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Old 04-28-2009, 12:46 AM   #1  
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Unhappy I need help with my workout plan!!!!

im doing healthy eating and calorie counting. i go to the gym 5 days a week i do 30 mins on the treadmill. i wanna do the elliptical but i can hardly last 2 seconds without passing out lol. i also do a hour of water aerobics on monday, weds, and friday. i am not losing the amount of weight i would like to any suggestion to improve my cardio workout and how can i get started on the elliptical?
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Old 04-28-2009, 03:11 AM   #2  
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My goodness, Diamond, look at how far you've come! 110 pounds lost is a massive amount of weight! That's brilliant.

When I first started doing the elliptical, I could only last for a couple of minutes at a time. It does take time to build up the fitness - perhaps try for 30 seconds or a minute at a time and slowly increase the length each time.

Are you doing any weights/resistance type work as well as all the cardio? It might be an idea to have a chat with one of the trainers at the gym and see if they can give you some ideas.

In terms of your weight loss stalling, I don't have enough info to give you any ideas why. You're doing a lot of exercise there - how are your calories? Are they too high or perhaps too low? Yes, you can eat too few calories as well, which will put your body into starvation mode and then it won't lose anything. What are your proportions of carbs/protein/fats? Perhaps you're a bit high in carbs or fats? Perhaps you're a bit sensitive to carbs or your sodium intake could be a little on the high side. Are you tracking your foods - perhaps you could post a typical days menu and we could see if there's something you've missed.

But so far, you're doing an awesome job!
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Try this link. I posted this yesterday. Hope it helps.

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=170270
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thank you for your responses
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Old 04-28-2009, 01:38 PM   #5  
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My goodness, Diamond, look at how far you've come! 110 pounds lost is a massive amount of weight! That's brilliant.
i have only lost about 10 pounds so far i think i might have had my tracker thing mixed up sorry. But Thanks for the advice.
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Old 04-30-2009, 09:24 AM   #6  
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Since you're working out at a gym you should definitely incorporate weight training... Muscles burn energy/calories at rest and that's a very good thing...
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