stomach flab won't fvck off

Junco Partner

for the last two weeks i've been going to the gym for an hour and a half four times a week
my routine is:
10-15 min moderate jog on treadmill
i then do a circuit of 5 sets of fifteen on the machines, lat machines , butterfly machine, leg extension, calf machine, ab machine , bench press and free weights
,curls, wrist curls etc i repeat this 2 or three times in the hour then i finish with 15 more mins on the treadmill.

i've cleaned up my diet a fair bit as well
breakfeast:cereal or porridge or wholemeal toast

lunch:chicken sandwhich and a bannana or an orange

dinner: meat(chicken or beef) and two veg or chicken and rice ( i don't have seconds any more)

snacks: i've pretty much cut out sweets i've started eating fruit when i fancy a snack i have about two cups of tea during the day as well

i drink a lot of water too maybe four pints a day

now here's my query since starting this my arms have developed a bit there's muscle when i tense and my thighs have gotten a lot less wobbly still big but fairly solid but ihave not noticed the slightest change in my stomach it's not one bit smaller in fact according to the scales i've gained two pounds (13 and a half stone at last count) can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong

Nate--IRL--

f0ggy92 wrote: »

for the last two weeks...............................................................can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong

It'll take longer than 2 weeks to notice a change. Gaining weight is most likely muscle gain if this is all new to you.

Have a read of the Diet sticky to get a bit more info on what you should be eating and more importantly how often you should eat.

Nate

O.P.H

I stopped reading your post after the first 5 words!

If you wanna change your body for the better through training and diet and then want to maintain that change, you will have to train for the rest of your life, not just two weeks!

BossArky

A calorie deficit of 250 per day will give you a 1750 deficit per week, or 7000 per month.

A lbs of fat contains 3500 calories, so keep the 250 per day deficit up for a month and you will loose 2lbs (almost 1kg).

Have a read of the stickies to figure out how to calculate the calories for weightloss based upon your bodyweight.

You will get more input & be taken more seriously if you:

• make your post more readable
• use a more pleasant thread title

corkcomp

O.P.H wrote: »

I stopped reading your post after the first 5 words!

If you wanna change your body for the better through training and diet and then want to maintain that change, you will have to train for the rest of your life, not just two weeks!

thats pretty much spot on. your diet looks ok (ish) but after two weeks you cant expect miracles. even if you said two months I would be telling you to be patient and keep at it

Chet Zar

What BossArky and O.P.H said.

DeVore

I'm by no means an expert but your routine seems very weights oriented and muscle building. Thats cool for building muscle (and you are already seeing the results which is actually pretty good after 2 weeks) but you arent going to lose fat as quickly as you could because you arent doing a lot of cardio and "work" (as I call it, I know lifting weights is had work but thats not really what I mean, its hard to explain).

Try more cross trainer style exercises and especially cycling... you cant beat a good cycle for weight loss in my opinion.

DeV.

Chet Zar

DeVore wrote: »

I'm by no means an expert but your routine seems very weights oriented and muscle building. Thats cool for building muscle (and you are already seeing the results which is actually pretty good after 2 weeks) but you arent going to lose fat as quickly as you could because you arent doing a lot of cardio and "work" (as I call it, I know lifting weights is had work but thats not really what I mean, its hard to explain).

Try more cross trainer style exercises and especially cycling... you cant beat a good cycle for weight loss in my opinion.

DeV.

Not true I'm afraid...I know what you mean about it not feeling like 'work' - as in you're not moving your legs and seeing numbers go up on a machine or seeing your wheels spin. Just because you are lifting weights and maybe having to take frequent breaks between sets etc, doesn't mean you aren't 'working' - you are.

Common misconception.

DeVore

Ok, but wouldnt aerobic work be better for burning fat? (which seems to be his main issue)....

I would have thought a half hour decent (ie: resisted) cycle would burn more fat then doing weight for half an hour?

(I'm genuinely asking! )

DeV.

corkcomp

DeVore wrote: »

Ok, but wouldnt aerobic work be better for burning fat? (which seems to be his main issue)....

I would have thought a half hour decent (ie: resisted) cycle would burn more fat then doing weight for half an hour?

(I'm genuinely asking! )

DeV.

that actually depends. 30 minutes of hard cardio will burn plenty calories. 30 minutes of weights will also (especially afterburn) if done hard and not faffing about with 2 or three minutes between every set. bottom line = do both, but if your goals are not specifically muscle building I would stick to 1/3 heavy weights and 2/3 cardio

Junco Partner

okay now i see that i was just being impatient. it's been about 7 weeks and i've gone from 13 st. 9lb to 12 st 12lb i know people lose more in this time but i've benn doing mostly weights and have toned up more my moobs are nearly gone my thighs dont scrape together when i walk and a lot of my clothes fit me again. just tought i'd update the thread and let ye know how i was getting on

SouperComputer

The rate you loose the weight is not nearly as important as finding a sustainable, livable way of keeping it off. So dont fret the rate you loose weight, just focus on how much better, fitter and more energized you feel.

Over the last 11 months I've shed 58lbs\26Kg\4St with a "diet" (ie eating to live not living to eat) and workout programme that I plan sticking to for the rest of my life. Sure ill have bad weeks and good ones, just like I have over the past year. But now feel I understand my body well enough to keep it in ballpark.

IMO this should be your primary goal.

L4235

Its tough going losing weight especially seeing the results, I started off back in February 09, by July I had lost 3st.. The key I found was I limited myself to 2 carbs a day, believe me it was tough as in my eyes before the diet food was just food I never broke it up into different categories.. I was always against weights until my boyfriend convinced me to get small ones as they burn fat and build muscle, after a month my arms were smaller and more toned haha I suppose I have to give him credit for that.. Well done on losing the weight so far by the way cause it takes a serious effort.. If your still on the diet or just a healthy lifestyle try using green tea tablets, I've found them brill they speed up your metabolism especially while eating well and exercising..