i sent you a PM!
i have been working out since february. i started with the 10-15 min a day workouts and moved up to cathe a couple (three?) months ago!
i also started the south beach diet in january. i was very strict while on phase 1 2 weeks and then remained strict in phase 2.
during that time, of course i was working out more and more. in june i took up cycling cuz even though i was looking and feeling good my legs weren't getting any better...
i count calories.. i have a program i use where i input what i eat and what i burn exercising and i try to balance it out.. some days i eat more than i've burned (not too often) and some days i eat less.. most days i balance.. which comes to about 1800 calories on weekdays (oh.. and when i was strictly on phase 2 of south beach i pretty much at about 1220 to 1330 calories a day before i started REALLY getting into exercising and riding)
so.. back to the question you asked.. i do strictly cathe now and cycling.
monday through friday i do either a strength, or full body/circuit, or combination (like CTX)... but mix it up (i.e. this week i did PUB/PLB both on monday since it was a holiday and i had the time!; KPC tues; HSTA wed; supersets today since i needed something les intense; and i plan to do the gauntlet tomorrow... last week i did CTX mon-thurs doing tri/bis, chest back, legs, shoulders one on each day.. then the gauntlet on friday)
i ride my bike every night after work for 45-60 min.. or about 15-18 miles. on weekend i normally do at least 25 miles a day and on some weekends more (like saturday i plan to do a 56 mile look to prepare for a metric century i have coming up at the end of the month) i take one weeknight of riding off to help my legs recover. and i never do a legs (leaner legs, legs and glutes, etc) workout on friday!
i still think i want to get to 110.. and i'm not getting there.. i've been "stuck" at 112 for weeks! so.. either my body thinks it is at its goal weight or i'm still doing something wrong! however.. my only problem area remains my lower tummy... since taking up cycling.. i love my legs! (and i NEVER thought i'd say that!) my arms look great thanx to cathe! so overall i'm happy.. and if i never loose the 2 "extra" pounds i'll be happy!
make sure you are not eating too much.. and just as importantly not too little! if you eat too little your body will go into starvation mode and you won't drop any weight! (i base my calories on a bmr of 1220 and add my workouts/rides.. and they usually come to about 1800ish for the two.. not counting long bike rides on the weekends that can burn well over 1000 calories on their own!)
ok.. that is probably more info than you wanted! guess i was in a "talking" mood today! lol! :+