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Posted by: SANDYSANDY

i want to lose the fat off my legs. Ive been working out for 6mths now, i haven't notice a change with my legs.

people have said my legs are smaller, but the measurement does not lie
i just don't know what to do pls help.

bust 33 waist27 hips 40

5"5 1/3 138lbs body fat 19%

last time i check was last month. im scared to check

to see theres no change again

Posted by: BulkMeUp

Loosing (or gaining) is mostly about diet. What does your diet (cals and macros) look like? Also you might want to check out the sticky 'guide to...' for some great info on diets.

Posted by: Vieope

Maybe muscles replaced fat in your legs and still is the same size.

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

i think that s what is , but my weight hasn't change

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

i have been cutting down in my carbs and now eat 6 times a day, but i do admit i have been eating better and healthier in the last month or so .

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

could i possible have bulk on my leg, if so how do i lose it.

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

wake up 530
workout 630am-7:15
protein shake
walk to work 45mins
930am oatmeal,or peanut butter sandwich, or go lean cereals
1:00 lunch egg white with salmon or lentils fish or tuna or barley or left overs
430 walk home 45mins
515 protein shake
515 workout again 25mins
730 dinner varies

i also drink 2-3l of water

Posted by: JLB001

if your working out first thing in the am, does this mean lifting or cardio? If lifting, you need to have some food in you, say a protein of some kind.

What exactly are the sizes of servings you are having with your meals?
Are your goals to lose bf only or to compete? Where exactly are your carbs besides the bread, cereal or barley?

Posted by: BulkMeUp

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLB001

if your working out first thing in the am, does this mean lifting or cardio? If lifting, you need to have some food in you, say a protein of some kind.

What exactly are the sizes of servings you are having with your meals?
Are your goals to lose bf only or to compete? Where exactly are your carbs besides the bread, cereal or barley?

Need more info as per Jodie's questions.

You can track your diet at www.fitday.com and see how it turns out. info for additional items can be got from www.nutritiondata.com or http://www.calorieking.com/. If you havent kept a close eye on your cals and macros, this can be quite an eyeopener.

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

thank u for responding.

circuit traing am,and i do weights pm
my goals are to lose bf,to be healthy and to be fit.

-brown rice, oatmeal,and couscous i think thats about it
i also take flaxseed oil everyday. sometimes fish oil

Posted by: JLB001

circuit..as in machine's? or cardio? Lifting twice a day is over kill if your doing machines then going back and hitting free weights.

if you have the brown rice, oats, etc...where int he diet are those? They are not listed above.

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

thanx for your help

Posted by: JLB001

hmm...interesting.

guess you didn't like the questions? but if we don't ask, we won't know which direction to point you or how to help.

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

i go to curves gym its mixture of the both, in evening i use dumb bells.

oats 1/2 cup sometimes in the morning or 1 cup cereal, snacks i ll have fat free yogurt lunch 1cup barley or beans, lentil with tuna or egg whites or tofu or chicken and dinner i usually have 1 cup brown rice on the side , 2-3cups salad then ill have some chicken breast or beef or salmon or fish

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

what do u mean? im glad your asking me questions. im learning thats how i will improve.
y do u say that,
sorry i think u miss understood me some how

sorry iam new at this

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

sorry if i take a little long to answer the questions, but iam still at work

Posted by: JLB001

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Originally Posted by SANDYSANDY

thanx for your help

I perhaps mistook this to mean you weren't coming back.

I thought I had run you off or something, but gald I didn't.

Posted by: BulkMeUp

Sandy, what Jodie is asking is to be more specific with your info.

e.g. a)specify your meals, meal by meal with cals and macros breakup as well as the total cals and macros. b)specify your training clearly .. how long is a session?.. what exactly do you do in a session? .. how many times a week do you do it? .. how long have you been doing it for?

Take some time and form a post to clearly explain this and then we can give you a clear response as to how to proceed.

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

have you ever use a detox ? eg smart cleanse, it suppose to clean your liver, heart, colon, skin and your organs

Posted by: WilliamB

I love girls with thick legs. Soccer players have some nice legs. Would you like to be brazen enough to post some pics SANDY? I'll be able to tell you if your legs are to thick. Ha sounds like im trying to come on to your or something.

Posted by: JLB001

Quote:

Originally Posted by WilliamB

I love girls with thick legs. Soccer players have some nice legs. Would you like to be brazen enough to post some pics SANDY? I'll be able to tell you if your legs are to thick. Ha sounds like im trying to come on to your or something.

William...stop sounding like a cheeseball.

Sandy...don't listen to him.

Posted by: CancerNV

Why cant people understand that you have to eat less and excersize more?

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

sorry for being clear , i guess its not good idea to be post question while your at work . like i said im new at this .sorry . i ll be leaving work in 15mins . when i get home i ll map out everything. i dont know what you mean by macros
check out this web site it will explain my am work out www.curvesinternational.com
and maybe my big problem is that honestly dont count my cals that y bf doest go down, its not like i eat junk i dont.

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

cancer r u trying to tell me i eat to much

Posted by: JLB001

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Originally Posted by SANDYSANDY

cancer r u trying to tell me i eat to much

Ok..you silly boys stop. What he is meaning is that you may not be eatting enough, which is putting your body in starvation mode. When it gets there, it hold onto everything you are trying to get rid of. basically not eatting enough of the right stuff.

We'll (minus the goofy boys) will wait til you can do a better post on foods you do eat, (ozs of meat, carbs, etc., even it is measured in cups will work too).
Marcos are the amounts of food you take in broken down into percentages. Fitday.com is a great way to figure that one out.

Curves is a nice beginning program, I'm just not too familiar with it, so I will check out the link. I know they do everything in a timed circuit type setting. I don't think that is so much the issue as much as the diet is.

Posted by: BulkMeUp

Quote:

Originally Posted by SANDYSANDY

i dont know what you mean by macros

Macros are 'Macronutrients', namely Protein, Carbs (Carbohydrates) and Fats.

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

thanx for now. ill be back soon im leaving work now. i ll post everything later, talk to u soon

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

i figured out my average cal intake is 1750 carb -175.5 fat -50.

1cup cereal 110 cal 2f 22carb
1cup soy drink 100cal 0.25f 16
fat free yogurt 50cal 0 f 9
tuna 99cal 0.4f 2.1 1can
f/fcottage 88cal 2.2 f 4.4 1/2cup
1fried egg 100cal 8.1f 0.6
br. rice 216cal 1.8 f 44.7 1cup
6oz beef 363cal 18.2f 0
salad 70cal 0.6f 17.2 2cups
dressing 130cal 11 f 1g 2tbs ranch
1potatoe 255 cal 0.4f 58 with skin
proteinshake 86cal 0.5f 0.5

Posted by: JLB001

The diet isn't too bad, I would suggest 1/2 the spud and maybe half the rice and not to fry the egg. I do see other areas, but if your not doing a comp, shouldn't be a big issue. You want to be having protien of at least 4 to 5 oz (25 grams) with each meal, try to space your meals out equally during the time your awake. Say every three hours. Having just a yogurt doesn't mean that is a meal. Actaully have protien, veggies and if before 3pm carbs. What this does with the meal spaced equally is speeds up your metabo. Myself I cut carbs out after 3pm, but that is just me. What types of cardio do you do? Sounds like your shaped like me, more in the rear than we would like. I find I get the best results with the stairstepper, treadmill and the stairmill. Also do not be scared to use the leg press, squats etc in the gym, they are our friend.

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

workout 6:30
breakfast -7:30 1 cup cereal 1 cup soy milk=210cal 2.25fat carbs38
snack -10:30-yogurt 50cal fat 0 carbs9
lunch-1:00 or 1:30 1 can tuna 1/2cup cottage cheese 187cal fat-2.6 carbs6.5
snack- 5:20 -protein shake 2scoops 172cal fat-1 carb-1
dinner -730- 6oz beef, 2cups salad,2 tbs salad dressing, 1/2 or 1cup brown plain rice
1fried egg, roast potato 1134cal fat-40 carbs-121.5

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

i was reading on the net that my body type is upside down spoon and to avoid any exercises doing:
-squats
-lunges
-leg press
-ankle weight
- all stair climbers/steppers
-all step calss
-sprinting
if i want to escape the spoon or pear body
i really want to lose the fat on my legs that y haven"t done any
squats,lunges and stairclimbers for 2wks now

what u think about that website say that?
http://diet.village.com/measure/msha...9nqb-p,00.html

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

Jodie

just curious

,what other areas do u also see. and by eating that many cal do u think i ll be able to lose bf , weight and go down 2dress sizes

I'm currant 29 i want be a 27 pant size

Posted by: JLB001

I'm naturally heavy in the legs and butt (I have my Mom to thank for this). I do squats, leg presses, stepmill , stair stepper, sprinting etc. I find its some of the only things that make my legs smaller.

I'll have to post more tomorrow since my Mom is here visiting.

Posted by: Kracin

looks like your doing great so far sandy, listen to jodie. all the things you want to do have to do with what you eat, and it looks like a well balanced diet already, just a few things that you could improve on that will make the difference for you. and its great that your using weights as well, strength training with your legs will get you the tone you want, a lot of people complain about never seeing a difference and all they do is ride a bike for a half hour

oh and welcome to IM

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

THANKS GUYS FOR YOUR ADVICE. I REALLY REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP THANKS AGAIN

Posted by: JLB001

sorry about not getting back in here sooner.

The other things I saw aren't a biggie if your not doing a comp. I would just take out the carb at night and just have the meat and veggies. Also with your yogurt add a lil meat in there, same thing with the breakfast. Maybe a few eggs, but not fried...

Posted by: SANDYSANDY

thank u

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