melloyello
New member
Hi, so this is my story:
I was very fit through school, even with a poor diet. I am 5'3", female and I weighed 54kg (120lbs). I stayed this way for around 2 years after I left school, however, I also upped my beer intake and my poor diet continued and compounded with a lack of exercise. I ended up being 82kg (180lbs) in the space of about a year and a half. I've previously been through gym phases etc but never really stuck.
Now I'm committed to losing weight -- I have just started going to the gym 4-5 times a week (aiming for at least 5), reducing my alcohol intake and watching what I eat. I'm down to 76kg (167lbs), but I seem to hit a wall when I get to 74kg.
Also, I don't really know what I "should" be doing.
Currently I'm working full time (a desk job, but involves a lot of walking and lifting), as well as a 20 minute walk twice a day.
At the gym I use a cross trainer for avout 28 minutes to cover a distance of 5km (3.1miles) to burn 400cal with a heart rate around 160-170 the whole time. I row 500m-1km depending on how I feel, and then I do 3x10 sets of about 3 different weights. Can't remember how heavy I set them, but it's enough to make me sore/lift my heart rate.
Foodwise, I have cut down the drinking to 1-2 times a week, and I'm avoiding fast food, making my meals smaller and eating healthy snacks more regularly. I still don't have a GREAT diet.
Also, my fat is nearly ALL in my stomach. My arms and legs are musclular and have little fat. I've heard that you can't do anything to lose fat in CERTAIN places, true?
Anyone have any suggestions for me?
I was very fit through school, even with a poor diet. I am 5'3", female and I weighed 54kg (120lbs). I stayed this way for around 2 years after I left school, however, I also upped my beer intake and my poor diet continued and compounded with a lack of exercise. I ended up being 82kg (180lbs) in the space of about a year and a half. I've previously been through gym phases etc but never really stuck.
Now I'm committed to losing weight -- I have just started going to the gym 4-5 times a week (aiming for at least 5), reducing my alcohol intake and watching what I eat. I'm down to 76kg (167lbs), but I seem to hit a wall when I get to 74kg.
Also, I don't really know what I "should" be doing.
Currently I'm working full time (a desk job, but involves a lot of walking and lifting), as well as a 20 minute walk twice a day.
At the gym I use a cross trainer for avout 28 minutes to cover a distance of 5km (3.1miles) to burn 400cal with a heart rate around 160-170 the whole time. I row 500m-1km depending on how I feel, and then I do 3x10 sets of about 3 different weights. Can't remember how heavy I set them, but it's enough to make me sore/lift my heart rate.
Foodwise, I have cut down the drinking to 1-2 times a week, and I'm avoiding fast food, making my meals smaller and eating healthy snacks more regularly. I still don't have a GREAT diet.
Also, my fat is nearly ALL in my stomach. My arms and legs are musclular and have little fat. I've heard that you can't do anything to lose fat in CERTAIN places, true?
Anyone have any suggestions for me?