What should I change in my fitness routine?

[Anonymous]

2,5 years ago I was in the fattest period of my life weighing 63,8 kg.i am 158 cm tall.i had never been to the gym.but my weight before was fine until this very fat moment.anyways , I started to go to the gym 3 times a week and gradually started to rise my calorie burn from 350-500 a day to 1250 cal a day.i worked out for 2-2.5 hours.

by the end of 6 months I lost about 15 kg and went to 49 kg.i never dieted and maintained almost the same weight (49-52 kg max) for 1.5 years.i was eating just as I wanted to, no problem at all.things started to change when I changed the country I was living and the place I was living.from a cold country I went to a warmer country and I have a sedentary life for 7 months. I do go to the gym 3 times a week and generally have burned the same amount of calories for the same work out time.but I got 7 kg! I hate this and don`t know , how it happened.i know I have to do some change but what?

btw my work out routine consists of elliptical I work about 30-40 minutes there with effort level from 5-7. then treadmill with 15% incline and an average speed of 7 mph per hour.i only power walk at the treadmill I can`t run.then I do some bicycle for a short time.and some weight exercises for my muscles.i also got some weight on my face and abdominal area.i hate this.i have been doing the same things, so what`s wrong?

some body can help maybe? thanks

[MeiYunsHusband]

third, your diet can effect your abdominal area, have you ever watched "worlds strongest man"? do you see the strong ones don't have 6 packs, they are just really really big men.

I suggest drinking one tbs vinegar before each meal and one when you first wake up

vinegar is a proven metabolism builder and it also is great for your skin and helps your food break down quicker so you can burn the calories about 1.5x as fast (if I remember correctly)

a lot of abdominal exercises only work on the lower abdomen, (crunches/sit ups and even squats) to work your upper abdominal I can remember a few ways:

I call this an inverted crunch, basically you're doing toe touches while laying on your back but as you reach for your feet, raise your buttox, this will work all of your abdominal area.

6 inches - this is where you raise your feet roughly 6 inches off the ground for a period of time, this works upper abdominal only

[Asker]

i am afraid to use that much vinegar, it can harm my stomach.

i don`t want 6 packs, just a toned abdominal area zone.

thanks for your tips:)

[MeiYunsHusband]

well it's not that much, really, it's suggested for a child to do 2 tbs daily, and as a physical adult, you would want to have a little more, and most vinegar in the stores are not 100% vinegar, they normally have at the least 5% distilled water in the bottle.

[MeiYunsHusband]

What is your goal exactly? You want to lose the face and abdominal fat?

[Asker]

yes I want to lose them and return back to my normal weight by the way (49-52 kg max)

[MeiYunsHusband]

I use to be really into fitness, but once you get busy, you will gain the fat back and lose the muscle fairly quick.

first: muscle weighs more than fat, so you cannot go by "weight" if you want to be fit.

secondly: avoid using cellphones and laptop computers without raising your cellphone above eye level or looking at your computer at eye level. New studies say that people are losing the elasticity in their faces because of looking down at laptops and cellphones

[Asker]

i didn`t know this last studies on laptops and cellphones.thanks

[MeiYunsHusband]

It's actually fairly recent, most cases are about having double chins though