Treadmill broken/ Depressed. Advice please?

ambrbrown
ambrbrown Posts: 14
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone.
I am still pretty new to this site/ app and need some advice and encouragement. I have been dieting for a couple months now. I have lost 20 lbs through diet along. 2 weeks ago I purchased a used treadmill and it has broken now. I am terrified I will gain that weight back before I can purchase another one. It will probably be a few weeks before I can do that. I am thoroughly depressed as walking outside is simply not an option for me (please don't suggest it).
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  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    What about exercise videos?
  • ambrbrown
    ambrbrown Posts: 14
    That is a really good suggestion that I have never thought of. Are there any good ones on youtube? That you could recommend? Defiantly something low intensity. I am still a beginner.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Hi everyone.
    I am still pretty new to this site/ app and need some advice and encouragement. I have been dieting for a couple months now. I have lost 20 lbs through diet along. 2 weeks ago I purchased a used treadmill and it has broken now. I am terrified I will gain that weight back before I can purchase another one. It will probably be a few weeks before I can do that. I am thoroughly depressed as walking outside is simply not an option for me (please don't suggest it).

    Just Walk, Walk at Home, Walk Away the Pounds.........are low impact videos by Leslie Sansone. Lots of illegal uploads on YouTube (you won't find the Just Walk ones...they're too new).

    If you like these videos....Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, sell the newer Just Walk videos. Newer ones are chaptered (you can make them shorter, or longer) and some have a music-only option. This one is great!

    http://www.collagevideo.com/products/leslie-sansones-walk-to-the-hits-radio-remixes

    I like this one too...it's programmable and includes some strength training....

    http://www.collagevideo.com/products/leslie-sansones-ultimate-5-day-walk-plan
  • Chain_Ring
    Chain_Ring Posts: 753 Member
    You said not to but I'm going to anyway, run outside. Dreadmill sucks.
  • ambrbrown
    ambrbrown Posts: 14
    Wow, Thank you! I will definitely try some of these.
  • kbolton322
    kbolton322 Posts: 358 Member
    Why won't you walk outside?? I know only a few people who will use a treadmill and I'm not one of them...
  • quellybelly
    quellybelly Posts: 827 Member
    Home workouts are a great choice. You can find Jillian Michaels 30 day shred on Youtube I think. I personally loved Insanity and T25 :)

    There are plenty of ways to get exercise in other than using a treadmill. You just gotta find an alternative! You are doing so well so far, don't give up now! :flowerforyou:
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    Well there's always the great outdoors. I'd be depressed if I had a working treadmill, and ecstatic the day that it broke.
  • desidieter
    desidieter Posts: 195
    Just wanted to respond on your note about being terrified of gaining back the weight...

    Remember, if you're eating at an appropriate deficit, you shouldn't gain the weight back whether exercise is part of your routine or not. Exercise is great and can definitely help the weight loss process - plus, it's good for other things, like building endurance, stamina and overall fitness skills, but it's not the deciding factor on whether or not you gain or lose weight. However, what you eat will make a huge difference. So even when you're unable to exercise, just be mindful of your food, and you should be able to lose.

    As for exercise suggestions, I really like the free workouts on FitnessBlender.com They're designed for people who want to get 'gym-like results' at home, and they have everything from cardio to strength training to yoga. I personally don't have a gym membership, nor do I have any workout machines at home, and I've seen some great results from using FB's routines.

    Best of luck!
  • ambrbrown
    ambrbrown Posts: 14
    I guess different people prefer different things? I love my treadmill and the workouts that I get from it. I wasn't asking for people to criticize my exercise choices, just to offer some alternatives until I can buy me a new one. I love that there are people who can run outside, I am not on of them.
  • ambrbrown
    ambrbrown Posts: 14
    Just wanted to respond on your note about being terrified of gaining back the weight...

    Remember, if you're eating at an appropriate deficit, you shouldn't gain the weight back whether exercise is part of your routine or not. Exercise is great and can definitely help the weight loss process - plus, it's good for other things, like building endurance, stamina and overall fitness skills, but it's not the deciding factor on whether or not you gain or lose weight. However, what you eat will make a huge difference. So even when you're unable to exercise, just be mindful of your food, and you should be able to lose.

    As for exercise suggestions, I really like the free workouts on FitnessBlender.com They're designed for people who want to get 'gym-like results' at home, and they have everything from cardio to strength training to yoga. I personally don't have a gym membership, nor do I have any workout machines at home, and I've seen some great results from using FB's routines.

    Best of luck!

    Thank you. My calorie deficit is usually still around 1000 even when I do not exercise so that is comforting. Thank you for the suggestion. I will defiantly look into that.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Hi everyone.
    I am still pretty new to this site/ app and need some advice and encouragement. I have been dieting for a couple months now. I have lost 20 lbs through diet along. 2 weeks ago I purchased a used treadmill and it has broken now. I am terrified I will gain that weight back before I can purchase another one. It will probably be a few weeks before I can do that. I am thoroughly depressed as walking outside is simply not an option for me (please don't suggest it).

    You lost weight before the treadmill.

    Treadmill breaks.

    You think you'll gain it back.

    Why?

    As you have proved out, weight loss is about eating less than you burn - that's it.
    If you are doing less, you have to eat less - perhaps that's what you mean, you like the higher eating levels that come with burning more.

    Calisthenics is in the database, and is anything weight based mostly, so you can use that to log doing pushups, jumping jacks, glute bridges, squats, burpees, ect. Rotate between them and get a full body muscle workout.

    That'll be better than walking/running to maintain muscle mass everywhere. If you only do cardio, and fat comes off with about normal 20% muscle, what's going to show underneath?
    Skinny fat is what it's called, usually regretted by those that get there, though they are happy with the scale weight. Sadly they know people don't see that, but their body.
  • michaelaeryn91
    michaelaeryn91 Posts: 24 Member
    I suffer from acute depression and emotional anxiety so I know exactly how you feel, but I am TELLING you going for a walk outside is not only beneficial for your body but your mind as well. Like grass? Walk in a field. Like the ocean? (me!) Walk along a pier. You will find what works for you. I'm not saying you have to love it, but you will feel it working. I know what it's like to not want to leave the house, I personally get nervous when I see strangers watching me. But you can do it! In the meantime the online videos sounds like a great idea!
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    I guess different people prefer different things? I love my treadmill and the workouts that I get from it. I wasn't asking for people to criticize my exercise choices, just to offer some alternatives until I can buy me a new one. I love that there are people who can run outside, I am not on of them.

    Don't sweat the d-bags; some people just cannot handle the fact that everyone else isn't as perfectly awesome as they are. It's the internet where everyone is in every conversation even when they have nothing but negativity to add. *shrug* So those of us who are lame and sucky because we can handle treadmills have to stick together ;)

    I use DVDs and not Youtube because I haven't gotten around to hooking my laptop up to the TV. For low-impact workouts, I like Ellen Barrett a lot. She does pilates-based videos so no jumping around, but the moves focus a lot on the big muscle groups so you can get your heart rate up pretty well.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    Hi everyone.
    I am still pretty new to this site/ app and need some advice and encouragement. I have been dieting for a couple months now. I have lost 20 lbs through diet along. 2 weeks ago I purchased a used treadmill and it has broken now. I am terrified I will gain that weight back before I can purchase another one. It will probably be a few weeks before I can do that. I am thoroughly depressed as walking outside is simply not an option for me (please don't suggest it).

    Just keep doing what you were doing before you purchased this crappy treadmill. You'll be fine. It looks like you know what to do already. Of course there's always walking outside.
  • mom2_4gr8kids
    mom2_4gr8kids Posts: 74
    I guess different people prefer different things? I love my treadmill and the workouts that I get from it. I wasn't asking for people to criticize my exercise choices, just to offer some alternatives until I can buy me a new one. I love that there are people who can run outside, I am not on of them.

    How about walking outside instead of running? At least it's something until you can get a new treadmill. The walking videos that have been suggested are good too. But nothing beats getting outside and taking a walk (for me anyway).
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    You lost weight from being in a caloric deficit, not from the treadmill.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I guess different people prefer different things? I love my treadmill and the workouts that I get from it. I wasn't asking for people to criticize my exercise choices, just to offer some alternatives until I can buy me a new one. I love that there are people who can run outside, I am not on of them.

    I workout indoors too. I don't assume everyone can/will workout outdoors. I live in the Midwest.....snow and below zero days would definitely slow down my workouts. Sure, I could just suck it up, but 57" of snow last year really screwed up the roads. Traffic lanes were much narrower & not all sidewalks were cleared.
  • socalkay
    socalkay Posts: 746 Member
    I recently bought a used DVD on ebay - Richard Simmons dancing with the oldies. Hard for me to keep up because of health issues but fun music and I bop along best I can.

    I have a semi-recumbent stationary bike that I ride 5 - 6 days a week. I like the bike.

    Remember that you lost the weight without exercise and you can maintain without it, though exercise is so good for you in so many ways. There's lots of things you can do at home and for free. Get creative and do some research online for sites offering workout advice and videos. Here's one I have bookmarked:

    http://hasfit.com/
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    Go outside and walk?
    Go to a park and walk?

    Gym membership an option?
  • Mexicanbigfoot
    Mexicanbigfoot Posts: 520 Member
    I am one of the seemingly few people that prefer the treadmill to walking/running outside.

    I am able to keep a more steady pace and since I have had some trouble with my feet I like the smooth, even surface.

    Fitness Blender is a great website for workouts. I know I was without a treadmill for about a week but I made sure to keep my eating in check and I found other ways to work out. I didn't gain that week :smile:

    You will probably have regular ups and downs so don't get discouraged.

    Good luck! :flowerforyou:
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Jump rope?

    Hula hoop?
  • SWEETMAY84
    SWEETMAY84 Posts: 66 Member
    why don't you see if the company will fix it or replace it for you? Just a few weeks in and its broken? warranty? =/
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    My treadmill broke earlier this spring.

    Since I can't suggest walking or running outside....try some fitness videos.
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    Fitness blender is really good.

    Also, if you subscribe to anything like Netflix or Amazon prime video, there are workouts on there that you can look up and do. I've found Jillian Michaels and Denise Austin on prime...i found other stuff on Netflix but can't remember what it was, since i found i like Jillian Michaels best and typically just stick with her stuff. Might be some ink YouTube, too, but i haven't checked that.

    But as another person pointed out, too, if you stay in a caloric deficit, you won't gain the weight back. Also, i have some nasty social anxiety, and when i started onto this journey, i wouldn't do anything except work out at home when no one else was around...and now, just recently, i got the whole family a membership to the YMCA. :D keep doing what you're doing and it may impact how you feel in many, many ways. Good luck!
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Or just turn on your radio to something upbeat and walk in place.
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
    Dance around. In college we used to march in place while watching TV or just hanging out.
  • georgiaTRIs
    georgiaTRIs Posts: 229 Member
    go outside if the weather allows. Otherwisw either exercise tapes or go online and you can get some really good exercise ideas.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Calisthenics,mdancing around the house, exercise tapes (cheap on eBay!)...there are so many things you can do in the house. Keep going. Don't let the lack of a treadmill get you down. :)
  • newhealthykim
    newhealthykim Posts: 192 Member
    Can you walk around in the mall? A lot of people do that for exercise. Also, if you are only eating 1000 calories, that may be too low. Usually it's best not to go below 1200. For me at 225 lbs, 1800-2000 is my range.

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