how often do you work out?

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I work out on my stationery bike every day, walk for 30-60 minutes every day, go to dance class three days a week, and walk my dogs on the hill once or twice a day. I just starting an aerobics exercise video and am considering yoga. I have a pedometer on my phone that I carry in my pocket and aim for 14,000 steps a day.

Everything I've read says that exercise is very important to someone losing weight and hoping to live a long life.

Also, the closer you get to your ideal weight, the slower the weight will come off. Move a little more, analyze your diet for empty calories, and don't let yourself get discouraged. :bigsmile:
Good luck :bigsmile:

From what I can see, you've lost a few, and you only have a few more pounds to lose, and that alone might make it difficult to drop. As the body reaches for fat to burn, the less of it you have to burn, the harder it is for the body to find fuel.

For me, the bottom line is that I have to work out every day if I want to lose 15 more lbs. You might want to add an additional workout or two into your current schedule and see how that works.

I work out about 4 days a week. Two days I do weights and the other two are cardio for 30-40 mins. I have started to count my calories and do weights and I have lost 29 pounds in over 3 months. I swear its weight lifting. I saw the inches come off faster than the weight. I didn't even like to lift weights. As a christmas gift, I got 3 sessions with a trainer and that's what has really worked. I also switched days doing cardio on the eliptical trainer and then the treadmill. Hang in there and don't give up!:happy:


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I just changed my workout plan I started off at 3 times a week for an hour each time.
Recently I've made it 4 times a week for an hour and a half each time but that 4th workout is proving a challange to get in timewise:grumble:

Compared to a lot of poeple here, I really don't work out that much. I have no set days or number of days, it's just whenever I am able to. For instance right now, I mainly walk on my lunch breaks....if it is raining then I have to do it when I get home....tonight I have dinner plans for my brothers birthday, so if I were to miss my afternoon walk, I really won't have time tonight before it gets dark.

So usually my walks only burn 150-300 calories depending on how far I go. I do burn slightly more in the spring/summer when I can ride my bike, but even then my longest ride is 45 minutes. Despite not working out all that much, I still am losing at a pretty consistent rate and I see areas that have been toned and look better.

Are you accurate with your food? Serving sizes can be greatly overestimated if you're just guessing....invest in a scale if you don't already have one, I got mine from Meijer for like 12 bucks. Are you logging everything you eat, even just bites here and there? It all adds up. Are you logging your drinks? Even milk, while good for you, has anywhere from 80-150 calories a cup, so that can definitely add calories if your not accounting for it.

Other than that, how many calories do you aim for each day? You may need to up it since many people notice more success if they up their calories because they weren't eating enough. Do you eat your exercise calories? It's widely debated here...I eat mine and I think you should, but if you don't and aren't seeing results, then you definitely should try it.

You have lost over 60lbs in a few months, wow, I want to loose a total of 90-100, but my short term goal is to get out of the 200's. I would love to hear some of your tips you have.