01-08-2014 16:48
01-08-2014 16:48
I have been working out for 45 mins each day and sometimes do an hour and half. These exercises consist of circuit training, cardio and strength. I eat less than my 1100 calorie food intake but am still seeing no results. Granted, it's only been a few weeks that I have been "extremely faithful" (absolutely no cheats) but I've been moderately active and eating mostly right for months! I thought I'd see a little result by now but have lost nothing, not even inches. Any advice on how long each workout should last and for how many days a week I should be doing it? I want to be lean and have muscle definition but I do not want to be bulky...I'm thinking of cutting carbs completely. Right now I get them from whole wheat breads and veggies. I have also only been having 2 tsp sugar with my morning cup of coffee (i used to drink sodas only but cut them out) and any other sugars I get are natural sugars from food. Which is the right style diet for losing the belly bulge?
01-08-2014 18:58
01-08-2014 18:58
01-08-2014 19:19
01-08-2014 19:19
Like the other poster said, you need to eat more. Eating less than 1200 a day isn't a good idea, your body starts to hold onto fat rather than burn it.
01-08-2014 19:41
01-08-2014 19:41
Eating too little can work against you. If you are not eating enough for your body to support itself, then your metabolism will slow down, and your body will use your muscles in order to obtain it's daily nutrition. On my workout days I eat 1400-1800 calories and on non-workout days I eat 1300-1500 calories. If I eat less than this then I start to feel tired and my metabolism slows down.
01-09-2014 02:31 - edited 01-09-2014 02:33
01-09-2014 02:31 - edited 01-09-2014 02:33
First, when you begin an exercise program or change anything about your current exercise program (duration, intensity, type) your muscles will retain more fluid which can mask fat loss on the scale for up to the first 6 weeks.
Second, you are way undereating. 1200 cals is the *minimum* intake a woman should consume while losing weight to ensure she's meeting her nutrient requirements. If you exercise, you should be eating *more*. Personally, I'm 5'2 115 lbs and would lose weight quickly (1-2 lbs/week which is very fast for someone in their healthy BMI. If you are in your healthy BMI already, you should aim to lose only 1/4-1 lb/week) eating anywhere from 1500-2000 cals (I am pretty active though) but point being, you shouldn't be afraid to eat even if your goal is to lose weight. In fact, undereating can actually work against you and slow weight loss.
Not to mention if you are weight/resistance training you *need to eat* you can't grow muscle by starving it, in fact... you'll just wind up burning away muscle along with fat. This will cause you to maintain or even increase your body fat percentage. If your goal is to get lean and toned. You're going to have to eat and feed those muscles. You are not going to want to be any starvation diets and you're going to want to aim for a slower weight loss. No more than 1 lb/week MAX. 1/2 lb/week perferably. That's -250 to -500 cals/day from your total daily energy expenditure.
01-09-2014 07:52
01-09-2014 07:52
I agree with the other responses that if you work out that hard you need to eat. I would go with 4-6 mini meals so that you get your metabolism going. I would also try to make sure that you get some form of protein at each meal. I also dont think that you really need an hour and half of working out. I do a few of the crossfit workout of the day (WOD) which are really great and dont take 1 1/2 hours. You will really sweat get a great workout in a shorter period of time and know that you did something. I also really like a lot of the kettlebell circuits as well. I think that if you go with the 4-6 meals a day instead of the basic 3 so that you increase your metabolism, add protein to each meal, ex chicken, fish, etc., and try a crossfit workout so that you get strength, and cardio in at the same time, and reduce your workout time in total you should start to see results. This is some of the things I do and they really work for me as well as the people I help train. Good Luck Ken.
01-09-2014 14:57
01-09-2014 14:57
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01-09-2014 14:59
01-09-2014 14:59
Thank you for your response!
01-09-2014 15:07
01-09-2014 15:07
I meant to say "thank you ALL for your responses" I am on such a low cal diet because I met with a health and fitness md. who told me I needed to cut my calories that low despite the fact that I am working out. I questioned it at the time and actually have not seen her again since then. I decided that since she herself was overweight and her some of her staff members were severely obese, that maybe she doesn't know what she's talking about! I have been starving most of the time and for nothing! and kicking myself if I happened to go over it. My diet consists mostly of lean proteins, veggies, nuts and whole wheat grains. And with as much as I work out I had been expecting fast changes in my body. I am going to kick up my cal count to about 1500 per day and keep my diet pretty much the same. And then I plan on having cardio 3-6 days per week with body weight training maybe 2-3 days per week and have a rest day. I'm hoping this will help me start seeing results!!
Thank you all so much for your input:)
01-09-2014 20:07
01-09-2014 20:07
Vicki one reason you may not being seeing results even though you are eating so little is due to protein consumption. How many grams of protein are you intaking each day?
01-09-2014 20:18
01-09-2014 20:18
01-11-2014 16:23
01-11-2014 16:23
Hi - unless I missed it how much H20 are u taking in ? All the posts are right on, eat more your body needs fuel to burn. Workouts should be fast , furious and intense 1.5 hours is too long.