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Performing only cardio excercises - Running /Walking - is it effective enough?
I started a serious attempt at weight loss a few days ago, perhaps 10 days ago and for excercise I am either running or walking about 5 km per day. I realize that weight training is essential according to fitness experts but I don't have access to a gym. So is just cardio excercise good enough for initial weight loss? Has…
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Falling off the food wagon!
Day 5 and I fell off the calorie counting wagon. Made some fried cheese balls and ate them even though they didn't taste good. Also it was raining for most of the evening and hence didn't get out of the house for any excercise. Decided to skip dinner to make up for the heavy snack but couldn't help feeling hungry and…
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To weigh or not to weigh ......everyday!
Day 4 begins..... I have been weighing myself everyday and obviously the weight is fluctuating minimally with no weight loss yet. Of course it is early days yet. I do know that experts have contradictory opinions, some advicing weighing once every 2 weeks and otherwise suggesting that people weigh themselves daily. While I…
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Portion control - how accurate is it?
So day 2 of my weight loss plan. I walked/ran about 5 Km so the cardio part of it was taken care of. Now my difficulty as always is when to stop eating. Weighing out all my food seems excessively obsessive. But based on today, I just might have to start doing that, coz estimating quantities is pointless. Also how does one…
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Woke up 41 and overweight!!
I woke up today morning and realized that I am 41 and have been overweight for the last 10 years. I have decided that today is the day! I want to lose 10 kgs (20 lbs) in the next 3 months. I excercise sporadically and am relatively fit ( ran a 10 K in the first week of June 2016) but have absolutely no control over my…
