Tough confusing question

nothingblooms

heybales wrote: »

With only cardio, say goodbye to a healthy amount of muscle mass as part of that almost 1 lb a day weight loss.

You may desire that later, actually sooner too since it plays a part in even just your basic metabolism.

Since as you weigh less you have to eat less to keep losing (or exercise even more to burn calories) - if already at the low end, what happens to keep reducing as you need to?
- How low can you go .....
- Or how much time do you have for exercise ....

Usually adherence and sustaining it becomes the issue then down the road. But start out right now, you can finish it timely later.

I plan on doing weight training, however I attempted a few push ups, 2 days ago and I am still brutally sore. I don't really have a gym around here that is affordable so cardio for now until the near future.

nothingblooms

janejellyroll wrote: »

nothingblooms wrote: »

I will attempt to eat more food, it's just quite satisfying to see the app tell me that I will be at 270 lbs in 5 weeks. I am sure I will not be able to keep up such a high deficit for too much longer. Is it so bad to do for a short amount of time? Say 2 months. I put my calorie net goal at 1,500 we will see. That should still be about 3 or more lbs per week.

Multiple people, I believe, have warned you that you will be losing mostly muscle if you try to be so aggressive. Is that a concern for you?

Yes my goal was to lose enough weight to start exercising regularly, I was able to do it a lot faster than anticipated, that is why I was going to attempt push ups and ab crunches, as I have said I do not have any weights or anything at the moment.

girlviernes

nothingblooms wrote: »

I will attempt to eat more food, it's just quite satisfying to see the app tell me that I will be at 270 lbs in 5 weeks. I am sure I will not be able to keep up such a high deficit for too much longer. Is it so bad to do for a short amount of time? Say 2 months. I put my calorie net goal at 1,500 we will see. That should still be about 3 or more lbs per week.

That puts you at 4 lbs per week and is too low for you. You need to be netting at least 1800, and realistically 2400 as MFP recommends is probably ideal. If you want to net less than 1800, get thee to a specialist who can help you to do so safely.

janejellyroll

nothingblooms wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

nothingblooms wrote: »

I will attempt to eat more food, it's just quite satisfying to see the app tell me that I will be at 270 lbs in 5 weeks. I am sure I will not be able to keep up such a high deficit for too much longer. Is it so bad to do for a short amount of time? Say 2 months. I put my calorie net goal at 1,500 we will see. That should still be about 3 or more lbs per week.

Multiple people, I believe, have warned you that you will be losing mostly muscle if you try to be so aggressive. Is that a concern for you?

Yes my goal was to lose enough weight to start exercising regularly, I was able to do it a lot faster than anticipated, that is why I was going to attempt push ups and ab crunches, as I have said I do not have any weights or anything at the moment.

But you're still talking about setting a goal that has you losing at too fast of a pace.

nothingblooms

girlviernes wrote: »

nothingblooms wrote: »

I will attempt to eat more food, it's just quite satisfying to see the app tell me that I will be at 270 lbs in 5 weeks. I am sure I will not be able to keep up such a high deficit for too much longer. Is it so bad to do for a short amount of time? Say 2 months. I put my calorie net goal at 1,500 we will see. That should still be about 3 or more lbs per week.

That puts you at 4 lbs per week and is too low for you. You need to be netting at least 1800, and realistically 2400 as MFP recommends is probably ideal. If you want to net less than 1800, get thee to a specialist who can help you to do so safely.

You are right, I miscalculated that somehow. I wanted to get to about 3 lbs per week, which I think should be perfectly fine.

SingRunTing

nothingblooms wrote: »

heybales wrote: »

With only cardio, say goodbye to a healthy amount of muscle mass as part of that almost 1 lb a day weight loss.

You may desire that later, actually sooner too since it plays a part in even just your basic metabolism.

Since as you weigh less you have to eat less to keep losing (or exercise even more to burn calories) - if already at the low end, what happens to keep reducing as you need to?
- How low can you go .....
- Or how much time do you have for exercise ....

Usually adherence and sustaining it becomes the issue then down the road. But start out right now, you can finish it timely later.

I plan on doing weight training, however I attempted a few push ups, 2 days ago and I am still brutally sore. I don't really have a gym around here that is affordable so cardio for now until the near future.

Try the "you are your own gym" program for strength training. It's a body weight program and the only equipment you need are things that you should already have around the house (towel, door, table, etc). You can find the pdf online, but I highly recommend the app. It's a paid app, but well worth the $3.

Please eat more. You shouldn't starve yourself thin. It doesn't work well.

nothingblooms

SingRunTing wrote: »

nothingblooms wrote: »

heybales wrote: »

With only cardio, say goodbye to a healthy amount of muscle mass as part of that almost 1 lb a day weight loss.

You may desire that later, actually sooner too since it plays a part in even just your basic metabolism.

Since as you weigh less you have to eat less to keep losing (or exercise even more to burn calories) - if already at the low end, what happens to keep reducing as you need to?
- How low can you go .....
- Or how much time do you have for exercise ....

Usually adherence and sustaining it becomes the issue then down the road. But start out right now, you can finish it timely later.

I plan on doing weight training, however I attempted a few push ups, 2 days ago and I am still brutally sore. I don't really have a gym around here that is affordable so cardio for now until the near future.

Try the "you are your own gym" program for strength training. It's a body weight program and the only equipment you need are things that you should already have around the house (towel, door, table, etc). You can find the pdf online, but I highly recommend the app. It's a paid app, but well worth the $3.

Please eat more. You shouldn't starve yourself thin. It doesn't work well.

Excellent idea. I will attempt that and if all else fails I will have to join the YMCA here. I will eat at least a net of 1,800 per day. Obviously that will not be possible some days, that is alright isn't it?

tulips_and_tea

nothingblooms wrote: »

SingRunTing wrote: »

nothingblooms wrote: »

heybales wrote: »

With only cardio, say goodbye to a healthy amount of muscle mass as part of that almost 1 lb a day weight loss.

You may desire that later, actually sooner too since it plays a part in even just your basic metabolism.

Since as you weigh less you have to eat less to keep losing (or exercise even more to burn calories) - if already at the low end, what happens to keep reducing as you need to?
- How low can you go .....
- Or how much time do you have for exercise ....

Usually adherence and sustaining it becomes the issue then down the road. But start out right now, you can finish it timely later.

I plan on doing weight training, however I attempted a few push ups, 2 days ago and I am still brutally sore. I don't really have a gym around here that is affordable so cardio for now until the near future.

Try the "you are your own gym" program for strength training. It's a body weight program and the only equipment you need are things that you should already have around the house (towel, door, table, etc). You can find the pdf online, but I highly recommend the app. It's a paid app, but well worth the $3.

Please eat more. You shouldn't starve yourself thin. It doesn't work well.

Excellent idea. I will attempt that and if all else fails I will have to join the YMCA here. I will eat at least a net of 1,800 per day. Obviously that will not be possible some days, that is alright isn't it?

Yes. It doesn't have to be exact. In fact, you may want to average out your calories for the week instead of per day.

I also typed out a post re: "You are your own gym" but I see others beat me to it! Try those. You'll want to keep as much muscle as possible plus it will help your skin to adapt as you lose weight.

jgnatca

Look at it this way. You are doing this 80% right. Up your calories a bit and you're golden.

Since you did this for health and to be around for your future children, remember that eating at too low a deficit means your body is pirating protein from your muscles to make up the difference. The body isn't picky and might just start pirating say, from your heart muscle.

Don't lose focus on why you started this in the first place.