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Just thought i would post an update - i had my first personal training session in about 5 years today (add general idleness, a baby, pandemic and 50 lbs in that period) and after an hour of a workout hard enough to make me throw up (literally) according to my Fitbit i burned 350 calories. The workout mainly involved…
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15 years of yo yo dieting and, lately, limited exercise! I have actually been limiting my calories - I eat between 1200 and 1400 calories and still struggle to lose weight. I count all calories so I’m certain that is the range I fall into. I cannot further reduce my calories so exercise makes sense to boost my metabolism…
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I’m in the UK but sadly nowhere near the water. Thank you for the pointer towards rowing videos - I’ll check them out and use until I find a decent trainer. My last trainer (in London) was a rowing enthusiast and after a year of rowing and generally working out with him I didn’t suffer any injuries. I miss him! Interesting…
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Thank you for the advice and I will take you up on the offer to add you as a friend. I think the dodgy knee might be to do with me being too heavy when it comes to jumping/running type activities and improper form when it comes to things like lunges. I have actually struggled to find a trainer this time round as they seem…
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Yes the goal is 2lbs a week. I have a slow metabolism for various reasons which means that I find it difficult to lose weight by reducing calories. I started at 200lbs and have so far managed to lose 8lbs at a snail’s pace. I’m aiming for a total loss of 50 lbs to get me to my pre-pandemic weight so there’s a lot to go.…
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Turns out I vastly underestimated the amount of calories one can burn while exercising!! I’ll definitely start slow as suggested. I actually love rowing intervals so I’ll incorporate those. Thank you.
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Thank you everyone for your kind comments. I asked for your advice so I am going to take it and go easy on the workouts to avoid burnout or injury!
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I also don't think 449 calories is too much calories if it fits in with your calorie allowance for the rest of the day. I prefer to eat a bug lunch and big dinner so I only use about 130 calories for breakfast (porridge with unsweetened almond milk) and don't snack. Whatever works for you is always better in my view!
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London and definitely not skinny!
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I'm 28 and in London. Feel free to add me!
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London here!
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Congrats on your weight loss, you're my inspiration! All I can say is try to be kinder to yourself. You would never look at a friend and think "fat, fat, fat girl" so don't do it to yourself. It takes a lot of discipline but train yourself to kill those horrible, untrue thoughts and replace them with the truth, which is…
