to the scale…
yes, another one of those depressing fat threads
ive been doing 40-45min walks about 4-5 times a week and about 15-20min of pilates.. but it seems nothing is happening 
ive increased my walking to like super dooper fast power walking.. my friends reckon ive lost a lot of weight (legs and face) but the scales dont budge at all!
I think im gonna start on aerobics now..
p.s and yes, i know, its the dinner.. ive got to do something bout it..
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I'm going to repeat to you what my fitness instructor has told me.
Don't be brainwashed by what the scale says!! Measure yourself according to how your clothes fit.
What people (including myself) often fail to realise is that when we work out, even rigorously, we are burning our fat and building lean muscle in its place. Muscle weighs the same, if not slightly more than fat. The scale will stay the same, or may even increase in number, but don't let that fool you into thinking you are not losing anything. Again, measure yourself by your clothes. If you are doing toning exercises and using weights, your weight will increase or stay the same ... but your size will definitely shrink.
Down with the scale! I hate it ... the devil's invention to plague women!!
Now, eating properly is the key .... and it is the most difficult thing to do, especially when it comes to Pakistani food. Rotis are loaded with carbs, salans are heavy, rice is another heavy one .... if you want to go 'healthy', start using whole-wheat atta for rotis. The rotis taste really good. The atta is just a bit difficult to manage and they don't expand as much as regular white wheat atta, resulting in smaller rotis ... which I guess is a good thing.
Another issue, don't measure yourself according to those charts out there that tell you how much you are supposed to weigh according to your height. What those charts don't take into affect is how much a person is exercising, what their body build is, how much bone density they have .... just keep exercising, and remember the most important thing is to measure yourself according to your clothes. Don't weigh yourself, it's the worst thing to do and can be very traumatic.
One more thing, you need to really do proper cardio if you want to shed some weight. Your heart beat needs to seriously increase for a long period of time (at least 30 minutes) if you want to see some results. Any type of cardio work out, treadmill, aerobics, should help.
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tell me about it :-( i lost weight.. but gained it all back again with one week of laparwahi. *sigh. hopeless.
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thanks mehnaz. I really needed that 
yeah, my pants have gone quite loose, i can see from them that ive lost a bit of weight around the waist area and my legs are toned. But still, that scale thing is soooo depressing ya know. I hate weight
I eat pretty healthy all day.. its just with dinner ( i dont eat much dinner either but i think the very little bit I do have is packed with fat)
suroor.. aww im sure u didnt put it all back on. When you’ve been taking care of urself for a few weeks and u get lazy for a few days, it does feel you’ve put it all back on, but u havnt really.. so dont stress 
I just wish my waist would be a bit more thinner
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Who the hell cares what a weighing machine says? Your clothes are fitting a little loose - and that's what you need to look for.
You can also take a look at just your face. Take before and after pics of your body - naked or at least wearing the same clothes in the before and after shots. You'll see a difference if there is one.
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oh and another piece of advise. Take your weighing machine and gift it to your saas. 
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If your pants are much more loose now, it means what I said is right! You are probably just firming up your lean muscle. Don’t worry about the scale, it’s all crap anyway cause it doesn’t take into account your work out routine.
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okies.. i’ll believe u
yeah, we took some photos over the weekend and thats how i noticed that i had lost weight.. but due to my natural fussy behaviour, im just not satisfied.
PCG, hehe.. my saas looks really good already
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sadzz i agree with Mehnaz...YOu might have gained some muscle weight and thats is showing on the scales. Other best thing to do is to have fat percentage measure up. It will tell you if you have lost Fat from your body. Ideal Fat percenage for girls is i think 15% and for guys12% in order to have your body showing the work out that you have been doing and to look more tonned. Last i remebered i had mine checked and i had 21% body fat :D yikesss and fitness assessors at my gym told me to do only weights and absolutely minimize cardio.
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Relying on how well your clothes fit you sounds dangerous.
For instance, in the last week I've put on around 4-5 lbs and there's no way my clothes would be tighter unless I put on another 10-15 lbs (God forbid).
Similarly, I have a certain number in mind and everytime my weight goes over it, I start watching my diet and start working out, so if I stop relying on the scale and start relying on how well my clothes fit me, it'd take a while, but surely I'll go over-weight (God forbid).
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Okay.. so the weigh scale is lying. If someone does half an hour jogging plus half an hour excercises about 4-5 times a week, how long should one go on with this routine before one could notice any difference?
I somehow need to lose atleast 10lbs, but I become so lazy after a week or so, cuz there’s no one who keeps me motivated 
Any ideas how to keep yourself into track?
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Sadiyah, are you exercising regularly at the same time?
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^ overweight people are cute too na...
Jal_Pari.. hmm interesting. Im going this week to the gym to see a trainer. She's gonna help me figure out the best plan i should be on. I think my walknig is enuff cardio for the week.. i wouldnt mind going back to body combat.. i feel like such a ninja when i do that
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do u work? how about u go for a walk after work? thats what I do.. put on my sneakers and go for a 45min walk around the city. Thats helped me heaps. I have an hour to waste so I motivate myself to do something constructive…
how much is 10lbs?
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MehnazQ, not at the moment. I usually don't excercise on a regular basis unless I start to put on weight or notice that I got stomach sticking out (for which I only gotta work out for a few days and I'm back to normal). However, I was a lot more regular during the past winter season, as I was hardly getting any excercise.
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Yeah Sadzzz, the best thing to do is see a personal trainer. You can go over your goals with them and they can help create a good work out routine that will help you out.
Everybody's routine is different. I need a lot more cardio as opposed to weights. JP needs the opposite. One should never make their workout according to what others are doing. All of our bodies are different. That is why it is best if you get a professional opinion where the fitness instructor can see what your fitness is like and what you can do that will show you the desired results.
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No I don’t work. I am studying, but right now off for a month, so I guess a good opportunity for losing weight. 10lbs is about 5 or 6 kg I think. Hmm.. you go for just walking or is there any running included as well? I have the whole day to waste, but staying home makes me eat more and more And this all happened since my sister got married, cuz we used to do things like this together… :-S
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^ true.. Im very determined to go see the personal trainer.. Inshallah i'll be thin for my wedding praying hard.. pls pls pls pls
Jal_Pari, u r so not fat... geez, ive seen u larki!!
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It is good to have certain goals when you go for exercise. Normally, our goals are our trouble areas. Body parts like abs, butts, thighs are the most difficult ones to see the results. They are the last ones to get in shape and therefore take a sincere effort (yes, no choclates and walking is no exercise :p ). I'm not sure where you are trying to see the 'difference'...trust me, if you girls can maintain/firm up what you have that would be a great accomplishment..at least that's what I tell myself and it's not easy. :-)
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but walknig is an excercise… its made more of a difference to me than jogging ever did..!! honest.. and am not even trying to sound lazy. It depends on how u walk though. If ur only strolling, that wont do anything.. but if ur power walking and working off a sweat.. thats really good :k:
im fine with my butt and thighs… its just this horrible waist khair hai.. nothing is impossible. We shall accomplish this mountain too, Inshallah!