3.5 weeks in and need confirmation.

morpheos

Hi All,

I joined MFP 3 or so weeks ago. Before this I had tried it all.. Had done the Fad diets which as you all are aware let you lose weight then balloon when you get lazy.. Prime example of this was losing 12kgs in 3 weeks.. That didn’t last long.. Put on more weight afterwards.

SO MFP is the first time that I have decided to try thing the right way.

So I am 34, 178cm and currently 100kgs.. I’m Pretty disgusted at myself get to this stage.. Trying hard to correct it though.

I am 3.5 weeks in and I have lost 4kgs. 8.8 pounds for all of you not using the metric system...

I do 25 - 30 min of cardio in the morning and also in the afternoon 5 days a week. I also do weights 4 days a week giving myself a break on Wednesdays and the weekend.
I have a HRM and put in my exercise calories to MFP and also try to eat them back. I don’t count my weight training calories due to depending what I am doing it will vary. They are roughly 100 - 280 depending on the day and routine.

SO....

I guess my question is... am I doing this right??

My diary is currently set to public...

PinkEarthMama

Looks pretty good

I'd up your fruits & veggies though.

Lozze

I do 25 - 30 min of cardio in the morning and also in the afternoon 5 days a week. I also do weights 4 days a week giving myself a break on Wednesdays and the weekend.

It depends what you're doing. If its just walking or light exercise not an issue but if it's 30 of hard cardio every morning and night might be a tad much and hard to keep up with.

Strength is definitely too much. You need to give your body a 48 hour rest in between strength training. The muscles need to repair themselves.

morpheos

Hi Appreciate your feedback.

One question though....

In my goal I said I would exercise 50min a day 5 days a week. Which I do

So should I be inputting my 50min exercise calories into exercise hence giving me a larger calorie total or does MFP take into account I have said I would do 50min exercise and automatically add this to my total calories.

TeresaC79

I do 25 - 30 min of cardio in the morning and also in the afternoon 5 days a week. I also do weights 4 days a week giving myself a break on Wednesdays and the weekend.

It depends what you're doing. If its just walking or light exercise not an issue but if it's 30 of hard cardio every morning and night might be a tad much and hard to keep up with.

Strength is definitely too much. You need to give your body a 48 hour rest in between strength training. The muscles need to repair themselves.

Why is that too much strength? I do strength 5-6 times a week, but don't work the same muscles every day. I do days of upper body and days of lower body. I've had many tell me this is a good routine.

TeresaC79

Hi Appreciate your feedback.

One question though....

In my goal I said I would exercise 50min a day 5 days a week. Which I do

So should I be inputting my 50min exercise calories into exercise hence giving me a larger calorie total or does MFP take into account I have said I would do 50min exercise and automatically add this to my total calories.

You should include it.

carlaspfdlaw

Sounds like your are putting on muscle, while losing. Which is the best thing you can do. Have you thought about adding healthiy snack? One mid morning and late afternoon?

morpheos

I actually do although when I input them I add them to my breakfast / lunch / dinner.

Just me being lazy I guess.

Mid morning 10am is actually the almonds raw / yoghurt
Mid Afternoon 3pm is actually the fruit

Appreciate your feedback

funkycamper

MFP doesn't give you credit for the exercise until you actually do it and input it. So, yeah, you have to add it in each day which will give you a bigger deficit. And then you should eat some of them back.

About resting for 48 hours after weight-training. If you alternate muscle groups, you can lift every 24 hours. Just do upper-body one day and then lower-body the next. Or some other variation where you're not working the same muscle groups without resting them for 48 hours.