Discouraged and tired of it all :/

falamoyacrava

This is for 1lb loss per week in fat as long as you are lifting weights 3 times a week.
Dont kill yourself while cutting calories!
It's not good for you!
If you feel the need to do more than 3 sessions a week, take up walking!
I't's less stressful while cutting calories and is a great form of recovery.

Remember, if you lift minnie mouse weights youll have minnie mouse muscles!
Lift heavy and rest well!
Jamie Easton has a great program on www.bodybuilding.com but dont buy any of the supplements suggested.
Or
Check out www.stronglifts.com and lift with the boys!
You wont get bulky but you will get strong and maintain lean mass!
Enjoy and PM me if you have any questions.

PS: on supplements you should be taking a Multi vitamin and an Omega Complex.
MegaRed comes to mind.

Thank you so much, I've changed my settings to that already. Really hopeful for it!

Since I'm already doing C25K (and really enjoying it) and boxercise, should I keep them in my routine? And when I get back to my normal working hours (12-8) I will start in on the weights. There's 'boy's club' at the gym from 8-9 (my usual workout time) and they intimidate the crap out of me with their grunting, swearing, and weight throwing lol.

I take a multi-vitamin with added iron daily. I'll have a check for an omega complex. Haven't heard of MegaRed but I'll check it out!
And I'll for sure look at those workouts. Thank you so much for this reply, it's the kind of advice I need!

supplemama

Kill the bedtime snack. Last night you had potato chips and a candy bar as a bedtime snack. The night before that you had wafers. The night before that, again with the chips. You might be under or meeting your calorie goal, but I think eating fatty, greasy, salty food at bedtime is only going to hinder your weight loss.

falamoyacrava

Usual bedtime snack is something a LOT healthier. And I'm supposed to eat right before I go to bed to keep my blood sugars from dropping too low overnight.


The past couple nights the 'bedtime' part has been more like '8pm'.... but I know I need to cut that out.

tenpets

I agree with Autumn, at least check out the eat more to weigh less group. Good luck with your journey!!!

Helloitsdan

This is for 1lb loss per week in fat as long as you are lifting weights 3 times a week.
Dont kill yourself while cutting calories!
It's not good for you!
If you feel the need to do more than 3 sessions a week, take up walking!
I't's less stressful while cutting calories and is a great form of recovery.

Remember, if you lift minnie mouse weights youll have minnie mouse muscles!
Lift heavy and rest well!
Jamie Easton has a great program on www.bodybuilding.com but dont buy any of the supplements suggested.
Or
Check out www.stronglifts.com and lift with the boys!
You wont get bulky but you will get strong and maintain lean mass!
Enjoy and PM me if you have any questions.

PS: on supplements you should be taking a Multi vitamin and an Omega Complex.
MegaRed comes to mind.

Thank you so much, I've changed my settings to that already. Really hopeful for it!

Since I'm already doing C25K (and really enjoying it) and boxercise, should I keep them in my routine? And when I get back to my normal working hours (12-8) I will start in on the weights. There's 'boy's club' at the gym from 8-9 (my usual workout time) and they intimidate the crap out of me with their grunting, swearing, and weight throwing lol.

I take a multi-vitamin with added iron daily. I'll have a check for an omega complex. Haven't heard of MegaRed but I'll check it out!
And I'll for sure look at those workouts. Thank you so much for this reply, it's the kind of advice I need!

Go for it!
Just know that intense weight training helps build or maintain lean mass.
Right now you want to maintain it as best you can while cutting the fat.
Try to have a good balance of Aerobic and Anaerobic training.

falamoyacrava

Thanks everyone for your replies, it's been awesome getting all this advice!

I'm going to up my protein and try to curb my carbs for sure. And I'm going to use the macros that helloitsdan has recommended.
And I'm going to keep up the C25K program and boxercise. I'll also start lifting weights starting in July, and going to pilates, starting later in July.

This has given me the boost of confidence and sense of not giving up that I needed. Thanks again, everyone! Feel free to add me

Alexstrasza

What are your stats?

Age
Height
Weight
Body fat%

This info will greatly help anyone knowledgable in weight loss to help you lose weight!
=D

I am 26, 5'3.5" and currently weighing at 181.2lbs (as of this morning)... my lowest weight is 180. I think my body fat% is around 35%, but I'm not 100% sure, that's what my weight watchers scale says.

You should be consuming about 1800 calories a day. I would suggest only eating back your excercise calories if you are hungry and even though eat back like half of them, depending on how hard the workout.

If I workout and only burn like 150 calories, I don't eat them back. Now if I were to burn 400 cals, I'd probably eat like half of them back.

Also try setting your macros to 40 / 30 / 30

Helloitsdan

What are your stats?

Age
Height
Weight
Body fat%

This info will greatly help anyone knowledgable in weight loss to help you lose weight!
=D

I am 26, 5'3.5" and currently weighing at 181.2lbs (as of this morning)... my lowest weight is 180. I think my body fat% is around 35%, but I'm not 100% sure, that's what my weight watchers scale says.

You should be consuming about 1800 calories a day. I would suggest only eating back your excercise calories if you are hungry and even though eat back like half of them, depending on how hard the workout.

If I workout and only burn like 150 calories, I don't eat them back. Now if I were to burn 400 cals, I'd probably eat like half of them back.

Also try setting your macros to 40 / 30 / 30

Read up...this was covered.

cmriverside

You weren't losing, so you raised your calories. You lost three pounds. Then you lowered your calories again and stopped losing. Listen to helloitsdan.

ToniLouise8

Girl relax, don't stress yourself, if your doing numerous strngth training you prob are burning the fat but gaining muscle, muscle is heavier than fat so you wont see a difference on th scales, try more cardio, running, cycling, rowing or even just fast pace walking, you will notice the difference i promise x