I just started exercising, question??!!?!
Question: i haven't worked out in like a year!! i just started again, i do the eliptical for like half and hour and some light weights for my legs and arms. I'm a little overweight, so i was wondering how long till i see some results!! i'm trying to eat less as well! am i on the right track? anything else i can do to help me lose? i need to lose 20 lbs. Thanks
Answers: i haven't worked out in like a year!! i just started again, i do the eliptical for like half and hour and some light weights for my legs and arms. I'm a little overweight, so i was wondering how long till i see some results!! i'm trying to eat less as well! am i on the right track? anything else i can do to help me lose? i need to lose 20 lbs. Thanks
Yes, you're off to a good start. You're combining exercise with healthier eating, which is the best way to lose weight.
Remember that it isn't so much a matter of HOW MUCH you eat, but also WHAT you eat, that counts. A person who eats a lot of fattening food can start eating lower amounts of fattening food, but that's still not very healthy.
But a person who eats healthier food, even if he/she is still eating a similar amount of food, does better. Quality counts for more than quantity.
You'll see some results pretty soon, but you won't lose 20 pounds right away. And you don't want to, because it's much healthier to lose the weight gradually rather than quickly.
If I were you, I wouldn't weigh myself every day. That's because you won't notice much of a change from one day to the next, and it's easy to get discouraged.
Instead, just weigh yourself once every 7 days or so. You're much more likely to notice a weight loss of a few pounds there, and that will motivate you to keep going.
At some point, your body will get used to the exercise routine that you're doing now, and you will hit a plateau. What you're doing now is fine (elliptical and light weights), but you may want to alternate between exercises too.
For instance, do the elliptical two or three days a week, and walk or run on the treadmill (or outside) two or three days a week.
For your weights, vary things up so that your body doesn't get too used to doing the same thing. For instance, use free weights for your bicep curls sometimes, and other times use one of the machines.
Also, I'd recommend supersetting -- while you're resting from one set of arm weights, go and do a set of leg weights or abdominal crunches on a Swiss ball.
A lot of people just stand or sit there when they're resting between sets of a given weight exercise -- but that's a mistake. Use that time to go do a different exercise for a different muscle group. Then go back to the first exercise you were doing, and alternate between the two.
You'll not only get out of the gym faster (or leave yourself more time to do even more exercises), but you'll increase what we call "workout density" -- and that approach, combined with proper diet and cardio work, is GREAT for weight loss.
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That's great! Cardio is a must as well as interval training. Eat a lot of SMALL meals instead of 3 large ones. Drink water, no more sodas of course... You may gain a little more weight before you start losing, but don't get discouraged. Muscle weighs more than fat and the more lean muscle you have the more your body will burn calories on its own. Good luck and don't give up!
You are on the right track but it takes time. You can't expect to see results in just a couple weeks. It takes months. Just keep it up and keep increasing your workout. Do the elliptical a little longer or faster every time.
As long as you are watching what you eat and keeping active and exercising results should come slowly.. don't expect quick results be patien work for what you want and it would come to you good luck