HI! i'm new nice to meet you all

[emeraldeyes_bc]

Hey i'm Dawn and new to the site.
I am trying to get back into shape after having an accident on my bike. I fractured my hip and shoulder and since have gained 25lbs I seem to be having trouble staying motivated because i'm not seeing many results and have been going to the gym for 2 months now and I run 6km 5 days a week.
any tips would be great!

height: 5'8"
weight: 145
goal: 125
age: 26

 

[momsgettinfit]

Hey i'm Dawn and new to the site.
I am trying to get back into shape after having an accident on my bike. I fractured my hip and shoulder and since have gained 25lbs I seem to be having trouble staying motivated because i'm not seeing many results and have been going to the gym for 2 months now and I run 6km 5 days a week.
any tips would be great!

height: 5'8"
weight: 145
goal: 125
age: 26

What is your workout routine and diet like? If you can post this information then alot of your questions can be answered. WELCOME to EF!!!!!

 

[Allie-Cat]

Hi--I am new here too--reading the stickies and just posts are real helpful--right now I feel like a huge book is in front of me--a good one!!! This is a inspiring site--hopefully we can learn our way around!

 

[emeraldeyes_bc]

breakfast I have oatmeal with protien
snack: shake
lunch: salad w/tuna or chicken
snack: shake
dinner: usually what my boyfriend makes me but he's really clean and a health freak so it's usually good chicken and salad or ground turkey w/veggies or egg white wraps

my workout I usually run 6km then go to the gym and lift. if i'm by myself I don't really have a routine but if I go with my boyfriend he trains me properly. but I usually do get to the gym 5 or 6 days a week.

 

[que_66]

Welcome to EF!!

Which kind of bike?

Motorcycle or human powered?

You can track everything that goes in your mouth on fitday.com if you aren't already tracking it somehow.

It can be an eye opener after you do it for a few days. I "thought" I was eating healthy until I started using fitday and realized that I was eating a lot of carbs and natural sugars but very little protein or good fats.

 

[momsgettinfit]

breakfast I have oatmeal with protien
snack: shake
lunch: salad w/tuna or chicken
snack: shake
dinner: usually what my boyfriend makes me but he's really clean and a health freak so it's usually good chicken and salad or ground turkey w/veggies or egg white wraps

my workout I usually run 6km then go to the gym and lift. if i'm by myself I don't really have a routine but if I go with my boyfriend he trains me properly. but I usually do get to the gym 5 or 6 days a week.

What are your macros try adding your food into www.fitday.com it will keep track of everything for you. Make sure your getting enough calories perday to measure this take your weight and multiply it by 10 or 12 that should be your caloric intake daily. 40% protein 30% carbs 30% fat good to shoot for. What kind good fat and carbs besides the oatmeal are you getting in.

Look in the stickies at sample diet and tons of other information to see if that can help you,but I would for sure start logging my food into fitday you'll be surprised as to what you missing or getting to much of.

How much water do you drink?
Do you lift heavy? How many days a week do you lift?

 

[*Bunny*]

Welcome

Quick question, why 125 @ 5'8? Seems LOW to me ... On my good leg (lol don't ask) I'm 5'9 and I will NEVER see 120's in this lifetime, even 130's at this rate. What's your frame like?

I think it was mentioned ... diet...www.fitday.com

What are you lifting? When? How much? How heavy?

 

[Gymgurl]

Welcome to our madness!!

 

[Sassy69]

Hey girl! Welcome over from the Pix of Members site. Just to catch the Ladies' board people up to date - em is HAWT and quite the lady:

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=468139

Major props girl! To Bunny's statement re: weight, I'm 5'7" and I COMPETE at 135 lb. Its a matter of muscle mass, but just for the record, weight is sort of irrelevant as a measure or a goal -rather how you wear it & your bodyfat are nice to pursue. I will give that different people have different builds, but I would think some mass would contribute to your firefighting?

Anyway welcome over here and we look forward to more posting!

 

[*Bunny*]

I KNEW that name looked familiar Glad she made it over here ...