The Fat Loss TroubleshootThis is your place to troubleshoot your fat loss problems from nutrition to training. This section is led by Leigh Peele, author of "The Fat Loss Troubleshoot," the ultimate fat loss manual. If your results have slowed or stalled this is the place to come for advice for all your fat loss needs.
I've been going to the gym 5 times a week for the last 5 weeks and I've seen absolutely no gains from it. I've been weighing myself and using a measuring tape and nothing's happened.
A typical routine in the gym would involve the following:
20 minutes on the treadmill - 2 miles (6mph)
10 minutes on the crosstrainer - medium intensity
20 minutes on the bike - I try to do intervals
Some days I do sprints to vary things a little but sometimes my back hurts afterwards so I tend to do that only twice a week.
I also do lots of crunches (varying types again), the plank and about 3 times a week I do some full press-ups.
I've started doing some weights as well, 4kgs dumbbells, overhead lat press (?) and another one that I don't know the name of that you sit on, wrap your arms around and press to the front. I tend to do about 3 sets of 6 reps. I don't do this every day.
I have to admit that in the first few weeks I didn't modify my diet hugely, but I eat well, four times a day. Before the gym, after (cereal), a normal lunch and then a relatively healthy home cooked meal.
In the last two weeks I've really made a conscious effort with my diet and a typical day now looks like this:
breakfast:
one boiled egg and about 50ml of skim (no fat) milk
then gym
afterwards (elevenses)
Special K with skimmed milk
Lunch
2 pittas, salad and maybe some houmous
snack
nuts
Dinner
fish, chicken or another lean meat
and I might have a glass of red wine about three nights a week.
Jane gave you some good links. You probably need to track your calories for at least a week or two, just to see where you are. Nuts, for example, can be great snacks but some people eat handfuls at a time, which can be high calories. Pitas in my calorie counting program can be anywhere from 77 to 234 calories, so you need to figure out what level you're eating at.
Yes, track calories. This will be covered in the links Jane posted, but track ideally using a food scale.
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You could also try spending a bit more time with free weights and not quite as much with cardio. Check out New Rules of Lifting for Women to give you a place to start.
I really like links that have titles like "Leigh you're right again."
Jane hooked you up well. There is a lot of REALLY good basic and free info on the boards.
It is all about diet, you can't outrain the diet so really get that down and everything else is additional goodies.
Of course I picked that link just for you, Leigh!
BTW, Leigh, what's with Santogold changing to Santigold?? A little ticked that I'm hearing her latest on a COMMERCIAL, though. Hate when that happens to a cool band/singer/etc.
Not losing weight and exercising 5 times a week!
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