3-4 days cathe, 3-4 days gym: any ideas?

[gonnabthin06]

I have been doing a protein-sparing modified fast to drop some pounds and give me a "kick start" to getting healthier. Right now I'm at a crossroads and not sure if I want to continue the fast to continue the quick weightloss or do a more balanced weightloss plan, but what I know for sure is that I want to up my activity. Activity is the only thing that has ever kept me active.

I'm in pretty good health despite being really overweight (I need to lose about 75lbs.). I do have a hurdle: I am in college in the dorms. The great news is that I am walking so much more now, and have been eating my protein shakes. The bad news is that I can only do Cathe on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and sometimes Monday when I am at home (I only live 40 minutes from campus). For the other 3-4 days I can use my school's fitness facility. The have all the usual. I pretty much have been using Cathe on Fittv though I do have the basic step and am looking for recommendations on others. I have the medicine ball, bands, stability ball, weights, and step. If anyone can offer me advice as to what will improve my health, lower weight, and help me get definition most efficiently, I'd greatly appreciate it. I would love to see more of a waist by Christmas!

 

[gogigi]

I don't have much diet advice, as everyone has to find a life style of eating healthy that works for them, but I want to commend you for your active life style. One thing is that you may actually be not eating enough which can cause your body to hold on to extra fat (something I've personally learned from reading the finess boards). Is there any way you could log on to www.fitday.com or find another means of recording what you are eating so you can have some idea of a calorie count and then go from there. You are doing great with the exercise. Something you could try is investing in the CTX sereis if you have a step, free weghts, and a barbell. It has short, intense cardio segments, followed by working one body part, and 3 or 4 days of ab work. You could do something like this:
F: CTX Power Circuit (cardio & lower body circuit, followed by back and abs add on chest work from CTX Step & Intervals) - 69 min.
S: CTX Kickbox (Kickbox cardio followed by biceps & abs, add on triceps from CTX 10-10-10) - 72 min.
Su: CTX All Step (step cardio followed by shoulders and abs - I would do JUST the cardio portion today and add in the cardio from CTX Step & Intervals to make a longer cardio session for today) - 49 min. of cardio w/5 min. stretch from workout of choice bringing it to 54 min.
M: CTX Leaner Legs or if you don't want to work the legs do 10-10-10 cardio then do the shoulder work from All Step or if you can work out for around 84 minutes today do CTX Leaner Legs WU followd by cardio only from 10-10-10, followed by shoulders from All Step, finishing off with the ab and stretch from Leaner Legs)
Then rest on Tuesday and maybe even Wednesday or do light cardio at the gym on Wednesday and Thursday or something you enjoy like a brisk walk/jog on a beautiful day.
Good luck and keep up the active life style!:7