I take one day off a week and have been doing this for 23 days. I lowered my caloric intake to 1500 a day but divided it into only 3 meals. I am 5'9 and weigh 155. My exercise program is spinning 4 times a week, step 3 times a week and weightlifting 4 times a week. Before this I exercised only once a week for half an hour. I have seen no change in weight or clothes fitting. What is going on? What should I do? Shouldn't I have seen some changes already?
2007-05-08 11:38:26 · 3 answers · asked by rotaka 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Too little food, too much exercise.
It also depends on your food- if you don't eat enough protein, you'll never burn fat or build muscles.
2007-05-08 11:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should. When spinning cycling you should pay attention to your cadence. Try revving up your pedalling. I try to go between 100-120 strokes per minute, and have lost 4 inches from my thighs in the last 6 months. Looks like your complete workout is correct, and you are actually undereating for the activity level you have.
One mistake a lot of beginners do is not measuring their target zones as well as weighing yourself and measuring your body fat percentage. Next time you hit the gym, take a measuring tape and measure your thighs, hips, waist and arms. Also weigh yourself and see ifthey have a fat percentage measuring device. Keep a log and do this every monday, before exercising. See if it really hasn't changed a bit in 4 weeks. If it hasn't i'd add swimming to your workout and stop doing steps to see what happens.
2007-05-08 18:49:00 · answer #2 · answered by AMBER D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
changing both the caloric intake and drastically increasing the daily level of exercise at the same time does not have a favorable effect on the metabolism. you should have increased the level of exercise for several weeks before dropping the cals slowly over a period of time
2007-05-08 18:52:37 · answer #3 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋