Workout Mom

[German24]

Hehe, well heres the story, My mother .....yes.. my mother has been workn out ever since I started working out, she has lost a significant amount of fat and she has reached the "infamous" plateau. She eats healthy and does cardio 4-5 times a week. She is about 5'1 and 160 Lbs. and 37 years old, She can't get past her plateau (160 Lbs.) and is about to give up,she is lookingto start taking a fat loss supplement and asked me to find something good for her (she asked me because I myself take supplements) I came accross Fat Burner For Women by Universal Nutrition(Personally Universal products work great for me) , and the information I read everywhere and specially the costumer reviews are very promising,but im afraid it might be too harsh on her considering shes a bit sensitive to caffeine products. I have made it perfectly clear to her that without proper nutrition and a workout plan the plateau will be virtually impossible to break and I also told her that women loose fat much slower than men. She is completely ready and has the will power to achieve her goals but I do believe a supplement will help her break her plateau. What do you guys think would be a good supplement for her?

 

[rjx]

The higher % of fat a person starts out with makes it easier / faster to lose fat. Once the person gets a lower % of fat it can be harder to lose the fat or it won't come off as fast as before.

Just make sure her diet is in check. Cut calories, carbs, or fat intake as needed. Make sure she doesn't eat carb foods near bedtime.

Give her clean foods to eat and try to get her training, or at least cardio. If she has been doing cardio, then get her to increase the intensity.

I wouldn't look into supplements. I think its mostly diet. You would be better off posting this in the diet forum. Ask a mod to move it.

 

[Big Dane]

A low carb diet may kick in the fat burning again.

 

[evansss]

how long has she been working out...also whats her routine like? if its simply cardio, she may want to look into some light weight work as well. Also as stated above diet needs to be in check as well. Very few people reach plateau's and i believe its even harder to reach a fatloss plateau (as opposed to a muscle plateau) unless there is somthing wrong with her thyroid or something to that extent.