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I went from absolutely no exercise to working out twice daily on a treadmill. Have worked up to 1 mile in 21 minutes twice a day. Pace is 3 miles an hour and 1.5 to 2 incline. Shouldn't I see some - even 1 or 2 pounds of weight loss by now? I'm getting a little discouraged. People told me it would start to melt off relatively soon.
I don't expect miracles, but something. Am I being too impatient? Any encouragement and success stories would be most welcome.
How much are you eating? You can't outwalk a bad diet. Weight loss is 80% in kitchen, 20% in gym. I've also heard that your body gains water weight or something when you first start out exercising.
Yes, I started doing the same thing about 5 weeks ago. But I stay under 1600 calories on workout days and 1200 on my days of rest. Look at your diet and calories.
I do about 3.0mph and switch from 2% incline to 5% for 20 minutes to 10% for 20 minutes then back to 5% for 10 minutes and 2% on the cool down.
So maybe look at switching up your pace as well as incline.
But you could be gaining muscle. Do your clothes feel different? Try taking your measurements once a month because sometimes the scale isn't the most accurate determination of progress.
I'm eating the same as I did before, low carb. I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but I quit smoking in November. Maybe my metabolism has slowed down so I'm not seeing results. I was doing a low carb diet before I quit smoking and had lost 13 lbs. When I quit smoking I gained 8 of them back.
Yes, I started doing the same thing about 5 weeks ago. But I stay under 1600 calories on workout days and 1200 on my days of rest. Look at your diet and calories.
I do about 3.0mph and switch from 2% incline to 5% for 20 minutes to 10% for 20 minutes then back to 5% for 10 minutes and 2% on the cool down.
So maybe look at switching up your pace as well as incline.
But you could be gaining muscle. Do your clothes feel different? Try taking your measurements once a month because sometimes the scale isn't the most accurate determination of progress.
So you are doing 50 minutes each time you workout? I also have not done any rest days. A couple days I only worked out once, but I've pretty much stuck to twice a day - a mile each time.
Clothes don't feel any different but I wear loose clothing.
I went from absolutely no exercise to working out twice daily on a treadmill. Have worked up to 1 mile in 21 minutes twice a day. Pace is 3 miles an hour and 1.5 to 2 incline. Shouldn't I see some - even 1 or 2 pounds of weight loss by now? I'm getting a little discouraged. People told me it would start to melt off relatively soon.
I don't expect miracles, but something. Am I being too impatient? Any encouragement and success stories would be most welcome.
It's great that you started an exercise program but you have a ways to go before you will see any benefit. You should think of exercise as a lifestyle modification, something that you plan to do for as long as you can.
Keep in mind that the number of calories that you burned in walking 30 miles is barely a start. You need to keep making progressive improvements in what you do or you will never see any results.
It's great that you started an exercise program but you have a ways to go before you will see any benefit. You should think of exercise as a lifestyle modification, something that you plan to do for as long as you can.
Keep in mind that the number of calories that you burned in walking 30 miles is barely a start. You need to keep making progressive improvements in what you do or you will never see any results.
Could you define progressive improvements? Add more and more time, speed etc.?
But you could be gaining muscle. Do your clothes feel different? Try taking your measurements once a month because sometimes the scale isn't the most accurate determination of progress.
No, not likely at all. I love to tell myself that too when I step on the scale and get an ugly number, but it's just not true. However, the scale can sometimes be deceiving and disappointing, so measuring and/or trying on clothes is a great way to also gauge your success.
You're welcome. It's commonly misspelled on CD and everywhere else, I presume. I see it all the time.
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