10lbs a month for 5 months

statikdog
statikdog Posts: 21 Member
edited October 5 in Introduce Yourself
I'm new to this as well. That's roughly my goal. I'm 48 and weigh 245, I'd love to be down to 190 by the end of April.

So does resistance training not count against your daily calories allowed? The diary seems to only count cardio.

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  • kevin3344
    kevin3344 Posts: 702 Member
    You can log it as "circuit training" but it's better to get a HRM. In order to reach your goal you'll need to log your calories carefully.
  • dez_yaoichan
    dez_yaoichan Posts: 454
    under cardio you can search for what type of resistance training you are doing. it would be better to get a hrm to know for sure but mfp will give you a general number for the burned cals
  • mrsxbrightside
    mrsxbrightside Posts: 35
    There's a place below cardio that says Resistance... it shows on mine, it should be on yours somewhere.
  • youcandoitjess
    youcandoitjess Posts: 58
    Welcome! That's approximately my goal, too, except I'm expanding mine until June rather than April. I've already lost a bit and so my weight loss has slowed down.

    As far as resistance training goes, I don't know how to answer that!
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    No, type in "strength training" for cardio exercises.
  • scoell
    scoell Posts: 25 Member
    Good luck! We are here to support and encourage!
  • statikdog
    statikdog Posts: 21 Member
    Thanks for the instruction and encouragement everyone, I'm feeling confident that this is gonna work.
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