Can anyone recommend a 30min to 1-hour-a-day cardio workout for weight loss?

Hello, this is my very first post here, I'm a first-year college student and I'm planning on losing some of the weight I've gained over the year to try and be somewhat back in shape for the summer, problem is that I have my finals this month so I can't spend much time on workouts (an hour max ) plus I can't go into a very strong diet because I still need to have the energy to study throughout the day. I have a small gym room in my dorm with basic equipment like dumbells and a bench (and a couple of other basic things). I have no idea what my weight and height is and there's currently no way of measuring them (but I can roughly say that I'm (male) between 170 to 175 cm and about 70 to 75 kg, but I could be wrong so take like an additional 3cm and 3kg fault margin). It has been a long time since I've worked out or done any exercise and don't necessarily have much muscle mass at all, my hands and upper body seem to still be quite thin but the bulk is around my hips and belly all the way to the bottom bit of my chest).

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Two weeks progress

It has been two weeks since I started my weight loss journey. I started at 266 lbs and now at 253lbs. Even though it's still water weight I am losing I am glad to see the numbers go down. Still maintaining my calorie intake of max 2080 calories by Lose it app. Sometimes I range from 1700-1900 or less depending on how my day went. Drinking lots of water aiming at 3L a day at least. Trying to keep a steady workout routine and have started skipping again. It feels easier for me than cardio.

Also took a picture today. Not sure what I was expecting. I feel sad talking about myself this way but I still look rounded and heavy. I don't hate myself but I do feel very sad for me. I know I won't see any change for some time but I don't know. It's just a reminder of how much more weight I still have to lose. Can't wait to take a picture and have it look light and airy. Not full and heavy because of my size.

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A few NSVs lately 🥹

Hey r/loseit! Hope everyone is having a wonderful day wherever you are.

Just wanted to take a moment to celebrate a few small but exciting (to me) NSVs I’ve had lately that I hope are coming your way in the not-too-distant future too.

A double whammy at work the other day: one of my coworkers very gently said to me that she wasn’t sure if it was appropriate to say but she could really see that my face looked different having lost weight. I reassured her that it was intentional and as such a well received compliment! I was delighted. And then, I’ve never considered myself to be a sporty person. Active, yes, but sporty no. We were chatting about team sports and I said how I wasn’t a sporty person and my other coworker blurted out “I think you are!”. I’ve been working hard at the gym (I’m short, it helps) and learning to lift weights (which I’ve fallen in love with). I was so thrilled to get this validation after making it a goal of mine to turn my fitness aspirations into a reality.

Other NSV — having quit drinking back at the end of December, I use an app to check in daily and make sure I stay on track with sobriety. This has gratefully been easy, but also has made losing weight quite a lot easier. The app tells me the calories I’ve saved since quitting and twice now I’ve found that my calorie savings have translated directly to the weight I’ve lost this year. As of today: 95,400 or 27.2lbs expected weight loss vs 27.8lbs actual loss. Pretty damn cool huh?! Side note that I was a binge drinker and a beer drinker — hence the dizzying calorie count 🫠🥴

If you’ve been thinking about turning your life around, I’m here to tell you that it absolutely can be done and it’s so worth it. Feeling very happy to be 3/4 of the way to my first proper goal weight, and excited to see what the future holds as a now-fit-and-healthy person. 💪🏻🫶🏻

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Making friends with other girls into fitness

(27F in a larger city)

Don’t get me wrong, I love my friends. Each of them has a special place in my heart.

But I’m of the opinion that you should have friends that enjoy the same things as you! Most of my friends are moving in different directions in their life.. they already moved away, or they’re building families or working through other life events.

I have been very focused on my weight loss goals, and now I’m ready to turn that attention into strength building.

The only thing I feel is missing is a good friend to be on this journey with. None of my friends are interested in strength training, calisthenics, hitting the gym, etc.

I am internally motivated, but I’m also highly reactive to my environment. If I’m paired with someone else who is motivated, it’s a great positive feedback loop for me. A workout buddy would fill this hole in my life of wanting to share my journey with someone.

But I don’t want to be creepy and just walk up to other girls in the gym. I was fat for most of my life and I still feel out of place/imposter around other people who are really fit.

I also don’t really have extra cash for a class right now either, I already pay for a personal training app that’s working really well for me, and that + my gym membership eats up my fitness budget.

Any tips on where to start?

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what are your favourite low effort meals to make?

Ever since I started my weight loss journey I've been closely monitoring what I ate and logging it into a calorie tracker. Alongside that I've been making most of the meals I eat these days, it's actually pretty fun!

I noticed I've been making a lot of salads (namely tuna salad and egg salad) lately, not because of the stereotype that salad is healthy, but because they take very little effort to make.

I don't mind existing on mostly salads for lunch, and it's not all that I make, but I thought I'd like to ask you friendly folks what your go-to lazy meals are! (bonus if they're high in protein for satiety factor)

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Any tips for someone who's horrible at sticking to goals?

I'm 29M 5'8" 250lbs. I'm once again trying to get into the habit of creating a calorie deficit and increasing my physical activity.

I get really motivated to do it for about a week, then I become less and less passionate until I'm like "screw it, too much effort" just shy of a month later. I've tried to lose weight several times and followed that same pattern. I've done this in the past with big craft projects, school projects, budgeting money; literally anything that's long-term I just can't seem to follow through to completion.

Supposedly it's a trait of ADHD (which I do have), but that still doesn't help me with trying to figure out how to stick to at least tracking calories and abiding by the limits, even if I feel like it's a huge chore.

I'm very much an instant gratification person, so I think it just get incredibly impatient when I don't see results right away - which of COURSE is incredibly unrealistic, but my brain just refuses to accept the fact that it takes a lot of time and effort to finish long-term things, such as weight loss.

Does anyone else have this same type of personality and have found ways to overcome it? I'm desperate for advice. I want to fit in my old clothes again :(

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Lose It or other apps calorie tracking question

I’m doing CICO and I’m a little confused by the calorie tracking. I’m not sure but it seems like they’re giving me calories back because I’ve reached a calorie target. But it also gives me calories back for apple watch recorded Walks and Yoga. Wouldn’t that double up on the total calories expended? Or does it account for that?

The other day I hit well past my calorie target (17500 steps) and also recorded an outdoor run. They gave me a 1000 calorie bonus. I’m concerned that there’s no way I can lose weight as that day gave me 2400 calories.

How much lower could I go? my baseline given for weight loss is ~1350-1450

my TDEE is ~2250

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