Having trouble losing weight

shadski

Hey Ladies,

I have been trying to lose weight for the past year but I have hit a plateau and can't get pass it. I work out three times a week and eat little carbs but for some reason I can't get rid of this weight.

I am 5'3 and 150 and would like to get down to 135. I don't have any medical issues or health issues.

What would you do?

 

 

abaibak

Try varying up your workout & increase your fresh foods (veggies & fruits & simple meals).  I spin twice a week and I've noticed a plateau as well so I've started adding crunches/sit-ups on the inflatable ball (30+ front, and both sides) and use the stretchy band to tone my tri-ceps (I'm deathly afraid of "wings").  It's helped flatten my tummy a little, but I did notice a bit more when I added a third day of spin or if I really push myself in a class (crank up the resistance until I felt like my legs would fall off; but don't injure yourself).

I try to eat local/fresh foods whenever I can and find that simple meals (like homemade pizza or english muffin with pizza sauce, fresh mozzarella (sliced from a ball) and fresh, sliced tomatoes, sprinkle some fresh, crumpled basil on top & roasted in a toaster oven to be very yummy and filling.   Also try multi-grain muffins with peanut butter & sliced banana on top.

 Hope this helps a little.   

cinnamonbears

Try increasing the intensity of your work out. Cardio exercises really help with burning fat. Try adding 10 more minutes of high intense cardio to your regular routine. Work hard until you feel the burn. It is ok to break up the extra 10 minutes of high intensity within your workout. You work at your regular rate and then for 3 minutes increase the intensity and then continue with your regular  rate and later increase the intensity for 3 minutes. I loke to watch tv when AI use the elliptical or treadmill at the gym. Sometimes this is bad b/c I get distracted and do not work as hard as I should. I try to increase my intensity during the commercial breaks. I hope you find something that works for you.

shadski

Thanks Ladies,

I am going to up my cardio, slightly decrease my lifting and eat healthier. 

Santorini2011

This might have been discussed but make sure you are getting enough calories and carbs.  I would suggest use a tracker like Livestrong's My Plate to make sure you have a good balance.  Agreed w/PP about varying your workout.

KateS1029

I know I'm a little late getting to this, but I'd like to add a bit...

 You're of course welcome to do whatever you'd like, but I would recommend the opposite of adding more cardio/cutting down strength training.

 Cardio is great, and we need it, but it has much less of an "afterburn" than strength training--when you strength train, your metabolism is elevated for up to 36 hours afterward! Also, since muscle burns more calories than fat just by existing, building lean muscle is like, as I like to say, sewing a "calorie sucking machine" under your entire skin. I would also recommend shorter, more intense exercises rather than longer, less-intense ones--for example, if you run for 30 minutes and feel only moderately tired, I would try doing 6 full-out 100-yard sprints with short breaks in between each one instead.

Good luck on your journey!