HELP with losing the last 10 POUNDS..

[amcoppolino]

Any suggestions on ways to change up workouts and etc to drop the last 10 lbs? I have been struggling for years with this.

Currently, I'm not so worried about diet. I eat pretty healthy- lots of proteins, fibers, fruits and vegetables and only whole grains. And I don't EAT past 6:30.

In terms of working out, I have a 2 year old and am a single parent, so I try to get workouts in whenever I can.

Mon: 1 hr walking fast pace w/ stroller

Tues: Lunch hour workout
20 minutes treadmill - intervals (alternate jogging with walking fast on an incline of 10)
20 minutes arc trainer with intervals
20 minutes of 10 lb free weights on arms - squats & lunges with 10 lb weights & wall sits
60 push ups
20 minute Abs after work


Weds: Lunch Hour workout
20 minutes treadmill - intervals (alternate jogging with walking fast on an incline of 10)
20 minutes arch trainer -increasing intensity every 2-3 minutes
Then after work, 1 hour of cutting grass with lawn mower... no self-propel mechanism

Thurs: Lunch hour workout
15 minutes treadmill - jogging at 6mph
25 minutes on arc trainer with intervals
20 minutes of 10 lb free weights on arms - skull crushers, bicep curps, dips and 60 pushups
20 minute Abs after work

Fri: 1 hr walking fast w/ stroller

Saturday: Off Day

Sunday: 1 hr walking at fast pace w/ stroller

[Boss Man]

Add some kind of work in for the Back and Chest, as it looks like you're not doing anything much with those.

Bent over Rows, Cable Rows, Reverse Pec Deck, Pec Deck, DB Chest Press, as examples.

Also increase your weight a little. 8-10 reps with almost as much as you can handle should be good, assuming you are someone who has trained for longer than 6 weeks and is not still in a situation, where the body is adjusting to the biomechanics of lifting, as then you can increase the weight a little and take things from there.

Also the body might be holding onto fat if you're not feeding it enough, so that not eating after 6:30 thing, could be shelved. If you finish a final meal of the day at 6:30, then consider another small one around 8:30 and then stop eating for the day. Assuming you don't sleep around 9:00 PM that is.

Then you'll be processing some nutrition up to around bed time, but also the small amount of added nutrition should be good for the body as a whole.

You'd only need about another 200-250 I think, but then you'd give the body a small amount of added calories to play with, potentially helping it to shed a little more fat, if at the moment it thinks it's being starved for part of the day and shuts down the fat burning.

Hopefully all that makes sense .

[amcoppolino]

Thanks for your help. Should I be increasing weights if I am only looking to tone up and stay slender versus getting more bulk on arms?

Just wondering since I had always heard that repetitions versus weight would be the difference between keeping muscles lean versus bulking them up.

[Boss Man]

Increase the weight. Added muscle helps to burn calories. Around 45-50 more for every lb you add, so don't be afraid of a bit of muscle. It's healthy, often very beautiful looking on females and the training involved to strengthen, helps to develop Bone and connective tissue condition, so you could have a body still working well for you when you're over 75, if you got it and kept looking after it.

An athletic body will always be something to embrace, not worry about, so don't worry if you put a bit of strength condition on all over, because you are a beautiful young Lady and any extra strength would do nothing but compliment your looks, which is no bad thing .

Good luck .