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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Cycling though better than sitting on a couch is not a very intense activity as bikes are very efficent machines. If you were to run 5 miles you will easily burn 600+ calories. If you can I urge you to try running.
Lifting weights also unless you are insanely intense at it doesn’t burn that many calories.
That said, no amount of exercise will get you to lose weight if you don’t cut down on your intake. You can always eat more than you burn so discipline is key.
But don’t get disheartened, excercise has many benefits beyond losing weight and is a good thing on its own.
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