exercise
camelgirlmn
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Does it matter if you can only do one exercise such as the elliptical / bike. I bought one from Walmart and that's all I really got besides walking. Do u guys think this will continue to help me till I can start my workout videos again?
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Sure, anything that burns calories will help you create a deficit. However, the thing to focus on is creating a deficit in the kitchen, as exercise burns tend to be inaccurate.
Do you have a digital food scale?0 -
No scale at all0
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camelgirlmn wrote: »No scale at all
Buy a digital food scale, it is the tool that will help the most with fat loss.
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Any kind of exercise will help, even if it's the same kind every day. I know I tend to stick to walking, exerbike, and stationery row boat. But more important is how much you eat. If you are eating say 500 calories a day more than it takes to maintain but burning 300 calories a day exercising, you're going to be over by 200 calories a day, or 1,400 calories a week. Which equates to gaining nearly two pounds a month. Are you using the food and exercise tools available to you here to make sure you eat below maintenance in order to lose weight?0
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The bike and the walking is plenty. You can also dance and do crunches and stuff at home.
If you have a pool near you, swim. Nothing burns calories like swimming.0 -
The bike and the walking is plenty. You can also dance and do crunches and stuff at home.
If you have a pool near you, swim. Nothing burns calories like swimming.
Just got my size 14 tankini which fits - I look like an over-stuffed sausage, but I can get it on! I figure it will last me for the next 20 pounds lost, hah! Now I just have to work up the nerve to go in public with it . . .0 -
I lost 30 pounds swimming at the Y in the most hideous suit ever from Wal Mart
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Just do it. If I could swim in public at 250, you can do it.atypicalsmith wrote: »The bike and the walking is plenty. You can also dance and do crunches and stuff at home.
If you have a pool near you, swim. Nothing burns calories like swimming.
Just got my size 14 tankini which fits - I look like an over-stuffed sausage, but I can get it on! I figure it will last me for the next 20 pounds lost, hah! Now I just have to work up the nerve to go in public with it . . .
If people think mean thoughts, they're mean people and you shouldn't care what someone like that thinks, anyway. They're beneath you and should have no impact on your exercise!
The first time is the hardest and every time after that, you're less fat.
Swimming is the BEST exercise. Don't let your fear stop you from getting it.
I think the sun helps with loose skin, too. No joke. I think it does. My skin got loose, firmed up, got exceptionally loose last winter and is firming up again. After this winter and next summer, I'll confirm it for myself.0 -
Just do it. If I could swim in public at 250, you can do it.atypicalsmith wrote: »The bike and the walking is plenty. You can also dance and do crunches and stuff at home.
If you have a pool near you, swim. Nothing burns calories like swimming.
Just got my size 14 tankini which fits - I look like an over-stuffed sausage, but I can get it on! I figure it will last me for the next 20 pounds lost, hah! Now I just have to work up the nerve to go in public with it . . .
If people think mean thoughts, they're mean people and you shouldn't care what someone like that thinks, anyway. They're beneath you and should have no impact on your exercise!
The first time is the hardest and every time after that, you're less fat.
Swimming is the BEST exercise. Don't let your fear stop you from getting it.
I think the sun helps with loose skin, too. No joke. I think it does. My skin got loose, firmed up, got exceptionally loose last winter and is firming up again. After this winter and next summer, I'll confirm it for myself.
That would be cool, except I sunburn like crazy unless it's early morning or late evening, so I won't be able to experiment with you. Ooops, looks like we're hacking @camelgirlmn's post! Sorry about that!0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »I lost 30 pounds swimming at the Y in the most hideous suit ever from Wal Mart
LOL I like you a lot!0 -
An elliptical or bike is great for exercise, even if you use it everyday. I would suggest to also get some weights (dumbbells or kettlebells if you're just starting) and incorporate some strength exercises a few times a week as well. Definitely get a digital food scale. Walmart should have a cheap one, if not, ebay does for like $6. Even the cheapy ones are efficient.0
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Elliptical/bike is just fine, when you get calorie count on the machine though, these are usually inflated so if you're just going by the number it gives you, try just eating back half of those calories to start out.0
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@camelgirlmn - don't dis walking either. There's a few people here who have lots significant weight with walking the main source of their exercise burn.0
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Re Walmart scales - other posters have said to not buy the Mainstay brand as it has several drawbacks.0
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Yeah it's cool when you're wearing a fitbit and you're walking around all day, seeing just how many calories that ends up burning.0
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These Ozeri scales are great, I own them both and they are both easy to use and seem to be very accurate.
http://www.amazon.com/Ozeri-Digital-Multifunction-Kitchen-Elegant/dp/B004164SRA/
http://www.amazon.com/Ozeri-Digital-Kitchen-Capacity-Stylish/dp/B003E7AZQA/0 -
I am burned out on running, been doing it for over 40 years. NO joke. I bought a spin bike, I have a couple of Jillian Michaels DVD's that I use and I have a Zumba dvd, along with Youtube, I use this to break up the monotony of "working out." I have to say that my favorite exercises is what I like to call "jwogging" Walking/jogging combo.
Do what makes you happen and what keeps you consistently moving.
Best wishes!!!0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »I lost 30 pounds swimming at the Y in the most hideous suit ever from Wal Mart
THIS post made my whole day!!!
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kshama2001 wrote: »I lost 30 pounds swimming at the Y in the most hideous suit ever from Wal Mart
THIS post made my whole day!!!
There's nothing I hate more when swimming than adjusting straps, and I was having no luck finding a suit with cross straps in my size. I think Wal Mart was the 5th or 6th store I tried.
I have this now, but I don't think Swim 365 makes them anymore, which is a shame.
This is similar in the front but the straps aren't crossable: http://www.womanwithin.com/clothing/Swimsuit-Swimdress-in-oprint-by-Swim-365.aspx?PfId=166353&DeptId=22505&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=G&pref=ps&prefine=Brand,1|Category,1&ppos=39&Splt=1&StyleNo=0765#.Va0y8Iq1V8E
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atypicalsmith wrote: »The bike and the walking is plenty. You can also dance and do crunches and stuff at home.
If you have a pool near you, swim. Nothing burns calories like swimming.
Just got my size 14 tankini which fits - I look like an over-stuffed sausage, but I can get it on! I figure it will last me for the next 20 pounds lost, hah! Now I just have to work up the nerve to go in public with it . . .kshama2001 wrote: »I lost 30 pounds swimming at the Y in the most hideous suit ever from Wal Mart
OMG you two just gave me the snorting giggles. :laugh:
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Oh sorry OP, I forgot about your question
The one and only exercise I do is walking, and a lot of it. Yesterday I walked 26,662 steps or 22 kms.
As long as you're moving and burning calories, your doing well xx0 -
christinev297 wrote: »Oh sorry OP, I forgot about your question
The one and only exercise I do is walking, and a lot of it. Yesterday I walked 26,662 steps or 22 kms.
As long as you're moving and burning calories, your doing well xx
Thnks so much for your support!0 -
Weight loss will come from a caloric deficit. Any exercise you add will help the deficit, but more importantly, it's good for your health 0
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atypicalsmith wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »Oh sorry OP, I forgot about your question
The one and only exercise I do is walking, and a lot of it. Yesterday I walked 26,662 steps or 22 kms.
As long as you're moving and burning calories, your doing well xx
Thnks so much for your support!
I hope I didn't offend you. Anyone who gets off their butt and exercises, no matter what they look like deserves respect!
Your choice of words was funny, is all.
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christinev297 wrote: »Oh sorry OP, I forgot about your question
The one and only exercise I do is walking, and a lot of it. Yesterday I walked 26,662 steps or 22 kms.
As long as you're moving and burning calories, your doing well xx
And that Christine was a HALF MARATHON!
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christinev297 wrote: »Oh sorry OP, I forgot about your question
The one and only exercise I do is walking, and a lot of it. Yesterday I walked 26,662 steps or 22 kms.
As long as you're moving and burning calories, your doing well xx
And that Christine was a HALF MARATHON!
Woohooo :bigsmile: It was my highest day yet. The weather was perfect for a change, and I just felt like walking.
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camelgirlmn wrote: »No scale at all
Buy a digital food scale and weigh all of your solid foods on it. Measure all of your caloric liquids. Log them daily, and stick to a calorie deficit. This is how you lose weight. Exercise is for fitness, and will help to add some calories to your deficit, but the calorie deficit is the key to weight loss.
also read the first post in this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here0 -
My problem is the motivation to get up n actually do it. Then of course the eating I'm always hungry n don't no y0
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