Will I see changes in my body if I keep eating and working out like this?

[Anonymous]

Getting discouraged because I keep looking in the mirror and not seeing anything different yet.

Diet wise this is what I've been eating:

banana
Kashi go lean cereal
eggs with spinach
raw almonds
smoothie:(kale, arugula, chia/flax/buckwheat/quinoa/millet mix, whey protein powder, strawberries, blueberries, almond milk)
clementines
apple
celery
greek yogurt
Lara bar
salmon or chicken with broccoli
avocado
3-4 cups of green tea with lemon
5 water bottles

It depends on the day but give or take a few things this is what I've been doing. I feel good but I don't see changes in my body. The part I hate the most is my belly fat. I also dont like my flat butt. I did 60 squats with 10 pound weights (15 in a set) after I ran 5 miles (i rested for a minute between each mile and ran about 10 mins a mile. Now I've showered and ate and everything and am about to do some crunches and ab workouts while i watch tv.

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+1 y

you all are so awful! using words like pathetic and insane?

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+1 y

i mean im just trying to be fit and am asking input but i didn't ask for all this negative energy. im trying and improving. i was drinking alcohol, eating mac and cheese for dinner, munching on crackers, gummies, eating bagels for breakfast..

[redeyemindtricks]

You are... kinda doing just about everything wrong, tbh. Like, the eggs, spinach, salmon/chicken, broccoli, and *maybe* the avocado and almonds are pretty much the only non-wrong things on here.

The rest of yr diet is pure carbs -- and MOST of it is shitty crappy shitty-crap sugar carbs. (News flash: Fruit is BAD carbs. Yes, yr grandmother told you that "fruit is good for you", but, yr grandmother comes from a time when fruit was actually necessary for vitamins and minerals, which were not supplied by 15 other sources in the modern first-world diet.)

Yr workout is also... pretty much exactly everything you DON'T want to do, and pretty much nothing you do want to do. It's all sustained low intensity cardio (running for miles and miles and miles), and doing ridic numbers of reps on low weights -- which is basically just more cardio.
Nope.
You want to do little or no low-intensity cardio. You want to lift HEAVY with fewer (<10) reps. You can do interval training if you want, but not slow slogging cardio.

I wrote more here:
www.girlsaskguys.com/.../q1893247-how-long-would-a-transformation-like-this-take-any-advice-on-how-to

I train fitness models professionally, and I also am a fitness competitor myself, so, yeah.

[Asker]

HAHA

[Asker]

lady wtf are you talking about? eggs, whey protein, and salmon or chicken. thats 3 times a day I get protein. Almonds too. And I eat each of those with a green - spinach, kale, arugula, broccoli. And 2 servings of fruit a day either bananas, oranges, apples, berries. And you're telling me I'm doing EVERYTHING wrong? come on...

[Asker]

and you sound cocky.

[Asker]

so, yeah.

[redeyemindtricks]

If you want to lose bodyfat, you should be eating zero fruit. Fruit = sugar = insulin reaction = fat storage.

Depending on the size of the smoothie and fruit servings, that diet you've got listed up there probably has somewhere between 60 and 80 grams OF SUGAR per day. That's just straight sugar grams, not carb grams. That's an INSANE amount of sugar, and it completely 100% explains why you are storing bodyfat in yr visceral region.

I mean, the typical female fat storage pattern is thighs and ass first, THEN belly fat. If you have a flat ass and prominent belly fat, then you are probably developing insulin resistance -- as a direct result of eating so much damn sugar day in day out.

If fruit is a weakness and you can't bear to cut it out completely, then, allow SOME latitude, but... keep yr diet under 25 grams of sugar per day at all costs.

If fruit is not a weakness, and you are eating it because you mistakenly think it's "good for you"... no. Cut it out, NOW.

[Asker]

ok i get what ur saying but i think two servings of fruit is fine... but if you think thats an INSANE amount what should i be replacing the fruit with?

[Asker]

and im not gonna stop eating fruit. fruits have so many health benefits

[GingerBear]

It's obvious you actually don't want advice, asker, but here goes...
You're eating WAY too many carbs. You should be maintaining a high protein, low carb diet if you want to lower your body fat.
If you're looking for muscle tone, you're doing a completely wrong workout. You need to be doing a high weight, low rep workout to build muscle. What you're doing now is going to increase cardio fitness, but not much else.

Just so you know, @redeyemindtricks answer was spot on. She knows exactly what she's talking about, so I'd recommend taking her advice.

[Asker]

where are all these carbs u guys are talking about? today i had a banana and and two little clementines and your saying thats way too many carbs? i can see the Kashi being too much but at least it has a 9g of protein

[GingerBear]

You've listed a LOT of fruit in your list. Fruit is almost 100% simple carbohydrates. Things like Larabars are mostly composed of fruit, usually dried, which is also full of sugar.
Fruit in small amounts is good, in the morning or ar lunch. But if you're trying to lose weight or drop body fat, fruit is really not your friend.

[Asker]

my list wasn't all i eat in a day its everything in my kitchen. and if i dont eat fruit what do i eat? u guys are saying only lean meat and veggies?

[GingerBear]

Basically, yes. The foods you eat when you're trying to lose weight are not very exciting.
Even vegetables need to be eaten in moderation (and in small, diverse servings), but definitely more vegetables than fruit.
A small handful of raw almonds or cashews are a good replacement for the fruit bars.

[ConsultantIsBack]

You are doing two major things wrong. They aren't unhealthy-wrong obviously but they are wrong in the sense that you are not likely going to see body improvement changes unless you do these two things:

-stop eating so much fructose. You're eating sugary nutriton bars (the brands you mentioned are literally just protein enhanced candy bars), and too much fruit. Yep, fructose is bad for you. You can have way too much fructose in those smoothies. Jamba juice is basically as healthy as Baskin Robbins in some ways. Don't give in to the labels and marketing.

-you aren't working out intensively like you need to. Squats with 10 pound weights won't do anything for you. You have to focus on getting your heart rate up, and lifting heavy.

[Asker]

i thought 10 pounds was heavy! i was doing no weights for a long time, then 5, then 10. also I SAID I MAKE MY OWN SMOOTHIES and have clearly listed what i put in them. i put a half cup of berries the rest is all kale and arugula and whey and almond milk and seeds

[Asker]

and larabars have pure ingredients and they dont add sugar

[Asker]

they are not protein enhanced. the ingredients was literally dates and apples and walnuts. its a good snack..

[ConsultantIsBack]

Squat more weight so it can be effective
Larabars are candy bars

[Asker]

how are they candy

[ConsultantIsBack]

22 grams of sugar in a little bar is candy

[Asker]

all organic ingredients isn't candy

[Asker]

dates are high in sugar naturally but also pack healthy nutrients. AND - i make these a twice a week thing at most anyways!

[ConsultantIsBack]

-asks for fitness advice
-gets fitness advice
-disregards fitness advice
-wonders why no body improvements lol

[ichot]

Too little intensity. Very EASY workout. You'll get nowhere with this.

1. Fewer reps, up the weight. 25 reps MAX.
2. Quit jogging and actually RUN. 10min pace is PATHETIC even if you've ran 5 miles. Just run 1 mile at the fastest pace you can manage.
3. Don't break up your workout... Just do everything in an hour or two and REST.

Here's an easy workout, takes an hour
Warmup, I jump rope.
3sets x 5reps pullups (if cannot then do negative pull ups, look it up on youtube)
3x5 dips
3x5 pistol squats
3x5 hanging leg raise
3x5 elevated pushups
3x20s L-sit hold
RUN back home ~1mile. I did this all out doors.. No weights, no gym, all free.

Find progression routes for anything you can't do yet.

[Asker]

how is running a mile in 10 minutes pathetic? and then keeping it for 5 or 6 times? wow... and i do increase the speed. i start at 5.5 and go as high as 7.0.

[ichot]

"I start at 5.5 and go as high as 7.0"?
Are you running on a treadmill?

"you all are so awful! using words like pathetic and insane? "
Stop being so defensive and sensitive. Do you even want critique? Otherwise don't even bother asking. A 10 minute mile time is BAD for your age group. And going at that pace for 5/6 miles is NOTHING. I'm not here to boost your self-esteem, you need to get things done and the way you are going about it isn't how you'll get to your goal.

Focus less on distance and RUN as fast of a pace as far as you can. Priority goes to PACE NOT DISTANCE/TIME SPENT RUNNING. PACE.

[BertMacklinFBI]

how often are you looking in the mirror? i would recommend you stop looking everyday, check in like once every 2 weeks.

[Asker]

ok haha.. every day after i shower im like UGH

[BertMacklinFBI]

LOL nah dont do that. okay like obviously you probably pass by a mirror multiple times a day, but do not stand there and examine every inch of your body. just carry along and keep doing what you're doing.

your diet sounds good, just make sure its well balanced and everything is within moderation, meaning just because it's healthy, don't overeat. Only consume what your body needs, enough to feel not hungry.

[WeaponZero]

Honestly, you need to start following an actual program. Don't put together your own. Go on bodybuilding. com to use one of their free ones, or scoobysworkshop. com, But you need to be following an actual full program, not sporadically putting workouts together by the day.

Also you need to accept that fat loss and muscle gain won't happen simultaneously. Pick one, focus on that for about 3 months, then switch to the other.

[BuchitaBuchys]

Bb. com are horrible people there.

[WeaponZero]

@BuchitaBuchys The people, yes. However, there are free plans there that you can use under the workout plan section. They're GREAT programs.

[meatballs21]

You're going to get somewhere eventually. Don't expect it overnight, it will takes weeks if not months for any noticeable change. It's great that you've changed your diet and have started doing all this.

[kcurioistyk]

If you feel good, eat well and do regular excersise, you should see a change.

[TripleAce]

Significant differences are between 6 months to 1 year. And its also how much you eat during a day.

[BuchitaBuchys]

Girl, you and me both lol