Confused. Any Suggestions?
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| Wed, 05-11-2005 - 3:15am |
Ok, so they say that in order to lose weight you have to burn more than you consume. For example:
consume 2000 calories a day and burn 2000 calories a day and you maintain your weight consume 2000 calories a day and burn 1500 calories a day and you gain weight
consume 2000 calories a day and burn 2500 calories a day and you lose weight. Easy enough.
However, if someone like me were only eating between 1200-1600 calories a day and exercising for 30 minutes a day (walking for example), how am I supposed to lose weight? I ask because I found a website (and several others like it) that said that "Walking, 4.0 mph, very brisk pace for ONE HOUR burns only about 345 calories for someone who weighs 190 lbs"!!! That's upsetting to hear! Especially since I most likely DO NOT walk at a rate of 4.0 mph. God, how long do I need to exercise a day just to lose some pounds? I can't possibly lower my caloric intake anymore than it is now. I also don't see how I could have the time to workout at least 4 hours a day (based on the 345 calories an hour described above...in order to burn more than 1200 calories that's how much time I would need to be walking based on those figures).
I finally got my Richard Simmons 80's Blast Off tape on Friday and have been doing that. But, I don't think that burns much either based on the figures I'm getting from various websites. I also have been alternating the tape with my Brenda Dygraf Glider. But I'm sure that doesn't burn too much either. No matter what exercise I do, I do it for at least 30 minutes.
So, I guess what I really want to know is: What kinds of exercises do you all do? And, how long do you do it (duration and times a week)? Finally, have you seen a loss in weight doing those exercises for that amount of time?
I'm almost starting to believe what I am reading because I've been eating healthy for 3 weeks now (keeping the cals to 1200-1500 a day) and the scale still hasn't moved! So, maybe I'm not burning enough calories? I don't know! This is the kind of stuff that makes me want to give up. I almost feel that nothing is good enough. That I can never exercise enough, eating less doesn't matter, etc. I just don't have tons of hours to spend exercising. And, I also refuse to lower my caloric intake anymore than it already is. Thanks for listening.
Edited 5/12/2005 5:19 pm ET ET by disruptivespirit

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Hi there:
I read over the thread and just wanted to pose one more suggestion:
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