Plateau's

[Manderus]

By everyone saying they are scared of plateau's...what does that mean? Does it mean something like my problem? My problem is the first 2 months i started my diet and excercising i lost around 20 pounds and now im eating healthier than i was in those other 2 months and excercising more and more differently so why am i not losing any more weight.

Sometimes during the first 2 months while i was losing all my weight i ate the school's lunch which was chicken fingers and fries then sometimes it was potato wedges and pizza and lost weight still and i just at like around 3 meals a day. Now i eat 5-6 smaller meals and not losing weight i eat mostly chicken fish lean meats veggies and fruits. Then once a week when i have my reward meal. So whats the deal if you understand what all im talking about?

[Grammaton]

the first month or two are what most people would consider your "newbie" gains, its when you lose the most cause your bosy isnt used to doing any excersise, after a few months your body does what its best at, that is it adapts to the excersise, if you feel its going slow try mixing up your diet and excerises so you can get out of it, if that doesnt work just keep at it and you will break your plateau and you will get back to your losses or gains what ever your doing.

[nick2005]

Cant you also be doing to much cardio? Seems like your always doing cardio Manderus

[Grammaton]

do HIIT saves time and its harder to over do your self cause you cant do much more than 20 mins

http://www.youronlinefitness.com/Fit...l_training.htm

[Manderus]

This is my workout I do a Half of a mile part of it is going up hill then i walk around a church 1 time run around it 2 times walk 1 time run 2 times until i have ran 10 laps around it and then i run another half mile partly up hill. Then run again around the church it all equals up to 2 miles i just boosted my work out up this week i was just running 1 mile then i was dong 1.5 miles now 2. So you guys are saying thats too much? If ya are maybe i could just keep doing 1 mile's and get a Tae-Bo tape and workout with that because i heard it helps ya what do you guys think?

[Manderus]

For about a month now around my left outer thigh muscle its been sore when u touch it but like when im running walking or whatever not sore just when u touch it, it feels numb sometimes whats causing this? My leg muscle's are gettin really strong because of all the running am i doing to much?

[maria_camille03]

Tae bo is very good I reccomend it, but I warn you...Billy is tough :P Funny, but tough :P

Maybe look into some weights, you posted your age somewhere, and you're about my age, so it shouldn't effect your growth or anything. Maybe just get a couple of 5 pounders. Just make sure you warm up before doing weights, warm down, and stretch. Possibly even stretch before, but I dunno if stretching before is good or not.
Also, possibly invest in a dance video

[Manderus]

I have billy's Favortie Tae-Bo moves and they are tuff so im thinkin about gettin a beginners level one would that work?? I could just work myself up to harder ones right?

[maria_camille03]

I suggest to get the Tae Bo cardio for beginners.

[Manderus]

Do you have aol or window's messenger if you have either this is my Thingy Manderus532

[joanne89]

I got taebo Jam, and i checked caloriesperhour.com you can lose 800 calories in an hour of moderate taebo workout!! WHOA!

While with brisk walking you'll just lose 300 calories!

[Manderus]

Thats great..how hard does that tape work you though.

[joanne89]

makes me sweat like a pig. im pretty sure it's moderate taebo, coz that's the lowest type of taebo workout in the list.. the others are vigorous and very vigorous.

im gonna do it twice a day if i can! i wanna lose weight before the end of march.. I have to coz my friends are gonna come visit me. I gained weight ever since I moved here and I really really have to lose weight!

[aevans410]

Manderus, try something for me

Take a break, stop what your doing for a week. Continue eating well.

Also, have you noticed you feel ill more than usual? Maybe your muscles twitching?

Take a break, make sure your not overtraining.

By all means, you should be losing unless your eating too little calories. Lets explore the overtraining avenue first and foremost.

[Manderus]

So your telling me to stop running for a week? or Stop Excercising for a week? But yes my thigh muscle when i touch it its a little tender feeling and when i lay down in my bed with my electric blanket on it tingles.