stationary bike workouts vs walking

Hello everyone,

Recently I bought a stationary bike at a garage sale for pretty cheap. During the spring to beginning of summer I'd walk about 4 to 5 miles with some jogging but living in Pittsburgh, I have to stop because the temperature is too high and too humid (I'm from Buffalo and I basically die every time the temps go above 70) also we have awful air quality and sometimes it's almost unbearable to even have the windows open.

So I get some good weight loss for a couple months but then I gain it back by the end of the year. I thought having a bike would help because I could be indoors on the days that it's just too damn hot. Can anyone recommend a good workout? I've never used one before. Looking for time and frequency.

I weigh about 145 and I'd like to be 125, I got to 127 over the pandemic and i want to get back there. My legs are very strong so I could handle a decent work out, I just don't do well if I don't have a set plan. My hips and lower belly are becoming a problem because I love craft beer.

I work from home so I have no excuse at this point.

Thanks in advance!

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Weight loss with PCOS

I'm wondering if anyone knows if PCOS affects BMR?

I've always been told that PCOS makes you "energy efficient" and that I need ~400 fewer calories than someone my height/weight/muscle mass. But people are telling me I'm eating too few calories and putting my body in starvation mode.

My fitness pal says I should be eating 1,800 and I typically eat 1,700-1,300. I'm trying to do intuitive eating in a way I can continue for a lifetime. So some days I'm more hungry than others. But I was wondering if anyone else has heard that calorie counts are shifted for PCOS

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i think i don't want to lose weight anymore

i've wanted to lose weight for a while, but i think now i am going to just stop thinking about weight loss or trying to lose fat.

i have a bmi or 38 and no muscle, so i'm morbidly obese and i have no hope of reaching a healthy weight, i just can't deal with the fact i'll have to count calories and evey single gram of food that goes in my mouth for my whole life to even have a chance at being close to a not obese weight. most people who try to lose weight fail and theres no reason to believe i'll be any different.

i keep seeing people my height literally 70lb lighter wanting to lose weight, it's so discouraging how fat i actually am, i really don't see any hope and haven't in a while, and it's just too exhausting to think about the fact that i'm lying to myself thinking i'll be thin one day.

i don't know if i'm writing this in hopes someone will snap me out of it, or if i just needed to post a goodbye and wish people luck and finally just let go of an unrealistic dream, but i felt i had to rant. i will delete if posts like these aren't allowed

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Finally in ONEDERLAND!!! 35 lbs lost since January 1st!

Link to face gains! And bonus pic of my walking partner!

Wanted to post as a huge thanks to this community on keeping me inspired on my continued weight loss journey. If you're interested here was my routine for the past 7 months and what I found worked for me:

My weight has fluctuated quite a bit my whole life and I would always gain back that 20 I lost in what felt like the same amount of time. So this time I took it slow and steady and really focused on one thing at a time to see what was and wasn't working for me.

Started on diet. To keep away the cravings I follow a pretty low carb diet on the weekdays with somewhat of an intermittent fasting schedule - skip breakfast but put creamer in my coffee.

Here is my weekday diet outline:

• 11:00AM I have a smoothie/protein shake of a half frozen avocado, 1.5 cups of unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 scoop vanilla whey protein, 2 tbsp pbfit (or whatever the cheapest pb powder is), and 2 teaspoons of creatine (this was recently added). Blend and serve.
• 1:30-2:00PM Normally some sort of protein, chicken or beef, with a huge salad. This has been changing to some low carb casseroles I can link if people are interested in the comments, still with a side salad.
• 5:00PM Normally a high protein yogurt with some berries, unless I see something else that looks good.
• 7:00PM Chicken and veggies! Not boring chicken and veggies. Stir fries with teriyaki or zoodles with alfredo! I like to cook chicken every few days to have ready to reheat at any time. This is what I have been doing the past couple weeks:
  • I get a cast iron on medium/low heat with some olive oil and add whatever sounds good that week. This week I have bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, spinach, and some tomatoes from a friends garden. I get that cooking for about 10-15 minutes adding in the tomatoes and spinach last with the cold diced chicken at the 15 minute marker. Add some pasta sauce (vodka this week), and a layer of parmesan and mozzarella and throw under the broiler for 5-7 minutes.

On the weekend I normally try to eat pretty clean but allow myself a cheat meal by myself of whatever I am feeling and normally a meal out with friends or family. Two cheat meals because I hate when I eat something that was bad for me that I wasn't fully craving. I also tried to cut down on drinking and if I am stick to 2-3 drinks. This is really just an outline I made up to follow that worked with my work and lifting schedule.

So that takes us to exercise! From January to March I didn't really do anything out of the ordinary other than walk my dog about 3 miles a day and maybe stationary bike or elliptical in my place while watching T.V. for like 30 minutes at night.

After March I decided to start working on lifting more and joined the gym. I lift 3 times per week. Leg day, chest and back, and arms and abs. Then I do cardio another 2ish times per week. Hop on the stationary bike for 10 miles a couple nights. And if the weather is nice I bike on the weekends one day for 30-40 miles.

I don't know if it sounds like a lot but like I said I wanted something sustainable. I haven't seen the digit start with 1 since 2013 so this was pretty big to get here and want to be able to stay here.

If anyone wants more detail than above ask! I'm always down to help out.

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I finally weighed in the "healthy" range!

Today, I reached one of my main weight loss goals, which was to get myself into a healthy weight range for my age/height. This is my first time being in this range since I first gained weight 7 years ago.

Last September, I weighed around 172. My highest ever was probably 174-178. I started one of those fitness challenges and lost maybe 5 pounds. It didnt go super well (bc it was unsustainable).

At the end of March I was 164, and decided to really focus on losing weight, but in the "easiest" way possible. I joined a gym and put really low expectations on myself. The goal was to go 3 days a week, for 30 minutes, and walking on the treadmill was totally acceptable. I knew this was the only way I would ever build the habit of going to the gym regularly. I gradually started lifting weights and walking/running and sometimes going to the gym 4 or 5 times a week.

I also started counting calories bc my portion control just doesnt exist. I found out my calories for maintenance and weight loss then tried to be within that range everyday.

I watched a shit ton of youtube videos on the subject bc that helped keep me motivated.

Today, I weighed in just under 150 lbs. My original GW was 145, but once I hit that Im going to shoot for 135 and try to build more muscle.

I lost 14 pounds in the last 4 months, and 22 pounds in the last 10. It was hard to see the progress until I remeasured myself and saw I lost INCHES since last September. I still had days I ate way too much food or drank too much alcohol or didnt move enough, but ultimately that slow progress was still there.

I know BMI isn't the best indicator of health, but I am proud of myself nonetheless. I feel so capable to be able to continue my journey of getting fit and healthy.

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Being told to eat more

I feel depressed & defeated, nothing works with me.

TW: undereating

I need help & genuine advice so pls don't shun me.

170cm, 21F, 190lbs. I have been eating 1000 calories since last year. First I started with homemade/prepackaged salads(no protein bc it was a pain to cook), they were 500 cal, I would eat them after work 6pm(omad) & be full. There were times I went out with friends or eat my mom's food 1-2 times couple month but I never binged. I gave up on carbs and oil. My parents blamed that my activity level has gone down in the pandemic. Despite regularly eating (overestimated)1000 calories below my Tdee my weight didn't budge, I was fatigued & constipated but I blamed it on lack of sleep. Last yr my weight was stuck on 185 but it went down to 176 when I didn't eat anything for a couple weekends & working 6 hrs on busy drive thru but ofc not eating anything would give me a crazy headache so when I would be on my normal routine it would climb back up.

This yr I blamed my failure on consuming no protein, I even had a bald spot, so I bought 160 cal premier shakes, I stopped eating salads since they're not nutritious enough to be my omad. These day s I like greek yogurt bowl. I bought a scale & logged my food regularly which come to almost 1000 cal. I no longer am constipated & my bald spot fixed itself.

Here the important part, even though I consume less than my tdee my body has become used to it. I don't feel hungry even at the drastic deficit, even if I go out my appetite is way lower than it used to be. I feel disgusted by oily & sugary foods. I like to cook & film videos but I don't bc if I cook it i'll have to eat it, my groceries rott as I don't end up using them, I'm satiated with bell pepper slices & hummus which is barely 200 cal. Dieting has changed me in so many ways, these feel like positive changes but a. I can't/don't eat enough b. I don't lose weight which is an oxymoron i know. I had 2 premier shakes today, 320 calories, do I wanna eat more? no.

People always tell me to eat more I argue why don't I lose when I'm on a deficit, they just end up making me feel bad about myself. I can't do intensive workout my nasal passage is only 25% open, anything other than walking & dancing gives me headaches like my brain isn't getting enough oxygen or I'm panting from my mouth like a cow. Other people talk about hidden calories, seriously how much can a bowl of yogurt or salad (omad) can be 2000 cal.

Are there any illnesses that prevent weight loss? My mom tells me to do remedies, cumin water, lemon water, I don't believe those. We're both witnesses to each others lifestyle, she works 50 hrs standing, does housework for 5 ppl, she eats more than me but nothing unhealthy but still overweight.

My patience it running out although I'm not a quitter, tracking calories, working out, learning about my tdee has made me bitter bc I can see ppl eat more than me & while moving less. Shaming has made me more of aware of my appearance, what others see is a fat person with no self control but inside I'm a girl who barely eats enough to survive, how dare people tell me to eat more, how dare people tell me to eat less, they don't know what I'm going through.

People say this isn't sustainable, I say do I not deserve a little bit of hope? Why does other people's cabbage soup diets work, why not me? can I atleast lose the starting 5 lbs? I can't eat more bc this dieting has killed my appetite, I'll throw up, I'll waste food! I just want it to work.

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Hoping to lose 20-23 lbs in the next 9 weeks. (M/34/213lbs)

I know that's quite a goal and requires a lot of work but I feel it's def achievable as long as I remain committed.

I'm 213 and want to get down to 190. I used to work out until I started my first year of teaching last year which threw me into a whirlwind of emotions and distracted me from working.

Hoping now to get back into. Only drinking water, doing 2hrs of walking/speedwalking after work.

Any good recommendations or hints that could be helpful? I know I gotta cut out the sweets and no junk food which i'm committed to. I do wanna have a little fruit juice from time to time but high level of sugar might be good for weight loss right?

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