Just making sure.....

Keleb_DaWhiz
Keleb_DaWhiz Posts: 55
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just wanna make sure im doing everything right. My diet is 1800-2000 calories a day, at least 10 cups of water a day, burn at least 450-600 calories of cardio 5-6x times a week. As for as strength training ii do 50-80 machine ab crunches and 40-60 chest flys 5x times a week. I would appreiate some feedback to see if im doing this right. Im just a bit confused about what and what-not to do. Thanks for your support cause i really could use it. Thanks!!!!......:)

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  • nikkijean8
    nikkijean8 Posts: 34 Member
    What is your goal? Weight loss vs weight gain vs fitness goals, etc
  • Keleb_DaWhiz
    Keleb_DaWhiz Posts: 55
    my goal is to lose 60 pounds in 6 months. Because my 20th birthday is in 6 month. I just want for the first to be comfortable with my body on my birthday for once lol...
  • nikkijean8
    nikkijean8 Posts: 34 Member
    Just be sure to log all your working out (including your abs work and strength training) and all calories consumed and don't let your net calories for the day drop too low (aka, below your calorie goal for the day). It seems like with the amount you are working out, you should be eating a little bit more, but let MFP determine that for you. That's why we're on here, right?
    The only other thing I would say is something I know only a little bit about, so someone else may be better able to address this. With weight lifting - you generally want to balance your muscles, so I would maybe do chest flys as well as a couple other lifts so that you aren't building just one muscle group (large muscle groups are good to start with - so the chest, the back, and the squat machine are all good ones). That's about the extent of my weight lifting knowledge - like I said, someone else could probably be more helpful with that.
    Good luck! You're doing a great job!
  • Dinob661
    Dinob661 Posts: 251 Member
    Honestly. From what you are doing. If you gain weight or stay the same weight. It is not because you aren't losing fat. It is because you are gaining muscle. The work outs you are doing are strengthening your muscles. This is a good thing. If you did just straight cardio without everything else your doing then you would see the lbs falling off. But if you don't see change it is not because you are doing things wrong.

    Remember that. Cause there will be days where you don't lose weight. I know the feeling...it is disheartening to see the scale not budge even if you feel like you have done everything to make it go the way you want it to.

    My problem is I weigh myself everyday. So I just gotta remind myself the stuff I put in my body throughout the day will be reflected on the scale. If you do this to. Just remember that.

    What you are doing right now will work. It will take some time but it will work..
  • Larius
    Larius Posts: 507 Member
    What you are doing will absolutely work if you stick with it.

    That is a lot of cardio, so I would suggest going easier, maybe 3-4x/week if you start to feel run down.

    Like nikkejean suggests, your strength training could use more balance. Beginners are usually recommended to stick to compound lifts which involve more than one muscle group. These are push-up, pull-up, bench press, military press, squat, lunge, and rows.

    Get plenty of protein to help your muscles recover. Protein also helps with fat loss.
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