hows oftens enought do u think ?

sugerfree2
sugerfree2 Posts: 69
in Fitness and Exercise
I appreciate we are all individuals so will burn calories different but i just think is it me or is it the usual slow process ?? I go 3 times per week , have done for i think a few months now but dont feel much different...... I spend an hour at the least each time, often 1 1/2 doing a variety of exercises but deep down think its probs my diet... not that i eat alot of ''bad'' foods, just not enough of the good foods, proteins etc...... :(

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  • needles85365
    needles85365 Posts: 491 Member
    People can lose weight without going to the gym, so if your question is do you have to go no. If your question is should you go-papers say 3 times a week is enough. Go as often as you like..I find the more I go the less hungry I am and more energetic and wanting to go. Maybe you should try different exercises, take a class, talk to a fitness instructor.
  • sugerfree2
    sugerfree2 Posts: 69
    hmmm yep, i eat plenty of salads, greens, fruit veg.... just i suppose these dont fill me & then i end up binging to give myself a boost of energy !! when i come out of the gym i'm ravished i cud eat anything !!
  • julialla
    julialla Posts: 232 Member
    It sounds like you need to up the intensity of your workouts. I don't know what you're doing at the gym, but the same workout can eventually become monotonous and ineffective. You need to suprise your body, challenge it! Some days run/power walk on the treadmill. Hop on the elliptical...the cross trainer...the bike. And start strength training!! That is the key, well at least for me, I am starting to believe it is. Good Luck, don't give up.
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    i do low carb and don't need to exercise, but i do only so i dont end up skinny fat like last time.

    point being, do low carb and you don't really need to exercise, but it helps.
  • sugerfree2
    sugerfree2 Posts: 69
    It sounds like you need to up the intensity of your workouts. I don't know what you're doing at the gym, but the same workout can eventually become monotonous and ineffective. You need to suprise your body, challenge it! Some days run/power walk on the treadmill. Hop on the elliptical...the cross trainer...the bike. And start strength training!! That is the key, well at least for me, I am starting to believe it is. Good Luck, don't give up.

    thanks, yep u are saying just what i was thinking, so recently ive been alternating between the treadmills, the bikes, the rowing machines the abdo ?? whatever their call ... cross trainer, my trouble is eventhough i need help in other parts of my bod to either loose or tone...... my stomach has always been my ''bug bare''..... so i tend to focus more on this which i guess i shoudnt !! :((
  • DianneBoo
    DianneBoo Posts: 226 Member
    I do something daily! But, the key factor with me is I need to ENJOY what I am doing! I can not just exercise for the sake of exercising! I love to walk, so I walk alot! Anywhere from 5-10 miles a day! Plus, with it being summer, I am able to swim, play tennis, badminton, kickball, softball, etc.

    I have set goals for myself for each month! This month, one of my goals is to burn a minimum of 800+ calories a day! Some days, I have only done between 650-750, but most days, I am well over 1000! And, that is because I am having so much fun doing what I am doing, that I don't think of it as exercise!

    I started MFP in mid-April and have lost 27 pounds since then...with another 16 lost prior to that! And, most of it is from walking...something I enjoy!
  • sugerfree2
    sugerfree2 Posts: 69
    I think i also need to maybe do some fitness sessions aswell...... if i have the energy, i'm normally thinking hurry up hour......i'm starving !!!

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