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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It might not sound like a lot, but it adds up.
Imagine someone who weighs 170 lbs when they’re 20, and then when they’re 50 they weigh 250 lbs. You might think that something took a turn at some point during those 30 years, but that weight difference is actually just an extra 25 kcal per day, consistently for years.
So at least mathematically speaking, that short bike ride postponed your “inevitable weight gain” by like a week.
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