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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As the saying goes. “Muscles are earned in the gym, abs are earned in the kitchen”.
It’s much easier to eat 200 fewer calories then to burn 200 calories with aerobic exercise.
Though exercise has other benefits and can improve resting metabolism. But it’s mostly about diet.
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