Someone please help me....

[scfitnessgal]

First of all I would like to say thanks in advance for anyone that can give me some advice here.

I have been eating clean, doing cardio 2x a day and performing weight training atleast 5 times a week. I am getting discouraged though. I can see some nice changes in my legs and in my arms, but I am not seeing anything in my abdominals. Thats where I want to see it most.

Can someone please give me some advice on what I should do?

Here is a sample diet of mine. Do I need to change anything?

Meal 1 --- 5 eggwhites, 1/2 cup oatmeal
Meal 2--- chocolate protein shake with a tsp of peanut butter
Meal 3--- Parmesan Chicken, zucchini and a slice of whole wheat bread
Meal 4---- Protein shake with some sort of fruit added
Meal 5----Salmon, asparagus and rice
Meal 6----Protein shake with nothing added

I am drinking a gallon or more of water a day, taking vitamins, fish oil and I fell like I am not making any progress here.
Someone please help me.
Thank you so much.
Michelle

 

[jkmom]

You are doing great! Keep up the great work! My personal thoughts ate that you are over training. I would add more to your first cardio session and drop the 2nd session. As far as diet is concerned the only suggestons I have are to drop the cheese at meal 3, skip the bread in exchange for brown rice and leave out the rice at meal 5. Try cottage cheese for your last meal and only use the shake for post work out.
Hope this helps!
Oh yeah, add greens to your meals!

 

[FitFossil]

You're WAY overtraining! Cardio 2x/day is something a competitor might do in the last few weeks prior to a competition, but no one can train like that and make progress at the same time. It's while you're resting, that your body rebuilds. Then you're able to come back to the gym and train harder. Then you rest again, and come back even stronger, and so the cycle of progress goes. You must coax NOT beat the progress from your body.

Do you keep a training log and record the weights and amount of you get? This is a good way to stay on track. If your numbers start stagnating, you could be overtraining and/or undereating. You should also switch around your routine every 6-8 weeks or so to keep things interesting. Here a good site: http://www.exrx.net/Exercise.html with sample workout logs and different routines.

 

[bw1]

Sounds like you have are just maintaining with your current nutrition and training program. I would guess you need to up the lb's on your weights and add some calories. Try training to build muscle, not to burn fat. You might be suprised

 

[Daisy_Girl]

How long have you been on this routine/diet?

Too much cardio. Too much weight training. I bet your body is holding onto EVERY calorie you intake to make up for too much training.

Lose the rice at Meal 5. LOAD up on veggies then, not starchy carbs.

Bread, schmead. Don't need bread, use a CLEANER form of carbs them. Small potato, small amount of BROWN rice.

Parmesian Chicken....isn't that with cheese and breaded? If so, lose it. Make the chicken plain, grilled. All meat should be plain, grilled. You can add SPICES, balsalmic vinegar, lemon juice, MINIMAL amount of condiments.

Abdominasls, in females, are 99% of the time the LAST place we see changes.

 

[Sassy69]

To give yourself a better idea of how you are dropping bodyfat, look at how you are leaning out on top first, then look to your legs. Women tend to carry a higher amount of bodyfat on their lower bodies, so it always seems to be the last place to drop bodyfat.

What are your current stats & how long have you been following the above regimen?

 

[velvett]

Cut the cardio - at least in half and read Daisy's comment on your diet.

Abs - oh God - they are the biggest pain in the ass.
It's like looking forward to Christmas at Easter - be patient they will eventually make their way through.

 

[RottenWillow]

Abdominasls, in females, are 99% of the time the LAST place we see changes.

Wow that's a shocker for me since it was the first area that visibly responded in my case. I always thought glutes/upper hammies were the last place to respond in most women.

 

[scfitnessgal]

WOW! you guys are awesome! Thanks for all the info. I will definately use it. Daisy you asked how long I have been doing this and it has been about 6 weeks now. I did not think I was doing too much cardio. I guess you learn as you go.. Here are my current stats:

5'7"
175lbs
24% BF (way too high)

Could someone maybe give me an example of their workout routine and diet? I would greatly appreciate it.
By the way thank you all for such good information and responding to my post so quickly.

SCFITNESSGAL

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Wow that's a shocker for me since it was the first area that visibly responded in my case. I always thought glutes/upper hammies were the last place to respond in most women.

Obviously, everyone is different. Genetics is a huge factor in this, as well as individual hormones.

Because of estrogen, everything between the waist and knees is typically a trouble area for females.