hi newbie here and find this site very helpful as i have a stone to loose ive been in gym last 4weeks getting fed up not much difference in change as diet been crap started weight watchers 2days ago but thats very much you can eat what you want within points anyways im going give this low carb protein meals ago but first i train 3-4 times a week but ive been doing 30-40mins cardio usual burns 300-350 cals then work on abs and legs one day next upper body but am i doin to much cardio as i do it the 3-4 times b4 toning.
hows this for diet tomorrow im going have;
8am unsweetned cereal 1slice wholegrain toast tea with skimmed milk
10.30 workout for 1hour 30mins
12.oo apple or banana (leaving gym in car)
1.00 1slices wholegrain ham salad
3.00 piece fruit
5pm chicken or lamb with veggies (brocli carrots cauliflower turnip)
5.30 cuppa with a plain richtea biscuit(im a chocolate lover so having
this instead) Be grateful for any advise1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi there!
I'm glad you're finding this site to be helpful so far. I also find it quite helpful and have learned a lot since first finding it. ;)
Instead of doing both cardio and weights on the same days you might try doing cardio one day and weights another. I like to do weights Mon/Wed/Friday with cardio Tues/Thursday/Saturday. For weights I do a full body workout doing bodyweight and compound exercises (pushups, pullups, inverted rows, dips, lunges, squats) as much as possible. For cardio days I usually do intense cardio (stairs, intervals, fartleks, sprint repeats, plyometics) on Tuesday and Thursday and recreational cardio on Saturday (for fun). You might look into something similar to this. I've found on the days that i do both cardio and weights workout tends to suffer a bit as its hard to give it 100% effort when you're working out for so long and doing so many exercises (weights and cardio). You could consider cutting your workout down to 30 minutes to an hour and going as hard as you can in that time. You might find that to help a bit. :)
For your diet... Its doesn't look too bad but you need a bit more protein and a better balance of protein and carbs. For the 8am meal, you don't really need both the cereal and the toast. The milk offers a bit of protein but I think you could probably go for a bit more. Maybe take the toast out of that meal and have a couple eggs instead. I also probably wouldn't eat that fruit after working out. That would be best before working out, with a protein shake after working out to replenish your muscles faster and better. For the 3 oclock meal you might be better having veggies instead of fruit with some kind of protein. The 1 and 5pm meal don't look too bad. How about something like ths?
7:30: cereal, skimmed milk, egg/eggwhites
10:00: fruit
10:30: workout
12:00 Protein shake
1:00 whole grain bread and ham salad with veggies
3:00 veggies and protein
5:00 chicken or lamb with veggies
You might have more protein/veggies before going to bed also as 5pm to 7:30 am is a long time to go without getting any food.
What do you think?
I'm glad you're finding this site to be helpful so far. I also find it quite helpful and have learned a lot since first finding it. ;)
Instead of doing both cardio and weights on the same days you might try doing cardio one day and weights another. I like to do weights Mon/Wed/Friday with cardio Tues/Thursday/Saturday. For weights I do a full body workout doing bodyweight and compound exercises (pushups, pullups, inverted rows, dips, lunges, squats) as much as possible. For cardio days I usually do intense cardio (stairs, intervals, fartleks, sprint repeats, plyometics) on Tuesday and Thursday and recreational cardio on Saturday (for fun). You might look into something similar to this. I've found on the days that i do both cardio and weights workout tends to suffer a bit as its hard to give it 100% effort when you're working out for so long and doing so many exercises (weights and cardio). You could consider cutting your workout down to 30 minutes to an hour and going as hard as you can in that time. You might find that to help a bit. :)
For your diet... Its doesn't look too bad but you need a bit more protein and a better balance of protein and carbs. For the 8am meal, you don't really need both the cereal and the toast. The milk offers a bit of protein but I think you could probably go for a bit more. Maybe take the toast out of that meal and have a couple eggs instead. I also probably wouldn't eat that fruit after working out. That would be best before working out, with a protein shake after working out to replenish your muscles faster and better. For the 3 oclock meal you might be better having veggies instead of fruit with some kind of protein. The 1 and 5pm meal don't look too bad. How about something like ths?
7:30: cereal, skimmed milk, egg/eggwhites
10:00: fruit
10:30: workout
12:00 Protein shake
1:00 whole grain bread and ham salad with veggies
3:00 veggies and protein
5:00 chicken or lamb with veggies
You might have more protein/veggies before going to bed also as 5pm to 7:30 am is a long time to go without getting any food.
What do you think?