So 300 hundred pounds and excercise #HelpPlease!

I'm 330 lbs (started at 410 lbs) and I personally love the elliptical. It's easier on my back and joints than the treadmill. But that is my personal preference, you should do what you feel like you can handle. If you're only 10 days into exercising make sure you take it slow and work your way up otherwise you could burn yourself out or injure yourself. When I took a zumba class for the first time I loved it... but I pulled my hamstring BADLY and ended up on crutches for over a month. I had to learn my limits and work with my body and now I can get through a zumba class with ease, even being at my weight.

Sounds like your original workout was working perfectly. It is a process and takes time. As long as you continue to lose weight at that rate for a while, I wouldn't change what you are doing. You want to build a sustainable effort, not overwhelm yourself and end up giving up.

I am at 250 and when I do Zumba it is because I enjoy it. If you enjoy it, continue, but maybe don't push quite so hard so that is fun and you don't feel like it is trying to kill you.

Good luck on your journey and keep with it.

I started at 400 lbs in June and I currently weigh 325 lbs. Along with eating within my calories (I never eat back exercise calories), I ride on the stationary bike an hour a day/6 days a week.

I started at 340(ish.. the scale couldn't weigh me until I got down to 335, so I could have been more.) Anyway, the first thing I did for fitness was got a pedometer and started building my steps. I couldn't exercise hard core back then. I gradually built from 3000-4000 steps a day until I was getting 7,500 or so on a regular basis. When i was about 270 or so I started a fitness class that uses cardio, strength, and toning. Now that I am 100 + pounds down, I'm still a big girl, but I am strong. It doesn't happen overnight though. I take 4 classes a week (zumba, PIYO, and 2x the fitness class). Most days I get 10,000-15,000 steps.
I think the thing to remember is that you want to slowly increase your fitness for several reasons. First, you have to give yourself time to adjust to movement. Secondly, it's easy to hurt yourself when you are 300 pounds. If you do, you will be down for a long time AND your knees and stuff are never the same again if you injure them. Just don't. Lastly, tons of unexpected exercise right away is very confusing for your body. Your body gets all WTF are you doing??? And then it holds on to the fat.
Keep in mind that weight loss happens in the kitchen. Eating well is essential for weight loss. The exercise is for health, toning, and to burn calories. You can't eat like crap and then do an exercise class and expect to lose weight. The calorie control needs to be first.

Feel free to check out my food diary for meal ideas and friend me if you'd like some support from someone who has been there. Good luck!

karyabc wrote: »

hi! im 26 and currently 294 lb ,started eating healthier and going to the gym 10 days ago, i've lost 4 pounds since then, when i joined the gym i did not have any idea of what to do, but i guessed that doing some cardio was probably the best thing, so basically what im doing is 5x a week; 1 hour in the tread mill + 20 mins in the stationary bike + 15 mins in the elyptical, which aprox comes out like 350 calories burn, do you think that's enough?
and the other thing is that today i decide to take a zumba class and felt miserable, i could beraly could finish the class and make all the movements -_-. is there anyone about my weight that could tell me what worked for you, or what at type of excercise should i do?
im lost here, any advise are welcome.

Tx u.

Are you sure about those calorie burn numbers? That seems low for an hour and half of cardio for someone who weighs 300 pounds. I plugged in 2.0 mph on the treadmill for 60 minutes + 300 weight and it says 340 calories just for that.

If you want some serious calorie burns try swimming! I swim laps and do deep water aerobics four times a week and I burn a lot of calories. Plus, my biceps and leg muscles have gotten so much stronger and defined. I started at almost 300 pounds and have lost 60 pounds since March.

I was about your weight when I realized that I needed to stop my upward weight climb. I started cleaning up my diet by quitting pop and drinking water, eating more veggies and fruit, and limited fast food to one meal a week instead of ten meals a week (some days I only ate fast food). I started by working out for 20 minutes a day for 4 days a week and after a month I increased my minutes.

I like to use my bike on a trainer at home when the weather is nasty outside or my elliptical. That has really helped to alleviate the pain on my joints. I have dropped 43 pounds since January and as I have dropped more weight I have started hiking and jogging. I have even registered for a couple of fun runs to keep me motivated. I walk a big portion of these races, but I am improving every day!

Find exercises that you enjoy and have fun as you get healthier! Feel free to add me if you would like an additional friend.

When I started MFP I was 320 that was a few yrs ago. I fell off the wagon recently got back on the end of this summer. I believe you are burning more calories then you think. I love the bikes, and tredmill ( can only do 15 minutes due to ankle injury) along with Zumba for my wii. Best of luck feel free to friend me.

JMO, but you don't want to push yourself too hard too soon. For me, that has always been a recipe for exhaustion. I've never been what you'd call 'good' at stuff like Zumba. Or any exercise that requires any sort of coordination. Start slow, don't go at it all full force, or you'll wear yourself out before you've got the strength to do what you'd like to be able to do.

There's nothing wrong with just, plain walking until you get your endurance built up a bit. I would advise eventually adding resistance training (weights, bands, or just body weight at first) in addition to the cardio. It builds muscle strength, helps prevent osteoporosis, reduces blood pressure, etc. You can lift weights, do calisthenics, yoga or pilates (I do Callanetics). Find a program you think might be interesting, watch a couple of YouTube videos and try it out, and you can buy a video for less than $20. If you are interested in lifting, and can afford it, meet with a personal trainer a couple of times a month to get you started on the right track.

But, don't feel like you have to push yourself into resistance training before you're ready. Hopefully, this getting in shape thing is going to be a life-long commitment. There's not a timeline that says when you're going to be ready for what.

Don't feel bad about Zumba. I'm at my goal weight now, but I have zero coordination. Every time I've done Zumba I feel like a clumsy ox. Elliptical machine would be great for you. Weights too, as others have suggested, and get a heart rate monitor too. Your burn sounds pretty low. I think you're burning much more than that.

I started out at 412lbs and basically the only think I could do was walk. Eventually worked up to the elliptical then took up running as my fitness improved.

I was close to where you are. 285 pounds.
A doctor told me to go back to old school... counting calories.
Myfitnesspal is a great tool. doc says if you burn off more calories than you take in then you will lose weight.
Sounds like you are on the right track.
Use the myfitnesspal to monitor your calorie intake.
Want to eat more then exercise more ;o)
Walking is mostly what I did to lose.
Tie mapmywalk with myfitnesspal to shed those pounds.
Don't get discouraged...!!!
If you mess up one day, get right back into it the next.
Good luck to you.

Your best results are going to be from a change in diet. Exercise helps to increase weight loss but the most bang for your buck is going to be in your diet.

I'm at 329 now, but was at 343 last week. I was down to 315 a few months ago and was stuck, so I just gave up. I found that I'm losing weight faster this time because I completely changed up my diet. No pop, lots of water, veggies/fruits, not as many carbs. Before, I was exercising like crazy and not losing, so what you eat does count for a lot.

Like others have said, Zumba is high intensity. You burn a tonne of calories in a very short amount of time. What you're doing now sounds awesome -- that's a lot in a day!

If you're into dancing games, try Just Dance. Make sure you move your feet while you play though. There's not as much motivation to move your feet because it doesn't track those movements -- it just tracks your arms/hands, but do it anyway. You'll sweat and it's a good workout!

Definitely swim. It's very low impact, but you still get a great workout.