Exercise doesn't seem to help my weight loss. What should I do?

Question

I want to shed about 5 pounds that I put on this winter but I'm finding it virtually impossible - though my body seems to suddenly put on weight quite easily.I'm very active: I normally go to the gym at least 3 times a week. Two of those sessions will include 45 - 50 mins of cardio and 20 minutes toning - then I will usually do 1 or 2 aerobics classes of varying intensity. I usually walk to the gym (uphill) for 15 minutes. I'm not eating a massive amount either - following weight watcher's points plan. I'm deffinately not eating too little.Recently, the only way I've been able to lose weight is by almost starving myself - having a cup of vegetable soup when I feel hungry in the afternoon and adding a bit of chicken to that soup in the evening - but I find that with all of the exercise I do, I'm constantly famished. I'm literally so hungry that I can't concentrate on my work. If I don't do this I find it virtually impossible to lose weight gradually. Exercise makes me hungry! Help me!

Answer 1

First of all I'm going to be honest with you-it's not easy and losing weight takes a lot of determination and will power. Secondly don't go on these fad diets which say for example cut out carbs or proteins weight and you'll lose weight in 2 weeks-in the long run they don't work! The weight will come off then you'll end the diet but it will all come back on again and you shouldn't be cutting out a certain type of food. To be healthy you need carbs, proteins, vitamins, and even fats!

Ok so now I've got that out the way you need to start eating less, there are two different methods and different people prefer each of them; the first is to eat 3 small meals a day and no snacking OR there is the 6 even smaller meals a day-do which ever you prefer but remember to have all the nutrients you need.

So now you've got a healthy eating plan you need to start exersizing more, 3-4 days a week of about 45 mins to an hours worth because remember half an hour or less or exersize only burns glucose not fat.

Don't be too harsh on yourself and do allow yourself the occasional treat. Definately don't starve yourself! And maybe if the exersize isn't working up the intensity a bit. Good Luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It's really hard to lose weight! It also depend on your age, as you age increases your metabolism slows. And don't hurry up your slimming process. Just maintain a diet meal, not necessarily that you have to starve yourself. not eating is bad, it will only create a lot of complication. And continue exercising.
If your work is a desk job where you sit all day try to walk once in a while and have a little bit stretching.
Hope you'll be able to achieve what you desire!

Answer 4

U.S. National Institutes of Health say so as follows: Diabetes Prevention Program The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was a major clinical trial, or research study, aimed at discovering whether either diet and exercise or the oral diabetes drug metformin (Glucophage) could prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). The answer is yes. In fact, the DPP found that over the 3 years of the study, diet and exercise sharply reduced the chances that a person with IGT would develop diabetes. Metformin also reduced risk, although less dramatically. The DPP resolved these questions so quickly that, on the advice of an external monitoring board, the program was halted a year early. The researchers published their findings in the February 7, 2002, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. See link below for more.

Answer 5

If exercise will not help you then start eating more health and get a dairy so you can write what you eat and you can put in how much you exercise and put a week goal but not to much maybe around 1-4 pounds crust me this works I tried and eat a lot of fruit

Answer 6

It sounds ads though you need to eat more. soup twice per day and a little bit of chicken is not enough. Try small meals spaced 3hours apart. Make sure you make the right food choices.
Here is what I eat to loose weight:
6:30 am 1 cup weight watchers muesli with 1 scoop protein powder and skim milk
9:30am protein shake made with skim milk and i serve of fruit
12:30pm tuna and salad sandwich on wholegrain bread (no butter)
3:30pm protein shake made with skim milk and 1 serve of fruit
6:30pm small plate of lean meat and steamed veg
I am in bed by 9:30pm so I do not eat again after dinner. I limit myself to 2 coffees per day and make sure I drink 3 litres of water everyday.
My work out schedule looks like this:
Monday: 45min medium intensity cardio and 1hr yoga/pilates
Tuesday 30 min weight training 30 min medium intensity cardio
Wednesday: 45min high intensity cardio
Thursday: 1hour high intensity cardio
Friday or saturday: 30min weight training 30 min cardio

Answer 7

Better to avoid diet when you re under a lot of stress

Answer 8

walk a toy poodle for 41 minutes at 2 miles per hour

Answer 9

let a great dane walk you for 13 minutes 5 mph

Answer 10

maybe your body has achieved the optimum level.my tutor told me that for people who exercise regularly, their improvement is slow compared to beginner.so maybe if you lose weight after this, it is only lost of water