Stuck!

[dahlsteinm]

I have been working on getting to a healthy weight for a looooong time now!
At my highest weight I was at 215 on a 5'3" frame. Unfortunately I am (and have been for a while now) stuck at about 145.
As corny as it sounds my goal is to be in a bikini by May...I'm not super cocerned about the number on the scale, but I know that I have to drop probably 10-12 more lbs of fat before ill be in shape to walk the beach practically naked!
All that babbling brings me to my question...I don't know what else to do, maybe I just need to stick with what I'm doing and be patient, but here is what my diet/ work outs look like, any opinions and advise are appreciated. Am I eating enough? Too much? Training too much? Too little?
Breakfast:4egg whites, 1 whole egg with spinach and 1tblsp feta cheese 1/2c oatmeal with cinnamon and 1/4c blueberries
Midmorning protein shake (usually two scoops with 8oz almond milk)
Lunch grilled chicken salad
Midafternoon protein bar (I try to keep it under 300 Cals)
Dinner: lean protein and a veggie.
Occasionally I get home from the gym between 8 and 830 and head for bed about 9, I struggle with what toeat at that point, so I usually skip the dinner and do a shake.

Training: Monday- stair stepper for 15 min, heavy legs with cardio intervals and then 10min stair stepper cool down
Tuesday AM weight training
PM boot camp
Wednesday AM boot camp or spin
Thursday AM weight training
PM boot camp
Friday or saturday I usually do cardio kickboxing 45min
So working out 5 days/wk
Somethings not working, my diet, workouts, or its all in my head and just need to keep going...I know the last few are the hardest but PLEASE cut me a break somewhere!!

[HairyAssassin]

I have been working on getting to a healthy weight for a looooong time now!
At my highest weight I was at 215 on a 5'3" frame. Unfortunately I am (and have been for a while now) stuck at about 145.
As corny as it sounds my goal is to be in a bikini by May...I'm not super cocerned about the number on the scale, but I know that I have to drop probably 10-12 more lbs of fat before ill be in shape to walk the beach practically naked!
All that babbling brings me to my question...I don't know what else to do, maybe I just need to stick with what I'm doing and be patient, but here is what my diet/ work outs look like, any opinions and advise are appreciated. Am I eating enough? Too much? Training too much? Too little?
Breakfast:4egg whites, 1 whole egg with spinach and 1tblsp feta cheese 1/2c oatmeal with cinnamon and 1/4c blueberries
Midmorning protein shake (usually two scoops with 8oz almond milk)
Lunch grilled chicken salad
Midafternoon protein bar (I try to keep it under 300 Cals)
Dinner: lean protein and a veggie.
Occasionally I get home from the gym between 8 and 830 and head for bed about 9, I struggle with what toeat at that point, so I usually skip the dinner and do a shake.

Training: Monday- stair stepper for 15 min, heavy legs with cardio intervals and then 10min stair stepper cool down
Tuesday AM weight training
PM boot camp
Wednesday AM boot camp or spin
Thursday AM weight training
PM boot camp
Friday or saturday I usually do cardio kickboxing 45min
So working out 5 days/wk
Somethings not working, my diet, workouts, or its all in my head and just need to keep going...I know the last few are the hardest but PLEASE cut me a break somewhere!! Keto diet worked wonders form e in terms of cutting. All the best

[azxangeles]

Thats the hard part i been there before make sure your eating enough good fats every meal 5-12g like egg yolks, nuts like almonds,peanuts, walnuts, cashews, and peanut butter. You can also buy fish and flaxseed oil. Your body will not burn stored fat unless it knows its getting good fats in return.

These are tips that i learned during my first 9 months of cutting in the beginning i was doing the opposite of what i am doing now i was burning muscle instead of fat. Give them a try

1. Start doing high intesity cardio this will speed up your metabolism for the entire day

2. Start lifting weights. Weight training builds muscle and muscle burns fat.

3. Drink only water. 0 calories and cleans out your system.

4. Eat every 2 to 3 hours this keeps your metabolism running and helps you burn more fat. Never starve yourself or let yourself get hungry


5. Drink ice cold water after 1 hour of eating this cools down your body and your metabolism stays on to warm your body back up.

6. Do less cardio between 4-15 minutes. To much cardio burns muscle you want to burn fat not muscle.

7. Do 5-15 minutes of high intesity cardio no more than 2 times a day. Go hard if you are not crying your not going hard enough .

8. Eat 20g-30g of protein per meal minimum.

9. Eat good fats, almonds, cashews, peanuts, egg yolks, peanut butter , tuna, fish and flaxseed oil are excellent choices

10. Do cardio right after weight training. You are already in the fat burning zone do 5 more minutes of high intensity to burn some more.

11. Try one or two 0 carb days in the week.

12. Eat only protein, and good fats at night.

13. Stay active.Walk around dont just sit all day

14. Have a cheat day. This should be during the day eat whatever but dont over eat. Never cheat on your days off. You wont be able to burn it off.

15. Rest well. Sleeping and taking 1 or 2 days rest is a must.

16. When weight training try supersets with little rest burns more calories

17. Eat grapefruits

18. 1 apple a day

19. Drink green tea

20. Eat whole grains, oatmeal, brown rice, sweet potataoes, whole wheat bread