Weight Loss.

Mr E

Hi folks,

Last October I was 16st4. I started training, working hard in the gym, cutting crap out of my diet, and steadily lost 1-2lb per week (most weeks ).

I'm now at 14st8, but I'm stuck. I still have a bit of a belly, and I know I can lose another half stone - my target weight is 14st2 or thereabouts.

But I can't shift it!

I'm going to the gym 5 or 6 times a week (weights for 2, interval training on treadmill for the other 3 or 4). My diet is still good.

I've been stuck at the same weight for nearly 3 weeks.

With the interval training and weights, the speeds and weights are nudging up the whole time, so I'm getting fitter and stronger. I just can't shed any more pounds.

Any suggestions?

- D.

KlodaX

eat slightly smaller portions ... and cut out sugar completely

Mr E

Originally posted by KlodaX
eat slightly smaller portions ...

Doable...

and cut out sugar completely

Ummm... I'll get back to you on that one. Seriously, I've cut down (2 spoons down to 1 spoon in tea, very little chocolate, sweets etc.), but I don't think I could cut it out completely.

- D.

KlodaX

I don't think I could cut it out completely

why not?

Mr E

2 words - Sweet Tooth.

I'm not overdoing it, though. It has to be more than a spoon of sugar in my tea thats stopped the weight loss....

- Dave.

uberwolf

change your routine slightly as well, you've entered a plateau I'd say, alter things slightly, rowing machine instead of tread mill, spinners, something like that. Might to the trick.

dudara

By sugars, I would also include carbs. DOn't cut them out entirely, but do think about them. Do you eat lots of spuds, breakfast cereal, pasta? You'd be surprised at the carb content of some foods. Cutting or limiting carbs will cut out a lot of hidden sugars.

Mr E

Cereal once a day (cornflakes or weetabix), spuds once a day (in the evening).

- Dave.

tunney

nterval training on treadmill

I know everyone likes to run fast, I love it, I love speed sessions, the burning lungs and thighs the sensationa fterwards of a hard workout. BUT speed sessions are not what you need. You need slower longer sessions. Get a heart rate monitor off the gym, they'll have them, presuming you're early twenties, try and keep your heart rate between 120-140 on the threadmill. It is slow but its the fat burning range for exercise. Interval training will do very little for fat lose.

Mr E

Makes sense, Tunney (and Uberwolf) .... The combination of change of diet and regular exercise has only taken be so far. I'll change to long slow sessions and see what that does for me.

Thanks guys.... educational as always.

- Dave.

Mr E

Worked a treat guys..... Lost 2.5lb since Tuesday.

- Dave.

tunney

Good to hear! Make sure you keep your fluid intake up though!

Congrats and stick at it.

Gearoid

I know everyone likes to run fast, I love it, I love speed sessions, the burning lungs and thighs the sensationa fterwards of a hard workout. BUT speed sessions are not what you need. You need slower longer sessions. Get a heart rate monitor off the gym, they'll have them, presuming you're early twenties, try and keep your heart rate between 120-140 on the threadmill. It is slow but its the fat burning range for exercise. Interval training will do very little for fat lose.

Just wondering, I'm 17 and 9stone, at the moment I'm trying to bulk up a bit and lose fat, cos I was scrawny enough before, I've noticed a bit of progress since I'm doing both aerobic and a bit of weights, Anyway to lose the most fat where should my heart rate be?, Is it much different from the above? I'm using cycling as my aerobic exercise and I'd really like to get rid of a bit of flab after putting the effort into situps and all that.

tunney

given your age its probably 6-8 bpm higher than that.

Gearoid

cheers