Do you have access to a pool? If you do then you must take advantage of it. Get up early in the morning and swim some laps. Now for those of us who are not good at swimming I have a trick for you. Go out and buy a mask and snorkel. Use these to aid your swim and you will still get the benefits of the workout.

There are a number of other things you can do in a pool that are low impact on your body and still give you a great workout. You can also buy some weights (check target or walmart) that are specifically used in the pool.

You probably will have a place to run also. There are a number of body weight exercises you can do like push-ups, sit-ups and several other exercises. If you have someone with you that is willing to help out then you can do some resistance training with them using just a towel.

One thing that everyone always does when we want to lose weight is eat less. This is one of the worst things you can do unless you are eating way over what your daily caloric intake is. This is because when your body senses that you are not taking in as much food it decides you are going to starve. This triggers the conserve fat mode and you will actually not lose weight and or may gain weight. Also one of the first things the body decides to eat first is the muscle because it is packed with protein and gives the best energy, so not only will you not lose weight you will actually lose muscle. When you lose muscle your ability to burn more calories goes down. The best thing you can do is split up your 3 meals a day to 6 small meals a day and eat every 3 hours or so and you need to drink lots of water.

When you do this you will feel full and you keep your metabolism going all day long. You should try drinking at least 1 gallon a day or close to it. Protein has proven to be one of the best things to eat to keep your feeling full and give your energy. It also feeds your muscles and that is important for those that are working out.

If you can’t work out at least try the 6 small meals a day for at least a month and I think you will see a difference. These 6 meals need to be healthy meal and when you eat protein it should be things like grilled or baked skinless chicken breast or learn turkey breast or egg whites with a little yoke (egg beaters work too). Fish is another excellent source, but I for one do not like fish. If you do like fish you need to steam, poach, or bake it so that its healthy. The other thing that you want to eat is low GI carb items and eat lots of veggies. Raw veggies are better than cooked ones and they will make you feel very full.

Monday – cardio and chest

Tuesday – Cardio and triceps (you could work abs in at this time also)

Wed. – cardio and biceps (you can exchange this with back if you want to give yours arms a rest)

Thursday – cardio and back

Friday – cardio and shoulders

Saturday – cardio and abs (you can either do abs 2 times a week or take Saturday off)

Sunday – cardio or take off

Like I said at the beginning of this post you should start off the routine with cardio because you are more likely to decide not to do it after your work out.

3 day weight routine -

Monday – Chest and Triceps

Tuesday – Run or some form of cardio

Wed. – Back and Biceps

Thursday – Cardio

Friday – Shoulders and Abs (you could do legs also, but I choose not to due to the amount of cardio I want to do)

Saturday – Cardio and Abs if you did not do that on Friday

Sunday – Day off or cardio (depends on how hard you want to push it)