Alright...since January Ive been trying to exercise more and eating better...and I havnt lost any weight but I know that is because some weeks I only exercised for 2 days (30 minutes) and my eating wasn't all that much better, so that is my fault.
This past 2 weeks I had been doing alot better, I exercised for almost an hour every day (about 4 days out of the week) and last week I walked for 30 minutes 5 days of the week b/c it was so nice out...my eating wasn't the best, but alot better than normal...and better with what I have to eat (I'm job hunting right now so I don't have much money, when I get money I plan on buying a mini fridge for our room to keep healthy snacks and foods in..Im living with my bf and his parents and most of the food in the house is fattening calorie packed foods...so I have to make do)
Another thing is that the past few weeks I've actually been hungry, I used to eat out of habit and boredom, but lately I've actually been getting hunger pains, and they seem to never go away...however I usually experience them mostly at night which is when I used to eat almost non-stop...I used to be able to go all day without eating after breakfast if I wanted too (although I didn't...b/c like I said I ate out of habit and boredom...rarely actual hunger) so I don't know what could be causing this?? I know it might be b/c Im not eating enough but I don't want to eat more and eat the wrong things b/c like I mentioned I don't have much choice of healthy alternatives at the moment...
I've gained weight in the past few weeks, which is discouraging, and I know I can't expect results right away, and that my exercising/eating hasn't been great, but it just gets so hard when I read about people who have lost weight by hardly doing anything...or I read plans that say 'Exercise for 20 minutes 3 times a week'
I need to start writing down the calories for every little thing I put in my mouth...and hopefully I get a job soon so I can buy my own healthy food *fingers crossed* (getting a job is hard when you live in a small town of like 1500 people or less) Im not sure what I should do about exercise though...
Should I keep doing an hour and aim for 5x/wk or should I start out slower and work my way up so that my body doesn't adapt too quickly? Right now my main cardio exercise is a recumbant bike (sometimes walking..I walk for 10 minutes 5x/wk to the post office, if its nice out I'll walk longer, sometimes I go for walks on the weekends if its nice as well)...I also want to add in a full body strength session 2-3x/wk...
So should I start with say 20 minutes 3x/wk cardio and one full body strength session and then work cardio up by 5 minutes every week, and work up to 2 strength sessions by the time I get 35 minutes or so? And eventually work my way up to 60 minutes cardio 5x/wk and 3 strength sessions?
I need suggestions...it seems everytime I try to lose I gain weight...when I don't try I lose weight then I notice and Im like 'hey awesome I lost 10lbs Im gonna start trying' and then I gain it back right away...My mom thinks I might not be able to lose weight b/c of my stress level...and quite honestly if thats the reason then I'm screwed...I stress very easily, I worry waaay too much and I put too much thought into and onto every little thing...I've always been that way...
Help!