I have been working out for about a month very diligently and have cut my calories down to between 1200 and 1500 a day. I work out about 5 times a week for between an hour to 1.5 hours. I do mostly cardio like the elliptical, biking, and sometimes the treadmill. I also do workouts on the rowing machine and the stair master. I also do some weight training like with 5 pound weights to tone my arms and such.
I have been eating pretty good food (a thousand times better than I did before). I eat whole grains, fruit, protein, and more vegetables than I ever have (I should probably eat more but I still eat a good amount compared to what I used to eat). I rarely have anything with sugar and if I do I make sure they are low in saturated and trans fats and that they fit into my calorie allowance.
I drink at least 8 glasses of water a day too. I also walk across my huge campus every day, so its not like I sit around all day either.
I haven’t seen the scale move at all. I lost one pound but now its back, plus one more. I don’t see any difference in my body (I know its early but still)
Am I doing something wrong? I’m about 20 to 30 lbs overweight. I’m 5′ 8″ and 175 lbs. I don’t know why the weight is coming off.
Please Help! I just want to be healthy and fit and nothing I do seems to work! I also do not want to take an diet pills or acai berries. I just want to do it naturally. Thanks!