surely there must be someone on the planet who wont give me some lame *** answer????

Question

Dont be ridiculous, offcourse im not eating junkfood and im drinking enough water etc etc, it doesnt take rocket science!!! sorry not trying to be nasty but please help me?????I


need to lose 10 kgs. I train 6 days a week, 20 - 40 mins cardio then 40 mins circuit or weights . My target heart rate should be 117 - 157 apparently but when I do cardio my heartrate goes up to 177. been training for 3 months , havent lost one kilogram, is it because Im working my heartrate too high??? ive been following a perfect diet that my dietician worked out for me.

My calves are super big, too big now, they are not becoming trimmed and feminine. will they ever be like that

help me i need to lose 20 kgs I am overweight

Answer 1

First, I think you need to give your body a break. Take about a 4 or 5 day rest and then get back to you workout.
Second, your workout, especially with weights should be light in weights and high in reps. This leans you out rather than bulk you up.

Answer 2

what kind of weight training circuit are you on? If your reps and sets are not high enough, you will tend to build more bulk

what kind of cardio do you do? swimming, boxing, and kick-boxing aerobics have always been the most efficient for me for weight loss.

how late are you eating dinner? too late and your metabolism may be slowing already.

are you working out before breakfast? this could hurt your metabolism since you body is in "fast" mode.

are you eating any dairy? as much as the calcium is good for you, it tends to inhibit weight loss and promote weight gain in a lot of people - not all calories are created equal - your personal enzyms and body chemistry are key factors - i have recommended this to several friends who immediately broke through their weight-loss plateaus by cutting out the dairy.

how many times a day are you eating? if you are eating less than 4 times a day, try breaking up your calories and meals so that you consume the same food and number of calories over 5 or 6 meals.

does your dietician have you eating any refined carbs? are you eating more than a couple grams of carbs for dinner? weaning the amount of carbs consumed throughout the day seems to help a lot of people (a lot in the morning down to very little in the evening)

one more thing, try eat dinner by 7-7:30pm and then gop for a 20 minute walk ... I have kept my weight under control after surgeries (ie - no exercise allowed) by using this method.

Answer 3

Sorry you are having so much trouble, but you need to understand how weight training works. To increase muscle size you need to do few repetitions with heavy weights, to lose weight you need to do many repetitions and lighter weights. You ar most likely building your muscles up rather than just toning them up. Don't forget muscle weighs heavier than fat, so you can lose weight by weight training but on the scales you will appear to have lost none. Go off what the mirror says, not the scales. I used to go weight training under a guy who was a champion weight lifter. Being female i explained i didn't want big muscles, and what i told you is the advice he gave me.
Try these pages to help
http://www.intense-workout.com/weight_loss.html
http://diet.ivillage.com/workouts/wweight/0,,6p6,00.html

Answer 4

I am on the food bank diet and I have lost 10lbs, because it is not so easy to afford fast food and I am eating healthier because that is for the most part the type of food that they give me. Cannot afford coke or pizza or fast food or potato chips so much. Eat a lot of hot air popcorn with vegetable oil on it and fruit juice (from frozen cans or from the food bank).

You could try Richard Simmons Better Body Book at a second hand book store or ebay too.

Answer 5

Your heart rate goes that high after only 40 minutes of cardio? After 3 months? You should check with your doctor, ask him for a stress test.
Have you considered swimming for exercise? I find that swimmers have excellent BMI ratios and muscle tone, but not the muscle mass as weight trainers have.

Answer 6

if you are heart healthy training in the "fat-burning" zone is a complete waste of time. attempting to target fat loss during exercise is an antiquated philosophy and has been proven time and time again to not be optimum for fat loss.

to increase the resting metabolic rate you need to exercise at a high level of intensity. when the metabolic rate is increased more fatty acids are oxidized for energy when the body is at rest.

you would need to post some portions of your diet. most dietitians don't know jack and most don't practice what they preach so the effectiveness of "their" diets are highly suspect.

Answer 7

Lighten up on the excercise, especially the weights. As you lose fat, you are gaining muscle and muscle weighs more than fat. The cardio probably won't hurt, it will probably help, but lighten up on gaining muscles and just do excercise that will tone you up a bit without adding the additional muscle mass.

Answer 8

yeah back off the weights just run like 10 miles a day, and don't eat supper.