challenge for you...

nibbynoo
nibbynoo Posts: 250 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
okay exercise gurus and those who love the burn.

i am a exercise phobe and am turning over a new leaf.
i can't afford gym membership, equipment or dvds. I am going old school.

currently weight 230 and am 5'6 and need a daily exercise routine to help me lose weight using only household items and myself really!

sock it to me MFP! What should I do?

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  • almonds1
    almonds1 Posts: 642 Member
    it all comes down to what you eat.... :)

    There are a lot of good posts here on how to calculate your total cal intake for a day almmong other things. Check it out and see what works best for you!!
  • nibbynoo
    nibbynoo Posts: 250 Member
    pretty much porridge and fruit, soup, turkey curry with quinoa and snack a jacks/fruit jelly for snacks :)
    im just a complete virgin to what exercise i should be doing!
  • almonds1
    almonds1 Posts: 642 Member
    it really comes down to the Cals you intake per day.. Here is a recent post about intake etc

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/494655-eating-enough-to-lose-weight-sent-by-a-bootcamp-instruct
  • Chairless
    Chairless Posts: 583 Member
    Best advice i can give is do anything, anything at all, any regular movement is better than none. Depending where you live etc i would recommend walking as a great start that requires no equipment. Couple of miles a day would bring up your fitness and help burn a few calories.
  • knelson422
    knelson422 Posts: 308 Member
    Start walking. Walk for 20 min a day and then bump it up each week. I have to write down everything I eat, every bite bc it is too easy for me to eat the rest of my kids lunches, or half a bag of chocolate chips. Good luck!!!
  • theresa029
    theresa029 Posts: 95
    you can watch exercise videos on youtube.. or you can lose weight by keep on moving and eating right.. you must be in your daily calorie goal. not less than 1200cal per day. You can do alternative ways too.. I also started working out without money.. and I lost 14pounds that time. I'm running outdoors for my cardio and I sweat a lot. After that, I do sit ups, crunches. A lot of jumping jacks, push ups and for my dumbells.. It is a bottle of mineral water (full of water inside) lol I really want to lose weight that time even I dont have money, it's never be a hindrance to lose weight and I did. After workout, eat right and whole foods like oatmeal, wheat bread for breakfast. Drink plenty of water to boost your metabolism atleast 8-10 glasses of water. Vitamins&mineral supplement also helps you to boost your metabolism and citrus fruits too. Citrus fruits helps you reduce your cortisols. Good luck!
  • dport7
    dport7 Posts: 123 Member
    okay exercise gurus and those who love the burn.

    i am a exercise phobe and am turning over a new leaf.
    i can't afford gym membership, equipment or dvds. I am going old school.

    currently weight 230 and am 5'6 and need a daily exercise routine to help me lose weight using only household items and myself really!

    sock it to me MFP! What should I do?

    Seeing you are on this site, then I know you have access to the internet. go to youtube and search out exercises, like sit ups, crunches, pushups, lunges, squats, cardio and fitness, running in place, you can do these and more in your home. For weight you can use tin cans or anything that you can pick up and move to the beat. If there is a second hand store near buy, check out their stuff, maybe you can find used resistance bands and ankle or hand weights. there is all kinds of stuff at those places that will really help you.

    Hope this helps.
  • hartsmart
    hartsmart Posts: 141 Member
    my sister uses a lot of workouts on youtube. also, is there a nice place for an outdoor workout? a park maybe? take a brisk walk there, use any obstacles for working out. picnic table tricep dips or push ups. stairs anywhere? run/walk up and down those.
    do you watch tv? use the commercials as time for squats, sit ups push ups. there are all sorts of exercises you can do without equipment...just be sure to use good form (again, this is where your internet resources come in handy!)
    good luck...have fun!
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