Do you think he is right???
Cking1162
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My husband told me that the only way I am going to start losing weight is if I totally jump-start my system and work out for 3 hours a day for awhile. I am thinking if I keep working out sensibly (I go to gym 3 days a week and do 40 min of running and weight machines; and work out 3 days at home doing exercise bike, Jillian shred and kettle ball for about 1 hour a day) and eating 1300 calories a day without eating exercise calories back I will eventually see results. I started MFP a 15 days ago...saw a 3 lb weight loss quickly then gained 2 back but I am thinking that is just from the change in diet/exercise.
I should mention that the reason he believes this is that it is hard to lose weight because i have Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) and insulin resistant.
Thoughts? I am depressed thinking I am going to have to work out for 3 hours a day to see any results.
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CW-171
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I should mention that the reason he believes this is that it is hard to lose weight because i have Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) and insulin resistant.
Thoughts? I am depressed thinking I am going to have to work out for 3 hours a day to see any results.
SW-173
CW-171
GW-140
5'7"
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Calories in vs. calories out for weight loss.0 -
No, sorry, but do NOT try to workout for 3 hours a day! For pete's sake, you only risk injury. Then you can't workout at all!
Have you met with a nutritionist and your doctor? I'm not giving any specific advice here but lots of people who are insulin resistant respond well to a low carb diet. It has worked wonders for me.
Keep doing the workouts you're doing now and experiment with your diet.0 -
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I have no idea if he's right. In your position, I'd go to my doctor with these questions/concerns. If you've already done that, what did they say?0
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I'm hypothyroid as well. And I lost my first 10 pounds with little to no extra activity. You don't have to work out crazy hard for 3 hours straight. I think finding a routine that works well for you is key! And of course calorie counting
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With the greatest of respect, your husband is wrong. Sounds like you're guaranteed to burn yourself out in a week or two tops! If you have questions about how your health conditions will affect losing weight I'd ask your doctor. From my understanding they will make this harder and you may need to be quite strict with your logging, but CICO will work! Best of luck 0
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No, sorry, but do NOT try to workout for 3 hours a day! For pete's sake, you only risk injury. Then you can't workout at all!
Have you met with a nutritionist and your doctor? I'm not giving any specific advice here but lots of people who are insulin resistant respond well to a low carb diet. It has worked wonders for me.
Keep doing the workouts you're doing now and experiment with your diet.
Yes---- I see an endocrinologist and have for the past 5 years. I have always been very fit and losing weight has been easy until two years after having my last child. No change in anything but weight crept up. It has been hard for me because I am used to being thinner. But, although it IS a lot harder to lose...I am determined to keep trying and doing my best. At least I will feel better!0 -
My husband told me that the only way I am going to start losing weight is if I totally jump-start my system and work out for 3 hours a day for awhile. I am thinking if I keep working out sensibly (I go to gym 3 days a week and do 40 min of running and weight machines; and work out 3 days at home doing exercise bike, Jillian shred and kettle ball for about 1 hour a day) and eating 1300 calories a day without eating exercise calories back I will eventually see results. I started MFP a 15 days ago...saw a 3 lb weight loss quickly then gained 2 back but I am thinking that is just from the change in diet/exercise.
I should mention that the reason he believes this is that it is hard to lose weight because i have Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) and insulin resistant.
Thoughts? I am depressed thinking I am going to have to work out for 3 hours a day to see any results.
SW-173
CW-171
GW-140
5'7"
No, he's wrong.
To lose weight you must eat less than you burn.
To gain endurance, do some cardio.
To gain strength, do some heavy weight lifting.
Weight loss starts in the kitchen, endurance and strength start in the gym (or wherever you choose to do those activities).
Weight loss is not linear, weight fluctuations are normal. You need to give it time.
There are some people here who have thyroid problems and who are insulin resistant who will probably pop in to give encouragement.
In the meantime, talk with your doctor and ask him to refer you to a nutritionist who specializes in your medical conditions.
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My husband told me that the only way I am going to start losing weight is if I totally jump-start my system and work out for 3 hours a day for awhile. I am thinking if I keep working out sensibly (I go to gym 3 days a week and do 40 min of running and weight machines; and work out 3 days at home doing exercise bike, Jillian shred and kettle ball for about 1 hour a day) and eating 1300 calories a day without eating exercise calories back I will eventually see results. I started MFP a 15 days ago...saw a 3 lb weight loss quickly then gained 2 back but I am thinking that is just from the change in diet/exercise.
I should mention that the reason he believes this is that it is hard to lose weight because i have Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) and insulin resistant.
Thoughts? I am depressed thinking I am going to have to work out for 3 hours a day to see any results.
SW-173
CW-171
GW-140
5'7"
I have PCOS and thyroid issues, and I lost the majority of my 160 lbs without exercising at all. Unfortunately, when I started, places like MFP weren't around, so I thought if a little was good, more was better. I ended up with an eating disorder by working out too much and not eating enough. Your current workout schedule sounds more than sufficient. Weight loss happens more from diet than from exercise. Exercise is more about health. And if you just jump in and immediately start doing 3 hours, it's just asking for an injury.0 -
No, sorry, but do NOT try to workout for 3 hours a day! For pete's sake, you only risk injury. Then you can't workout at all!
Have you met with a nutritionist and your doctor? I'm not giving any specific advice here but lots of people who are insulin resistant respond well to a low carb diet. It has worked wonders for me.
Keep doing the workouts you're doing now and experiment with your diet.
thanks...I will work on cutting the carbs more!0 -
Your husband sounds like an idiot. Does he have any science to back up these outlandish claims? Right, didn't think so. Listen to a doctor, or certified trainer or registered dietitian, if you're going to listen to anyone. I'm going to make a wild assumption and bet your husband is none of these things.-3
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Yes, I have met with doctor, endo, nutritionist....and my husband is a doctor (but this is not his field!)
I am going to press on and work on cutting out carbs more. (My downfall!)
I usually can stay on target but it does get really frustrating to see nothing happening. This is why calorie restriction has failed for me in the past. I will eat what I want and be the same weight as when I count my calories.0 -
AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »Your husband sounds like an idiot. Does he have any science to back up these outlandish claims? Right, didn't think so. Listen to a doctor, or certified trainer or registered dietitian, if you're going to listen to anyone. I'm going to make a wild assumption and bet your husband is none of these things.
Actually, he is the smartest person I know. Honestly. And..he is a doctor (but not in this field)0 -
AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »Your husband sounds like an idiot. Does he have any science to back up these outlandish claims? Right, didn't think so. Listen to a doctor, or certified trainer or registered dietitian, if you're going to listen to anyone. I'm going to make a wild assumption and bet your husband is none of these things.
No he doesn't. He sounds misinformed.0 -
procolorer wrote: »I'm hypothyroid as well. And I lost my first 10 pounds with little to no extra activity. You don't have to work out crazy hard for 3 hours straight. I think finding a routine that works well for you is key! And of course calorie counting
Awesome...gives me hope!0 -
My husband told me that the only way I am going to start losing weight is if I totally jump-start my system and work out for 3 hours a day for awhile. I am thinking if I keep working out sensibly (I go to gym 3 days a week and do 40 min of running and weight machines; and work out 3 days at home doing exercise bike, Jillian shred and kettle ball for about 1 hour a day) and eating 1300 calories a day without eating exercise calories back I will eventually see results. I started MFP a 15 days ago...saw a 3 lb weight loss quickly then gained 2 back but I am thinking that is just from the change in diet/exercise.
I should mention that the reason he believes this is that it is hard to lose weight because i have Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) and insulin resistant.
Thoughts? I am depressed thinking I am going to have to work out for 3 hours a day to see any results.
SW-173
CW-171
GW-140
5'7"
I have PCOS and thyroid issues, and I lost the majority of my 160 lbs without exercising at all. Unfortunately, when I started, places like MFP weren't around, so I thought if a little was good, more was better. I ended up with an eating disorder by working out too much and not eating enough. Your current workout schedule sounds more than sufficient. Weight loss happens more from diet than from exercise. Exercise if more about health. And if you just jump in and immediately start doing 3 hours, it's just asking for an injury.
thank you --this helps a lot!0 -
No, he is not right.
Burn more than you eat0 -
I don't care if this isn't your husbands field, he should know that three hours a day of working out is not a bright idea at all. Sounds like he has different motives to me ,but that's just my opinion. He gave you terrible advice and it lacks common sense .0
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Thank you all! I feel better about it. Slow and steady and hopefully....I will get there eventually.
I am ok with the slow weight loss...I want something I can do for life.0 -
My husband told me that the only way I am going to start losing weight is if I totally jump-start my system and work out for 3 hours a day for awhile. I am thinking if I keep working out sensibly (I go to gym 3 days a week and do 40 min of running and weight machines; and work out 3 days at home doing exercise bike, Jillian shred and kettle ball for about 1 hour a day) and eating 1300 calories a day without eating exercise calories back I will eventually see results. I started MFP a 15 days ago...saw a 3 lb weight loss quickly then gained 2 back but I am thinking that is just from the change in diet/exercise.
I should mention that the reason he believes this is that it is hard to lose weight because i have Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) and insulin resistant.
Thoughts? I am depressed thinking I am going to have to work out for 3 hours a day to see any results.
SW-173
CW-171
GW-140
5'7"
I have PCOS and thyroid issues, and I lost the majority of my 160 lbs without exercising at all. Unfortunately, when I started, places like MFP weren't around, so I thought if a little was good, more was better. I ended up with an eating disorder by working out too much and not eating enough. Your current workout schedule sounds more than sufficient. Weight loss happens more from diet than from exercise. Exercise if more about health. And if you just jump in and immediately start doing 3 hours, it's just asking for an injury.
thank you --this helps a lot!
I'm glad! Feel free to message me if you need support!0 -
My husband told me that the only way I am going to start losing weight is if I totally jump-start my system and work out for 3 hours a day for awhile. I am thinking if I keep working out sensibly (I go to gym 3 days a week and do 40 min of running and weight machines; and work out 3 days at home doing exercise bike, Jillian shred and kettle ball for about 1 hour a day) and eating 1300 calories a day without eating exercise calories back I will eventually see results. I started MFP a 15 days ago...saw a 3 lb weight loss quickly then gained 2 back but I am thinking that is just from the change in diet/exercise.
I should mention that the reason he believes this is that it is hard to lose weight because i have Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) and insulin resistant.
Thoughts? I am depressed thinking I am going to have to work out for 3 hours a day to see any results.
SW-173
CW-171
GW-140
5'7"
I have PCOS and thyroid issues, and I lost the majority of my 160 lbs without exercising at all. Unfortunately, when I started, places like MFP weren't around, so I thought if a little was good, more was better. I ended up with an eating disorder by working out too much and not eating enough. Your current workout schedule sounds more than sufficient. Weight loss happens more from diet than from exercise. Exercise if more about health. And if you just jump in and immediately start doing 3 hours, it's just asking for an injury.
thank you --this helps a lot!
I'm glad! Feel free to message me if you need support!
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Yeah. It's not his field. He means well but he's wrong. Talk to your endo, talk to a registered dietician - doctors tend to have very specialized fields.0
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Phoenix_Down wrote: »
This. your husband is incorrect. I also have thyroid issues. While my weight loss may be slower than others', I certainly have lost weight (97 pounds actually). It's taken a while, but never, ever have I had to go to the gym for 3 hours a day to lose weight! In fact, many weeks, I'm hard pressed to go to the gym for a total of 3 hours all week!
ETA: I also eat plenty of carbs. I don't demonize any food, I just eat everything in moderation.
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Thorsmom05 wrote: »I don't care if this isn't your husbands field, he should know that three hours a day of working out is not a bright idea at all. Sounds like he has different motives to me ,but that's just my opinion. He gave you terrible advice and it lacks common sense .
He is an Iron Man...so he lacks some perspective. I think he is frustrated that I am frustrated. But I agree....he is wrong. That is why I wanted to see what others thought!0 -
Sounds like he wants to start off at Level 10! Start sensibly at Level 1 and work your way up!0
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I am hypothyroid and have am now in maintenance after reaching my goals, so it is possible, if it is well managed.
Weight loss is primarily from controlling your diet. If you're not using a food scale, I would highly recommend getting one, and using it for everything. For example, I weigh my cereal every day. It's shocking the difference in grams for similar volume at the start of a box vs at the end of a box. Also, sometimes the serving sizes are inaccurate on some packages, always go by the weight they indicate for a serving, not on the number of slices etc.
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Thorsmom05 wrote: »I don't care if this isn't your husbands field, he should know that three hours a day of working out is not a bright idea at all. Sounds like he has different motives to me ,but that's just my opinion. He gave you terrible advice and it lacks common sense .
He is an Iron Man...so he lacks some perspective. I think he is frustrated that I am frustrated. But I agree....he is wrong. That is why I wanted to see what others thought!
I understand . it can be frustrating and he probably didn't really think about it before speaking. Just know that cico does work and that even though it may be a bit harder for you due to your medical issues , that it can be done. I suggest using a food scale and weighing and measuring everything you consume . stick with your current workout times, there's seriously no need to do three hours per day . I started at @202 and am currently 135. I'm 5'8 tall . portion control works wonders you'll be fine 0 -
Thorsmom05 wrote: »I don't care if this isn't your husbands field, he should know that three hours a day of working out is not a bright idea at all. Sounds like he has different motives to me ,but that's just my opinion. He gave you terrible advice and it lacks common sense .
He is an Iron Man...so he lacks some perspective. I think he is frustrated that I am frustrated. But I agree....he is wrong. That is why I wanted to see what others thought!
Men want to solve while sometimes women just need to vent. My advice is to stop complaining to him that you are not losing weight, keep doing what you are doing (more reasonable workout routine/eating within calorie goals), and become happy with yourself no matter what size you are.0 -
Nope I think he's wrong
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