Is A Physically Demanding Job Sufficient?
SkinnyCandii
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I am a 20 year old female, weighing 130 lbs. My goal weight is 115 lbs.
I recently started a job cleaning apartments, I find I am very exhausted after work and I don't have time for working out, anymore.
I was wondering if this could be sufficient physical activity to reach my goal weight.
Thoughts?
I recently started a job cleaning apartments, I find I am very exhausted after work and I don't have time for working out, anymore.
I was wondering if this could be sufficient physical activity to reach my goal weight.
Thoughts?
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It IS, if you base your calories burned on here right and you watch your calories. It IS hard work, I have done it. You just have to be spot on with food
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Are you eating at a deficit?0
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I'm going to be honest, you don't look like you need to lose weight. I think you might be better off focusing on a recomp than a scale weight.0
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It mostly was enough for me at age 20. Not so much by age 30. Not at all. And by then it was hard to get into the exercise habit.0
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How tall are you? Looks like you may well be in a healthy weight range already and may need to focus on reducing body fat % / increase lean body mass rather than overall weight loss.0
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what i look like now is from weight training. but i cut calories and did real manual labor and lost 30lbs a couple years back (230->200) in like 4 months0
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NaomiJFoster wrote: »It mostly was enough for me at age 20. Not so much by age 30. Not at all. And by then it was hard to get into the exercise habit.
Hmm, that is probably beacuse our metabolisms decrease as we age.0 -
tiptoethruthetulips wrote: »How tall are you? Looks like you may well be in a healthy weight range already and may need to focus on reducing body fat % / increase lean body mass rather than overall weight loss.
I'm 5'5, last i checked. I just want to lose my prego-tummy, thighs, and possibly some of my boobs.0 -
actually im with kgeyser. you don't look like you need to lose that much mass. but i think gaining some lbm would do you a greater favor than losing weight.SkinnyCandii wrote: »
recomp and some weight training would be ideal... but do as you will.
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I have never weighed as little as that but from my own experience...your body shape is your body shape. It can be smaller or bigger or you can build muscle. But your boobs are your boobs, maybe smaller. Your thighs are your thighs, maybe smaller, or not.0
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SkinnyCandii wrote: »
you're too focused on weight. i gained lbm too. girls should want some muscle too. you won't get bulky. you'll just get sexier. these are facts.
start going to the gym. you don't look bad. drop 5-10lbs and tone up. shouldn't take more than 2-3 months for you to look pretty *kitten* awesome.
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SkinnyCandii wrote: »
you're too focused on weight. i gained lbm too. girls should want some muscle too. you won't get bulky. you'll just get sexier. these are facts.
start going to the gym. you don't look bad. drop 5-10lbs and tone up. shouldn't take more than 2-3 months for you to look pretty *kitten* awesome.
good luck.
I realize that. I think it's because wieght changes more than appearance. No matter my weight, I always look the same.
I don't have time for the gym. I used to, before I got this job.
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I have never weighed as little as that but from my own experience...your body shape is your body shape. It can be smaller or bigger or you can build muscle. But your boobs are your boobs, maybe smaller. Your thighs are your thighs, maybe smaller, or not.
Well, when I was 17 I weighed 115-118 lbs, just from being busy all the time, between college and working. I was perfectly happy with my body then, and I just want it back.0 -
SkinnyCandii wrote: »NaomiJFoster wrote: »It mostly was enough for me at age 20. Not so much by age 30. Not at all. And by then it was hard to get into the exercise habit.
Hmm, that is probably beacuse our metabolisms decrease as we age.
from age 20 to age 30? not really. i think it is exaggerated just how much this is true. maybe it decreases significantly with menopause, but between 20 and 30, doubtful.
your tdee will increase significantly by having a cleaning job though, but it just depends if you eat more to compensate for that.0 -
SkinnyCandii wrote: »NaomiJFoster wrote: »It mostly was enough for me at age 20. Not so much by age 30. Not at all. And by then it was hard to get into the exercise habit.
Hmm, that is probably beacuse our metabolisms decrease as we age.
from age 20 to age 30? not really. i think it is exaggerated just how much this is true. maybe it decreases significantly with menopause, but between 20 and 30, doubtful.
your tdee will increase significantly by having a cleaning job though, but it just depends if you eat more to compensate for that.
I guess you're right, haha.
I have found that I am hungry and having to eat more. However, by the time I get home, I am so hugry that I end up eating more than necessary. I am going to try packing a little snack for around 3pm, when the hunger starts to prevent this.0 -
I've read through all the comments on here and to OP, it seems like you have some body issues and maybe you need to talk to someone about that. Why do you think there is something wrong with your boobs? You're a woman, you're suppose to have breasts and curves. You are by no means overly large. You have a good proportioned body. All those super skinny models with flats chests are not normal!!! As other posters have said you don't really need to lose weight you need to recomp. You need to start lifting so you will build more muscle tone which will burn body fat which in turn will make you look thinner. At 5'5" you are at a healthy weight if you were to lose 15lbs you would be looking very unhealthy. Losing weight is not going to change the make up of your body. I have thick legs and cankles.....I hate them!!!!! But I am realizing that that is how my body is made and I have to deal with it. I will never have lean, slender legs no matter how much weight I lose. Good luck to you and all the best!0
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wibutterflymagic wrote: »I've read through all the comments on here and to OP, it seems like you have some body issues and maybe you need to talk to someone about that. Why do you think there is something wrong with your boobs? You're a woman, you're suppose to have breasts and curves. You are by no means overly large. You have a good proportioned body. All those super skinny models with flats chests are not normal!!! As other posters have said you don't really need to lose weight you need to recomp. You need to start lifting so you will build more muscle tone which will burn body fat which in turn will make you look thinner. At 5'5" you are at a healthy weight if you were to lose 15lbs you would be looking very unhealthy. Losing weight is not going to change the make up of your body. I have thick legs and cankles.....I hate them!!!!! But I am realizing that that is how my body is made and I have to deal with it. I will never have lean, slender legs no matter how much weight I lose. Good luck to you and all the best!
5'5" and 115 would not necessarily be uhealthy. it isn't even considered underweight according to bmi. it depends on her body type. she could look perfectly fine at that weight.-3 -
I think what you are looking for is to lose that skinny/fat look.
Eat all your calories that MFP allotted you for you semi physically demanding job.
Then at home follow the nerdfitness.com, or any other strength training video on YouTube, routine to build a little more strength and sculpt your body a little. Eat back 50% of the calories burned.
Make sure you are hitting your protein goals; this will help with your energy levels and retaining your LBM.
If you do decide to drop your calories, stay in the losing .5 lbs a week as you are so close to your goal weight.
Before doing anything log for 3-4 weeks and see what your current calorie intake is yielding.
Cheers, h.0 -
middlehaitch wrote: »I think what you are looking for is to lose that skinny/fat look.
Eat all your calories that MFP allotted you for you semi physically demanding job.
Then at home follow the nerdfitness.com, or any other strength training video on YouTube, routine to build a little more strength and sculpt your body a little. Eat back 50% of the calories burned.
Make sure you are hitting your protein goals; this will help with your energy levels and retaining your LBM.
If you do decide to drop your calories, stay in the losing .5 lbs a week as you are so close to your goal weight.
Before doing anything log for 3-4 weeks and see what your current calorie intake is yielding.
Cheers, h.
she said she is too exhausted to work out.
calling someone skinny-fat is insulting.-1 -
wibutterflymagic wrote: »I've read through all the comments on here and to OP, it seems like you have some body issues and maybe you need to talk to someone about that. Why do you think there is something wrong with your boobs? You're a woman, you're suppose to have breasts and curves. You are by no means overly large. You have a good proportioned body. All those super skinny models with flats chests are not normal!!! As other posters have said you don't really need to lose weight you need to recomp. You need to start lifting so you will build more muscle tone which will burn body fat which in turn will make you look thinner. At 5'5" you are at a healthy weight if you were to lose 15lbs you would be looking very unhealthy. Losing weight is not going to change the make up of your body. I have thick legs and cankles.....I hate them!!!!! But I am realizing that that is how my body is made and I have to deal with it. I will never have lean, slender legs no matter how much weight I lose. Good luck to you and all the best!
5'5" and 115 would not necessarily be uhealthy. it isn't even considered underweight according to bmi. it depends on her body type. she could look perfectly fine at that weight.
People always say things like that, on here.0 -
middlehaitch wrote: »I think what you are looking for is to lose that skinny/fat look.
Eat all your calories that MFP allotted you for you semi physically demanding job.
Then at home follow the nerdfitness.com, or any other strength training video on YouTube, routine to build a little more strength and sculpt your body a little. Eat back 50% of the calories burned.
Make sure you are hitting your protein goals; this will help with your energy levels and retaining your LBM.
If you do decide to drop your calories, stay in the losing .5 lbs a week as you are so close to your goal weight.
Before doing anything log for 3-4 weeks and see what your current calorie intake is yielding.
Cheers, h.
she said she is too exhausted to work out.
calling someone skinny-fat is insulting.
Skinny-fat? Haha, what even is that?
Don't worry, I'm not insulted.0 -
wibutterflymagic wrote: »I've read through all the comments on here and to OP, it seems like you have some body issues and maybe you need to talk to someone about that. Why do you think there is something wrong with your boobs? You're a woman, you're suppose to have breasts and curves. You are by no means overly large. You have a good proportioned body. All those super skinny models with flats chests are not normal!!! As other posters have said you don't really need to lose weight you need to recomp. You need to start lifting so you will build more muscle tone which will burn body fat which in turn will make you look thinner. At 5'5" you are at a healthy weight if you were to lose 15lbs you would be looking very unhealthy. Losing weight is not going to change the make up of your body. I have thick legs and cankles.....I hate them!!!!! But I am realizing that that is how my body is made and I have to deal with it. I will never have lean, slender legs no matter how much weight I lose. Good luck to you and all the best!
As I said, I used to be 115 lbs, naturaly, 3 years ago. I just got lazy, and I'm trying to go back to that, healthily.
This discussion was about my jobs physical demands, not my body type. Let's stay on topic, shall we?0 -
I agree with the others that a recomp is best for you. But, I think your job can be enough, if you eat within your goals, and also depending on what your goals are. If you are very exhausted from work and you aren't going to be able to do other exercise, then set your calorie goals accordingly until you are able to do more exercise someday. But, don't eat at a large deficit. Set a low deficit. You don't want to lose a lot fast because you will lose what muscle you do have. Set a low deficit, so you will just very slowly and steadily trim down. I do think it would benefit you if you were able to do some kind of strength training. You don't have to do a lot. You can even do it 2 or 3 times a week. And you don't need to do it for a long time. Like maybe for a half hour or something. You can use weights (that's the best), or machines (better than nothing), or do body weight strength training (or some combination of the three). If you do body weight training you will need to do more of it to get the benefits. With weights you can do less and get great benefits. It's just good to do some kind of strength training. Especially when you are young because this is a time in your life when you will build muscle a bit more easily and maintain the benefits as you age, and especially if you have had muscle loss from yo-yo dieting.0
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At 20, you could probably maintain 115lb with an active life. You look fine from what I can see, however, and at 130 and your height, you are not overweight.0
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Cleaning apartments? How do you not have time to work out after? Are you cleaning EMPTY apartments? If so, are there so many apartments empty that you are busy 5 days a week from 8am to 5:30pm? Our cleaner is usually only on property a good few hours and then off to tend to his hobbies.
Other then that, if you stay active you should be good. Cleaning empty apartments even for a few hours is an energy consuming job, especially if you are lugging heavy equipment up stairs.0 -
Skinny/ fat is the term used quite often on MFP to describe someone who is within their ideal weight but still has a slightly higher BF.
SkinnyCandii, I wasn't being rude using the phrase, you had said you weren't happy with your body shape no matter what your weight was, and that you didn't have time for the gym.
I took it that you wanted to improve your shape as well as lose a few pounds, I offered a simple home routine that would help you achieve that.
I worked as a 'chambermaid' in my 20's and though it burnt the calories, it didn't noticeably improve my overall physique.
So yes, as I had posted, you could lose the weight you want eating at the correct deficit, but you would probably still be unhappy with your shape.
By the way, I said I thought you wanted to lose the skinny/fat look. Not that you were skinny/fat.
My advice was valid for the information I had, and the terminology I used was within the scope of common usage on MFP.
You asked for thoughts; those were mine.
Cheers, h.0 -
middlehaitch wrote: »Skinny/ fat is the term used quite often on MFP to describe someone who is within their ideal weight but still has a rather high BF.
SkinnyCandii, I wasn't being rude using the phrase, you had said you weren't happy with your body shape no matter what your weight was, and that you didn't have time for the gym.
I took it that you wanted to improve your shape as well as lose a few pounds, I offered a simple home routine that would help you achieve that.
I worked as a 'chambermaid' in my 20's and though it burnt the calories, it didn't noticeably improve my overall physique.
So yes, as I had posted, you could lose the weight you want eating at the correct deficit, but you would probably still be unhappy with your shape.
By the way I said I thought you wanted to lose the skinny/fat look. Not that you were skinny/fat.
My advice was valid for the information I had, and the terminology I used was within the scope of common usage on MFP.
You asked for thoughts; those were mine.
Cheers, h.
yes, i know. i think that term needs to stop being used on here for people who are perfectly normal, but don't lift in order to be perfectly toned. it's just another way to body shame people.-4
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