Two Hours A Day of Cardio?

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  • LiminalAscendance
    LiminalAscendance Posts: 489 Member
    The way MFP is setup, adding more cardio won't be beneficial to your weightloss. Actually, since you'll be eating back your exercise calories, it could actually be detrimental if you happen to overestimate your calories burned.

    Personally, cardio (along with dietary changes) worked for me, but I didn't eat back my calories (since I lost virtually all of my weight before I joined MFP, and hadn't been exposed to this concept). I don't recommend this approach, however.
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    This thread is over 15 mths old FYI.
  • wilsoje74
    wilsoje74 Posts: 1,720 Member
    Why yes, it IS time for my weekly self loathing I mean weigh in. Why do you ask?

    Anyone else out there not losing weight or inches on an hour of cardio a day with calorie deficits? When I say I'm working my *kitten* off here, people, I mean it. If only it were TRUE and my *kitten* were COMING OFF.

    I heard someone mention that contestants on the big loser show do two hours of cardio a day. Maybe I should kick it up a notch? Run an hour, then come home and do an hour of aerobics, then some pushups/crunches/squats?

    I'm so utterly exhausted when I come home from running, I would probably have to wait an hour in between workouts.

    I need to hear from people whose bodies just...don't budge on an hour of cardio. Then at least I will know what to do here instead of just beating my head against the wall (would that count as ab work?) wondering what is wrong with me.

    Edited to add: I'm obese here, so it's not a case of being near an ideal weight. Two weeks of hard work and no joy.

    Focus of your diet for weight loss.
    Focus on exercise for fitness.

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