Cardio @ 7AM, lifting @ 12pm, Cardio again 8pm

[MarkC]

Just started getting back to working out 4 weeks ago. I have a very busy schedule with kids and work. So, what I have been doing is this:
Monday: Cardio 30min @ 7am/ Chest @ noon 35min/ Cardio 30min @ 8pm
Tuesday: Cardio 30min @ 7am/ Back @ noon 35min/ Cardio 30min @ 8pm
Wednesday: Cardio 30min @ 7am/ Bi's and tri's @ noon 35min/ Cardio 30min @ 8pm
Thursday: Cardio 30min @ 7am/ Shoulders @ noon 35min/ Cardio 30min @ 8pm
Friday: Cardio 30min @ 7am/ Legs @ noon 35min/ Cardio 30min @ 8pm
Sat & Sun Cardio 30min in am and 30min in pm each day

After lifting I do 3 sets 25 crunches/3 sets 15 leg raises
current weight is 195lbs, goal is to be around 175-180lbs.
staring weight was 200lbs four wks ago, so I've only lost 5lbs.
Diet: Breakfast-1 cup Raisin Bran, 1 banana
Lunch-Grilled chicken salad w/ low fat dressing
Dinner-Varies from spaghetti to hamburgers
Mon-Fri I have a protein drink before and after workout and sometimes at night.
Sat-Sun 1 I have 1 protein drink.

I'm getting stronger, but I can't seem to lose more weight. Someone told me I'm probably doing too much cardio.
Is it ok to split up lifting and cardio like this? I can only lift during lunch hour at the gym across the street, and I do the cardio at home.

[Packard]

Create a log book and log in everything you eat. Then calculate the calories for each item and pull up a total. Let us know what your daily caloric intake is.

[MarkC]

Thanks for the replies and advice Packard and Lesplease. I will log caloric intake and add a protein drink with breakfast. Each protein serving is 24g protein and 120 calories. I've been using Optimum Nutrition which tastes really good in Double Rich Chocolate. time is extremely limited. So, last night I didn't do cardio, but I did it this morning for 30min. target heart rate is like 130 for age. I seem to stay in that zone for like the last 10min. The only time I can lift is during lunch hour, unfortunately. I have 6 kids and wife works midnights as a nurse. So, I'm pretty locked down to having to do one body part per day mon-fri. Also, I'll just rest now on sat & sun instead of doing cardio. Thanks again for the advice.

[Packard]

Weight gain/loss is a mathematical equation.

If you take in more calories than you burn, you gain weight.

If you take in less calories than you burn, you lose weight.

So the calorie counting is essential. Log everthing you eat and write in the calories. There are calorie calculators on-line so check them out.

There are also calculators for the calories burned doing each exercise. Check that out.

Then do your equation. On average for each 3,500 calories you come up light, you will lose one pound.