New to Fitness

[talinos]

I have so many questions I don't know where to begin. First off I want to say that I give thumbs up to all women who were able to reach their goals in competing.

However, I am new to all this and have never competed before. I have recently had a child and been in the gym for the past 3 months. My work out routine is strict to 4 days a week. 45 min cardio and weight training. I just spoke to a personal trainer and my diet was ALL WRONG! I thought all this time I could have been burning more fat than I have. She basically told me no dairy, sugar, pasta etc. So now in the morning I have black coffee, 1 cup oatmeal and 5oz water with protein powder. For snack I have 1 egg white, lunch I have a tuna salad that consist of lettuce,almonds,flax oil, tuna & ms dash ,,,snack a large apple or Greek yogurt, dinner I have brown rice with fish or chicken (not fried) snack another 5oz water with protein powder. All in all throughout the day I have a gallon of water.
I weigh 220, 5'7 (39% body fat)and to look at me, you would be shocked to think that I really weigh this much. It's not that I am fat, I am just really solid and carry my weight well. However, during pregnancy I gained more than expected. Anyways, everyone has to start somewhere and I need help with steps to reach my goal to compete. If there is any advice anyone can give me it would be GREAT. ;D[/font]

I have been following the diet I was given to the T and it's been working so well. I have dropped 15 pounds since then. Feeling great and seeing results

[lindalu7]

I agree with your trainer; no dairy, sugar, pasta etc.

Your diet actually sounds pretty good except it doesn't appear that you are intaking any good carbs or fruit? I definitely wouldn't recommend going completely carb-less, for fitness.. I would also include 1-2 cups of veggies at each meal I would definitely keep it up with a gallon of water daily, especially because of your protein intake.

I use Ann Louise Gittleman's "Fat Flush Plan"

It helped me lose weight but not energy. It is a very healthy diet geared towards women,

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[zainnaeem]

Hi, Runnng, jogging, and playing sports like basketball and soccer are great for improving cardiovascular health and burning fat, but they can be hard on your joints. If you have chronic knee or lower back pain you're better off doing your cardio workouts on an elliptical machine because it follows the movement of your legs without you having to step and put all of your weight on your joints like you do when you do a running or jogging workout.

Thanks

[danielpearl]

Hey there. First of all congratulations on your big success of weight loss. It really feels great when women like you are so enthusiastic for competing. I like your diet plan that your trainer has suggested but i do not find a good fruit intake anywhere. I would recommend that you have loads of fruits as they are rich in vitamins and minerals. Thus providing more energy for workouts.