New Exercise Regime

[J_PO86]

Hey Everyone,

This is my first post here!!! I'm trying to get some useful information with respect to training alone as I'm a Group Fitness Junkie through and through!

I've decided to stop attending Group Fitness classes as I've hit a plateau and I'm trying to really shake up my routine. I've been doing GF for over a year now and I attend roughly 5-6 classes a week (2 Body Attack, 2 Body Pump, 2 Body Combat).

From this week onwards, I'd like to train solo with a mixture of weights and cardio to kick start my training again and attempt to lose a little more weight whilst toning also.

My stats are Female, 168cm and weighing in around 63kg. Most of my weight is kept in my thighs and the scales have been slowly creeping up over the past few months. I'm not too sure whether this is from increased muscle mass or just a plateau in general.

Any routine ideas for each day of the week would be greatly appreciated. I've seen a Personal Trainer before and found that 1-on-1 training really isn't my forte. I also eat a really well however my carb level seems to outweigh anything else and I crave carbs over all others each day. I could possibly cut these down... My eating regime is normally as below:

Breakfast:
40g Oats
80-100g Low Cal Yoghurt
Handful of strawberries
1 x Banana
1 x Wholemeal or Rye toast with 1 tsp of peanut butter and honey
1 x Coffee w/ low fat soy

Snack:
Handful of Almonds
1 x Apple

Lunch:
Chicken Breast or Tuna Salad

Snack:
Handful of Cashews

Dinner:
Lean meat with Veges or;
Tofy Stirfry or;
Fritatta with ham, potato, goats cheese, tomato and chives.

Snack:
1 x Apple or 100g Tub of Low Cal Yoghurt.

Any help on a fitness regime and/or my diet, I would really appreciate it!

Thank you
= )

 

[Skivvy9r]

I'm no expert, but will offer some thoughts. You say you crave carbs. Your example diet seems low in fat. Consider getting your fat calories into the 20 to 30% range of your diet. You'll find you're cravings should diminish as the fat will help satisfy longer. Also, you might add some protein to your breakfast. It looks healthy enough, but you probably run out of gas long before lunch. As far as workout, there are a million of them posted. Do some reading and pick one you think you can stay with. Cardio just needs to get your heart going. Lot's of activities to choose from, just make sure your heart rate is getting into the aerobic range. Walk, jog, run, cycle, swim, jump rope, row... yo get the idea. Weights all depends on what you have access to. If you have a fully equipped gym, free weights can be a good choice as long as you know what you're doing. Lots of options, again, choose something you enjoy and will stick with. Good luck.

 

[jessejamesricha]

Your diet looks good. Maybe a little lean on calories?

I have the same thing with carbs. Sweets do it for me. Doesn't matter how good my diet is, I always want M&M's or something.

Have you considered HIIT? Excellent full-body exercise in short period. You just need to much 20 - 30 minutes a day and you'll see full-body results, promote better cardiovascular health, and improve your core strength.

Beachbody's Insanity is good.
Bodyrocks.tv has some great workouts too.

I'm also a big proponent of yoga for many reasons. Though it's in a group usually.