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New (but not to the app) and lost

rightturnclyde25
rightturnclyde25 Posts: 5 Member
edited February 2022 in Introduce Yourself
Hi. I've been having the MFP out for 5 or so years and missed one year of it due to not having it on my phone and so I've turned to the website.

I am at a standstill. I've basically been maintaining my weight since 2015. In 2010, when I did Biggest Loser Cardio Max I lost 7 lbs in 3 weeks. I realized that was a bit intense with the jumping so then I moved to The Workout. Within a month, I lost a T-shirt size and bought myself a pair of jeans. In 2012-2013 I was 226, doing the Biggest Loser The Workout and was at my best. Then in 2014 I started drinking and since then have put on around 80 lbs. I was doing Power 90 for 6 years but was only doing it for 3 days here, 4 days here and so on.



I have some Biggest Loser DVDs and Power 90. I've managed to workout 4-5 days a week before when I was 226.

Calories are my biggest hurdle. Before, I've never tracked them and this was when I was in the low 220s. I just made sure to eat veggies and protein every day. I definitely have been most likely drinking my calories if anything. I drink at least once or a twice a week. My eating most days is good with a little treat here and there, as long as fitting in my calories. I am 5'10, male and 316 lbs and have been eating 1300-1500 calories for mostly and have been successful. It's just moving and exercising more. I just can't decide on what workout to do. I'm afraid I won't stick to the 6 day a week but it is more manageable to do compared to some Biggest Loser DVDs. But most BL DVDs are 6 weeks and the timeline is perfect. I can apply what I've read on forums about P90 onto the Biggest Loser. I don't hear much on the BL DVDs as compared to the P90 but I can put the knowledge onto BL (tracking calories, eating right) from P90.

Replies

  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Have you tried anything on YouTube? I prefer to do different/new workouts rather than the same old dvds forever. There are so many good trainers on YouTube these days...what kind of workouts are you looking for? Tracking calories will be #1 priority for keeping the lbs off.
  • I stopped doing P90 for half a year and started doing aerobics. I was doing Richard Simmons Sweatin to the Oldies and it was fun. I didn't lose much if at all weight unlike Biggest Loser workouts that I did before. But so many have lost on his tapes. I was also on his Deal A Meal program but I only was able to lose the first week at 4 lbs but then gained after I had to increase my calories.

    I like something like Biggest Loser (I guess you can say P90 too)...some lunges, kickboxing, tire runs, punches, throw in some light yoga as a cool down. It's less intense compared to T25. Cardio Max by Biggest Loser matches T25...but T25 still has a LOT of jumping.

    The jumping will have to be modified...something like half and half.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Do you use dumbbells? Do you like working out to music? I'm just trying to figure out who I could recommend...