I am new here so here is a little backround on me! I used to smoke for about 6 years and just quit about 6 months ago, I started to gain weighrt when I quit, so I strted to work out again. I have read forums and researched excercises in order to help me on my quest to remain my smoker weight of 120lbs at 5'5". Not too much to ask right? Well, I started to go to the gym and changed the way I eat. I work out anywhere between 1-2 hours a day cardio and weight training twice a week. I have cut most of the crap out of my diet such as candy, soda, white bread, I started to drink a lot more water, I am up to about 1-2 liters a day, opposed to 4 cokes! I eat wheat toast instead of white, I eat healthy soups for lunch and turkey sandwhiches, depending on my mood. I have never been a bog calorie counter, but i think I probably reduced them a lot, but I am not usually hungry through out the day. I watch my portions size for breakfast and lunch, then eat a good size dinner, usually, potatoes/rice and a veggie like corn or green beans, avacado or artichoke, and a regular sized peice of beef or pork or chicken. My problem is since I started all of this, i have added 6 inches to my waist and at least an inch on my hips. My thighs are tonig up, but still getting bigger. I have always had really muscular legs from my earlier days of volleyball and softball and track. my usual cardio workout consists of about an hour to an hour and a half of walking ten running five on the treadmill at about 4.0-6.0 miles per hour. Or I do the eliptical for about 20 then the bikes for 20 then walk for 20. I don't know what I am doing wrong but i desperately need some help. I am running out of clothes! None of my pants fit and i have a hugely extensive wardrobe, sad I know but please any advice would be great. Almost ready to start smoking again if I can't get this weight off!

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I would suggest you go into the Fat Loss section of this board and do a bit of reading, there's a LOT of information in there. My suggestions at this point are, drink even MORE water, you are not nearly getting enough, you should be drinking at LEAST a gallon a day, I know it sounds like a lot but work up to it, it will get easier, second, you're probably not eating enough (although without knowing what your eating I can't say for sure), you should be eating 5 - 6 small meals throughout the day.. I would also suggest bringing your cardio down to 45 minutes at a time and bringing your weight training up to at least 3 days if not 4 day's a week. you will probably bloat some at the begining because your body isn't used to all the water and the right amount of food, but the bloating should go down fairly quickly.

but back to my original suggestion, read as much as you can on this forum, especially in the fat loss section... good luck ;-)