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Hey guys!
I just started my very first diet as an adult and was wondering if I was overdoing it.
I decided to do IF, using the app "Zero", and count calories, using "MyFitnessPal" (the app recommended I stay below 1250 calories/day, as I lead a sedentary lifestyle and very rarely exercise).
Here are my stats for you to judge.
24F / 164 cm (a smidgen below 5'5) / SW: 70.1 kg (154.5 lbs)
On Monday, I weighed in at 70.1, and following the recommended diet on MFP, I would have weighed in at 66.8 kg (147.3 lbs) in 5 weeks or so (according to MFP).
However, I did my second weight-in this morning and weighed... 67 kg (147.7 lbs).
As I mentioned in the beginning, this is my first diet as an adult and I do not know if a lost of 3.1 kg (6.8 lbs) is a victory or a cause for concern.
Could water retention explain those first week results ?
Okay, so I’m a 15 yr old male. Relatively young, so I don’t know if this is the place to ask for weight loss. However I am 5 ft 6 in and weigh 175 pounds, some weeks I go a little above that, and others I’m a little below it.
Where can I begin to lose some weight. I want to lose all my belly fat, because I am always self conscious and a lot of my clothes don’t fit anymore. I want to at most get down to 150 lbs, and keep it there (being new to all this I don’t know if that is a realistic goal). Being of Latin American descent my family is one that uses a lot of rice and beans, and fries a lot of their food. I want to be able to sutainably lose my fat so J can actually feel good about myself again.
I know the is a lot, but anybody have any tips or advice?
For the past few weeks eating has become a past time. Literally the highlight of my quarantining has been eating or gorging on snacks. I’ve been to the 7/11 across the street at least once a day (sometimes 2-3 times, don’t worry I wear gloves and a mask though I should refrain from going so often).
I’d eat whenever I would watch tv. If I had a meal I HAD to have a snack maybe some cookies or chips felt like it was a law of the universe.
Yesterday I had a realization. My brother was going to the store to get some groceries and he asked if I wanted anything. I told him no, not because I wasn’t hungry but because I was simply just tired of eating. That was a first. Checked the scale this morning for the first time since late February. I gained ~10lbs. Wow.
I’m eating shit and feeling like shit all day. There’s a large trashbag next to my bed filled to the top with junk.
I am going back to calorie counting. I’ve lost 35lbs I can do it again with some discipline and planning. I’m also fixing up my bike to add some cardio to the mix along with some push ups. I can’t use this current situation as an excuse to “give up and not care.”
Using this post to mark the beginning of my next weight loss journey!
Last year in January I had ankle surgery. I spent nearly a month in similar conditions to where we are right now as I couldn't drive and couldn't really leave my house. I was already well into my weight loss journey but I was mostly watching my diet and walking before I was house bound.
Something really changed in me over those few weeks, and it resonates with me today given the circumstances. I didn't want to live a life where so much of my time was spent sitting on the couch. I didn't want to live a life where I wasn't celebrating all of the things I was capable of doing.
As I recovered from surgery, I started doing more. First, I got myself to the gym to do some cardio on the bike before I could even really walk. I started using wight machines on my upper body. Then the elliptical. Then the treadmill. Then lower body focused strength training.
I lost my last 30 lbs (out of 110 total lost) from that point on and am in the best shape of my life. Although I can't go to the gym right now, I am currently running 40-50 miles per week.
Being cooped up had lasting psychological effects on me, as will this lockdown for most people. You have an opportunity to use it to be your best self. If you hate this life of feeling trapped inside, then do everything you can to avoid a life where you are house bound vis a vis obesity and obesity related illness.
You may not be able to make it to a gym these days—or even out to the park for a brisk walk. However, you have an entire circuit, including cardio and strength training equipment, right in your own house. Stay fit and healthy while you’re social distancing by getting creative with some of your household objects. Our fitness experts have put together a list of some common items that you may have on hand to use for your home workout.
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A gallon of water, milk or laundry detergent weighs almost 9 pounds, so your containers will be effective as light weights in your home workout. Fill them with sand and they’ll be more substantial. Use them to do a simple kettle bell swing. Stand with your feet slightly wider apart than your hips. Grab the container with both hands, palms down and your arms in front of your body. With your knees slightly bent, push your hips back and place the container between your legs. You’ll be slightly bent over but not in a squat. Then, drive your hips forward, swinging the container in front of you, keeping your core muscles engaged. Work up to 10 to 15 repetitions.
If you get your water delivered in these plastic jugs, you can turn them into substantial weights—up to about 40 pounds when full. You don’t want to lift them over your head (unless you can do something like that in the gym). However, they’re perfect for something like a deadlift, an exercise in which you lift a heavy weight from the floor to your waist then back down again. Make sure to use proper form to prevent injury.
Small cans make great hand weights for a home workout that call for less weight but more repetitions. For example, you can do bicep curl pulses, which work the muscles in the front of your arms. Hold a can in each hand, with your palms facing your thighs and arms down. Keep your feet about a shoulder’s width apart and keep your core muscles braced. Lift the cans up toward your shoulders and twist your arm slightly so your palms are facing upward and your elbow is pointed at the ground. You can do 10 to 15 reps or you can “pulse,” moving the cans up and down quickly for as long as you can.
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Unless you live in a ranch-style home, you have a cardio machine right in the house: Your stairs. In one study, published in the British Medical Journal, study subjects climbed a public access staircase (199 steps) at a speed of 90 steps a minute. They gradually increased the number of times they climbed stairs throughout the eight-week study, starting at one ascent per day in week one and up to five ascents per day in week eight. “The study confirms that accumulating short bouts of stair climbing activity throughout the day can favourably alter important cardiovascular risk factors in previously sedentary young women,” says the researchers.
You can get more out of your side oblique crunches by hoisting a mop or broom over your head. This move works the muscles on either side of your abdomen that are a critical part of your core. Stand straight with your feet shoulder-width apart and the mop or broom held over your head in a wide grip. Stretch to one side and bring the stick down as far as you can, drawing your ribs toward your hips. Do 10 to 15 reps and repeat on the other side.
It’s easy to do countertop pushups whenever you’re working in the kitchen. You’ll be surprised how productive they’ll be! Face your countertop and put your hands on the edge, about a shoulder-width apart. Step backwards and lift your heels up so that your back stays straight like a plank. Keeping your elbows in, lower your chest to the counter and then push back up. Do as many as you can.
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You’re doing biceps exercises with containers. Take on the triceps (the muscles on the other side of your arms) using a sturdy chair. In a seated position, place your hands on the edge of the chair seat, shoulders-width apart. Slide your bottom off the chair, holding yourself up with your arms, which should be straight. Keep your back close to the chair, slowly bend at your elbows and dip as low as you can. Return to starting position and do 10 to 15 reps.
A hardback Stephen King novel might not be enough. However. a big dictionary or encyclopedia added to your workout can add some resistance that can help you burn calories faster. Doing a sit up? Hold the book in both hands against your chest, then using your core (abdominal) muscles, raise your upper body up toward your knees (which should be bent at a 90-degree angle), until your forearms touch your thighs. Your hips and feet should remain on the floor. Hold for a few seconds before returning to your original position. Do as many as you can!
You could even use an old backpack! Fill them with cans, books, water bottles—anything you have around that can add weight. With your makeshift hand weights, you can do everything from arm curls to deadlifts.
*Always check with your doctor before starting a new exercise routine to assess what is safe for you. Start with lighter weights and fewer repetitions and, as your workout gets easier, gradually add weight and reps so it stays challenging.
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Hi, I'm asking for more experience from you guys for my long term weight loss journey. I've been working on it for around 4 months. ~13kg (28lbs) lost.
I keep hitting it (after 5kg lost, 3kg, 2kg.. ) and stuck there for 1-2 weeks until I push my diet even further, until the point I don't know what to do next already.
What did you guys do when you hit that sweet lovely plateau to break out from it?
Currently I'm at OMAD, Calories decifit (~500 decifit from my BMR), low carb diet. I also do some cardio and strength training 5-6times per week while fasting. I dont think I can push more lol
Still got 9kg (~20lbs) more to go. Long journey. Awaits for more experience, tips and advice!
