Am I doing this right?

hillabeans23
hillabeans23 Posts: 37 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Morning folks. I'm 5'5 and 150 with 17 pounds to lose. 3 years ago at 20, I joined this site and lost 25 pounds. I picked up walking and a dance class, changed my eating habits etc.

The last few years, I've put on weight and then some (obviously since I'm posting this ha). This year, I've lost 10 pounds on my own. I started doing @home pilates videos several times a week and sprucing up my diet. Then all this s*** happened and I slacked off. But I'm back at it!

But I don't know if I'm doing enough. I joined mfp again to help keep more disciplined eating habits. I'm at 1500c intake. But I feel like I've been eating pretty much what I'm supposed to for awhile, at least more times than not you know? It's really the exercise I've changed. Pilates is great and I buy more videos when the old ones stop becoming a challenge. I upped my hand weights with it too. Walking stopped having an effect on me a long time ago but I love walking so I got a weighted vest. This is the only new exercise I've really added over the past few weeks. I try to walk 3-4 miles several times a week. Since I joined mfp again, I'm obsessed with reading every forum. And I feel like I'm not doing enough. Is my walking with a vest good? (I'm at 13 pounds right now). Is pilates enough? I feel most people are going hardcore...should I be doing p90x or something?

Suggestions? Input?

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  • amybaby300
    amybaby300 Posts: 13 Member
    Walking vests do help you burn more calories, at the same time wearing them for extended can cause problems with your joints. (Husband has one). Eating healthy and following your calorie goal , along with walking aerobics is great. Keep in mind that raisin your heart rate while excersising is how to burn calories fastest. I do HIIT at the gym ^^. I've shed a few pounds just cutting back my calories. And changing a few meals . just make sure to replace some of the calories lost if your burning to little! I had to learn to do that myself! And I do a little weight work too for toning :3 more muscle helps your metabolism, or so my fitness friend says xD.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Your best weight loss results are going to come from the kitchen.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    edited August 2015
    Lifting4Lis is right. It's more about getting your diet in order. It's a good idea to find the types of exercises you like to do so that way you'll be able to keep it up. You can add P90x to your routine if you want but if you don't like it (I don't like any of those hard core/cardio type workouts) you won't do it.
  • hillabeans23
    hillabeans23 Posts: 37 Member

    Amybaby300:
    People tell me to run with it and I'm like no. One it's bulky but it bounces when i attempt jogging, which hurts. I really can't walk more than 4 miles with it, it's gotten harder since I've passed 10 pounds. And I live in Louisiana, so it's like 100° out! I keep seeing HIIT, what is that?



  • hillabeans23
    hillabeans23 Posts: 37 Member
    What diet tendencies do ya'll follow? Other than the obvious I guess like bread and pastas.
  • hillabeans23
    hillabeans23 Posts: 37 Member
    I mean health wise diet tendencies! Ha, like you probably cut out lots of bread and pasta.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    hillabeans23 wrote: »
    I mean health wise diet tendencies! Ha, like you probably cut out lots of bread and pasta.

    No. I eat the same, just a little less to make sure it fits into my calorie goal. I did cut out soda, I used to drink about 4 cans a day so that freed up 600 calories right there. My point is you don't have to cut out or demonize certain foods in order to lose weight.

    You should read this thread, it has good information regarding weight loss.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
  • debrag12
    debrag12 Posts: 1,071 Member
    You don't need to cut those out
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    Lifting4Lis is right. It's more about getting your diet in order. It's a good idea to find the types of exercises you like to do so that way you'll be able to keep it up. You can add P90x to your routine if you want but if you don't like it (I don't like any of those hard core/cardio type workouts) you won't do it.

    Totally agree. And, OP, you do not need to cut out any food groups. Just stay under or at your calorie goal.

  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Walking is a great way to burn calories. Resistance training (like some body weight exercise -- push ups, squats, etc. -- if you're new to them, or weight lifting if you're not new) can help maintain muscle while you lose. No need to give up bread and pasta, just track your intake as accurately and honestly as possible, and give a reasonable calorie deficit a bit of time to do it's thing.
  • hillabeans23
    hillabeans23 Posts: 37 Member
    I have a huge problem with bread. Lol. I absolutely can't moderate it right now so I'm really just trying to avoid it. It's weird, bread and pasta is my 'junk food'.

    And I'd like to do more resistance or weights, something to really get those fine lines I guess, but all I have is light weights and a ten pound kettleball. I just cancelled my gym membership after a year or so of not putting it to good use. I'd rather invest in a bar or some free weights for home. Suggestions as far as weights or exercises? And yes I know this isn't ideal but I'm just not a gym person. We do exist.
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    Oh, I'm not a gym person either. No need for justification there. It sounds like you're getting lots of good exercise; kettlebells are awesome - I'm sure there are good workouts w/ them on youtube.

    If you need to have bread out of the house for a while, no judgement here. Just realize that it's not a junk food; all food is fuel. You can take some time to get your eating habits under control and then return to bread -- or anything you enjoy, really -- once you're feeling a bit more assured.

    Stick to your deficit. That's the bottom line.
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