Problem with this routine?

[FremenFrank]

Hey folks, a buddy of mine is having a problem with her routine and she asked me to look into it the best I could. Well, figured I'd start here and then ask around town with some buds, but I have provided her routine for you to analyze. I will give the details of her situation after the routine.

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Monday – Cardio + Floor (abs)
30 minutes jogging (1 min jogging, 2 min walking)
30 minutes floor exercises (abs) (3x12x4)

Tuesday – Resistance + Cardio
30 minutes of jogging (1 min jogging, 2 min walking)
30 minutes of resistance training (Legs and ass)
Legs – squats, lunges
Ass – stairs, bicycle (squat thrust), kickbacks

Wednesday – Cardio + Floor (abs)
30 minutes jogging (1 min jogging, 2 min walking)
30 minutes floor exercises (abs) (3x12x4)

Thursday – Resistance + Cardio
30 minutes of resistance training (Chest and back)
Chest – push-ups, dips, butterfly
Back – chin-ups, bent over row
30 minutes of jogging (1 min jogging, 2 min walking)

Friday – Cardio + Floor (abs)
30 minutes jogging (1 min jogging, 2 min walking)
30 minutes floor exercises (abs) (3x12x4)

Saturday - House Chores

Sunday – Resistance
30 minutes of resistance training (Shoulders and arms)
Shoulders – bench press, lateral raises
Arms – barbell curls
60 minutes of shopping
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Now, here is the issue. She has hypothyroidism and is at risk for diabetes. She has switched her diet to include more healthy food while keeping to this routine. However, her problem is that she is not losing any weight. She is 170 lbs and 5' 3". I have caught her, however, drinking carbonated water. I don't mean like soda, but like the flavored water you see in places like Wal Mart or Kroger - should she cut that out?

What sort of diet should she maintain? That seems to fluctuate in terms of what she keeps to, but what sorts of foods are excellent to eat or cook?

 

[malkore]

1. read ALL the nutrition stickies
2. resistance training BEFORE cardio...ALWAYS
3. she doesn't seem to be working out very hard. she needs to pickup some heavy ****ing weights, and move them around.
4. skip the body part splits. she's not a pro bodybuilder and shouldn't train with their style of split. She needs three FULL BODY weight training sessions per week. 3 days of cardio (can throw abs in on those days), and a day of rest or light recreation (a bike ride with the family, etc).

If she's not losing fat, she's likely eating too much. weight loss is more about diet than exercise, though getting exercise is crucial to getting the body to burn calories.

 

[FremenFrank]

I'll pass that on Malkore, thank you.

As for counting calories and eating less, etc, is there a system you guys use to assist in that? I'm bad with taking tallies, I also reckon she is too. Just keep a record?

Any more advice, and I'd appreciate it.