For those of you that have had any sort of success...

LorinaLynn · August 2011

I typically do 6 days a week, but not every day is as strenuous. Sometimes I run for over an hour. Today I did a half hour, 120 calorie burn, of EA Active Sports. If I go to the gym, I usually burn about 400, with a half hour of cardio and a half hour of strength. I just mix it up a lot.

tcdawley78 · August 2011

I work out six days a week... Three days strength training alternating with three days pilates/yoga on wiifit (about an hour everyday), ripped off with about an hour leisurely-paced walk every night... So fast, it's been working well for me, 63lbs lost since mach!! :-D but I agree you should do what's comfortable for you (well, a little past "comfort", but don't hurt yourself)... I started with only 15 minutes morning and night, and worked my way up from there...

infamousmk · August 2011

When I was working 1.5-2 hours a day, five days a week (varied workouts, some cardio, some strength) I didn't lose as much as I do now. I'm working out one hour a day, six days a week. It's actually a bit less exercise, but still six hours a week.. and now I'm losing at least a pound a week. I think it takes some time, trial and error to figure out exactly what works for you.

♚SuperHeather♚ · August 2011

Remember that not only is exercise good for you.. But it releases Happy endorphin's! It is a win win situation! Do what you enjoy doing! Weather it be dancing or walking... etc.

ChantalGG · August 2011

when i first started i tried to do at least 4 days a week and then that went to 7 days a week because i was able to. now i workout every other day but i have been injured the scale is slowly moving down though.

browngirl74 · August 2011

My goal is a MINIMUM of 3 times a week, 20 minutes. Don't care how fast or slow as long as I'm up and moving. So I can do it even if I'm exhausted, etc. When I'm home, I might go 7 days a week, I might go for an hour. Who knows. As long as I hit my minimum, I'm happy. I'm also trying to gradually increase my speed/distance. Some days I try to beat my time/distance, other days I just get in my 20 minutes minimum. This works for me.

Great Advice. Do what is best for you. I know that if i worked out 6 days a week i would soon lose interest. I started walking more, biking with my children, little things, but fun things that didnt seem like exercise. Just basically trying to move more. Take it slowly and at your own pace, dont try and do too much to start with and GOOD LUCK x

caroltina · August 2011

Thanks for the advice everyone. So far I have been doing every day this week. I've really only just started exercising this past week, before it was whatever exercise I got at work 3 times a week. Then I started changing my eating habits, and now I've been jogging, doing lots of cardio. Even just changing the way I've eaten, without any exercise, I lost 7 lbs. in 3 weeks. I think every day is working for me though. I'm getting better at pushing myself. I looked at the calories I had burned on the Wii Fit (269) and we had a little battle. I wanted to stop, but I knew I could go just a little longer and burn a few more, so I did. I'm not doing strength training just yet, I want to lose some fat before I try to tone my muscles

Don't forget that your body needs rest so at least 1 day do something less intense, and as for strength training - don't put it off as it will help you loose weight too, more muscle you have the more calories you'll burn after you train - so very worth it - having lost 73lb I know strength training and yoga has stopped me having loose skin, my cousin did a crash meal replacement and no exercise and she now needs skin removal surgery!!!!

jhungate · August 2011

6 days a week for me, three of those I have two workouts a day. Didn't start that way (obviously), have become an endorphin junkie of sorts. Natural high on working out is my drug of choice I guess.... Seriously, your body will tell you what is enough through results and how you feel (whether you need more exercise or are doing too much).

Carefully track what you do, as a reforming fatty I believe that most folks tend to underestimate what they eat and overestimate their exercise. what makes MFP such a valuable tool is that is forces us to account for both honestly. Just my two cents worth.

Pebble321 · August 2011

This is, sadly, not a success story, but a question to those who have had one. Did you find that working out every day vs. the recommended three times a week helped or hindered your weight loss/inches loss? I personally have been working out every day, and I have lost 7 pounds. I know eventually I'm going to hit that plateau but for now, should I do 3 times, 4 times, every day, or just what works for me?

How is this not a success story???
You've lost 7 pounds in 3 weeks, that sounds pretty darn successful to me.
I think that a lot of weight loss is about attitude and if you start out so pessimistic you aren't giving yourself the best chance to succeed.
Just experiment and you'll find what works for you - if you exercise more you need to eat more, so see how that sits with you.
And don't start panicking about a plateau - just because the scale doesn't move down every single day doesn't mean you've failed. It means you need to keep going and after a while you probably need to change things up a bit.
You've made a great start, keep going and you'll be posting another success story soon

morganadk2_deleted · August 2011

As i can't see your diary, just thought i would we send you some advice as daft as it might sound if your not eating enough , you are more prone to pick or give up . so advice below on eating your calories back and what goals to aim for according to your bmi..
Are you eating to enough?

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficit

This is just a part of it! please read the link above

Generally someone with a BMI over 32 can do a 1000 calorie a day (2 lbs a week) deficit
With a BMI of 30 to 32 a deficit of 750 calories is generally correct (about 1.5 lbs a week)
With a BMI of 28 to 30 a deficit of 500 calories is about right (about 1 lb a week)
With a BMI of 26 to 28 a deficit of about 300 calories is perfect (about 1/2 lb a week)
and below 26... well this is where we get fuzzy. See now you're no longer talking about being overweight, so while it's still ok to have a small deficit, you really should shift your focus more towards muscle tone, and reducing fat. This means is EXTRA important to eat your exercise calories as your body needs to KNOW it's ok to burn fat stores, and the only way it will know is if you keep giving it the calories it needs to not enter the famine response (starvation mode)

Also this might be helpful http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/00trayn/view/how-to-bust-a-3-month-plateau-87677

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/153704-myth-or-fact-simple-math-3500-calories-one-pound-eat

Good luck on your journey

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