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ghitaPVH -> RE: Fitness/Exercise Help Please (1/9/2008 11:47:17 AM)
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ORIGINAL: summerblossom
I have been doing a power walking video at home. I can't really get to a gym right now for personal reasons. It has things in it like leg lifts, side steps, kicks, arm movements and stuff while walking fast in place.
Yeah right now im not in good shape, would rather not give my weight but I am very heavy and have never lived a healthy or active lifestyle. I guess my body just is stubborn.
I would rather do as much cardio as I can to actually loose some of the weight because I think exercise in general would be easier if I didin't have so much fat on me.
I understand what everyone is saying about giving it more of a rest, I guess I just watched those shows on tv like The Swan and Biggest Losers where they do like 2 hours of exercise like 5 days a week and I felt if I didin't keep going like day after day I wouldn't loose any weight reason being- A while back I had started loosing weight with diet and exercise but my weight loss was slower than most people , like a half a pound a week, and sometimes I even gained weight so it was discouraging because I wasn't cheating or anything.
Like the guys above me have said, dont pay attention to what the scale says. weight is really no measurement for health. If you are doing the same video every single day, then you are continuously working the exact same muscles without giving them time to rest. Try doing the video every other day, with a nice regular walk on your off days. Your first few weeks of excersise will be your most dramatic weight loss, but even that may only be a pound or two, or could even be up to 7 or 8 if you lose alot of water weight, then it should slack off to somewhere between a 1/2 pound a week to 2 pounds a week. anything more is actually unhealthy. whenever you lose weight, all the "stuff" that was in your fat cells has to go somewhere, and its flushed out your system though your liver and other organs, can put quite a strain on them (all the more reason to keep drinking the water!!). Pay attention to what Argo said about muscle weighing more than fat. Years ago I had the same issue...kept dieting and working out and still gaining weight! Oh I was so depressed, started trying to starve myselve to get my body to lose weight till someone finally gave me that little fact. Ignore the scale and look at a mirror. the less you worry yourself about numbers, the less stress, the easier the weight loss. stress adds weight!
pay close attention to what you are actually getting in your diet. try to eat 5 or 6 small meals througout the day. you dont have to be so ocd that you start weighing everything you put in your mouth, but pay attention to getting a good variety. I know everyones first instinct is to eat more fruit, but veggies, lean meats, and beans and legumes are much more important, yes fruit is too..just dont overdo it I mean.
yes, cardio is better at plain old weight loss, but the more muscle you build, the faster your fat burns. try picking up a set of those resistance bands you can get even at walmart (they are fairly cheap) and incorporate them into the video, or light weight barbells to carry in your hands while walking. (personally even if they dont do anything its always helped me to make myself think im doing more, ya know?) the other thing you need to pay attention to, is the heavier you are, the worse high impact cardio excersises are on your joints, slower, low impact things like cycling and swimming can often be benificial.
support groups, online or off, can be great too. easier to stay motivated if you arent going at it all alone.
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