Trouble Losing Weight Even While Exercising And Eating Right Posted: 06-17-07 13:06pm
For the past three weeks, I have been
working out between 4-5 days a week,
jogging for 30 minutes at 5.5 mph, speed
walking for 15 minutes at 3.5 mph, and
using the eliptical for 15 minutes at 6.0
mph. I then alternate days of using
weights with my abs and weights with my
legs for a half hour. Before I went off to
college I was 125 lb. Two years later, I
am now 140 lb. I would like to get back to
my normal weight. I eat about 1500-1700
cal per day, and eat lots of whole grains,
fruits and vegetables, water, and a
multi-vitamin. I feel that I am doing
everything right, but since the beginning
of three weeks I am still 140 lb. Is it
because I am gaining muscle by working out
a lot? I am getting really frustrated and
discouraged because I am not seeing the
results on the scale. I have no idea what
I can even change because I feel that I am
doing everything right to lose weight.
Help!
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anonymousawesomeperson
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Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 6 Location: ,
Posted: 08-02-07 22:38pm
It's only been three weeks, so be patient,
it takes longer for some people to lose
weight than others. It seems like you're
doing things right, make sure you're also
getting the proteins and carbohydrates in
there. Because of fad diets, most people
think right away, "Carbs are bad!" But in
actuallity, carbohydrates are necessary
for energy. Just make sure you eat the
right proportions of everything, and make
sure your diet is actually balanced. (Like
certain vitamins make certain minerals
absorb better, etc.)
But yes, you will gain weight in muscle,
which is a good thing. A few years ago, I
weighed...very little, actually
underweight, which was due to a lack of
muscle mass, and had gained about 10
pounds in a year after doing exercises to
increase strength, but was still about the
same measurement around.
I'm not a doctor, so I can't tell you if
there's any defficiency or anything, but
it seems as if you're doing things right
but are just expecting certain results
immediately. But, like I said, I'm not a
doctor.
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CorpBarbie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 14
Posted: 08-16-07 15:33pm
It will take longer than three weeks to
see results, women have a harder time
losing weight than most men do. Keep
working at it. If you've had kids, or even
if you havn't, losing 20 more lbs is alot.
I had Smartlipo done to help with
cellulite and lose skin. It gave me more
confidence in my body. I have been really
active most of my life but now I feel
sexy. I play raquet ball, swim,
run...pretty much anything I can to be
active. Sometimes it's not enough.
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pastorgbc
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Massachusetts
Re: Trouble Losing Weight Even While Exercising And Eating R Posted: 08-24-07 11:18am
asloa2097
wrote:
For the past three weeks, I
have been working out between 4-5 days a
week, jogging for 30 minutes at 5.5 mph,
speed walking for 15 minutes at 3.5 mph,
and using the eliptical for 15 minutes at
6.0 mph. I then alternate days of using
weights with my abs and weights with my
legs for a half hour. Before I went off to
college I was 125 lb. Two years later, I
am now 140 lb. I would like to get back to
my normal weight. I eat about 1500-1700
cal per day, and eat lots of whole grains,
fruits and vegetables, water, and a
multi-vitamin. I feel that I am doing
everything right, but since the beginning
of three weeks I am still 140 lb. Is it
because I am gaining muscle by working out
a lot? I am getting really frustrated and
discouraged because I am not seeing the
results on the scale. I have no idea what
I can even change because I feel that I am
doing everything right to lose weight.
Help!
First, congratulations on making the
decision to get exercise. It does not
sound like you are in that poor of shape.
Here are a couple of observations:
1. You are doing too much cardio. Since
you are not in that poor of shape, your
body is fairly efficient. If you do that
much cardio, you will be operating in the
aerobic range, which is great for the
heart, but does not burn fat. I would
reduce your cardio to no more than 4 times
a week, and not for more than 30 minutes
each shot.
2. I would add some upper body weight
training exercises. Weight training has a
better affect on the basal metabolic rate
than cardio does; that is, you will burn
more calories while you are at rest when
you workout with weights.
3. You give your caloric intake, but you
do not say how often you eat, nor do you
say how you are getting your protein. You
may find it is better to have 5 meals a
day rather than the normal three. Try not
to consume more than 400 calories at any
meal.
4. Make sure you are getting some fats,
and make sure you are getting omega IIIs
and omega 6s. Fish oil and flax oil are
great ways to do this.
Keep up the good work. I am sure you will
see results soon.
