weight leave me now! (weight loss, rollerblade, cardio workout, running)

[kelly3120]

I weight 145 and I'm 5'3
i've been trying to loose the weight for a while but i stand still at 145 regardless.

here's my day to day over the last week. on all of these days I play soccer at night w/ the dog for 30 minutes

Monday rollerbladed w/ doggie for 3 miles
yogurt,apple,salad, and cornish hen for dinner(it was delicious ...i made it) and always coffee!!!!!!!!

Tuesday roller blade 5 miles w/ doggie
same stuff(we had leftovers)

Weds ran/walked(when heart rate got to high ...i try to stay below 160)
coffee, yogurt, salad, a cookie(hehe) and spegdetti and meatballs(again, i am a good cook!)


Thursday
coffee, yogurt, salad, went out to dinner w/ hubby(we need a date here and there)
no excercise besides soccer time w/ cody

Friday(today)
coffee, yogurt, and i haven't eaten lunch yet, but i'm about to eat some fruit.
ran two miles w/ puppy


Add in household chores, work, mowing the lawn and everyday stuff
Shouldn't i be loosing weight?
I walk EVERY DAY and 3 of my 4 week in a month look like this.
....weight why are you still here? ...someone mentioned stress(maybe?), i've been watching my heartrate ALOt in hope to keep it aroun d 145-150 when i excercise. Someone mentioned if my heart rate was really high i coudl be overshooting and my excercise efforts will not effect my weight loss(survival mode?)

I of course drink about a beer a week and a glass of wine every night and tons of water.

any ideas? So frustrated!

[unknown stuntman]

My best suggestion would be in the context of interval training: divide your exercise time into multiple sessions throughout the day if at all possible. Eating right also involves not only eating good foods (which apparently you are) and NOT fasting, but eating frequent snacks and meals throught the day...eating 6/7 times a day is very important and improves your metabolism and keeps your sugar levels high, fostering beter exercise and more frequent exercise. Limit the coffee to one cup a day- perhaps you are already. Too much caffeine will interfere with your diet plan and and actually hinder your energy capabilities in the latter parts of the day. Hope this helps and good luck to you.

[kelly3120]

Originally Posted by unknown stuntman

My best suggestion would be in the context of interval training: divide your exercise time into multiple sessions throughout the day if at all possible. Eating right also involves not only eating good foods (which apparently you are) and NOT fasting, but eating frequent snacks and meals throught the day...eating 6/7 times a day is very important and improves your metabolism and keeps your sugar levels high, fostering beter exercise and more frequent exercise. Limit the coffee to one cup a day- perhaps you are already. Too much caffeine will interfere with your diet plan and and actually hinder your energy capabilities in the latter parts of the day. Hope this helps and good luck to you.

THANKS! I'll break my run into morning and night.
I only drink a cup in the morning and maybe on long days a 1/2 cup around 3pm.
I'm definitely not fasting(ha) ...I'll break things up and eat more frequent and see what happens.
We are going out of town for the weekend so i iwll begin on monday.

Thanks for the ideas!

[groove1]

I will give you one thing to do to lose weight: Cut out high fructose corn syrup COMPLETELY. See what happens.

[GreenMachine]

If you want to lose weight, stop eating sugar and starch. That means, no bread, no pasta, and no potatoes. I stopped eating starch a week ago and already my pants are fitting much looser. I'm not even trying to diet.

You might need some starch for the running, so eat a banana or an apple.

Greenie

[Mattie Jo]

maybe cut out the cookie and pasta. have you had a thyroid test? If it is normal it could just be genetic. Are you young or middle aged. roller blading doesn't appear to me to be as much exercise as walking or jogging for 30 minutes a day. I could be wrong as I have never tried the sport.

[martinez4]

Good question about age.....ever since hitting my 40's it is much harder to lose even a pound....so it could just be the old middle age, Kelly!!!!

[citybythebay]

Just from my observation, you're not eating enough. You need to stoke your metabolism with food for energy for working out in order to burn fat.
Try to eat 6 small meals a day. It may sound like a lot. Just watch portion sizes
*And don't forget that a serving size is as large as a deck of cards for certain foods.*

Another good way to burn fat is incorporating strength training to your cardio workouts.
You won't see results unless some form of cardio is done at least 6 days a week for at least 45 mins to an hour. Depending on how stagnant your metabolism is.

Most importantly realize this is a lifestyle change. It has to be kept up to see positive results. It's a body, mind, spirit connection. If you don't have one of those in sync, you'll be fighting a losing battle, unfortunately.


5 SIMPLE RULES:

1. Keep a daily diet log. Keep a track of calories like you keep track of your bank account.

2. Eat 5-6 meals/snacks a day to help speed up your metabolism.

3. Main meals should be no larger in size and in calories than an average Lean Cuisine.

4. Keep meals simple. The fewer ingredients and condiments, the fewer calories.

5. Be consistent. Until you reach your goal, you need to diet seven days a week.


Good luck!

[PinkString]

Cut out the yogurt and meat. That alone will drop the weight.

[songinthewind7]

Originally Posted by jessaka

maybe cut out the cookie and pasta. have you had a thyroid test? If it is normal it could just be genetic. Are you young or middle aged. roller blading doesn't appear to me to be as much exercise as walking or jogging for 30 minutes a day. I could be wrong as I have never tried the sport.

Rollerblading doesn't look like it but it is good cardio exercise.