Tangledtempest
New member
Hey ladies. I am new here and hoping that you can give me some advice/guidance. I have been working out pretty hard for the better part of 10 years and have always been in excellent shape. I have always been very strong with very little body fat - last check in 2001 it was 7%. I am now 29 years old with a 3 year old and a 9 month old baby and I just can't lose the baby fat and I can't tone at all! I need to shed this 10lbs or so of flab and tone some more but all of my efforts (things that used to work for me) are not working. My thighs and belly are in horrid shape...
I am 5'3 and 135ish. At my best I was 115 or so with lots of definition and tone. My husband is a heavy lifter and is forever cycling on and off one thing or another (don't worry, he's got a doctor and all that jazz) and he wants me to take the win tab things that you put under your tongue. No idea of the actual name of these things, sorry.
I work out 5 times per week - anywhere from 30 mins to an hour per session. M/W/F mornings I do a high intensity cardio kickboxing/step class at the gym because I am lazy and hate cardio. Every day, I do resistance training with some pilates, also I do 12lb free weights for upper body - chest, back, triceps, biceps, and lats. I use these for walking lunges, squats, and other various lower body workouts. What else can I do? I work full-time and have 2 small children. I need time for them as well.
We have a very healthy lifestyle at home, I think. I drink about half my body weight in oz of water per day, no dairy, no chips/cookies/junk, I try to get at least 20 g of fiber per day and I am working on upping my protein. That's hard for me since I am not really big into eggs, beans, fish, or chicken. I am also trying to eat more often to keep my metabolism up as well.
What do you ladies think I am doing wrong? I *really* need to lean up by spring. I am open to any and all possibilities. If I am barking up the wrong tree in this forum, please accept my apologies. Many thanks for your time.
Anna
I am 5'3 and 135ish. At my best I was 115 or so with lots of definition and tone. My husband is a heavy lifter and is forever cycling on and off one thing or another (don't worry, he's got a doctor and all that jazz) and he wants me to take the win tab things that you put under your tongue. No idea of the actual name of these things, sorry.
I work out 5 times per week - anywhere from 30 mins to an hour per session. M/W/F mornings I do a high intensity cardio kickboxing/step class at the gym because I am lazy and hate cardio. Every day, I do resistance training with some pilates, also I do 12lb free weights for upper body - chest, back, triceps, biceps, and lats. I use these for walking lunges, squats, and other various lower body workouts. What else can I do? I work full-time and have 2 small children. I need time for them as well.
We have a very healthy lifestyle at home, I think. I drink about half my body weight in oz of water per day, no dairy, no chips/cookies/junk, I try to get at least 20 g of fiber per day and I am working on upping my protein. That's hard for me since I am not really big into eggs, beans, fish, or chicken. I am also trying to eat more often to keep my metabolism up as well.
What do you ladies think I am doing wrong? I *really* need to lean up by spring. I am open to any and all possibilities. If I am barking up the wrong tree in this forum, please accept my apologies. Many thanks for your time.
Anna