Is my fitness plan any good?

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enjolraii
enjolraii Posts: 6
edited March 4 in Fitness and Exercise
First of all, I can't do much cardio because of a past hip fracture. Although I've been doing Tae Bo, HIIT etc. this summer, now I don't have the time and I feel like I overworked my hip but I lost most of my excess weight. Now I need to lose around 5 kilos. In the morning I go for a run, doing the Couch Potato to 5k(mostly because I have a Cooper test in P.E. class and I have to take it for extra credit. In the evening, I do Ballet Beautiful Body Blast and Yoga Meltdown(I am still at level one). I want to download Callanetics(10 years younger) but I don't know if I'll be able to handle it. I always eat under my calorie goal.

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  • Docbanana2002
    Docbanana2002 Posts: 357 Member
    You didn't say anything about what your fitness goals are..... that's essential for evaluating if the plan is good.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Good for what?
  • enjolraii
    enjolraii Posts: 6
    Good for what?
    For weight loss.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Couch to 5 k is a great programme, so that's defineitly a good plan.

    I'm very pro dance, so I'm gonna say your dance program is good for flexibility and core strength.

    You might want to add in some weight lifting - it'll build your muscles, increase your strength, trim your shape and increase your metabolism.

    When you say you eat under your calorie goal - how much, how often, and why?
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    again-you didn't say ANYTHING about your goals which is the title of your post.
    and ALWAYS eating UNDER your calories goal is not good.

    need more info to give productive advice
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Good for what?
    For weight loss.

    Weight control (lose, maintain, gain) is all about energy balance, not the exercise you do. If you consume a balance of energy (calories) you maintain, if you eat a surplus of energy the body stores that energy in the form of fat for later...if you consume a deficit of energy your body dips into stored energy (fat) to compensate.

    If you're getting your calorie goal from MFP, it already includes your deficit to lose weight without any exercise whatsoever...exercise is very good for you, but it is not necessary for weight loss...though it generally makes it easier because you can eat more and accomplish the same goals.

    Using myself as an example...I lift weights a few days per week and I ride around 80 miles per week...I'm maintaining weight because I eat a balance of energy for that activity level and my other stats. If I wanted to lose weight I would simply eat a bit less...I wouldn't change my exercise.
  • TMM211073
    TMM211073 Posts: 153 Member
    Any weight loss/fitness program or App is only as good as the effort you put into it....

    The questions should be....

    "Are you willing to commit to My Fitness Pal and log your food honestly?"

    "Are you willing and able to make a commitment to creating a new lifestyle for yourself - therefore improving your chances of success?"

    Because, if you are going to do what you've always done, you are going to get what you've always got.... and as you're inquiring about MFP, you've obviously got heavier than you'd like to be.... So by making changes and improvements in your daily lifestyle and eating habits and learning from past mistakes, you can and will make MFP very good - for you....

    Good Luck xXx
  • enjolraii
    enjolraii Posts: 6
    again-you didn't say ANYTHING about your goals which is the title of your post.
    and ALWAYS eating UNDER your calories goal is not good.

    need more info to give productive advice

    Well, I did write in my post that I want to lose around 5 kilos because I've already lost around 20 kilos of excess weight with MFP. I just need to lose these last stubborn kilos.

    Also I don't eat much under my calorie goal. Just around 200-300 cal and again it's not on purpose that I do so. Ever since I started counting calories+fat, carbs, protein etc. I have a hard time eating 1200.
  • Docbanana2002
    Docbanana2002 Posts: 357 Member
    Yeah, you mentioned wanting to lose weight but that's not a fitness goal. Losing weight is about eating less than you burn. Doing a lot of exercise can burn calories, allowing you to eat more while still maintaining your deficit. That's one of my goals for exercise (but not my only goal), to just to stay active enough to burn more calories so I can lose a pound a week while eating 1500-2000 calories which makes me feel satisfied and helps me meet nutrition goals (for protein, iron, calcium, etc.). The 1300 calories that MFP gives me when I'm sedentary is miserable for me. Not enough food and I end up low on some important nutrients that way.

    As for you, sounds like you are already eating at a significant deficit BEFORE doing exercise. To an extent that is going to be bad for your health AND fitness, long term. I'd actually back off on the exercise until you can figure out how to eat nutritiously and in healthy amounts (a few hundred under 1200 does not qualify unless you are a very tiny person). You should probably let your body heal, too. If you are having trouble eating more food, then increase your protein and fat intake and that might help.... sometimes people go on a diet and try to eat 1200 calories of broccoli or something ridiculously low cal and that is a LOT of food ha ha. So if you are already too low on calories, give yourself more protein and healthy fats and you will be eating the same volume of food but getting higher calories. Things like nuts, avocados, beans, use olive oli on veggies, etc.

    Then when you get that straight, increase your activity and learn to eat even more and properly fuel that activity. And start setting some actual FITNESS goals... to get stronger, run faster, become more flexible, etc. Consider doing weight training, to work on strength and re-shape your body into a fit-looking one as you lose these last few pounds. But the nutrition part is foundational and it sounds like you need to put more energy into solving your undereating problem because it will harm your body to mix starvation with a bunch of exercise.
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