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Deadberri
Deadberri Posts: 38 Member
edited November 17 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello, I've been working on eating a better than I usually do and working out. I was hoping someone could give me some pointers on some workouts I could do to loose weight. I have a dumbbell set, jump rope, and a medium tension resistance band. I'm looking to loose weight, but my problem areas are around my pits, lower stomach area, and upper pelvic area. My left wrist can't support a lot of weight though (ex: push-ups). Also how often I should work out if I'm trying to loose 20 pounds. I'm consuming around 1000-1200 a day depending on if I work that day or not. Any tips are appreciated.

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Where did you get that calorie goal for?
  • Deadberri
    Deadberri Posts: 38 Member
    I apologize about the delay in response. When I had put my information into MyFitnessPal it's what it had recommended.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Deadberri wrote: »
    I apologize about the delay in response. When I had put my information into MyFitnessPal it's what it had recommended.

    To lose how many pounds?
  • Deadberri
    Deadberri Posts: 38 Member
    I was originally looking at loosing 40lbs. But I've lost 12 already. So 28now.
  • mom22dogs
    mom22dogs Posts: 470 Member
    edited April 2017
    No, I think TavistockToad means what do you have MFP set to for # of lbs to lose per week? 2 lbs? It should be set at .5 lbs a week for as little as you have to lose.

    ETA; working out won't necessarily help you lose weight. You have to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight. Exercise is to make you stronger/more fit.
  • Deadberri
    Deadberri Posts: 38 Member
    Ohhh... >_> Thanks for pointing that out. I believe it has me set on 2. How do I check to make sure? Hmm... What's the best way to be in a calorie deficit?
  • Deadberri
    Deadberri Posts: 38 Member
    I just checked and I'm set at loosing 2 lbs. per week.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Deadberri wrote: »
    I just checked and I'm set at loosing 2 lbs. per week.

    With 20lbs to lose you should change that to 1lb per week to preserve muscle mass
  • Deadberri
    Deadberri Posts: 38 Member
    edited April 2017
    I'll fix that. I believe I'm averaging around 1 to 1 1/2 pounds a week right now. I don't over eat or anything and I do bike to and from work 5 days a week; so, that may be keeping it constant.
  • Deadberri
    Deadberri Posts: 38 Member
    Not sure if I should do a separate post for this, but I'll try here first. What are good exercises to do in order to tone my body? Such as my arms, back, abs, thighs, calves, etc. I have some basic knowledge, but I'm not sure if it's the correct ones to really help me. I have been doing squat & press, dumbbell row, frontal and lateral raises, dumbbell fly, bicep curl, overhead tricep extension, calf raise, angled calf raise, lunges, squats, crunches, leg lifts, wall pushups, flutter kicks, bicycle crunches, oblique reaches, starfish crunches, hip raises, superman, fire hydrant, mountain climbers, and jumping jacks. I have a dumbbell set that I use with all exercises up to the crunches. I also have a jump rope and resistance tube. I'm just not too familiar with what would work best or if I am not doing enough. Doing all of these usually gets me around an hour in for working out. Though I don't really do any cardio except for biking to and from work.
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