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I want to emphasize the importance of circuit training to you. That way you can combine resistance exercises with aerobic training.
If you can afford it, work with a personal trainer or nutritionist for a while. I started working with a personal trainer in the beginning of January and I've already gained 6 pounds (of muscle, since I don't seem to be getting fatter.. my arms are getting bigger and I've eaten healthily pretty much forever) and I improve my weight on every exercise every week. Major muscle groups increase by about 10 lbs a week, smaller groups increase by at least 2.5-5 lbs a week.
You should try to go all out every time you exercise. I do a lot of weight lifting because I know that muscle burns more calories than fat does, so as I build muscle my body burns more calories in its resting state. I do run or bike or something to warm up before my lifting, and sometimes go to the gym for purely aerobic exercise (usually just running on the track.. running wears me out!) as well. I do find that weight lifting has become somewhat addicting.. I always want to improve!
Good luck! It sounds like you're doing a lot of things right, you just need to tweak it!
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