About Lela Simon Expertise I can answer questions about eating to boost the metabolism and how to work with cravings. As a Health Counselor and a Personal Trainer I can help you line up your eating habits with your exercise for the perfect storm of wellness. I look at nutrition from the view point of Positive Eating as opposed to Dieting. I can help people with eating to fuel workouts as well.
Experience I have been working to help people lose weight and be more healthy since 2003. I started as a Group Fitness Instructor and have added Personal Training and Health Counseling to my practice. I also work with people online at http://www.LelaSImonWellness.com
Education/Credentials ACE Personal Trainer certified
IIN Health Counselor certified
Columbia University Health Counselor Certified
Question Female, 5'6: I've been watching my food intake (more vegetables, less pop, no seconds, etc# and exercising #mostly resistance but have been increasing the cardio) almost every day for a solid 5 months now. I get weighed and measured every month, and I've gone from 358 lbs to 341.. which is really slow.. but the big problem is that I haven't lost a single inch! How is that possible? I think that I'm getting stronger because I'm able to lift more weight and endure exercise longer than when I started.. so where is the poundage coming from? And how can I start to lose inches since my goal is really to be thin, not buff?
Answer Bren,
If you're doing mostly resistance, you're going to gain muscle. You need to be doing cardio to really burn the calories. Also I have found that lots of resistance training can cause bloating- the best cure for that is lots of water (8oz every waking hour) for a day or two till you have flushed your system.
Follow up with your age so I can figure out how many calories you should be eating in a day to lose weight.
