Please help me answer: am I doing this right?

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daq

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Hello! I am about 6 foot and weigh 351 pounds. I started 10 days ago at about 365pounds. I reached 351 pounds about 6 days into the diet. So for the past 4 days, the scale hasn't budged.

I workout 6 days a week:

Monday: HIIT on a piece of exercise equipment (2 minutes soft, 1 minute hard, 2 minutes soft, 1 minute hard, and so on) for 20 minutes. Should I increase to 30 minutes? Then I hit the weights. 4 sets of 8-10 reps on the bench press. Then squat, biceps, triceps, and shoulders. (I know the biceps/triceps aren't as important, but it makes me feel better :) )

Tuesday: Just HIIT

Wednesday: HIIT and then the same weight training as Monday

Thursday: Just HIIT

Friday: HIIT and then the same weight training as Monday

Saturday: Just HIIT

Sunday: Off

My usual day of eating goes something like this:

meal 1: 1 cup of kashi 'go lean' cereal with 1/2 cup non-fat milk

meal 2: Piece of fruit

meal 3: Protein shake, and a small salad or piece of fruit

meal 4: Piece of chicken, and cheese

meal 5: chicken/ham/turkey with brown rice

meal 6: Piece of fruit and a protein shake

Note: I eat the meals every 3 to 3 1/2 hours apart. Is this exercise/diet routine OK or does it need some fine tuning?

One more question: does the fact that I wake up sometimes at a later time (noon to 1:00pm) mean anything??? I do usually get 8 hours of sleep, so that is good.
 
I'm sure one fof the experts will chime in... but you might want to check out this thread...
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-through-exercise/11048-workout.html

and a few of the other stickied threads as well, especially the ones on HIIT...

you also want to do the cardio after you do the weights...

for your current size, your calories seem awfully low to me are you using any type of program like FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal to keep track?
 
Way too much HITT...and I doubt you are actually doing HITT, just interval training.

I get so winded by HITT...i can only do it 2-3 times a week (mentally and physically)

Start counting calories too, and I agree with mal, you may be eating too little.
 
DeepGreen said:
Way too much HITT...and I doubt you are actually doing HITT, just interval training.

I get so winded by HITT...i can only do it 2-3 times a week (mentally and physically)

Start counting calories too, and I agree with mal, you may be eating too little.
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Interval training is probably a better way to describe it. However the way these forums describe HIIT is a little bit different than how other places describe it.

maleficent said:
I'm sure one fof the experts will chime in... but you might want to check out this thread...


and a few of the other stickied threads as well, especially the ones on HIIT...

you also want to do the cardio after you do the weights...

for your current size, your calories seem awfully low to me are you using any type of program like to keep track?
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Alright thanks. Hopefully the experts will stop by soon with some indepth advice.
 
I just entered my food information into fitday (as another poster recommended) and I was stunned to learn that I was eating about 1,000 calories/day. I thought I was eating around 1,800!!!!
 
Even 1800 would be too low for your current size (I managed to lose 30 lbs on eating around 1800 per day and I started out approximately half your size). This will definitely slow things down right away and you will experience little gains from the weights on such a low calorie plan (I realize you didn't know it was so low). It sounds to me like you're totally on the right track, except that you need to add way more of the same type of food you've been eating. Add loads of fruit, some olive oil, nuts, yummy yogurts etc. If you can just keep it up but ramp up the number of calories, you will do great on your plan and I am absolutely positive that you will be more likely to stick with this for the long haul if you get to eat more.

Also, you shouldn't expect to lose weight every day, that's unrealistic after the initial water weight comes off.
 
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