2 Questions!!

[kisses_from_cat]

OK. I'm new to the site and i have two questions

1:
I have been going to the gym 5 days a week for the past 2 weeks and i've been eating no desserts and more healthy. I have not lost one single pound. am i doing something wrong? when should i expect some results? it's a little discouraging not going down atleast a little bit with all my hard work. i'm trying to stick with my routine but its hard when i dont see results.

2.
OK. I work out at the gym...cardio and weights. for cardio sometimes i will do an hour on the arc trainer burning maybe 630 calories not producing a good sweat. And sometimes i'll go on the elliptical for a half hour burning 350 calories and producing a good sweat. Which is better? or does it not matter how much i sweat? should i just go for the workout i burn the most calories with?

 

[Bigguy]

I will try to answer your questions based on what I know. I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong.

OK. I'm new to the site and i have two questions

1:
I have been going to the gym 5 days a week for the past 2 weeks and i've been eating no desserts and more healthy. I have not lost one single pound. am i doing something wrong? when should i expect some results? it's a little discouraging not going down atleast a little bit with all my hard work. i'm trying to stick with my routine but its hard when i dont see results.

Do you know how many calories you are consuming? Do you know what your BMR is? Find out your BMR and figure out what you need to create a caloric deficit to lose weight. Create an account on Fitday and track your calories. Weight loss is calories in vs calories out. You need this information.

2.
OK. I work out at the gym...cardio and weights. for cardio sometimes i will do an hour on the arc trainer burning maybe 630 calories not producing a good sweat. And sometimes i'll go on the elliptical for a half hour burning 350 calories and producing a good sweat. Which is better? or does it not matter how much i sweat? should i just go for the workout i burn the most calories with?

Sweat means nothing. I sweat standing still outside in the winter time. Heart rate is what you need to track. Do not go exclusively off the counter on the machines, again- heart rate is what is important.
Read the stickied threads around in the exercise and nutrition forums, there is a wealth of information there that is extremely useful.
What is your gender?
What do you weigh?
What is your height?
What is your age?

Again- I am not a pro. I am just a guy who has been reading around here for a bit. Someone will correct me if i grossly wrong.

 

[maleficent]

yah did good Brian...

Point 1 is especially spot on - you can eat healthy you can eat crap - if you're taking in too many calories you aren't going to lose a pound..

Your stats would be helpful as well as what your goals are..

 

[Bigguy]

yah did good Brian.....

So proud of me

 

[charlieloves]

Hey... they are right about the caloric intake being a big part of weight loss. I suggest you try the website thedailyplate.com. It's kind of a pain to log everything youve eaten for the day, but It's well worth it. It helped me a ton. It's alot easier to eat healthy when you have the stats right in front of you.