Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Am I focused too much on calories?

I’m 34 M and joined a gym last week. I live in a region that is too cold, for me at least, to walk in the winter. I also have extremely poor eyesight and have to wear super thick glasses. This is important for later.

I’m 6 feet and had gotten up to 240. Since joining the gym and cutting out soda, I’m down to 235. Ultimately, I’d like to be around 180. At the gym, I’m only doing cardio, either running or walking on the treadmill. I stay until the treadmill says I’ve burned 1,000 calories.

I plan on getting eye surgery in a couple of months and then will add lifting to my routine. In college, I had a exercise plan but I’d say I did cardio at least as much as lifting.

Is this a sound strategy for weight loss? My only concern thus far has been running on the treadmill. I seem to be getting shin splints a lot worse than I used to. I haven’t really ran in probably a year and a half so I’m hoping that goes away.

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