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Fitness questions
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koidragon, btw, cute screenname! 🙂
Depends on the day with exercising. I pole 3 to 4 times a week for an hour. Before I get on the pole, there's 20 to 30 minutes of working out, whether its strength training exercises or aerobics. When I walk/jog that's for an hour, for me that equals about 10 laps or so around a track.
Eating habits…I hate health food. So I made what I usually eat more "healthified" less oils, less sugars, less salts, no fried foods unless its a special occasion, and that's not often. TONS of water. Basically, no fast food. I cook everything now.
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Cheers Vixen, same to you 🙂
Well, you look to be training a good amount, and eating real foods, it may be to a point with you where you need to really individualize your food intake. Making everything yourself is a fantastic start, but with the regular exercise you are doing, you may find you aren't getting enough calories in, or in the right way. Over the next couple of days, write down everything you eat – no cheating! – and if you like, email it to me. I can have a look and see whether there is anything easy to pin point. 🙂 You have already made some fantastic gains, so it might be that you have plateau'd (don't we all hate that word) and you need to shake it up a bit.
CloSmo, I would say at the moment you aren't eating or exercising enough – very tough with an injury I know! 🙂 But the biggest thing that will help you is fixing up your food intake, especially if you are injured as you might have to take it easy for a little while. It isn't always about cutting food down – eating more 'good' food, more often, and a variety of it, will do a lot more than eating small portions of high sugar content food.
I am very pro-resistance work, and would suggest that even over cardio – but then, that is what has worked for me 🙂 For me, the biggest results go – diet, resistance/weight training, cardio, in that order.
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I have to admit I get bored of health food. Maybe it’s because I don’t know recipes or something but I’m a girl that loves her macaroni and cheese, bangers and mash, lasagne, burgers, nachos etc ( which explains my body shape haha) and I don’t like going without those foods for very long- I tried no bread for a while and I couldn’t do it either
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I don't like 'health' foods either. You can have burgers and macaroni and cheese and all of that, in moderation, with better ingredients than comes out of a packet. Make a burger yourself with whole meal bread, lean beef, and add lots of vegies and salad in it as well. Make the mac and cheese with rigatoni pasta and a white sauce with some real cheese, not the weird fake stuff that comes out of a tin 🙂 Try this – eat low sugar, balanced food for the week, then one meal every week – only one, eat whatever your heart desires. Cheat meals are really important, both for physical and psychological reasons 🙂
Cutting bread (and compex carbs) doesn't work for everyone, it never worked for me. But just be aware of when you are eating them – complex carbs are a slower burning fuel, so eating them early in the day will be better than at dinner before bed.
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You are a super star!
Thank you very much for helping me 🙂 I always worry about what foods I’m eating but just assumed I was doing okay, I’ll keep it all in mind next time I’m grocery shopping- bit of a budget so I’ll see how it goes! I really appreciate all your help -
Ok so first thing right when you wake up.
1)Drink 36-46 oz of water
2) cardio. running, walking, workout video on toneitup. Honestly the more uncomfortable you are working out the better
3)eat 1 serving size of oatmeal, or some fruit. Try and get organic if you can. toneitup has tonz of recipes.
4)you wanna eat 5 small meals a day and no starches after 3!
5) lots of fruits, fiber, protein, and veggies!
6) between meal 4 & 5 do another workout. Meal 4 can be a protein shake. you want a lil protein after you workout in the morning too 🙂
7) drink lots of water during the day. That helps you loose weight.
8)I did there 5 day slim down and I lost 5 pounds and kept it off. its good food too. Its anot a diet its really a lifestyle change. a nutrition diet I guess.
Hope this helps!
toneitup.com if you wanna check them out. There awesome I love them! 🙂
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Thanks Kambrose for the information! I’m gonna have to convert all this oz in liters and work it out, I know water intake is something I have to increase- bought myself a pretty water to help!
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I have lost close to 20 lbs since feb when I started. I wasn't over weight to begin with but i was about 138 lbs in feb and now i'm about 118-121 lbs ( I fluctuate a little). I don't run or do any cardio except i consider my cardio the pole because I dance around it a lot and just doing the moves gets my heart pumping and I feel like i ran. I do lots of floor type stuff a lot to. I watch what i eat and stay away from processed foods as much as possible. I don't eat fast food unless i have to, I don't drink pop ( a big weight gainer ), and i just try to be all around healthy. Gaining muscle improves metabolism too but everyone is different. some have to work really hard, others not so much. Also the heavier you are, the faster you'll loose weight ( for most). Your body has to work harder to pump blood etc.. the more you weigh. I also eat a lot of cayenne pepper and drink lots of plain water.
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