Is my weight program working?
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Actually the very best program for anyone is simply walking.  Take a walk. Work at increasing the time, distance walking.  This is the easiest and healthiest exercise there is.  And it is never a waste of time.\n\nMost importantanly, a sound mind in a sound body.  When we exercise we are keeping our body fit and trim.  The key is to do this regularly, like every day.
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It sounds like you're on the right track.  Use your exercise bike at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes.  Add weight training to your regimen.  Weight training adds lean muscle mass.  The more lean muscle mass you have, the more calories your body burns at rest.  Remember, muscle weighs more than fat, so if you lower your body fat you might not notice the difference on your scale.  Go by how you look and how your clothing fits.  Good luck!!
617731
Practice with weights
541696
well it may be but its gonna be hard u need to lift heavy and short reps always challenging yourself u know and u need protein like if u weigh 160 eat  160 g of protein daily use shakes and then use food for rest
994744
Two years ago I weighed 200 lbs at age 44. With grown daughters now facing weigh problems I once again tackled this issue.  I lost 70 lbs in 13 months using two methods. I first asked at a local pharmacy for a good multivitamin to perhaps give me some energy to get moving.  They recommended One A Day WeightSmart for Women-always taken with food.  I did nothing different than adding one pill daily and within 2 weeks I began to feel more rested and energized.  Over the next 31/2 months I lost 20 lbs!  These events encouraged one of my daughters to give weigh loss a try.  \nShe began a program called "Provida Six Week Body Makeover" by Michael Thurmond.  She lost 50 lbs in just under 5 months! Another daughter lost 40 lbs.  I lost the remaining 50 lbs using this program.  As with anything productive, this involves time and effort, but IT WILL WORK.  Mainly a balance of proteins and carbs 6 times a day with water at each meal.  You prepare all your food with easily found ingredients made from hundreds of recipes and a very supportive forum!  I did none of the exercises so I have some toning to do and sometimes I start to gain weight.  But I just return to the plan and loss what I need.  The first step is to go to the website and do a body profile www.provida.com and find the Six Week Body Makeover by Michael Thurmond.\nGood Luck!
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heavy weights,slow reps
332478
Anything that anybody tell would be a guess based on assumptions. This plan may have work for somebody else.\n\nBut the question is, will it work for you?\n\nThe only way for you to know is to try it out and see the kind of results that you get. At that time, you will know for sure how effective it is for you.\n\nYou have to find something that works for you and then tweak it to get the results that you want.\n\nIt seems that your plan is an okay diet. The only thing that I would recommend is to include some kind of lean protein in all of your meals, not just your dinner.\n\nBut again take your measurements along with your scale weight and see what kind of results you get in a month time.\n\nFor more info Visit http://www.charlesblain.com
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First off, are you at more of a beginner or intermediate level - meaning how knowledgeable with the equipment are you?  Either way, you need a program that works for you.  You said that you work out 3 or 4 times a week, so I am going to give you a plan for 3 times a week.  \n\nFirst you want to do a 5 minute workout - walk/slight jog\nThen do about 20 or so inutes of cardio (your choice of what kind)\nMake sure after your cardio you do a 5-10 minute cool down\n\nAfter your cardio and cooldown, make sure you stretch effectively.\n\nNow, on to the weights....\n\nI would do 3 sets of 15 repetitions for each exercise below:\n\nBicep Curls\nTricep Extension\nShoulder Press\nSeated row \nChest Press \nInline chest press \nLat pull down \nLeg press \nLeg extension \nLeg curl \nAbdominal crunch \n\nObviously your weights will vary.  You want to do enough weight so that you can feel you muscles working, but not enough so that you can hardly lift them.  \n\nI hope this helps.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.  Thanks and Good Luck!!
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your doing everything rite, what it seems like your actually doing is becoming leaner, (your changing your fat into muscles)  Actually muscles weighs more than fat so keep at it, your losing inches of fat and adding muscles, dont be concerned about wieght at all,
1062805
i used it when i was still 5 lbs over weight for Navy bootcamp, it didn't do anything. it was a total waist of money
588669
All the techniques listed before me are good--but the one that helped me *(and I am a girl, so if you're a guy this will probably help even more)* was this: My coach gave us backpacks and filled them up with two or three books (about ten-fifteen lbs), then we did squat jumps in intervals of tens. Gradually for a month we increased the weight all the way to twenty lbs, and our vertical jumps got better because when he took the weight off, we sprung higher! Hope this works--it sure did for me! =)
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My older brother clued me into something a long time ago about diet....and thus far,  it's always worked for me.  Just check for three things on the nutrition label of your foods....check the fat, protien,  and carb content..if your protien and carbs are each more grams than your fat grams,  you're good to go.  Now,  we're all different,  and some diets work for some and not for others,  but I can tell you this....I have been many body types over the last 15 or so years,  and no matter what my build had been at any given time,  this one has always worked for me.  Good luck,  hope you get where you want!!
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Finally!  Someone losing weight the right way!\n\nIt will take time, but keep at it.  Other people will notice your progress before you will.\n\nMake sure you walk 4 days a week, at least 30 minutes.  And make sure you sweat...that is important.\n\n3 days of aerobic activity (activity that makes you sweat) will maintain your weight, 4 days will make you lose.\n\nSince you don't have access to a gym, but some weightlifting tapes/DVDs.  Tony Little had some good ones for beginners, using dumbells and ankle weights.\n\nThe purpose of lifting weights, is to make your body dense.  Muscle is heavier than fat.  The denser your body, the more it has to work (in a good way) to do normal things like breathing or sleeping.\n\nKeep up the good work!
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A week is not long enough to see results.  You need to carry on and keep enjoying your new lifestyle.  It has taken years to put on the weight so at least give it a few months to take it off again.  I think they say to aim for a pound a week to be healthy.  Also remember that muscle weighs more than fat so be prepared for some weeks to go up again and don't get discouraged, keep going.
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HI Billie\n\nDoes Herbalife work? Definately gets a YES vote from me. I used the Herbalife Advanced Protien Plus program 2 years ago to lose 30 pounds. I lost those 30 pounds in 2 months and have not gained any of it back.\n\nIt is a simple to follow program that is firmly based in providing proper Nutrition. \n\nPeople tend to get excited and tell you it is no good because it is packaged and sold as a Weight Loss Product. Really it is a Food. \n\nWhen you look at the label on most "Diet" or "Weight Loss" product you wil see a statement to the effect of "use with proper diet and exercise" Herbalife is differant because it is "proper diet". The combination of 2 shakes a day and 1 meal a day provide the Nutririon you need with out the extra calories. I thin kof it as a "Space Age" food. Easy to prepare, complete nutrition, and tasty.\n\nMost other "Diets" have the problem that when you cut the calories and fat you also cut the important Nutrients. So when you stop your diet you quickly regain your weight and sometimes more.\n\nIn my opinion Herbalife is only a waste of your time and money if you are NOT committed to losing the weight. Follow the planb and work with you coach and you will do fine
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I am doing Weight Watchers and have lost 15 lbs in about 5 weeks; its a really easy program to do and I recommend it!
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Be careful with this program.  It uses a lot of shock and impact, and can lead to joint problems.  I haven't used the program myself, but have seen it and read accounts.  The reality is that there is no gimmick for long term gains in your vert.  There are some things you can do that will help add an inch or two here or there.  But to make significant changes that will improve your overall performance, it takes time and hard work, which will pay oiff in the end.  Best thing is to find a coach or personal trainer to make sure you can perform free weight exercises such as squats and deadlifts with proper form and help you to develop a program.  The way plyometrics were originally intentioned, one was required to first have the ability to squat 2.5x their bodyweight so they could handle the stress of the plyometric exercises.  In the US, the standard has been dropped to 1.5x, but still many athletes skip this and jump ahead into plyos and wind up hurting themselves n the long term.  Below is a link to a thread on the AVP forum that has some very good resources.\n--\nhttp://desertsandvb.blogspot.com/