New here - looking to lose 10-12 lbs.
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I used to work out 1.5- 2 hours 5/days a week and a dream body. But life gets in the way and I'm lucky if I can squeeze in small workout here and there. I'm curious too to see the advice given on here.1
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I'm joining you all too.
I started 1 week ago, serious about losing 10 lbs by 4th of July. I'm 5-6. My morning weight this morning was 143.5 and my evening weight was 145.5 last night (yep weighing 2x per day; I eat a lot of salt, so it varies a ton). Hoping to see 142 this week (in the morning) and not going over 145 at night.
I did the monkey bar challenge when my kiddos were at baseball practice a couple summers ago and could successfully do them by the end of the season (we're at a new field now, so it's a no go; maybe I'll crash a neighbor's house, it's something to do outside when the kids are playing in the evening).
I just started fit bit today; and am about to see how awfully sedentary my life really is (I do run around with the kids, but realistically, that's just in the evening after school, work, sports, etc). I think I might be stuck on the treadmill at night.....0 -
My goal is 1200 per day (I don't measure and often estimate, so likely eating closer to 1400?); and over the weekend - I did not overdue it (came in around 2000 one day and 1500 the other, which for me is pretty good).
Refuse to cut out the wine on the weekend.
Actually, just double checked - 2200 on Sat and 1600 yesterday - still not horrible (not great); hopefully next weekend I can keep all three weekend days about 1600 and keep to the 1200 during the week0 -
I've found that 5-10 minutes here and there throughout the day really adds up. On days where I can't fit in a full 40 minute workout (strength training/cardio), I know I can do smaller bursts of strength training or plyo (like pushups, squats, situps, burpees, etc). 5 minutes in the morning, 10 minutes after work, and another 10 after dinner. You can certainly work muscle groups to exhaustion in that short amount of time (including your lungs--ever try HIIT?). Some exercises may not be huge calorie-burners, but you'll add strength and tone. I lost an inch around my waist just by adding plank hip-dips (3 sets of 15) to my routine. So maybe instead of telling yourself "I don't have an hour to work out", see how much time you do have and use it to focus on a muscle group or do a little cardio. Anything is better than nothing!
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