Ok, I am doing everything right but...

[cher36]

I am working out everyday, either cardio and weights or one or the other.
Watching my carbs religiously...only have veggies. But my pants don't feel any looser. An example of a day of eating for me :meal 1) 1/3 c reg. old fashioned oats w/1 pk splenda and cinn. Or 1 egg and 1 white, with a couple turkey sausage links, OR powdered whey shake(made w/ h20) Sometimes I'll have the shake and the oats. I always drink water.
meal 2) piece of leftover chicken breast or any leftover meat, and or salad (lett,cukes,onions,radishes,cauli) w/some ranch dressing(not alot) or low carb itallian(very little) and a diet soda or water.
3) 10 almonds or so 4) some sort of meat and veggie 5)usually another whey shake. These meals vary. But I try to stick to the obvious right foods.
I usually do a fast walk on the 'mill for 2 mi. takes me about 40 min (i'm 5'0 ) and workout to Cathe Fredriech on tv (for those who don't know, she uses a step and it's pretty much weights and a little cardio) I use my 10 lb dumbells and about 25 lbs or a little more w/the barbell. It's lunges, squats, deadlifts..for lower and then on upper body days its just the regular upper body exercises w/the dbells weight depending on what I feel comfortable with. Obviously not as heavy as the lower days though. WHAT am I doing wrong or not doing???????????????? I have lost maybe 2 1/2 lbs and it's been 2-3 weeks.
I do have a cheat day one day on the weekend. I take Lglutamine 1000mg daily and a multivitamin. My weight according to my scales is 106.5, I am pretty flabby in the tummy, inner thigh, and a little on upper arms. I have no definition of any muscle of any kind on stomach or back. I would like to firm up these areas and lose body fat. I have some cellulite on front/inner thigh area If someone has ANY tips to help speed things along please don't hesitate. I get frustrated easily.

 

[The Shadow]

do this:


Pick a typical day and plug the foods into:


www.fitday.com



..then post up the info

 

[Sassy69]

DONT USE THE SCALE TO MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS! It only measures the earth's gravitational attraction to you as a mass sitting on its surface. It tells you nothing about what that mass consists of other than some fat & some muscle.

My weight has fluctated +/- 2 lbs since December but my bodyfat has dropped 4-5%.

Get your bodyfat measured if you can.

And you need to adjust the "I get frustrated easily" attitude -- lack of patience is one of the primary killers of attempts at a change in lifestyle. Like the quote thread says --you didn't just gain 20 lbs, so you can't just lose 20 lbs.

 

[the-short-one]

agreed. My weight is same since January 1 - but I've lost an inch around the waist and have dropped a couple of BF% as well. I was thinking my scale would make a nice plant stand...

 

[MS]

I don't see anything wrong with losing 2.5lbs in 2-3 weeks. Seems perfect to me providing the weight is all fat...

 

[Sassy69]

I also agree -- and trying to measure results after 2-3 weeks is a bit too short to really draw any conclusions. It takes that long sometimes just for the body to acclimate to the changed diet & training. But once the "furnace" starts burning efficiently you start to see better results.

 

[cher36]

yeah, i know i'm verrry impatient.
Fitday is such a pain in the butt. I did it one day and it seemed like it took forever, because I had to add in my foods so they would have the right fat grams, carbs, etc. And then jacking around w/ the amount. I just can't make myself do it.

 

[*Bunny*]

yeah, i know i'm verrry impatient.
Fitday is such a pain in the butt. I did it one day and it seemed like it took forever, because I had to add in my foods so they would have the right fat grams, carbs, etc. And then jacking around w/ the amount. I just can't make myself do it.

I think until you make yourself 'do it' you will not get the results you want...

 

[nycgirl]

yeah, i know i'm verrry impatient.
Fitday is such a pain in the butt. I did it one day and it seemed like it took forever, because I had to add in my foods so they would have the right fat grams, carbs, etc. And then jacking around w/ the amount. I just can't make myself do it.

Calculating your daily intake will be extremely helpful. I did not realize how much I was eating until I started keeping track. Fitday is extremely helpful. Because I'm on a cutting diet I have to eat around 1400 calories a day (Body weight *10). This does not leave much room for error. When I started my log I was eating 1/2 cup of oatmeal. When I decided to keep count, I realized I had to bring it down to 1/4. Keeping count has also helped me keep my protein count high.

At first doing the calculations is a pain in the ass. Since most of us eat the same things every day (egg whites, oats, protein powder, chicken breasts, etc.), once you start keeping track, you will have the numbers memorized and it will get easier.

 

[Sassy69]

Its easier once you get all your regular foods in there. Every time I"ve sat down w/ a concerted effort to start a diet, it takes about 2 days to get it all sorted out in my head, identify what & how much, go buy all the stuff & then figure out how its all going to fit into my regular day - e.g. when I'm going to have time to eat and where, considering my work schedule, how I"m goign to pack & carry it, etc.

FOr that small effort, I can run for weeks on end w/ very little additional work.