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.

 

[jenscats5]

Yep -- using fitday is much easier once you get in the groove with it...... When I first started using it, I didn't realize how much I was overeating!! I was overeating BIG TIME!! No wonder I was overweight!!

I'm used to it now, it's a cinch to use, I have a TON of custom foods added, etc......

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Getting results take a lot of time, changes, determination, and sacrifice. No ifs, ands, or buts.

If you take the time NOW, it will pay off immensely in the long run.

If you refuse to make some changes, give up some time - then I guess you don't really *want* it.

One of the FIRST things you should do when starting a diet/fitness program is start a food journal. KNOWING for sure what you are eating is the first step. Diet is 90% of results. If you don't fine tune your diet, then you are setting yourself up for failure. All the workouts in the world will NEVER make up for a shitty diet.

 

[cher36]

I have been writing down everything. I will try the fitday again.
It is hard to find the time...it seems I am completely immersed in figuring out things to eat, cooking them, writing it down, researching...plus taking care of a hubby and 3 kids and 3 dogs. And most of the time fixing 2 meals (mine and theirs). It's just frustrating that my pants feel no looser.

 

[skittles]

I have been writing down everything. I will try the fitday again.
It is hard to find the time...it seems I am completely immersed in figuring out things to eat, cooking them, writing it down, researching...plus taking care of a hubby and 3 kids and 3 dogs. And most of the time fixing 2 meals (mine and theirs). It's just frustrating that my pants feel no looser.

Umm.... maybe make 1 meal (they can eat what you do!) Veggies, lean meat, sweet potatoes, fish etc.....

Make lot's & have the leftovers for the next day

 

[cher36]

Sometimes I do, it depends on how much I make. If it's quite a lot...then ok. If not... then it's leftovers for me the next day or 2 and they eat other stuff. My kids are fairly picky so it's hard to please all of them.

 

[miz L]

2 1/2 pounds in 2-3 weeks is GREAT progess! Do not get frustrated at all. It took longer than 2-3 weeks to put on the unwanted weight, and its gonna take just as long or even longer to get rid of it.
Keeping track of your food will be a complete pain in the ass for the first week or so. But (as others have said), you will get used to the process and start to know the conents of your food by heart and it will get faster and easier.
Stick with it girl, u got it!

 

[cher36]

Thanks everyone! I do have a question about fitday though. If say I ate a bowl of turkey chili (something I like to make often) how do I count it since it's a combination of several things and obviously I don't know how much ground turkey or how much red pepper...etc.... is in my bowl.

 

[The Shadow]

lol

pepper wont matter


if you made the chili yourslef you can proboaly guess

 

[cher36]

Well if i'm gonna do the stinkin' fitday, I want to do it Right.
The combo foods is what will bug me. But I don't want to measure out everything I eat .
Yes I made it, it consists of chicken broth, can diced tomatoes, r. peppers, 1 lb turkey, an onion, and a TON of spices.
So you guys do some guessing then??

 

[nycgirl]

Well if i'm gonna do the stinkin' fitday, I want to do it Right.
The combo foods is what will bug me. But I don't want to measure out everything I eat .
Yes I made it, it consists of chicken broth, can diced tomatoes, r. peppers, 1 lb turkey, an onion, and a TON of spices.
So you guys do some guessing then??

I count out everything and then divide it up by number of servings. For example, I made a big pot of soup and that was my lunch for the week. Fitday does have calculations for seasonings, however, I thought that would be a bit too much and uptight. Who measures their seasonings? I usually just dump enough in until I like the taste.

I'm single and I don't have any kids or pets (hell I don't even have a plant), so I have the time to sit there and add up everything and divide my food into servings. Do what you think is best for you.

 

[jenscats5]

Well if i'm gonna do the stinkin' fitday, I want to do it Right.
The combo foods is what will bug me. But I don't want to measure out everything I eat .
Yes I made it, it consists of chicken broth, can diced tomatoes, r. peppers, 1 lb turkey, an onion, and a TON of spices.
So you guys do some guessing then??

The last time I bought ground turkey it was on sale, so I froze it.....it was all the same brand too, so I input it into Fitday as a custom food. 1 pound of turkey is about 16oz, so if you've divided your chili into 4 portions, each portion would contain about 4 oz. of turkey.... I've saved a bunch of stuff as a custom food cuz fitday tends to be higher on some things than what the label says....

I don't count the spices -- I mean, really, how many cals can a tblsp of pepper have??

 

[nycgirl]

I don't count the spices -- I mean, really, how many cals can a tblsp of pepper have??

According to Fitday - 16 calories per TBS

 

[jenscats5]

According to Fitday - 16 calories per TBS

Negligible IMO....especially if you're using 1 tblsp in the whole pot, it would only be 4 cals per serving -- you'll burn that off by chewing.....