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Hi...was wondering if anyone can give me some advice....took a 'BootCamp' class at my gym today. I was NOT happy with myself....they tested us on how fast we ran 1/2 mile, # of pushups we could do in 1 minute, and our waist measurement! HOW can I improve on these? MAybe I'm way too competitive, but I know I can be better....signed up for the class to lose the extra pregnanacy weight....I was REALLY embarrassed by my waist measurement....but anyway, besides actually running around the track and doing push ups, anything else I can do? Just felt like the instructor was 'laughing' at me, since I have never been this heavy or out of shape since they have known me....she actually asked when was I 'expecting'....DS#2 is now 13 months old.....I think she knew that, just wanted to make me feel like a jerk....I thought I was doing pretty good losing the extra weight, but that just set a fire in me and I am tired of feeling like this! So any suggestions how to improve on these?

Thanks in advance!!

BestICan
 
First of all, stop being so hard on yourself. And I honestly don't think anyone was laughing at you, although I do know how that feels.

I think just being consistent with your workouts will help you improve. When you do cardio, do HIIT workouts such as Imax 1, 2 or 3, Step Blast, etc. if you have these Cathe workouts and if you have a treadmill do Cardio Coach workouts, those are excellent HIIT workouts to get your system to respond to faster movement.

With pushups, just keep practicing. Do them twice a week but no more then that. Maybe do them on Tuesday's and Friday's. Try to improve on the number of reps you do each time. Do three sets and do as many as you can each time. Rest about 1:30 minutes.

Are you doing a workout rotation right now?
 
thanks...I know the last thing I need is to be hard on myself...I thought I would have lost this pregnanacy weight by now, so I am easily frustrated. Thanks for the advice. I am not following a rotation...I just get so confused! I have almost all of Cathe's dvd's.....BUT....sometimes I think I should only do cardio...then the next week I tell myself I need to be lifting....I just don't know how to balance a rotation to get the extra weight off....which do I do? Concentrate on cardio to burn the extra fat stores?
And what type of weights should I do? Total body weight workouts....1 body part per day? I guess I just don't know where to start....

THANKS


BestICan
 
You DEFINITELY need to weight train. That is the only way to get your muscles working and that makes your metabolism kick into high gear. Cardio is good to shed fat, but only to a certain point.

I suggest you look through the rotations that are posted on this forum. I have made many up and so has Cathe. We both made rotations up for beginners - here is Cathe's:

http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=7&topic_id=5117&mesg_id=5117&page=

Her is mine:

http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?...opic_id=5739&mesg_id=5739&listing_type=search

Mine goes from basic to intermediate to advanced within a span of 12 weeks. Try it and see how that goes for you. You will find that you will love following rotations. You have a plan, you'll know what to do on any given day, and these rotations are made up to get results.

What do you think?
 
Oh, I completely agree that I need to weight train and to follow a rotation-I just never know which one is right for me! I am definitley going to try to adhere to a rotation....now where do I go for nutrition advice?

AND THANK YOU....I have been reading the forums for a long time and you have helped many, many posters.....and I know you do it because you love to help others...that comes through loud and clear!

Thanks again-

BestICan
 
well, obviously a lot, or I would have lost all this weight already! I exercise everyday, whether it is by walking oustide with the familky, on my treadmill, taking a spinning class....have been since I could resume exercising after the baby....but I just wonder what is up with me, since it seems that I have to restrict myself to very low calories to lose weight....have not been lifting consistently, so could that be part of it? I'm lucky to get in 2 full body sessions with Cathe's videos...usually Muscle Max or Muscle Endurance or the pyramids(my fave's)

I try to watch what I eat...breakfast is usually either oatmeal OR protein powder/banana shake. Lunch is usually chicken breast with salad(spinach/lettuce/etc)not much dressing since I don't really like it...fruit if I have not had fruit yet that day...OR sometimes an egg with whites scrambled...
Depending on the afternoon, TRY to do another protein shake around 3:00 just to ward off hunger
Dinner is usually another round of salad/veggies and whatever entree I make the family-just a smaller portion....
the evening after dinner, I try to keep as busy as possible to stay out of the treat jar....
I also think that alot of my problem is that I usually can't get much exercise on the weekends-husband owns a business and I work on the weekends helping a friend at his bar--thankfully he doesn't do much for food at the bar, so I don't eat there!
 
First we need to figure out if you are eating enough. With what you wrote here my guess is you aren't and your body is just holding onto the fat because it thinks it needs too.

I'm assuming you don't count calories, right? I think for about a week you need to keep track and then report back to this thread and I will direct you from there. Keep a food diary if you can. You can go to www.fitday.com and log your foods in there and get the calories you eat each day, the protein grams, the carb grams and the fat grams. This way I can help you figure out what is going on here.
 
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