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If you haven't lost weight in five weeks you are simply not in a calorie deficit.
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The only thing absolutely required for weight loss to occur is a calorie deficit, which can be accomplished with no exercise at all. So yes, technically exercise doesn't matter for weight loss.
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I have a Garmin Vivosmart and LOVE it! You can get one for around $109 for the band and around $149 with a heart rate strap. You can also get any ANT+ heart rate strap later if you just want the band. I did a lot of research before I got it and have friends and family with fitbits, Mio, Jawbones, etc. and I'm glad I went…
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God I would kill for only 2-4 days like that. LOL! Here that's called summer... B) But to answer your question, like others have said, go early or late. I guess when your summers are always like that every day your body gets more acclimated to it. That doesn't mean it isn't hot just I know what to expect when I go run.…
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LOL! NO!
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Because a female is only going to be able to gain around half the muscle that a male can gain in the same period of time. So in a four month period she is only going to be able to gain, at most, 4 pounds of muscle. And that's if everything is absolutely spot on, diet, training, rest, etc. But let's face it, very few people…
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I would suggest you take your time. As a female, if you gain 20 pounds in 4 months about 16 or 17 of that is going to be pure fat. Take your time and do it the right way or your going to be spending too much time at the end of your bulk cutting all that fat back off.
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It will only affect weight loss if it puts you out of a deficit. Sugar doesn't keep you from losing weight, not being in a deficit keeps you from losing weight.
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It's not going to matter if you "make up" these calories over the next few days. It happens. Just like some days you'll go over. Sounds like you had plenty of calories those days because if you were that busy doing something that you didn't have time to eat you probably would have felt ill or low on energy had you not had…
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This is exactly what's wrong with most people who say they are eating a deficit... They are simply lying to themselves and trying to blame something else besides their own lack of willpower to do what needs to be done to lose weight. Put down the three of four cream cakes a day... That would be a start.
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One of the main reasons a recomp works is because you are lifting heavy to build muscle. Which is going to happen very slowly in a recomp. Your schedule doesn't look like it's going to be optimal for this. There is nothing wrong with doing cardio, but you are going to have to account for it, and add a heavy lifting program…
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Why spend an asinine amount of money on an inferior, horrible tasting protein powder that you have to mix with something else just to stomach? Yes I have tried it. No I didn't buy it, a coworker had it and she let me taste it. I mixed up one of mine with some strawberries in the blender and told her she could buy 7 two…
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I hope this doesn't come across the wrong way, but you have far more serious issues than weight loss right now. I have been married to my beautiful wife for almost twenty years. She has always been a small petite woman but after our second child she stayed a little bigger than she has ever been in her life. She has about…
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Sorry. I assumed since you had already lost quite a bit of weight you knew what a calorie deficit was. Being in a calorie deficit is how you lost the weight in the first place. A calorie deficit is the only thing that is absolutely required for weight loss to occur. Exercise is for fitness and body composition. I would…
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^^^This is absolutely not happening^^^ If you are in a deficit you are not gaining muscle. Period.
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Sorry but there aren't any exercises to target loose skin either. The only thing that will tighten the skin is time and staying hydrated. Fat can be lost quicker than the skin can tighten so everyone that has ever lost a substantial amount of weight has had the same problem. The good thing is that skin is very resilient…
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The first sentence of your post answered your question. The only thing that is going to "tone" your arms is continuing to lose body fat until there isn't enough fat left to "jiggle". You should absolutely keep exercising to maintain the muscle you have, but there aren't any exercises that will cause the fat that is…
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You may have gained strength, which is absolutely possible, but if you were in a calorie deficit you didn't build any muscle. Having said that if you have never lifted weights before it is possible to make some"noob" gains but as a female we are talking about a pound or two at best, not a "ton of muscle". Building muscle…
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What exactly are you trying to "clean" from your body? If you are trying to lose weight save your money and eat at a deficit. Your body will naturally "cleanse" itself without your help. If cleansing is something that interest you because other people are recommending it, ask yourself if those people have a reason to…
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Three what? Days, weeks?
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Yes... If you cut off an arm...
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Pretty sure if you started loosening "junk" in your veins you would be a prime candidate for a stroke! That's almost as funny as my massage therapist telling me to drink plenty of water to help remove the toxins she released during my deep tissue massage. :D I just grinned and said ok...
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...and yes. I did type that while munching on Oreos!!! >:)
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Oreos. Oreos are BAD, BAD, BAD!!! But oh sooooo GOOD!!!
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There are no foods that will not have negative effects if you over eat them. You can over eat and gain weight from eating any food. If it's a "superfood" today someone will publish a study tomorrow saying how bad it is... :D
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If your goal is to lose fat you need to create a deficit. Continue lifting while you are losing the fat to maintain the muscle you have. As a beginner you have the ability, for a short time, to gain a little muscle while you are losing fat. This will be short lived but take advantage of it. Try to focus on one goal at a…
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I have a Garmin Vivosmart and love it. I use a HRM when I run and it seems to be pretty accurate as far as calorie burn. How do you plan to use it? Are you wanting something just to keep track of your normal activity throughout the day or something to actually record workouts, or both? The reason I ask is I wouldn't put…
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I'm not sure what you mean exactly? If you have 25 lbs to lose you should have no problem losing a pound a week or so.
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Just because you get a "pump" from a workout doesn't mean it is working to build muscle or anything else for that matter. A pump simply tells you that you did something. As was stated before, the volume on these workouts is very excessive especially if you are in a deficit to lose fat. But to answer your original question…
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I made it a point to not cut out or eliminate any food, just the portion. Tell someone they can't have something and guess what they will want, obsessively???
