When will I see results?

karahunts
karahunts Posts: 64 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello Everyone!

I just want to know if I am doing something wrong. I have been getting at least 60 minutes of exercise most days of the week and have cut out all junk foods besides maybe a treat like ice cream or a slice of pizza during the weekend. The scale has definitely shown that I have lost some weight as I have gone from 120 to about 115 which was my desired weight. I am quite short, only 5'2 but I can't actually see any difference. I tend to store weight in my thighs and I know that I can't spot reduce with cardio but I need to lose fat there...what can I do?

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  • Etienne54
    Etienne54 Posts: 88 Member
    Sometimes the first 5-10 pounds are just water weight.

    Keep going, although to me, 60min cardio everyday seems a bit excessive to me. I'd reduce it to 5 to max 6 days (30-45min) have a day off to rest.
    As long as you keep within your daily macro (cal/prot/fat/sodium/fiber) you should be seeing result in a few weeks. You should keep it up for at least 4-8 weeks before seeing any major results.

    Probably the best way to see any results is to take weekly measurements.
  • karahunts
    karahunts Posts: 64 Member
    Okay I will and thank you! and by the way some days are just going for a brisk walk. Since I'm young I thought that it would be fine on the days that I don't run just because I hate just sitting around doing nothing/
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    when did you start this? how many cals a day do you eat? i also think 60 min cardio is a lot . what was your start weight and end weight goal? I am also 5.2 ft and i had 22 lbs to lose but my final target was 27 lbs. I was 142 and wanted a final goal of 115. a year and a half at it now and i still have never seen 115 lbs :( my weight has come of super slow and i didn't see any changes till almost at the 2.5 month mark, which was a 5 lbs loss. it took 1 full year to lose 20 lbs.
  • kimm43gil
    kimm43gil Posts: 2
    Hello Just started the Fitness Pal 5 days ago. Already lost 3 pounds. I'm sure water weight. Love this calories counting. My problem was to many calories a day. I'm 51 and want to loose 15 pounds started @ 160 so excited to do this. Going on a cruise in 20 days and excited to see results. Love this site.
  • karahunts
    karahunts Posts: 64 Member
    Well it has been a little over a month and I started at 120lb. When I say 60 minutes, some days its literally just a brisk walk as I am not really active during the day when I am not working out. Is that really too much for my body to handle? and I eat about 1400 calories a day
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    well you are at a really good weight for your height so the loss will be uber SLOW! you may need to increase your cals and do you eat your exercise cals back?
  • Klem4
    Klem4 Posts: 399 Member
    If you want to lose inches, start weight lifting. Or even 30 day shred, insanity, p90x. All great things to help with trouble areas.
  • acrowder99
    acrowder99 Posts: 63 Member
    If you want to lose inches, start weight lifting. Or even 30 day shred, insanity, p90x. All great things to help with trouble areas.

    ^^This^^ Weight lifting would probably get you to the next level that you are looking for. I just started New Rules of Lifting for Women to assure that I am shaped the way I want to be shaped & not be "skinny fat".
  • PeteWhoLikesToRunAlot
    PeteWhoLikesToRunAlot Posts: 596 Member
    Most people tend to notice when you lose 10%+ of their weight, so when you hit around 12 lbs you'll probably start to notice. Other people may start noticing at bit earlier. Good luck!
  • karahunts
    karahunts Posts: 64 Member
    Okay, thanks everyone. I guess it's time to wipe the dust off the insanity dvd's in my closet
  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
    I would suggest going to the gym and actually lifting rather than doing insanity. insanity is still cardio based. read up on this, because composition could be a huge thing for you since you seem to be small anyways..

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/
  • karahunts
    karahunts Posts: 64 Member
    I would suggest going to the gym and actually lifting rather than doing insanity. insanity is still cardio based. read up on this, because composition could be a huge thing for you since you seem to be small anyways..

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

    This definitely makes sense. Thank you

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