i'm upset that everytime i would add any form of exercise with my diet the pounds i lose is almost next to nothing....
last year i tried running every other day for the whole month & i do scarsdale with that and my weight just plateaued. now, i'm doing this weight circuit training also with scarsdale and i just lost 1.2. lbs in a week. normally, if i just do scarsdale and no exercise, i would lose 3lbs a week... so i'm kinda confused why exercise is giving me the opposite effect.... i mean, exercise should speed up my metabolism, right?
when i was running someone told me that the reason why my weight is still the same is because that weight might be muscle weight.... but that's running.... can u gain muscles by running? i know lifting weights does....but running? nah, i don't think so...... now with this chalean i am lifting weights, not much weight (8lbs is my heaviest and would continue that for another week and then i'll switch to 10lbs) so maybe (and i'm crossing my fingers..and eyes on this that) some of the numbers that makes up my weight is from my muscle weight.....
but you know what, 1.2lbs/week is better than nothing.... i didn't lose anything if i just run or do cardio exercises (ie zumba, kickboxing)...so i guess that's a plus....
i'll give chalean a try for atleast 4 weeks, although actually it's now down to 3 weeks..... it's a 90-day program and according to reviews the most dramatic changes would be seen in the lean phase (last 30 days)..... besides, it's too early to give up, it's just been a week...... so we'll see if this chalean dvd holds my attention until the last phase.... hopefully it does..... and hopefully it will make me lean.......i can't stand looking at my tummy anymore.....
here's the complete chalean extreme program:
Burn Phase (for 4 weeks):
- Day 1 - Burn Circuit 1
- Day 2 - Rest (this is critical because of the intensive weight training of Circuits 1 & 2 - you can add a cardio here, but don't do back-to-back Circuits)
- Day 3 - Burn Circuit 2
- Day 4 - Burn Intervals & Ab Burner
- Day 5 - Burn Circuit 3
- Day 6 - Burn it Off! & Recharge
- Day 7 - Rest
Push Phase (for four weeks):
- Day 1 - Push Circuit 1
- Day 2 - Rest (this is critical because of the intensive weight training of Circuits 1 & 2 - you can add a cardio here, but don't do back-to-back Circuits)
- Day 3 - Push Circuit 2
- Day 4 - Burn Intervals & Ab Burner
- Day 5 - Push Circuit 3 (with the exception of Week 1 which is Burn Circuit 3)
- Day 6 - Burn it Off! & Recharge
- Day 7 - Rest
Lean Phase (for four weeks):
- Day 1 - Lean Circuit 1
- Day 2 - Rest (this is critical because of the intensive weight training of Circuits 1 & 2 - you can add a cardio here, but don't do back-to-back Circuits)
- Day 3 - Lean Circuit 2
- Day 4 - Burn Intervals & Extreme Abs
- Day 5 - Lean Circuit 3
- Day 6 - Burn it Off! & Recharge
- Day 7 - Rest
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