Hi Amelia, I am 21 and weigh 93.4 kilo\'s. I am heavey set.. and people dont actually believe i weigh that much, going by my frame. I have just under 3 months, before a huge event... and i need to loose 10 or so more kilo\'s. I currently attend the gym 6 days a week. I have personal training twice a week, and do 2 hours a morning (some afternoons) in group fitness classes like cycle, combat, boxing, and pump. I eat well, normally hehe, and can be really strict if i have to be. basically my question is.. is it possible to accomplish this in the given time? whats your opinion? :) I would love to hear back from you.. any advice would be mostly appreciated. thankyou! Shelly x
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Hi Shelley,
It sounds like you are really motivated and determined to lose this weight, congratulations! The good news is you have age on your side. A lot of that weight might be left over teenager weight that many girls get. You will get results faster than if you were 30 - you lucky thing!
Now you've got 12 weeks to lose 10kg. That is totally doable, but a tall ask. This will not happen magically. You are going to have to work at it big time!
In regards to exercise, it sounds like you have things well and truly under control. You should be doing about 4 x cardio sessions (boxing, spin, attack, combat, cross training with trainer). You should then do 2 x strength sessions (Pump or weights with trainer). You haven't elaborated on what the trainer is doing with you but in an ideal world one session would be
cross training which is a mix of strength and huff and puff such as skipping rope followed by pushups followed by sprints followed by squats. You should be out of breath doing these. The second PT session should be weights, so your muscles are fatigued but you aren't out of breath. To summarize:
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4 x cardio sessions (45min-1.5hrs)
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2 x strength/weights sessions (1hr)
The real key for you Shelley is your diet. I know many people who train twice as hard and long as you and still put on weight. Exercise alone is no garentee of weight loss. Diet is 80% of the equation. The secret with your diet is calorie counting. 1200-1500 calories per day is what the biggest loser contestants are on and they do up to 4hrs per day of exercise! Now Calorie counting may seem easy but it's a bit of a bitch having to write everything you eat down and work out the calories. It does work though and you'll have that knowledge for life.
One suggestion I have for you is to join Lite and Easy. They have a 1500 calorie per day plan whereby you get delivered all your meals and snacks once per week and they are calorie controlled. It takes the guess work out of your diet and is a great way to teach you how big your portion sizes should be. I think it costs about $128 for the week's food which is pretty good I think (I spent that on dinner last Saturday!). If you did it for the whole three months along with your training, I have no doubt you will lose the weight.
The other option is you could do some online training with me. I imagine we'd be focussing mostly on diet as you seem to have your training sorted, but I can design your diet plan and help you stick to it. Here's a link to the online training if you're interested.
Best of luck
Amelia
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