From Amanda, Age 23 - 04/08/12 - IP#: 63.135.28.xxx Click here to reply Ht. 5'8", Start: 225 lb, Today: 150.6 lb (BMI: 23), Goal: 145 lb - Just wanted to update my weight. Hope everyones doing great
Reply from Renee the Nutritionist - 05/17/12 - IP#: 204.76.166.xxx Amanda, first off let me congratulate you on your incredible accomplishment! You are truly and great role model:-) When I have clients with this problem I suggest interval training. This involves any cardiovascular activity done in fast and slow intervals. For example, on the treadmill, after you warm-up for 5-10 minutes, go at your normal moderate pace for 3 minutes, then do 1 minute full efort (inlcie or running) and then back to 3 minutes at moderate effort and then 1 minute full effort again, and repeat over and over for 30 minutes total. Then cookle down for 10 minutes. Intervals like these have shown to raise your metabolims for a much longer period of time after you are done compared to just doing the treadmill at the same pace the whole time. In general though, you should be changing your cardiovascular and weight training routines every 6-8 weeks or so to challenge the body. The body is a smart machine that adapts to everything. so if you burned 500 calories for an hour of exercise at first, after 6 or 7 weeks it has adapted and you will no onger burn that amount of calories for that activity. This is why change is good about every 6-8 weeks. Good luck to you!
