Hi all. I just found your informative site. I am enjoying all the reading. I have never posted on an online forum before so am a bit unsure... but here goes.
I am 5'8" 130. Was 125 before I left curves and started working out with my husband in September at a regular fitness center. Previous to that time neither of us had ever had any weight lifting experience. Our kids are all active in sports..College and Highschool wrestling, football, gymnastics, track, so they all have been encouraging us to be more fit and healthy. I had a little caboose (now a 4 year old) and had been in the worst shape of my life since that pregnancy. My husband had some life threatening health issues...so it seemed the right time to start.
We live very rural area, and he can't always come in with me, but I have been very disciplined, so I make the trek in Mon., Wed., Fri., and I try to ride my Spinner at home 2-3 times per week 30 minute sessions on off days. I spend about 1.5 hours at the gym when I go in. My work out consits of 20min warm up on eliptical...and 5 min cool down. We are doing alternate days with day 1= chest and tri, day 2= back and bi, and day 3= legs and shoulders. We do an ab/oblique work out each time we go in to the gym.
I have always been fairly lean... putting on 5 pounds has been a bit hard to swallow. I still have not lost my miny love handles that came as my 40th b-day gift this year. I have been feeling a bit stuck... and am looking for a boost. My diet is excellent... I don't eat any junk other then the occasional chip and salsa and often a glass of red wine w/ dinner. Previous to upping my workouts had really been feeling like crap, hormones, fatigue, insomnia, etc. All that has dramatically improved...but I am just wondering if I am stuck forever with this unfamiliar band of fat arround my mid-rif? I am pretty lean every where else.. and I don't want to diet hard because I don't want to feel puny again like before.
Does anything jump out at any one as a place to change my routine? Any input greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I am 5'8" 130. Was 125 before I left curves and started working out with my husband in September at a regular fitness center. Previous to that time neither of us had ever had any weight lifting experience. Our kids are all active in sports..College and Highschool wrestling, football, gymnastics, track, so they all have been encouraging us to be more fit and healthy. I had a little caboose (now a 4 year old) and had been in the worst shape of my life since that pregnancy. My husband had some life threatening health issues...so it seemed the right time to start.
We live very rural area, and he can't always come in with me, but I have been very disciplined, so I make the trek in Mon., Wed., Fri., and I try to ride my Spinner at home 2-3 times per week 30 minute sessions on off days. I spend about 1.5 hours at the gym when I go in. My work out consits of 20min warm up on eliptical...and 5 min cool down. We are doing alternate days with day 1= chest and tri, day 2= back and bi, and day 3= legs and shoulders. We do an ab/oblique work out each time we go in to the gym.
I have always been fairly lean... putting on 5 pounds has been a bit hard to swallow. I still have not lost my miny love handles that came as my 40th b-day gift this year. I have been feeling a bit stuck... and am looking for a boost. My diet is excellent... I don't eat any junk other then the occasional chip and salsa and often a glass of red wine w/ dinner. Previous to upping my workouts had really been feeling like crap, hormones, fatigue, insomnia, etc. All that has dramatically improved...but I am just wondering if I am stuck forever with this unfamiliar band of fat arround my mid-rif? I am pretty lean every where else.. and I don't want to diet hard because I don't want to feel puny again like before.
Does anything jump out at any one as a place to change my routine? Any input greatly appreciated. Thanks.