I am trying to lose 25 pounds. In conjunction with a restricted calorie diet (about 1300 daily), I have been working out on my elliptical machine 4-5 times a week for about 25-30 minutes. 2 of those sessions I do HIIT and the others I just work at a moderate pace throughout.
This is my second week doing the workouts and I was just wondering if this is adequate to compliment my diet to help me lose weight. (??) I have lost 8 pounds so far at the rate of 1 pound a week.
That looks great. If it gets too easy or if you start to plateau, start increasing the time some. Maybe one 45 minute session a week or add 5 minutes to all of them. But really, what you are doing looks good.
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Keep your body lean, your blood clean and your mind sharp. -Rollins
Thanks a lot! I guess I just wanted some reinforcement on that routine. Currently I am on the number 1 resistance level on my elliptical. So there's always the option of increasing that to vary the routine a little.
I am 5"3 and 130 pounds. I was doing treadmill for 30 minutes and I guess 30 minutes is not enough for me. One of the personal trainers I know told me that your body starts to lose calories enough to lose weight after at least 50 minutes of cardio.
IS THIS ENOUGH CARDIO? 
If it gets too easy or if you start to plateau, start increasing the time some. Maybe one 45 minute session a week or add 5 minutes to all of them. But really, what you are doing looks good.
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