It's not just slow & heavy that I'm not getting results with - it's all the exercising I am doing and have been doing - some examples before I started the S&H three weeks ago -
Monday - BootCamp
Tuesday - 45 min Taebo
Wednesday - Bowling, Power Hour
Thursday - Rhythmic Step
Friday - Body Max
Monday - Pure Strength chest, shoulders, triceps, biceps, Leaner Legs
Tuesday - 45 min Taebo
Wednesday - CTX upper body
Thursday - Cher step + legs
Friday - Intense Moves
Monday - MIS
Tuesday - Taebo 45 minutes
Wednesday - Muscle Endurance
Thursday - Fitness Formula
Friday - Taebo 45 minutes
These are just some examples.
I understand what those of you are saying about the higher calories - but I was at 2200-2400 calories for over a year and just maintaining my weight - 185 pounds in January 2002 and 186 in October 2002. (My scale at home is five pounds less than the doctor's office so I really weighed 190/191). 1700-1900 wasn't the magic numbers and neither was 1500-1700. When I started the 1200 (and I'm not at 1200 everyday - fitday said I averaged 1400 at first and now 1300 calories a week) - actually it's when I started the staggering that I noticed the scale moving downward. I weighed 178 in July, 175 in August, 169 in September, 172 in October, and 166 in November (I weigh & measure myself the same day once a month). I lost 2" in my stomach December 2002; from November, 2002 to December, 2002 doing the Firm I lost a 1/2" in my thigh; 4" in my chest from December, 2002 to July, 2003; from January to March, 2003 I lost 1/2" in my waist; from August, 2003 to November, 2003 I lost 1.5" in my butt. And that is it. Maybe I'm expecting too much - I just really thought I would at least lose inches by doing weights 2 to 2 1/2 hours a week. I might have to break down and pay the $50 to have my RMR - resting metablism rate?? done just to see where I am at and then minus the 500 calories from there. I'll take a look at all the links tonight or tomorrow. Hopefully I can figure what is going on. Thank you!!!!! I love exercise and I really enjoy doing Cathe's workouts. I bought a few other step tapes and weight tapes and they just don't come close to Cathe's. So no matter what happens, I do know that exercising is a part of my life. Exercise has been a part of my life since before my son was born. Now if I could just get the eating part figured out so I can lose all my weight around my middle and BE HEALTHY!!!! When I was eating 2400 calories I loved my nap as much as I do eating 1300! My energy level has been this way since my kids were little (they are almost 10 and 8). I weighed 145 when my daughter was 1 (she's seven now) and 175 when she was 2, and 185 from age 3 on. The first weight gain was because of medication as was the other 10 pounds to become 185. As soon as I went OFF the medicine - that is when I gained the weight. Weird but just how my body reacted. The first medication was an anti-depressant, the second medication was Allegra that I was taking for nine months because of mysterious hives I was having every day. I went from 145 to 175 from November to January - 3 months, 30 pounds.
Now that I've gotten everyone confused . . . I'll go finish unpacking and then do some research. I'm going to say it again because I am really thankful for everyone's input. I'm going to incorporate more cardio and see if that works any magic. And I'm going to call around tomorrow to see if I can get that testing done for less then $50 - I just know of one place in town that offers it. But maybe it's the best $50 I could spend????