Is This Okay In Your Opinion?

Okay I'll try to make this short. It's my second time around trying to lose a huge amount of weight and I'm having issues getting started & finding my "balance"

I'm 19

Female

211 lbs @ 5'3''

I eat about 1600-1700 calories a day and drink about 56 oz of water a day

My question is about exercise. I believe I have the calorie situation finally figured out but now I need to make sure I'm not under-exercising or over-exercising.

Right now I walk about 30 mins in the morning and another 30 mins at night at a pretty brisk pace. During my second walking session I do about 10 mins of jogging. When I get home I do a few leg and arm exercises with resistance bands and I stretch.

Do you think this is enough? Too little? Not enough? I'm desperate to get this thing started once again and I want to make sure I'm doing it right. There's nothing worse than spending a month or so working your butt off only to stay the same weight as before or gain weight. Thanks for any help and advice!

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Good job on getting started!

Your exercise is good as long as you are getting the results you want!  I would suggest more strength training to keep your muscles as you are losing weight (which is more a function of diet anyway).  Maybe you can do a longer strength training using more resistance  every other day instead of your walk/jog.

I have seen far greater improvements in my body with weighttt training. There are alot of posts about a book called the New Rules of Lifting for Women.  I am following it and feeling a lot leaner.

I did not have as much weight to lose as you but I have always been concerned that if I did weights I would get bigger or "bulky" for me it has absolutely not happened. The scale hasn't moved much  but my clothes fit way better and I finally feel "toned" after all the years of trying to "tone" up.

So if I were you, I would add some heavy whole body weightlifting into the mix maybe 2x a week.

Good luck!

Good luck

sorry i cant offer any help but well done with your weight loss so far :)..

Keep up the good work :)..

Original Post by future214:

I have seen far greater improvements in my body with weighttt training. There are alot of posts about a book called the New Rules of Lifting for Women.  I am following it and feeling a lot leaner.

I did not have as much weight to lose as you but I have always been concerned that if I did weights I would get bigger or "bulky" for me it has absolutely not happened. The scale hasn't moved much  but my clothes fit way better and I finally feel "toned" after all the years of trying to "tone" up.

So if I were you, I would add some heavy whole body weightlifting into the mix maybe 2x a week.

Good luck!

^^ ME TOO! 

I started with about 55 pounds to lose.  I spent a month doing walking and trying to jog as much as I could.  I lost some weight, but was still having issues with my knees, and no change in how my clothes fit.  Then I read here on CC about the New Rules book and since then I have lost a little weight and some inches as well.

There are a lot of home strength exercise routines that you can do with little or no equipment.  A word of warning, though - anything that makes your muscles sore will make you retain a bit of water as the muscles repair.  That water weight disappears after a few days.

Also, it helps my motivation if I not only log my weight, but my measurements, and also what I am able to do in a workout.  As long as I can go harder/faster/longer, I can feel good about my new lifestyle.

Your plan seems very reasonable.  Way to go!  Feel free to message me if you have any other questions.