Question for folks who have a lot to lose

aziapatrick
aziapatrick Posts: 33 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I weigh around 330 currently. Being a 5'6" woman I am like super gold plated morbidly obese. I'm doing the whole MFP calorie thing plus working out with a personal trainer on Tuesdays and Thursdays for an hour doing half cardio/half strength training. Also, I've started working out doing cardio for 30-40 minutes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and most Saturdays or Sundays. Do you think I'm working out too much?

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  • jdb3388
    jdb3388 Posts: 239 Member
    It depends on what you are doing for cardio. You can never (well you know what i mean) walk to much. If you are running 6 days a week that's a little bit heavy, but my wife and I walk 6, sometimes even all 7 days a week. It's pretty tough to over exert yourself doing that, if you have time to walk for an hour to an hour and a half, you'll burn way more calories too.
  • breeshabebe
    breeshabebe Posts: 580
    Do you think it's too much? I'd say 5 days a week is great. I think that exercise is really important, but the most important thing is your diet.
  • Tabithas_Transformation
    Tabithas_Transformation Posts: 93 Member
    As long as you're comfortable with the level of exercise that you're doing then it's not too much. As long as you're pushing yourself, building fitness and (most importantly) enjoying yourself then keep at it! :smile:
  • amandarawr06
    amandarawr06 Posts: 251 Member
    Do you think it's too much? I'd say 5 days a week is great. I think that exercise is really important, but the most important thing is your diet.


    Agreed x100.

    If you are comfortable with how much you are working out then don't stop! If you feel like you need an extra rest day once and awhile, then take one. Just keep doing what youre doing and the work will show itself.
  • die2fat4love
    die2fat4love Posts: 149 Member
    Listen to your body and if it feels like its too much then it is.
  • Ftw37
    Ftw37 Posts: 386 Member
    Currently my only exercise is walking. I do it daily. I use a fitbit to motivate me. I think that exercise is a big part of any weight control program. The thing is to not hurt yourself!
  • Aprilfoolbride
    Aprilfoolbride Posts: 552 Member
    The real question is: can you sustain it? If you can sustain it, then go, sister, go! If you need to scale it back, do so. I read Jeff Galloway’s book on running and the theme was this: always do slightly less than you think you can do, NEVER try do more. That way you avoid injury. And listen to what your body is telling you. If your knees/ankles/back are tender, talk to your trainer.
  • aziapatrick
    aziapatrick Posts: 33 Member
    Let me start off by saying I'm not running, lol. Mostly doing the stationary bike...I love it!

    I feel great and my endurance is getting crazy amazing.
  • wordsandmusic51
    wordsandmusic51 Posts: 126 Member
    Your muscles need time to rest as well. As the others have said, listen to your body. I was doing cardio and strength at PT 2 days a week, and then home workouts 3 days. It is best with where you are starting weight wise to build up to stronger workouts. If you don't give your body time to rest in between you will likely experience a lot more muscle and joint pain. Maybe do three days, Sun/Mon/Tues, take Wed. off, then do Thurs/Fri and take Sat. off?
  • markja
    markja Posts: 270 Member
    I've dropped 20 lbs since starting about 5 weeks ago. Walking is all I do for exercise so far.
  • LAPDpoliceNYPD
    LAPDpoliceNYPD Posts: 77 Member
    Naw your ok but as your trainer gota catch them all:ohwell:
  • DoNotSpamMe73
    DoNotSpamMe73 Posts: 286 Member
    Working out too much is unlikely to be a problem. Though hyperventilating a lot can make exercise a lot more challenging.
    5 hours a day is how much a significant amount of people used to move around. Though there are those who burn nuts amount of calories per day. Peasants dying of starvation because they can't get 12k of calories into a day.
    A couple hours of walking or other exercise (An hour minimum just for health) a day and log calories. The exercise can be sparatic throughout the day if need be. I do a lot of my exercise at the park with my headphones on.
    Exercise doesn't have to be hard running or hard weights, it can be light daily activities. Keep that up at least half the days a week.
    Unless you have some magical weight that can only be fairy dusted away I think a simple formula will work. Exercise to some degree, watch how much your eating in log form. Find a way to enjoy yourself and a weight loss journey long or short will not seem so hard.
    The thing is that time is something that will pass anyway. 12 years of primary and high school, a little less if you dropped out but most still spent at least 9 years and that time passed.

    Whatever your plan you've started and you will finish, your friends at my fitness pal will support you through this and help you get there. Guaranteed.
  • DoNotSpamMe73
    DoNotSpamMe73 Posts: 286 Member
    Working out too much is unlikely to be a problem. Though hyperventilating a lot can make exercise a lot more challenging.
    5 hours a day is how much a significant amount of people used to move around. Though there are those who burn nuts amount of calories per day. Peasants dying of starvation because they can't get 12k of calories into a day.
    A couple hours of walking or other exercise (An hour minimum just for health) a day and log calories. The exercise can be sparatic throughout the day if need be. I do a lot of my exercise at the park with my headphones on.
    Exercise doesn't have to be hard running or hard weights, it can be light daily activities. Keep that up at least half the days a week.
    Unless you have some magical weight that can only be fairy dusted away I think a simple formula will work. Exercise to some degree, watch how much your eating in log form. Find a way to enjoy yourself and a weight loss journey long or short will not seem so hard.
    The thing is that time is something that will pass anyway. 12 years of primary and high school, a little less if you dropped out but most still spent at least 9 years and that time passed.

    Whatever your plan you've started and you will finish, your friends at my fitness pal will support you through this and help you get there. Guaranteed.

    Log, exercise, support and a constant enjoyment be it hanging out with friends, drawing or watching movies. Personally I think that is the key. Also time. But as I said, time will pass anyway.
  • marciebrian
    marciebrian Posts: 853 Member
    Do you think it's too much? I'd say 5 days a week is great. I think that exercise is really important, but the most important thing is your diet.


    Agreed x100.

    If you are comfortable with how much you are working out then don't stop! If you feel like you need an extra rest day once and awhile, then take one. Just keep doing what youre doing and the work will show itself.

    and I agree with both! you should be pushing yourself but not to the point of actual pain. Wishing you all the very best and know you'll be successful! keep it up ;-)
  • scraver2003
    scraver2003 Posts: 526 Member
    Let me start off by saying I'm not running, lol. Mostly doing the stationary bike...I love it!

    I feel great and my endurance is getting crazy amazing.

    That is excellent!! If you feel great, keep doing it! The important thing is to rest when your body needs it. If you are working out to the point you are exhausted all the time - then it is definitely time to cut back. But if you are feeling great, then you are doing it right!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    It's only too much if you're going to burn out on it and give up.
  • cici1028
    cici1028 Posts: 799 Member
    No, not too much especially if you are working with a trainer and have some supervision as you get started. It's the eating/nutrition that will drop the pounds... the exercise will keep you strong and healthy. Good for you... go get it!!!
  • 281Danielle
    281Danielle Posts: 113
    As long as you feel ok doing that much it's fine. I have roughly 100 pounds to lose and I workout 6 days a week for about an hour to an hour and a half, usually 4 days strength training for about 30-45 mins and then cardio 6 days a week for at least 30 mins. Sometimes I do need to take 2 days off instead of 1 but usually that's when I have really sore muscles from strength training or I had a busy week and I'm just plain worn out. It all depends on what you feel comfortable doing. I love to eat so for me I workout so I can eat more than 1300 calories a day and it makes it totally worth it.
  • scubasuenc
    scubasuenc Posts: 626 Member
    Listen to your body as to whether or not it is too much. When I started MFP I was 310 and I'm about your height, so you are about where I was last October. I started exercising every day on a stationary bike and worked my way up to 45 minutes per day. Once I reached my time goal, I started increasing intensity. After several months I started adding in strength training and extra cardio 3 days per week.

    I started by following the MFP calorie goal, but per my doctor's recommendation I did not eat back exercise calories. As I lost weight MFP kept lowering my calorie goals. By the time I got down to 1230, I realized that even though I wasn't hungry, I wasn't able to recover from my exercise as well. I did some research into what I was actually burning and discovered I was eating less than half my total daily energy expenditure (TDEE). I have since slowly increased my calories to 1700 per day and I've continued to lose weight.

    As long as your doctor and trainer are OK with the level of exercise you are doing and your body isn't giving you signs something is wrong, then go for it. Just be prepared to make changes as you lose weight. What works now might not continue to work.

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