Hey so as the title says I've finally decided to get off my lazy behind and get myself in shape. As I'm not particularly muscley and slightly chubby I've kind of set my sights on a certain 'look' that I want, rather than a weight or amount that I can bench. Considering I'm looking to build muscle and lose fat I figured trying to monitor my progress through weight wouldn't really work. Yet after about a month and a half of working out I've not noticed much of a difference in terms of appearance. I mean, my arms definitely look bigger and the weights I'm pushing are increasing significantly, but in terms of fat around my midriff its not really shifting.
Just gonna run you through my workout/diet so hopefully someone can give me some tips/hints as to what I'm doing wrong. Hell maybe I'm just expecting to see results too soon!
In the gym, I'll go straight to the weights and usually spend around 40-50minutes doing weights depending on how fast I do them. I focus on all major area's, doing 3 sets of 5 reps. I will push it to about as high a weight as I can possibly lift without hurting myself whilst still completing the sets. I'll usually push myself to push heavier weights each session, and as a result I've doubled what I'm lifting/pushing from when I started a month ago. My brother who does a lot of weight training has been coaching me on this, but I thought I would post it just in case!
Once I've finished weights I'll go and do cardio for about 30 mins. Usually 15minutes of running and 10-15minutes of cycling. When I come out of the gym I'm literally shattered, I work myself pretty hard at the moment!
Diet - Breakfast is usually a bowl of cereal or bacon with something. Not very substantial as I don't like eating after I wake up. Lunch is usually my biggest meal of the day, and is very varied, but I try to keep it with some meat, veg, and a small amount of carbs (usually fail on that). Dinner most often is pretty big (which is bad I know), but my family likes to sit down for a meal at the end of the day, and that usually results in a big meal. Again trying to follow my rules from lunch. Dessert is often fruit, but very occasionally is something sweet.
In terms of snacks, I've stopped snacking, my only concession is a Diet Coke in the evening before dinner. Otherwise if I'm hungry I'll have some fruit.
So like I said at the start, I've been doing this for about a month and a half now without seeing any major results. Am I just expecting too much too soon? Or am I doing something completely wrong?
Thanks in advance!