Trying to lose weight and putting it in numbers is demoralizing. I’ve started riding a stationary bike for 5 miles and then doing minor weight lifting after and I maaaaybe lose 200 or so calories. Is that not a good exercise? I’ve been doing this almost everyday starting 2 weeks ago. But it’s starting to feel useless if it’s such a minor amount of calories burnt. Is this a good trend to continue? What am I missing?
Edit: everyone here has been incredibly helpful, and surprisingly consistent with one another. I feel much more confident about what I’m doing and what I need to do. Seriously, thank you all.
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This is the truth.
It’s not out there to demoralize or encourage you, no more than the sky is blue at day to demoralize you. It’s just the fact.
What you need to do is accept the facts, accept the inaccuracies inherent in all real-world measurements, and tailor your action to what works for you.
For example it is incredibly easier to cut out 500 calories from your daily intake than to increase your calorie burn by 500 in a day.
Also 200 calories is not a decent workout in my book. 500 is more like it. But you can’t get to that in the first week if you haven’t worked out regularly before.
Focus on the positives – for the first time you are beginning to familiarize yourself with the facts about your body’s energy needs. You now know how much that extra piece of cheesecake is going to affect you.
Now use that information to attain a 1000 calorie deficit per day, and watch the pounds melt off your body!
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