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lolliejane1
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My mother passed away in January. A friend of mine asked me to go to the gym with her and much to my surprise I went and I actually enjoyed it (I credit it all to Mom looking down on me). I have been working out daily. Usually only one day off but two of those weekends had two in a row off. I have only lost sex pounds and when I diet I lose 15 the first month so that has been a little disheartening. I know my body is changing though because I can tell it in my clothes and when I look at my body so I'm not focusing so much on the scale. I have been eating better as well but know there are some areas I could do better in, especially on the weekends when family comes in and we go out. I have been doing at least 30 minutes on the treadmill, sometimes 45, 50 and even 60 once. I'm usually at a 1.5 incline and start out at 3.5 and increase to 4mph. I also do circuit training with generally 35 pounds on all the arm workouts and 40 pounds on the leg lifts and 120 on the leg presses. I do three sets of 15 each. I am usually up there for an hour to an hour and a half. I have also been doing some kettlebell work and ab work too when I am cooling down. I have had people tell me that I should only do one thing each day and not everything every day. What is your opinion on it? I don't feel like I have done anything if I don't get on the treadmill or do some step work and get my heart rate up. I've been told to not do the circuit every day because my muscles need time to rest. I've not had any problems with being sore since the first week though. My back is a little tender but I think it is because I jogged on the treadmill a little bit on Monday. Am I going about this all wrong? Will I lose weight or just continue to change my body dynamics? THANKS for the help