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Originally Posted by Groundhog  I just got back from the gym & I weighed in at 248lb.
That is a loss of 2lb on last week but I was expecting more. I really worked my butt off. I worked out every day on cardio, a total of just over 9 hours, burning up 5505 calories.
I think I could do with some advice. I could really do with a personal trainer but I'm afraid by budget won't stretch to that at present.
I think the problem may be that I am putting muscle on my legs due to my workout routine? This is my workout generally.....
I warm up on the treadmill for about 5 minutes (walking @ 6.5 mph). I then start to increase the incline at 0.5m increments every minute until I get to the max (15m). I then bring it down at 30 second intervals.
I do this twice and this geneally takes around an hour. It really gets my heart going (to about 160 bpm) and gives me a great workout but it is very hard on the legs.
I then jump on the exercise bike for 15 - 20 minutes to finish off.
I have an idea that I should probably be doing some work with the weights??
your comments / advice please....
Kenny |
I completely agree that you should be doing work with the weights. When you create a calorie deficit in an attempt to lose weight (consuming less calories than your body uses), your body will not only lose fat, but could lose some muscle as well. Lifting weights helps prevent muscle loss, and allows you to better maintain the muscle you have while losing the weight. I highly recommend it through this process.
Also, since you are working out your legs, you could very well be putting on a smidgen of muscle, which would skew your results a bit.
There's too many factors that can cause your weight to fluxuate on a short term basis, including when you last went to the bathroom, how bloated/dehydrated you are, time of day, when you last ate, etc.... You lost 2lbs and that is great. Remember, each pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So if you burned 5505 calories on the gym, that's (more or less) a pound and a half of fat that you just burned, and you still lost 2 pounds!
Unfortunately, the only completely accurate way to measure progress is through hydrostatic body fat testing (water dunk tank). Just jumping on a scale isn't going to give you the most accurate progress report. Regardless, you're dropping weight, and should also be looking in the mirror, seeing how clothes fit you now, and maybe even taking measurements around your waist, etc.
Great job so far, you're on the right track. Normally 2lbs a week is considered a maximum safe weight loss threshold.