HELP PLS

I am on my second full week of exercising consistently 3-4x per week. I usually do the elip at level 6 hills, 30-40 min then wts for another 30 min...  Im very frustrated as my wt is going nowhere... not up, not down... Am I doing enuff... Im sweating doing the cardio. and feel like jello after the wts but am not really "sore"....  I think Im eating enuff... not really tracking calories.. just protein and thats not a prob... 60-80gms per day most of the time. water is good (most of the time) Any suggestions? Hugs Karen

Karen, Congrats on your success thus far.  While it seems you are performing a good level of physical activity it is hard to judge how intense you working out just by the level/ time on the eliptical and the time you spend lifting weights. I need more specifics about what your heart is when you are using the eliptical (this is really the best way to judge intensity) and I need to know more about your weight lifting practices; how exercises, how many sets per exercise, how many repetitions per set and are you failing or coming close to failure with each set? Additionally, it would help a lot to know how many calories you are eating and where these calories are coming from; so how many calories from fat, protein and carbs.  One more thing....you may want to check out the following artcile about cardiovacular exercise that I wrote.  http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/fitness/cmsID,2277/mode,co ntent/

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH also have to tell you that I was born/raised in Tazewell VA.... we are country neighbors!! K

J, thanks for the response... I can answer some of them..... during the elip work my HR is between 142-155 bpm. I can talk but not carry a full conversation. Wt lifting.... I have NO muscles... but am working on it..... lol.... am doing 12-15 reps, minimum of 2 sets. can finish the first set w/o too much difficulty , rest 30 seconds and sec set of 12-15 am struggling to finish the last two...  As far as fat/cal/prot/carbs etc.... averaging ~12-1400/day for calories. I dont specifically count fat/carbs but try to keep on the lower end of both. For example..  B lf whole wheat eng muffin w/ can bacon, 1 slice cheese L Salad, w 4 oz chicken, 1 eggs, chick peas , veggies and lf honey mustard dressing D is usu 4-5 oz chick, beef and a green veggie.... sometimes I will add snacks of protein bars, trail mix, toast depending on food intake.  Its not specific but a general idea... Great article!! Hugs Karen