Gym Question - Need Some Direction

tiffanyhowland
tiffanyhowland Posts: 13 Member
edited November 19 in Fitness and Exercise
Alright, let me start off by saying that over the past year I have lost 100 lbs through diet alone, mostly. I mean, I did some biking with the kids, a little P90 to try it out, but mostly just watching what I shoved in my face. My goal I set when I lost 100 lbs was to join a gym. I want to be strong not skinny and though I still have about 45 pounds to lose I wanted to start building some muscle like in my high school weightlifting days.

But here is where my problem comes in. I've been going for a month now, six days a week with the following routine. I can only spend about an hour there because of my schedule. (Monday: Cardio/Legs, Tuesday: Cardio/Shoulders, Chest and Tris, Wednesday: Cardio/Abs, Thursday: Cardio/Back and Bi, Friday: Cardio/Legs, Saturday: Rest and Sunday:Cardio/Abs)

The scale has not moved, not one way or the other! I do see muscle starting to form, its coming. I see it but I am not sure I'm doing this the right way? Someone told me too much cardio but I still feel out of shape running, etc. so I wanted to keep going. Anyway, any opinions on what I've got going on or how to make better use of my hour and get this scale moving downward again?

Thanks everyone, it was MFP that helped me lose that 100!

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  • lizzocat
    lizzocat Posts: 356 Member
    Has anything changed in your diet / eating habits since starting the gym? I've been going to the gym since day one of my diet, and have steadily lost, but in May, my eating habits became a little more lax, and I lost half the weight I had been losing months prior (and since correcting that, I've started losing again) When I joined the gym a few years ago, I didn't lose one pound in six months because of my diet.
  • tiffanyhowland
    tiffanyhowland Posts: 13 Member
    I honestly, cross my heart, haven't changed anything. I log everything I eat, taste, lick, etc. I'm just not sure what is going on. I was thinking of switching to the SL 5x5 and was reading up on it, maybe my lifting/cardio is too whompas or something or not the right lifts/weight. I just don't know.
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
    Sounds to me like your body is still adjusting to the changes. Have you been consistant with the changes or are you still changing things?
  • tiffanyhowland
    tiffanyhowland Posts: 13 Member
    That's been my routine now for the month of the gym. The only thing I change is the type of cardio I do. (Elliptical/Stationary Bike/Cross Ramp/Hand Cycle)
  • lizzocat
    lizzocat Posts: 356 Member
    Are you eating back your exercise calories?
  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    It's been a month?

    Give it a few more weeks and a whoosh should come through.
  • jediguitarist
    jediguitarist Posts: 73 Member
    How intense are your workouts? 30-40 minutes is plenty to make gains/lose weight if your intensity is up there. In that amount of time you can do 16-20 sets split between 4-5 exercises with 45-60 secs of rest between sets. Gauge it by 1 exercise of 4 sets. If you can do the 4th set with your starting weight and still hit 10-12 reps, you're not using enough weight.
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