Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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help needed for weight loss plataeu

ldovey
ldovey
Posts: 3
Joined: 2005/08/26
United States
2005/08/26, 09:11 PM
Hi I am new here and really would appreciate any advice you can give even if it is something I don't want to hear lol..
ok here is some background:

I'm 41 5'5" 165LBS. Since December I've lost 60LBS with diet change alone (1400 cals (+-)daily, 4 to 6 measured meals a day, no fried, slenda, low cal wheat, sugar free snacks, less fat, veggies and 1/3 of calories coming from protein etc..). 11 days ago 8/15/2005 I started exercise weight lifting resistance machines 2x week and 20 varied cardio workouts 5x per week.
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Now here is my problem. Since early July I haven't lost 1Lb. I know it is a plataeu from my metabolism slowing but when can I expect to start seeing a change again? I don't have a caliper but have measured myself with a tape the day I started the exercising. Should I see a change from the tape before I will the scale and about how long roughly should I wait before I re-check either the tape or scale to know if what I am doing is the correct combo for me?
ldovey
ldovey
Posts: 3
Joined: 2005/08/26
United States
2005/08/26, 09:15 PM
umm mistake lol not 20 varied cardio workouts .. I meant 20 minutes per day 5x week switching the method each time ie: treadmill one day bike the next etc...
mikencharleston
mikencharleston
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2005/08/26, 09:45 PM
You can be the only judge about your progression at this point. Weight loss can be deceiving when you start resistance training since muscle weighs more than fat. The best guide is how you clothes fit and what you see in the mirror. If it was me in your situation, I'd reduce the cardio to about three days a week and get in to a circuit training routine. You might also want to check in to the routines that FT offers and you'll probably find that at a minimum, a three day weight training split will do better for you. You just have to play with it till you find what works for you then keep adjusting the routine so your body can't adjust.

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Mike
in Pensacola Now.
ldovey
ldovey
Posts: 3
Joined: 2005/08/26
United States
2005/08/26, 10:00 PM
Thanks! I will head over now and see the routine that ft offers.