Gym -How long before I notice the effects??

findingmyownway

BLUis wrote: »

What I have started doing is:

20 minutes fast walking (i cant run due to a back problem) at 1% incline on the treadmill
10 mins on the cross trainer
some of the weight machines- i do 3 reps of 15 at 30 kgs on each one
20 minutes back on the treadmill
10 lengths of the swimming pool (this is dependant on the time)

I know its not a lot at the moment, but I was really unfit before I started. I have noticed that I can do longer on the cross trainer before I HAVE to get off cus my legs wont go any longer! And I'm walking faster on the treadmill.

I should've saved and paid for lipsuction!! lol

I know that as my body gets used to all this abuse, I will be able to do longer and harder.

Thats a brilliant start, and you should find after a few weeks that you can up the duration and/or speed on the treadmill.

How often are you going? 4-5 times a week is needed for the best effects.

Definitely keep a diary of what you are eating though - as depressing as it is, the calorific outlay of the above workout can easily be 'undone' with a bacon sandwich and chocolate bar.

JOHN1982

BLUis wrote: »

I know its not a lot at the moment, but I was really unfit before I started.

Don't be down on yourself. Anything that raises your heartrate even slightly is brilliant and you'll be keeping it pretty high for that whole hour or so. As you said, you will get better at it as you get fitter ... you've just got to stick at it!

BLUis

findingmyownway wrote: »

Thats a brilliant start, and you should find after a few weeks that you can up the duration and/or speed on the treadmill.

How often are you going? 4-5 times a week is needed for the best effects.

Definitely keep a diary of what you are eating though - as depressing as it is, the calorific outlay of the above workout can easily be 'undone' with a bacon sandwich and chocolate bar.

Thank you... I am going 5 times a week, get up at 5.15 am every morning, cycle to the gym for when it opens at 6 am, 1 1/2 hours, shower, cycle home, get changed and get to work for 8.15 am!

I might do the odd Saturday as well where I just go swimming.

I think I will start the diary. I dont eat chocolate (gave up on 1 March 2011) and I'm not a cake/biscuit person. I love savouries, especially crisps, so I gave them up as well on 1 March! I suppose when I do pasta, I do too much, same as potatoes/rice. I love my food though thats the problem.

JOHN1982 wrote: »

Don't be down on yourself. Anything that raises your heartrate even slightly is brilliant and you'll be keeping it pretty high for that whole hour or so. As you said, you will get better at it as you get fitter ... you've just got to stick at it!

I know and thanks for the advice. Hoping to step it up a notch next week!

mj132

wow sounds like your really dedicated to this especially waking up at 5.15am and going 5 times a week!You've not even been going a month yet but I imagine by a month-6 weeks you'll start to see the effects especially with how much you've been going. If you start to feel exhausted though don't over work yourself

mj132

p.s good luck and stick it out

findingmyownway

I just downloaded that myfitnesspal app and its told me i have eaten over 800 calories already today! Good job i am running tonight, I think its going to be a useful tool.

wadewadewade

JOHN1982 wrote: »

Try and make sure that all the exercises you're doing are designed to tone (not build muscle) and with a healthy diet you'll soon see the difference!

Sorry John but you're a bit misleading here - "toning" is just higher muscle mass + lower body fat. Muscles can either get bigger or smaller (not change shape) and body fat either goes down or up (as you said, not from the areas you're "targeting").

With weight loss, the most important part is the diet.

jtr2803

I am sure this will be against the grain BUT...

don't try and do it all at once, you will end up ill, undernourished and drained. I started a new exercise regime last year and am now doing four Zumba classes a week, For the first six weeks I was eating all low fat/low carb diets and the weight hardly shifted. It was only when I actually started eating more 'normally' that I actually started losing weight. It's taken me almost three months to lose about 11lbs. A steady weight loss of around 1.5lbs a week is ideal and sustainable.

I think going every day is too much, sorry, I know you are on a time scale but you risk doing yourself a mischief, especially if you aren't used to doing any exercise!

Hollie84

findingmyownway wrote: »

I just downloaded that myfitnesspal app and its told me i have eaten over 800 calories already today! Good job i am running tonight, I think its going to be a useful tool.

Lol its fab u will become addicted to it and finding out cals of stuff and scanning items lol,u may be better to start from a monday a fresh week.i have a saturday off but still stick to eating low cal food but if i fancy some choc or glass of wine or two i treat myself.u need to have a break else u will come to a stop also make sure that its definetly giving u the right amounts when u input food,say for instance a tin of tuna,it will come up with the full amount so if u arnt having the full tin then make sure u go into it and set it to half a tin

Hollie84

Just wanted to add i also downloaded another app called runkeeper,its works like sat nav tells u miles,speed your walking/running and how many cals u have burnt off.i use it when out brisk walking/jogging