Lost in all this research...

Kimbers330
Kimbers330 Posts: 7 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've been doing some research, and boy is there a lot of it. Not even sure what the best thing is for me to do...

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  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    What is it exactly that you are trying to research??
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    What are you researching and what type of resources are you using? There's a lot of misinformation out there. It can be difficult to sort through it all to find out what works for you. May I suggests reading the threads that are stickied at the top of the getting started and general diet/weight loss forums entitled Most Helpful Posts. These are fantastic summaries of helpful information.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Is this Google research on nutrition? No wonder. I suggest getting pickier with your sources and it will get a lot less confusing.

    My go-to sources include

    http://www.choosemyplate.gov

    and

    http://www.diabetes.org

    (I was type 2 diabetic for many years before going in to remission)

    Why do I pick sources like these? They are experts listening to experts and are pulling together conventional, consensus opinion.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Maybe just go work out?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Research into what?
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    Is this Google research on nutrition? No wonder. I suggest getting pickier with your sources and it will get a lot less confusing.

    My go-to sources include

    http://www.choosemyplate.gov

    and

    http://www.diabetes.org

    (I was type 2 diabetic for many years before going in to remission)

    Why do I pick sources like these? They are experts listening to experts and are pulling together conventional, consensus opinion.

    +1

    2 days of some kind of strength training, moderate to vigorous cardio most other days of the week would be ideal for fitness for health, according to NASM
    http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/fitness-how-much-activity-is-enough/

    But if you haven't exercised in a long time, it's ok to build up to that - or if you can't manage that, do the best you can, something's better than nothing.

    I'd start with 2-3 workouts a week, whatever you enjoy. At some point, think about doing resistance training (if that's not what you start out enjoying), because that's what will help you keep your muscle mass as you lose, and protect your bones.

    To lose weight, it's more about the diet.
  • kmitchall
    kmitchall Posts: 77 Member
    don't get buried in the complicated science schematics of it all. Keep it simple, just eat well and stay moving!
  • malanvdw
    malanvdw Posts: 9 Member
    10 000 steps daily

    3 resistance workouts per week

    stay within your calorie range (500 to 1000 deficit, assuming you want to lose weight)

    eat clean

    log daily

    Can't really go wrong with the above.
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    What are your goals? It all starts there and then you can get on with your self-experimentation to find what works for you. There are very few absolute truths in health and fitness.

    Allan Misner
    NASM Certified Personal Trainer (Corrective Exercise Specialist, Fitness Nutrition Specialist)
    Host of the 40+ Fitness Podcast
  • Pawsforme
    Pawsforme Posts: 645 Member
    kmitchall wrote: »
    don't get buried in the complicated science schematics of it all. Keep it simple, just eat well and stay moving!

    ^^This.^^

    As the saying goes, don't let perfect be the enemy of good. Too many people get caught up in finding the "best" thing to do or in thinking they have to do that thing exactly the "right" way. And they use those as an excuse to not do anything.
  • owen1826
    owen1826 Posts: 53 Member
    malanvdw wrote: »
    10 000 steps daily

    3 resistance workouts per week

    stay within your calorie range (500 to 1000 deficit, assuming you want to lose weight)

    eat clean

    log daily

    Can't really go wrong with the above.

    Yes yes yes.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    malanvdw wrote: »
    10 000 steps daily

    3 resistance workouts per week

    stay within your calorie range (500 to 1000 deficit, assuming you want to lose weight)

    eat clean

    log daily

    Can't really go wrong with the above.

    Deficit is dependent on how much you have to lose (a lot of people don't need 1000 cal deficit), and there's no need to 'eat clean' - whatever that means to you- to lose weight.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    Kimbers330 wrote: »
    I've been doing some research, and boy is there a lot of it. Not even sure what the best thing is for me to do...

    C25K and NROL4W. Annnd go!

    Post your results in 6 months. :+1:

    By the way, only eat clean food. If it falls on the floor, wash it!
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    edited January 2016
    malanvdw wrote: »
    eat clean

    Soap and hot water always help things to taste better...

    *facepalm*

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