles...
I assume you are doing this at a steady pace?
Treadmill 30 mins on average rotating walking/jogging at one or two min intervals at a speed of 3 - 3.5 - im just starting out on the treadmill I average 1.25 - 1.5 miles...Im slowing getting better and faster and pushing myself harder...
Sounds excellent.
I was told by the wmn at Curves that it is strength training and therfor I shouldnt be doing weights on top of attending Curves...
In their sense, strength training is anything that involves lifting weights, no matter of what that weight is and what the parameters are that establish the "routine."
Strength training to me is a planned out schedule of using relatively heavy compound exercises to induce a change in your body. You basically force your body to adapt, which is the backbone of exercise.
Curves does not do this. Maybe for the absolute noob. But in no way, shape, or form do I consider curves strength training.
Probually - however dinner is always a sit down meal that consists of a meat - usually chicken or hamburger or pork...veggies of course and a salad or rice or potatoe...
You should be getting a healthy dose of protein at each meal. How many meals do you eat per day? And sorry if you told me this before, but what are you current stats?
I do eat meat but I find during the day it is easier to just eat the fruits and veggies and somethign a little more solid- I eat my meals and snacks in the car and I find by eating the fruits and veggies during my work day it is easier for me to control my calories and my eating
Honestly, I think you need to plan out your eating schedule a bit better.
First step is determine what your caloric goal is. You've probably done this already from the sounds of it.
Suppose it's 2000 calories.
Next, you should figure out how much protein you need. This will vary from person to person, but the ideal range of intake is going to be 1-1.5 grams per lb of lean body mass.
If you aren't really strength training, which you aren't currently, you don't need to shoot that high.
1 g per kg would probably be fine.
Suppose this equates to 120 grams of protein.
Next spread that intake of protein out over the number of meals you shoot for in a given day. Suppose 4.
Now you know you need to figure out how to work in 30 grams or protein at each of the 4 times you eat throughout the day.
You then subtract from your total caloric goal, which was again, 2000. Each gram of protein has 4 calories. You are going to be taking in 120 grams in this example, which equates to 480 calories. You still have 1520 calories to work with.
And you still have 2 macronutrients to work into the mix.... those being fats and carbs.
You go through the same procedure with both of these, starting with fats.
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Yes very much so...I am a single mom of two - I work for a cleaning company - im in my car and on the road all day - Im usually on the go from the minute I get up till I go to bed...
I share your hectic schedule. My only benefit is that I have a sit down job that allows me to eat what and when I want.
But I've worked with people who have schedules you wouldn't believe if I told you. Think med students with kids. Small business owners, etc. Just insane schedules.
It comes down to how bad to you want change. If you want it bad enough, you will make sure you do what is required in order to reach your goals. It really is that simple.
Personally, if I was on the road most of the day, you damn well better believe that I'd have a cooler in my back seat filled with a meal or two. And those meals would have been prepared ahead of time. For instance, I'll cut and cook up 4-6 chicken breasts twice per week. I dice them. Once cooled, I bag them and refrigerate them. Presto, you have a meal on the go. It is doable. It's just about how much effort do you want to put into it.
I've found that without planning and preparing stuff ahead of time, it does become an impossible task for most, including myself.
With planning and preparing..... it's quite simple actually.
This is what I need to start doing - Ive found a cpl easy and healthy recipes that i have started cooking and using...I also need easy to eat food and perferably something I dont need to warm up...
I plan my meals that require more attention (heating up, cooking, etc) during times where I'm guaranteed to have the time... usually breakfast (since we can all wake up earlier) and my last dinner. Everything in between I keep relatively simple.
Im looking for help Im ready to I dunno - Im just getting tired of not seeing results...
When we talk about specifics such as the macronutrient composition of your diet, we are essentially fine tuning things.
However, if the scale is not moving, first and foremost we should be concentrating on calorie (energy) balances. So again, give me your stats and how many calories on average you think you are eating per day.
You can have your macros perfect, but if your energy balances are out of whack, nothing is ever going to go as planned.
Yes I do or well I did - I kinda do - I always did for the longest tiem and then it just became second nature...I eat all the same things so I know how many cals are in what I eat - I have been starting to do it agian ...
By not seeing results, you are essentially telling me that you are not in a consistent caloric deficit. I'd start to count again just to be sure.
And gee, I'm sorry if I'm repeating questions, but when was your last "break" from dieting?
