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# [A Slow-Burner asks a question](https://blog.slowburnpersonaltraining.com/blog/a-slow-burner-asks-a-question)

 Written by [SeriousStrengthAdmin](https://blog.slowburnpersonaltraining.com/blog/author/seriousstrengthadmin) | 4/7/09, 10:53 PM

An online Slow Burn advocate sent this letter to me today. I though that her issues might be similar to many of yours so, I figured sharing it might be of help to some of you.

Her email:

Dear Mr. Hahn,

I am a  
 44-year-old white female. I started the Slow Burn workout about a month and a  
 half ago. I have just in the past week cut all grains out of my diet. Prior to  
 that, I was only eating whole organic grains.

Back in January when I started  
 working out, I weighed 380 lbs. I have only lost 7 pounds since January. I am  
 extremely frustrated because I workout three days a week. I do the elliptical  
 machine for 30 minutes and then do the Slow Burn technique on the weight  
 machines. I was just wondering when I will start seeing some results with the  
 weight loss. My clothes are definitely looser, and I am starting to see muscle  
 tone in my arms again. However, at some point because of how much I weigh, I  
 would think that I would see drastic results on the scales. Do you have any  
 suggestions or comments?? Thanks.

Jennifer P

Here's my reply:

Hi Jennifer –

Great that you  
 started the workout. Let me get right to the point and say that exercise is not  
 the answer to fat loss. Not even close. While I commend you for the effort you  
 are putting in, what you eat is the answer, not exercise. Since you just cut  
 out all grains last week, you will soon see dramatic changes pretty quickly so  
 long as you don’t go crazy with fruit as fruit, like all grains, are  
 carbohydrate. Give me a sample of your daily food intake so I can see if you  
 are on the right track.

 Also, you are  
 exercising a bit too much. Just do the SB workout twice a week (you don’t need  
 the elliptical either but if you want to do it do it AFTER the SB workout) and  
 follow my book as closely as you can.

Make sure to eat  
 a protein rich, low to no carb meal (or better a shake) immediately after your  
 workouts. Don’t skip breakfast on your training days (or ever for that matter).

Drink a gallon of  
 cool water a day and get at least 8 hours of sound sleep.

And remember, you  
 are building muscle too. If you weigh 370 pounds and after a month lose 5  
 pounds of fat but gain five pounds of muscle, you’ll weigh the same – right? Right. But your in much better shape.

Stay the low carb  
 course and you’ll see much faster results real soon. Just remember that what you eat  
 is 99% of the fat loss equation. Strength training adds muscle which  
 contributes.

 All the best,

Fred

 

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