Thread: Fitness, Food, Weight Loss

No, you don't have to diet. Just eat healthy. But 2x a week isn't enough, not even if you didn't have a goal. I think the new numbers from the surgeon general are something like 30-60 a day.
What are you doing at the gym and for how long? Try upping your workouts to 4-5 times a week and you'll see a difference.

Gandy you are absolutely fine and need not to go on diet . You just workout daily, go for early morning jogging this will make your body active and fresh. Drink lots of juice in the morning which will give you a freshness feel and also energy. About protein shakes, they are taken by body builders. If you want to build your muscles then only take protein shakes unnecessary proteins will increase your heat and will bring pimples on your face. So just stick to your basic routine, you are absolutely fine.

It depends on your goals. The funny thing about both responses above is that they're both right. I would recommend doing one of those and if those don't pan out then try tweaking it either thru diet or increasing exercise. Some people say tone up and just want to lose a bit around their butt or arms while others define as tone up as seeing definition in their arms and stomach.

Some people can change their diet only and their body sheds weight on its own. Others its the other way around. And others need both diet and exercise. Just pick one and try it out. Better to go for something than none at all.

Yes I agree with Mighty Grasshopper it really depends on your goals. I wouldn't suggest going on a diet because for a typical women (like me too) trying to get tone a diet is not the answer. Diets are for fitness competitors who use diets (the juice diet etc.) to look great before a competition. BUT!!! here is the down fall of using diets. After a while your body will get use to it or can harm you. You need a meal plan! Meal plans are carefully thoughtout well planned meals that will fit not only your goals, but your lifestyle and budget. My husband and I use Karena & Katrina meal plans. Click (removed link) I use to be 190ish lbs.. now I'm 125.5lbs. Honestly I found their meal plans to be very helpful and easy to follow unlike some others that are out there. Seriously I'm like these girls promoter or something because I tell everybody about them...lol.

I agree with Sourpuss...

First thing I'd do is add another day. Go from your current two up to three days each week. Next, I'd increase the intesity of each workout. So for each exercise you are currently doing, increase or up the level by one, if it's cardio and on a machine (treadmill, eliptical, stair master, etc.).

When you're lifting wieghts, increase the weight for each exercise a little bit. That way, you'll increase the effort on each rep and ultimately burn more calories doing so. It's little changes that are going to help you over the long haul.

The order in which you should be doing things is: Food/Fuel, Form, Weight in that order always! What you put in your body is most important, followed by perfect form on each rep of each set of each exercise ( the better the form the better the result), followed by the amount of weight. As you know, weight or resistence is what causes the body to work harder and the harder you work, the better your results. As soon as something becomes less than challenging, increase the challenge again.

"Shakes" mean all kinds of things to all kinds of people. There are protein shakes, high fiber shakes, fruit based shakes, juice based shakes, etc. Along with diets of all kinds too. I think you'll find that what works best for you, for anybody, is lifestyle changes. Make little changes over time to your food consumption and you'll see the results you desire.

I wish you continued success...

Great post seeker!

One thing to add for those that don't or can't add weight, you can still change it up by decreasing your rest time, increasing your reps, alter the exercises a bit or switch up the format of workout (eg supersets to circuit training). Lots of options for those that don't neccessarily want to increase weights used.

I recently went on a diet that helped me drop weight through diet and weights. Weights 3 days a week for around 30 minutes. Intense workout though. I dropped 20 pounds in two months. I went from 36 waist to around 33. I'm now doing muscle building side of the diet. It's a low carb diet but carbs come up when you get to the weight you want to be at. Remember you can make you abs rock hard but if you have fat covering them no one will ever see them. This workout helps burn the fat. Check out TNT diet. It's isn't for everyone but it works for me.

It depends on your goals.The funny thing is that the above is correct.I suggest you one of those people,and if it does not work,try squeezing, diet and exercise more.Some people say that they just want to get stronger and lose a little "in your buttocks or arms,while others describe how the tone of your hands and stomach.

Some people may change their diet and body weight.More like this in the opposite direction.And they should be eating and exercise.Select one to try.Choose something better than nothing.