I have lost about 10 pounds over the last two months, with carbs limited to 30g a day, and cardio exercise 4-5 times a week.
However, weight loss seems to have slowed down a bit now – I think it is true that it becomes harder as you get less weight left to lose. I am also finding that sometimes I don’t quite have the energy to exercise.
So I am going to mix it up a bit, and increase my daily carb allowance. I am also going to do some weights alongside my cardio (I used to lift weights regularly but stopped over the last 3 months).
So my exercise programme for next week will be as follows:
- Monday: Rest day
- Tuesday: High-intensity intervals cardio workout
(sprints up hill, followed by walk back down, repeated 7 times) - Wednesday: Weights – full-body workout
- Thursday: Low-intensity cardio workout (4 miles jog)
- Friday: Medium-intensity intervals cardio workout (jog up and down the hill, repeated 5 times)
- Saturday: Low-intensity cardio workout (4 miles jog)
- Sunday: Weights full-body workout
My food plan is to keep total daily carbs up to 50g a day, with about 20g of that consumed in one hit 30 minutes before exercise. In terms of calories, I will aim for about 1500-1700 cal a day.
I am going to do this for a week and see how it goes – the questions are:
- will I have enough energy to do all exercise as planned
- will I feel ravenous after doing weights (as has sometimes been the case in the past, which made it difficult to stick to the diet)
- how much weight will I lose after 1 week of this programme – hoping for about 1 pound.
Here’s my current stats:
- Current weight: 134 pounds
- Target weight for next week (by 26 August): 133 pounds
- Overall target weight: 120 pounds
I will report back next Sunday!
