Routine not working?

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His guys, greets from the UK.

I've recently ramped up my summer 'get fit and lose some weight campaign', and am looking for some help. I'm 29, about 5'11 and am over-weight at around 100kgs. I've been going to the gym regularly for about a year now, but have only recently begun to work-out seriously.

I've cut my daily intake down to about 1500 calories a day, and try to eat healthily. My routine is currently:
warm up 5 mins, inc leg raise and chest fly workout,
2000m intensive row (8mins, avg 165bpm),
45mins eliptical trainer (low intensity, avg 140bpm),
2000m intensive row (8.30mins, avg 160bpm),
warm-down.
My 'calibrated' heart-monitor reckons' that's all about 950kcals. I've been doing this for 4 or 5 days a week, for about a month now, and have only dropped about 2kgs.

I understand that there's a muscle-weighs more than fat issue that's in effect as I build up my muscle tissue, but how much longer will I see this? should I change my routine back to more of a low-intesity fat-burning routine? or should I stick with it - afterall excersise is all good and all that energy will get the weight shed eventually?

Your advice is appreciated hugely,

Thanks,

Dave.
 
What happened before you started this new plan?

First at your size you cant cut down to 1500 calories. Get yourself up to at least 2500. Try to maintain around a 40/30/30 ratio of proteins/carb/fat. Second your overdoing the cardio. Stick with 45 min max of cardio a day. Develop a full body routine for weight training (see other diaries).
 
Hi Tony, thanks for the reply.

Before I changed my routine, I was just doing the warm-up, then the 45min eliptical trainer. Pretty much as you reccomend. I introduced the 2 rowing sessions to the routine recently as I felt that the eliptical trainer alone wasn't working - I didn't really see any benefits. The inhanced routine is definately working better, just not as fast as I'd like.

BTW; What's the harm in over-doing the cardio?
 
The other glaring thing I see is with the rowing. Even on my machine it does not quite give your legs a thourogh workout. The eliptical trainer does a bit better but still does not tax your legs enough. I am with Tony, add some strength training especially lower body. Perhaps just get a bar and some weights and add dead lifts or dumbells and do farmers walks. I found that each time I add something new it makes my muscles sore again so I must be hitting them a different way.
 
hey dude, i was @ 1500 calorie diet before as well, but as I gained more muscle, i had to eat 2682 everyday because i have more lean body mass than i had before.
 
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