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It’s mid February, so barely a month. Sadly, It doesn’t work like that.4
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AlbiesWifey2017 wrote: »I’m trying to lose my brothers suicide weight. 3 years ago, 5 days before Christmas he shot himself in the head. I practically stopped living for 2.5 years. Only going to work and taking care of my son, pretty much nothing else. All contact with friends stopped and I quickly put on 80 pounds. I. Couldn’t. Function. I was so full of anger, hurt and the whys I’ll never have answers to. I’m working on getting me back and making peace with his selfish decision. I deserve better than I’ve been doing for myself. It’s been a real battle but I’m moving mountains over here lately and even with the falls I’m super proud of myself.
I am definitely surprised already by how many calories are in my “healthy” morning smoothies and protein shakes I make. It’s been a real eye opener and I’m only quarter way through day two!!
Good luck to you with your baby weight!!
Awh- I just wanted to say Im so so sorry.
I lost my mom - my best friend- last April. I find myself now 20-30lbs heavier.
This is my first week back actually logging and exercising in a LONG time. Turning to food when sad has made my depression even more depressing. Thats a vicious cycle. Getting to where nothing in my closet fits me and seeing myself in some pictures recently was enough for me. I just wanted to commiserate a bit, its a low day, and congratulate you for taking some of your life back. Its hard to do when its been kicked in the balls.
Keep going knowing accuracy and hard work will pay off. MFP has helped me come back after 3 pregnancies and now I will use it to help me out of this mess. Best of luck to you!6 -
AlbiesWifey2017 wrote: »I’m trying to lose my brothers suicide weight. 3 years ago, 5 days before Christmas he shot himself in the head. I practically stopped living for 2.5 years. Only going to work and taking care of my son, pretty much nothing else. All contact with friends stopped and I quickly put on 80 pounds. I. Couldn’t. Function. I was so full of anger, hurt and the whys I’ll never have answers to. I’m working on getting me back and making peace with his selfish decision. I deserve better than I’ve been doing for myself. It’s been a real battle but I’m moving mountains over here lately and even with the falls I’m super proud of myself.
I am definitely surprised already by how many calories are in my “healthy” morning smoothies and protein shakes I make. It’s been a real eye opener and I’m only quarter way through day two!!
Good luck to you with your baby weight!!
I’m so sorry OP.
I don’t know what you’re feeling specifically, but I know what it’s like to lose yourself and make steps to get it back. Onward and upward.
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If people want to be tenical I started being consistent on January 6th and worked out here and there very infrequently from November 12ish..
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AlbiesWifey2017 wrote: »Omnimous69 wrote: »Try starting with strength training and ending with cardio. The blood flow to the torn muscle tissue is very important.
I’ve always thought that doing cardio first helps to loosen you up in preparation for lifting.. I don’t think in all the years that I’ve worked out that I’ve started any other way lolz. I will reverse it tomorrow morning and see how it goes!! Thank you for the suggestion.
Depending on how much "cardio" you're doing and how intensely, it can make you weaker.
5-10 minutes light warmup isn't the same as 30 minutes hard grinding at 7-8 mph3 -
maybe change routine? is cardio longer is weight strength increased? you might be at a plateau2
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stanmann571 wrote: »AlbiesWifey2017 wrote: »Omnimous69 wrote: »Try starting with strength training and ending with cardio. The blood flow to the torn muscle tissue is very important.
I’ve always thought that doing cardio first helps to loosen you up in preparation for lifting.. I don’t think in all the years that I’ve worked out that I’ve started any other way lolz. I will reverse it tomorrow morning and see how it goes!! Thank you for the suggestion.
Depending on how much "cardio" you're doing and how intensely, it can make you weaker.
5-10 minutes light warmup isn't the same as 30 minutes hard grinding at 7-8 mph
I do my hard grinding with the weights. I do anywhere from 15 to 30 mins cardio in the am, sometimes I do the elliptical at home after my day is over. I am not a runner though. So a quick pace with spurts of running for 60 seconds then back down to a quick pace.. It’s certainly enough to get my heart going and make me sweat.1 -
It’s mid February, so barely a month. Sadly, It doesn’t work like that.
I blame things like 30Ds and whatnot that make people think they're going to look like they've been training for decades in only a month...
OP...it's only been a month. As body composition changes goes, that's a drop in the bucket. I've been training consistently for over 5 years now and my body composition has changed substantially and continues to change...but it takes time...like months and years, not a handful of weeks.
As weight loss goes, you can eat healthy and still be eating maintenance or surplus calories. I eat a pretty healthy diet and have maintained going on 5 years...I maintain because I eat maintenance calories...most of those calories are very healthful calories. To lose weight you have to consistently maintain a calorie deficit.5 -
Visually? 6 months. But I have a lot of excess fat over my muscle, so naturally it will be much harder for me to see anything. Knowing that, I looked for non-visual cues, like being able to hold my form better. Or slinging heavy items around that I used to struggle with. And watching my resting heart rate drop. For those, I saw impressive changes in about 3 months.3
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AlbiesWifey2017 wrote: »I’m trying to lose my brothers suicide weight. 3 years ago, 5 days before Christmas he shot himself in the head. I practically stopped living for 2.5 years. Only going to work and taking care of my son, pretty much nothing else. All contact with friends stopped and I quickly put on 80 pounds. I. Couldn’t. Function. I was so full of anger, hurt and the whys I’ll never have answers to. I’m working on getting me back and making peace with his selfish decision. I deserve better than I’ve been doing for myself. It’s been a real battle but I’m moving mountains over here lately and even with the falls I’m super proud of myself.
I am definitely surprised already by how many calories are in my “healthy” morning smoothies and protein shakes I make. It’s been a real eye opener and I’m only quarter way through day two!!
Good luck to you with your baby weight!!
So sorry to hear about your brother. I am glad you are finally making peace with it.0 -
AlbiesWifey2017 wrote: »Cheese n rice people. I am implementing quite a bit of what I learned here on this thread. Its only my second day here but I have successfully weighed and logged my intake up to this point. I’m new to this. Also, this am when I did weights first then cardio, I noticed a SIGNIFICANT difference in my ability to push myself. I think I may make that a permanent change. If you read up on it, which I did, there is a scientific reason as to why this helps.. Everybody is so judgy,judgy. Geezeeee. Thanks for the good tips, advice and suggestions, ALL were read and contemplated upon. In the end I will do what works for me and what makes me feel good. Have a spectacular day!!
When I first started, I made a lot of mistakes. Eventually, over time, you'll get there! You're watching what you eat, and learning more about the best ways to work out, so you are heading in the right direction
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If you are working out every day maybe you are overtraining? Remember: gains from working out are done during the "repair" phase. You break down muscle during the workout and then the muscle repairs and gets bigger/stronger. If you aren't giving yourself rest/repair time your body might be struggling and your weight is being affected.
I try to mix it up every day if I'm going without a rest day, so cardio one day, strength training the next. Or at worst upper body one day, lower body the next, core work the next, etc.
When we first start on our journeys sometimes we get so over-excited about the whole deal that we become semi-OCD and go over the deep end. I've been there (gave myself runners knee over-doing it by running too often and had to take a month off).
Good luck!2 -
Another vote for weigh everything and check the calorific value in myfitnesspal0
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TeacupsAndToning wrote: »Omnimous69 wrote: »Try starting with strength training and ending with cardio. The blood flow to the torn muscle tissue is very important.
What?
Lifting then cardio is better for muscle gains and fat loss6 -
Mikeyiscool182 wrote: »TeacupsAndToning wrote: »Omnimous69 wrote: »Try starting with strength training and ending with cardio. The blood flow to the torn muscle tissue is very important.
What?
Lifting then cardio is better for muscle gains and fat loss
How did you determine this?5 -
I remember back a few years ago I was following a plan and it had all weight training for the first 40-45 minutes and then a cardio burner for a finisher. Not sure of the "why" but I was always under the impression that you wanted to have all your strength for the weights and then finish yourself off with some quick but intense cardio.
Doing hard cardio is different than doing a 5 minute warm up before your workout, but I guess everyone is different. Your mileage may vary, offer not valid in Puerto Rico, all sales are final.
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Doing cardio wears you out, making it harder to lift heavy afterwards...at least for me. Personally, I prefer to do my cardio and strength training on different days.5
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janejellyroll wrote: »Mikeyiscool182 wrote: »TeacupsAndToning wrote: »Omnimous69 wrote: »Try starting with strength training and ending with cardio. The blood flow to the torn muscle tissue is very important.
What?
Lifting then cardio is better for muscle gains and fat loss
How did you determine this?
C'mon. I'm sure every single one of his 28 posts is fully 100% correct and accurate.8 -
You have been exercising a month and expected to look visually different? On what are you basing that expectation on? People who look very fit chances are they have been regularly working out for years. You can make a subtle changes to your body that a measuring tape will show in something like 3 months but to make dramatic changes that people will just notice looking at you expect it to take considerably longer. Also gaining muscle while losing fat is almost impossible so chances are higher that you have lost some fat while retaining muscle. Most bodyfat/muscle comp tests are notoriously unreliable so not sure how you got that info about gaining muscle at a calorie deficit but yeah, probably not.
All that said definitely don't want to dissuade you from working out, it certainly will have an impact on your health and overall appearance. Just don't set yourself up for disappointment with unrealistic expectations.5 -
To all the people questioning my Strength before cardio suggestion, this was a tip I received from my cousin, who is a biologist and works out 3 - 4 times a week. He's looked cut for years. But, I just did a cursory look on google because so many people where questioning it. I'm not sure if I can post links here but https://blog.fitbit.com/cardio-or-weights-first/ was the second site I checked and was saying the same thing as the first site I checked.3
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