Why has my workout stop giving me the results as before?

Question

I'm 23 and have been overweight all my life, I started working out in August of 2006 so its 8 months and I was a 50 inch waist and now im a tight 36 loose 38. I wont weigh myself till the end of march. But its so hard to go down to a loose 36. Why I lost it so fast but now im on a halt. Any advice on loosing more? My goal weight is 180lbs and 32 waist. I workout for 3hrs at a time. I can run 2 full miles and alot of weights. My body still looks saggy no muscles yet. And I diet like crazy sometimes fasting for a day. But I can't loose it fast like i did before. I used to feel really good after a workout but now its so BLAH! so anyone know whats going on? I'm ot giving up at all but any tips would help

Answer 1

you need to change your workout routine to avoid boredom. You should focus on one body part to workout. It is good to change some of your routine frequently so that way you muscle will not get use to the same technique, such as you can use dumbbell to do bench press instead of barbell, rotate everytime you train. If you keep doing the same thing over and over your muscle will stay the same and will not grow. You may want to increase weight if you can do 6 to 8 repetitions easily.

Answer 2

Most likely, your plateau is due to 2 things.

First, after body gets used to the workout you are doing and results slow down and eventually stop altogether. You need to change your workouts. Do some new exercises, change the number of days you work out, etc.

Secondly, you say you "diet like crazy, sometimes fasting for a day". BAD idea! you body will slow down its metabolism if you are not eating enough to support your training! Try eating 5 or six small meals a day, consisting of 3-4 ounes of chicken or fish, (protein) and salad and vegetables. Cut out refined flours and white sugar. For your carbs, which are needed for energy, eat broccoli, yams, brown rice, whole grain breads and pasta. Just be sure that you eat small portions. Half a cup of rice or pasta is all you need! Measure it!

I lost 35 pounds doing this, no plateaus!

Answer 3

PUMP IT UP!- over time your body gets uded to the exercise, thats why you need to increse the intensity as time goes on. Excercies longer, lift heavier weights, work out more often.

EAT- all fasting is going to do is slow down your metabolism, thus decreasing weight loss. try eating nice healthy meals

and since you said you are saggy, you really should consider lifiting heavier weights. try something you have moderate-heavy difficulty in, 4 sets of 8-12 reps...and everybody loves crunches for those elusive abs...

Answer 4

First, congratulations on making the decision to improve yourself.
Second, you should NOT fast. You'll only confuse your body. Eat healthy well-planned meals, with lots of fiber, fruits and vegetables, water and protein.
I think that the muscle is there, but it's still hidden under the fat.
You have to lose the fat.
You've reached a plateau: you need to do more exercise but don't overdo it. It's not about losing weight fast, it's about being healthy.
Good luck!

Answer 5

I too am going through the same problem. As we get rid of weight our body gets use to it and stabilizes. You may need to change you're diet or you're work out routine to shock you're body into responding. It just takes time I my self have taken off 110lbs.It's tough just have to keep at it and don't give up. If you want to just tighten up the muscles of you're stomach try laying a 5-10 lb. sugar bag across you're stomach and only do 1/2 sit ups to stretch the muscles.

Answer 6

dont fast, what you are doing is depleting energy stored, eat six small meals a day, drink plenty of water, take protein drinks and amino acids, m ake sure you have one for breakfast lunch and dinner supplementing a meal, if you are trying to bulk up, with your muscles, then these three exercise are the best, you can define your muscles once you have reached your goals for your weight loss, bench press, pull ups, and squats, never lift alone, always have a spotter, and make sure you take some kind of vitamin supplement for men.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

change things up. increase time and intensity of workouts