Cathe: what do YOU do to lose weight?

[kellymom]

Hi, Cathe-

I read your reply recently where you explained that you don't do your own videos because of the distraction factor and it got me wondering. How do you change your workouts when you're trying to lose fat? I guess what I'm after is, what exercises are in a fat burning rotation for you? I suspect it has more to do with eating habits than anything else, but I was curious.

Also, what does a maintenance rotation look like for you?

I absolutely love your workouts and your dedication to all of us who look to you for exercise guidence. Thank you so much for your hard work

Kelly

 

[fitnessfanaticfromMN]

Hey I'm with you...do you seriously weigh 135 and want to weigh 120?? Because that is SO me!!!! I weighed 165 a few years ago after I had my 2nd child and got into exercising and lost 30 pounds like nothing...even had my 3rd child and got right back to that 135. Now I'm stuck at this 135. I'm not striving to look like Teri Hatcher or anything (seriously she needs to eat SOME meat!!) but I do have a belly and big butt I would like to lose. When I get done with High Step Challenge I feel like I've "worked by butt off" but when I look in the mirror I see I didn't. But I am dedicated to Cathe and just feel if I didn't work out I would be at the 165 range again and besides....I love how the workouts make me feel, even if I am a little sore the next day!!!
My eating habits aren't the best...Mt Dew here beer there...but I do eat plenty veggies.
I wonder too what's best to do? I try and do 1 week of weights...like all the hardcore series Back, shoulders and Biceps 1 day then Chest and Triceps, then Legs, then muscle max and top off the week with High Step Challenge...then do cardio the next week. But like I said, I'm stuck at 135.

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Kelly! I constantly shock my body. I will stick with a routine for a while but I can feel when my body has gotten use to it and I start throwing changes in to the mix. For example I like to run for cardio but if my normal run starts to feel that I need to go longer and longer to get the same challenge, then rather then beat my body up to go EVEN LONGER, I switch activities.

If bicep curls are getting stale with the standard reps, I do moderate weight with 30 partial reps from the bottom half and then 30 partial reps from the top half. Now I change to heavy weight and do as many reps as tolerable with a slow up 4 cts and down 4 cts.

Yes, eating clean is critical. I have to cut down on the starches if I want to look leaner. My body tends to hold fluids in my mid section and upper thighs. This comes off fairly well if I watch my starch and junk food intake.

Hope this helps

 

[dukechick]

Hi Cathe,

I'm not Kelly, but I wanted to thank you for such wonderful advice--I found your response so helpful. I, too, love to run, but you're so right--when I exclusively run for cardio, it feels like I just have to run forever to get the cardio benefits, and that takes such a toll on my knees! I will take your words to heart, and make sure I shake things up more!

Thank you!

Melissa

 

[kellymom]

Thank you so much for replying, Cathe, you made my day. I can't wait for those new workouts! Have a great weekend

Kelly