Hey everyone!

I'm feeling really down today; somehow in the past week I've gained 3 pounds. I'm trying really hard not to get discouraged, but it's difficult.

As a newbie, I have a couple of questions for those patient enough to answer :dizzy:
1) How fast do you put on muscle mass?
2) What proportion of fat, carbs, and protein do you aim for in a healthy diet?

I'm training for the armed forces - I go through basic training in 2 months (yikes!), and I really want to be able to keep up. I can do the required running (I did 2.4k today in under 13:30mins! Yay!) and situps, but I think it'd be a lot easier on me if I wasn't carrying this extra weight around with me all the time. Any tips to lose weight while gaining muscle would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys! Have a great day :cool:

Welcome Kobe and Kimli!!!!!

Kobe: I hear ya on those last 5-10 pounds, they are really hard to get off. I'm dealing with that myself. I know that they take a lot longer to get off, I have heard that the best way to trick them into leaving is changing up your routine, either it be your diet, or your workouts. Maybe add some different things into your diet, and add some more challenging workouts/ or more to your plan.

Kimli: It's easy to get frustrated, but don't let that wreck your plans. Just keep forging on and you will see the scale go in the opposite direction. It is possible that your weight may flucuate due to water retension, so keep that in mind. Good Luck to you and your goal to join the armed forces. what branch will you be going into?

Everyone have a wonderful weekend! I noticed that there isn't a post for weigh ins this week, so let's all go posts some losses ok?

Take care!

Hey!
I just wanted to pop in and say Hi! I've been doing South Beach for a week now and found some great stuff on this site. Then I found the 20-something so figured I'd see what everyone is up to?
So what diet is everyone doing? How long have you been doing it and is it working well?
Like I said i've only been doing South Beach for a week but I try to exersize for at least and hour a day cardio. Seen the show "The Biggest Loser"? Well if they can handle it so can I!
Have a great weekend everyone :-)
Sherry

I only saw "The Biggest Loser" once but it was inspiring! I couldn't imagine being surrounded by that food all the time but I guess having the cameras filming your every move would be motivational too. I am aiming for an hour a day of cardio and weight training 4 times per week. That part is easy but the eating part is taking some adjustment. I am watching calories and trying to keep it around 1500.

Welcome Lunawytch! How are you liking South Beach so far? Good luck to you, and hope to see you around more! Keep posting!

Oh, I'm not sure about it actually....think I'll keep to it for another week or so. I think I like counting calories better :-)
Thanks for the welcome!
Sherry