2 months at the gym and no results! :(

Your legs and midsection have clearly tightened up. Anyway, how often are you working out? What does your weight routine look like? There are a lot of processed foods in your diary - cook from fresh with the raw ingredients where you can; vegetables, fruit, meat, legumes. Also, don't punish yourself for a binge - there's no need to undereat following one. Just eat as you normally would.

hi everyone!

iv been going to the gym for the past 2 months, being doing about 45 min of cardio and 30 minutes of general weights and i still see no change what so ever at all!

http://tinypic.com/r/34qnyf8/6

i think im eating pretty healthy !
(my diary is open, and if you guys look at it - i dont this week i was doing more exercise than normal and not eating so much that was because of a massive binge i had last sunday night, so pleease ignore that i dont know why i ate so much just food, i never do it!)

i pretty much eat the same meals for breakfast and lunch, and i plan meals ahead as well as that stops me from eating unhealthy.

if anyone has any tips for me that would be great!!!
i still have a little weight on my legs and tummy area that i want to loose and tone up.
i know they say abs are made in the kitchen but its so hard when i dont know where im going wrong and me being such a fussy eater its really hard!
( i dont like eggs, tuna, salad, most green veggies i dont like either, its so hard! )

so if anyone can help, it would be amazing!!!!!!!

elizabeth
xxxxx

I see a major difference. dont be so hard on yourself. I'd look into "New Rules of Lifting" for women.

I definitely see a difference. You look great!

Definitely increase your water to 10+ glasses/day (maybe you don't record a lot of water it's pretty easy to skip over)
Try and flip your work out do 45-60 mins of weights and 20-30of cardio, you look great adding more weights will attack that hard to cut body fat.

Berries
cottage cheese
greek yogurt
eggs
protein shakes
fish
peanut butter
avacadoes
salsa- it's low cal, high flavor
pico de gaio
brown rice

thanks guys! its hard to see

Ironanimal, i work out pretty much every day, but i give myself a day off once a fortnight.
what do you mean by weight routine?
i use 45-60 minutes of cardio and them about 30 minutes just on the weights.
i eat frozen vegetables all the time, but that's only because i HATE fresh vegetables such as green leafy ones, i cant stand them i gag every time i eat them.
i try to eat non processed foods, its just really hard when im the only one in my family who is trying to eat right.
any tips for simple fresh foods?

thanks again for the support!

Okay, well first of all when I ask what your routine looks like I mean what exercises are you doing with the weights? I tried to wing it on my own program when I first started at the gym and although I did make some progress, it was very slow. I would highly recommend you take a look at the Stronglifts 5 x 5 program.

Second of all - 1 day a fortnight isn't enough rest for your body. You would be better off working a program that is either 3 days a week lifting for 45mins - 1 hour with 2 days of cardio, or 3 days lifting followed by 15-20 mins cardio (which works because glycogen stores should be depleted at this point) and 2 days doing your big cardio session without weights. I suspect you'll be more comfortable with the latter option as you work out so much. I personally struggle to stay upright on a stationary bike after my weights sessions.

Frozen veg is great and is one of my go-to solutions as well. I'm not a fan of salads - they make me feel like a rabbit. Try stir-frying in extra virgin olive oil - usually makes a good mix of vegetables much more edible. Don't be scared of Olive Oil because of its fat content. If you can, try roasting your veggies as well.

When I want some protein quickly I either hit a protein shake or a tin of tuna. Tuna is about as interesting as watching paint dry so I understand your dislike but it has very high protein per gram of weight. Is salmon more palletable to you?

Keep a fruit bowl with oranges, apples, bannanas and a punnet strawberries in your fridge - strawberries are low cal, very sweet and high in fiber. I'm not the one to ask about veg - not a big fan.

Have some nuts somewhere handy as well; nice hit of calories, protein and fats in a handful. You can buy unsalted if you're concerned about sodium.

Based on your diary, it looks like you're burning a lot of calories, and doing everything right in the gym...but your not eating enough. Try eating closer to 2,000 calories a day.

http://stronglifts.com/stronglifts-5x5-beginner-strength-training-program/

Read it - ignore the spammy crap. You don't need to pay for anything - their program is free. Ditch machines. Free weights are much better.

It's possible that you are like me, no matter what, I cannot see a difference in my body. To me I look the same today as I did 68 lbs ago when I started. It's really strange too....and I works both ways as well, when I was gaining weight I couldn't notice. But, the most awesome part is that other people can

Based on your diary, it looks like you're burning a lot of calories, and doing everything right in the gym...but your not eating enough. Try eating closer to 2,000 calories a day.

I agree, I looked at your diary entries for the last week and you still had in excess of 1K calories a day!

It's a misconception that we have to eat less in order to lose weight but in reality you need to feed your body the right amount of nutrition and calories it needs to support itself. What happens is when your body feels there is not enough calories it will store calories as fat.

But in any case you have transformed yourself well....just eat a bit more. For me if I don't eat much maybe i'll have an extra 300-500 calories left over in a day and maybe thats once a week and it rarely happens because I need to feed my body.