Weight Losers United

Pulling wire.

I am not surprised you have hit a plateau - You cannot constantly lose weight only doing cardio (unless you are an ectomorph)

You will need to start lifting weights - and adjusting your body to the point you have reached.

You could (if you are completely averse to weight lifting - start adapting your cardio - swim instead of cycle - run instead of ski - etc - constantly change what you are doing so your body doesn't know what to expect.
 
great thread

I got back to my eating and work out routine last week and managed 1.5kg loss for the week. I'm not really after the weight loss but rather the feel good factor resulting from the 4 times a week work out. Its the best stress reliever in the world.

I take the weight/cm loss as a bonus. :p

Good Luck to all of you in the pursuit
 
What I find handy is my Pedometer APP on my phone. I was shocked at how inactive I was I won't even make half of the 10000 steps/day goal
 
Had a great workout this morning...

Glad to see so many people are jumping on board :)

Wish you all good luck...
 
Hey guys.

Firstly, great thread, I've been looking for a place to engage with others on this topic as I'm working on it alone, which always makes it harder.

I started working out in january and have lost just more than 10 kg's, so reading this thread has made me despair a bit, as others seem to be losing a lot more at a quicker pace.
Granted, I didn't change my eating habits sufficiently. I eat healthy, always have, but I eat too much.

I've been doing cardio almost exclusively, I always thought that's how you lose weight.
I'd start with 20 min on the treadmill, elevated and quite fast walking, as I can't jog for that long (had various operations on my legs etc.), then move onto 20 minutes bike/crosstrainer/rowing machine. Lastly I do 5 sets of 20 pushups and 5 sets of situps.

Any advice on how I should adjust this routine for maximum effect?

I'm 23, weigh about 90kg last time I checked and am about 187cm tall.
 
OrbitalDawn said:
I'm 23, weigh about 90kg last time I checked and am about 187cm tall.
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:wtf: you're trying to loose weight? You should be trying to put on muscle.... We're the same height - and I don't want to see myself below 100kg.
 
xrapidx said:
:wtf: you're trying to loose weight? You should be trying to put on muscle.... We're the same height - and I don't want to see myself below 100kg.
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Let me rephrase: I want to cut down the fat, not lose weight. :P

I have quite a bulky build naturally, so losing muscle mass would be counter productive.
 
OrbitalDawn said:
Hey guys.

Firstly, great thread, I've been looking for a place to engage with others on this topic as I'm working on it alone, which always makes it harder.

I started working out in january and have lost just more than 10 kg's, so reading this thread has made me despair a bit, as others seem to be losing a lot more at a quicker pace.
Granted, I didn't change my eating habits sufficiently. I eat healthy, always have, but I eat too much.

I've been doing cardio almost exclusively, I always thought that's how you lose weight.
I'd start with 20 min on the treadmill, elevated and quite fast walking, as I can't jog for that long (had various operations on my legs etc.), then move onto 20 minutes bike/crosstrainer/rowing machine. Lastly I do 5 sets of 20 pushups and 5 sets of situps.

Any advice on how I should adjust this routine for maximum effect?

I'm 23, weigh about 90kg last time I checked and am about 187cm tall.
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I thin that if you are a lil pudgy you have a very low muscle mass
 
I found a very cool free iPhone app that lets me track my calorie intake.
It has all the SA restaurants and even has Biltong :D
 
OrbitalDawn said:
Let me rephrase: I want to cut down the fat, not lose weight. :P

I have quite a bulky build naturally, so losing muscle mass would be counter productive.
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Well - you are slightly high in BMI (useless measurement btw) - if I was you - I would lose "fat" (combination of LBM and fat) untill you weigh as close to 80kg as you can get - then I would try to put on as much muscle as possible.
 
requiem said:
Well - you are slightly high in BMI (useless measurement btw) - if I was you - I would lose "fat" (combination of LBM and fat) untill you weigh as close to 80kg as you can get - then I would try to put on as much muscle as possible.
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How'd you come up with 80kg? Hmm okay, so that's my target weight. What's the best way to burn the maximum fat, if cardio isn't the way to go?

To put on muscle mass it's weightlifting, right?
 
Just a gut feel from experience - you will have to do cardio and weight training -

I would do cardio 5 days a week - and weight training 3 days a week.

I must tell you that your diet will form the biggest part of doing this right.
 
requiem said:
Just a gut feel from experience - you will have to do cardio and weight training -

I would do cardio 5 days a week - and weight training 3 days a week.

I must tell you that your diet will form the biggest part of doing this right.
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Does it matter if I mix the exercise? For example, 20 min treadmill, then replace the other cardio I would usually do with some weight training?

Yeah, the diet is key. I've already started cutting down on my portions, just need to stay committed! I love eating. :/
 
You can -

It boils down to calories in vs calories out - cardio is efficient at burning fat - more lbm burns calories just by getting oxygen everyday.

Do whatever you wish - in order to push yourself all the time - burn more calories than you eat - a 9000 calorie deficit a week will result in 1kg of fat loss (about - not quite unfortunately) -

A better measurement is to get your bodyfat % measured and then compare - if it is lower you are doing something right - if it is the same or higher - change what you are doing...
 
requiem said:
You can -

It boils down to calories in vs calories out - cardio is efficient at burning fat - more lbm burns calories just by getting oxygen everyday.

Do whatever you wish - in order to push yourself all the time - burn more calories than you eat - a 9000 calorie deficit a week will result in 1kg of fat loss (about - not quite unfortunately) -

A better measurement is to get your bodyfat % measured and then compare - if it is lower you are doing something right - if it is the same or higher - change what you are doing...
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Yeah, makes sense. Thanks man, I'll get crackin'!
 
Its really a good start.Its very tough to have control over your calorie intake.Your idea inspired me of diet on weekdays and eat on week ends i am definately going to follow it...........
 
So I am down 6.5kg in the last two weeks. I haven't been able to do the cardio workouts I wanted, but I am happy with the results.
Another 22kg odd to go :)
 
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