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atomic rose

Reged: 06/01/04

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Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)

Re: I have a fitness/working out question
03/07/05 08:45 PM

After about 2 weeks, I'm not surprised that you're not seeing results yet. Speaking from experience, losing weight takes a heck of a lot longer than gaining it.

It works a little like this: A pound of weight gained/lost equals about 3500 calories. In order to lose 1 lb a week, you'd have to decrease your weekly calories by 3500 - or 500 a day.

You can do that by decreasing what you eat, or you can do it with exercise, or (ideally) a combination of the two. But you'd have to make sure to CONSISTENTLY burn 500 calories a day by exercising, every single day, to see a difference that way... and even then, that's one pound a week, which is the rate of weight loss recommended by doctors and such, but it's still "slow" weight loss if you're hopping on a scale and waiting to see a real difference.

I would suggest starting to count calories, honestly. I mean, I've seen your menus, and you don't make bad food choices or anything, so I'm guessing some of it might also be portion sizes. Or, as has been discussed here quite a bit recently, maybe you aren't getting ENOUGH calories, which would send your body into "famine" mode and make you not lose weight. There's a lot of variables. But mostly, it really just takes time, so hang in there and try to be as consistent with the exercise as you can.

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I have a fitness/working out question	Dr. Spice Yamin	03/07/05 06:41 PM
Re: I have a fitness/working out question	RGS	03/08/05 11:49 PM
Can anyone recommend weights to start with?	Snow for Sarala	03/09/05 12:00 AM
Re: Can anyone recommend weights to start with?	Lyndsey	03/09/05 06:38 PM
Re: Can anyone recommend weights to start with?	e_mcmaster	03/09/05 01:16 PM
Re: Can anyone recommend weights to start with?	Snow for Sarala	03/09/05 03:57 PM
Re: Can anyone recommend weights to start with?	Dr. Spice Yamin	03/09/05 08:09 PM
Try starting with household objects...	Linz	03/10/05 04:37 AM
Re: Can anyone recommend weights to start with?	Dr. Spice Yamin	03/09/05 07:30 AM
My two cents	e_mcmaster	03/08/05 09:06 PM
Re: My two cents	suarez	03/28/05 07:09 AM
My lifting schedule...	e_mcmaster	03/28/05 09:23 AM
Re: My lifting schedule...	suarez	03/28/05 09:54 AM
Re: My lifting schedule...	e_mcmaster	03/28/05 11:04 AM
Re: My lifting schedule...	suarez	03/28/05 12:19 PM
Ah-ha!	e_mcmaster	03/28/05 07:20 PM
Re: Ah-ha!	suarez	03/29/05 07:42 AM
Re: Ah-ha!	e_mcmaster	03/29/05 11:30 AM
Re: Ah-ha!	suarez	03/29/05 12:00 PM
Re: Ah-ha!	e_mcmaster	03/30/05 09:06 AM
Re: Ah-ha!	suarez	03/30/05 09:25 AM
Try fitday.com...	Linz	03/29/05 07:55 AM
Re: Try fitday.com...	suarez	03/29/05 10:16 AM
Re: My two cents	retrograde	03/09/05 08:39 AM
Re: My two cents	Dr. Spice Yamin	03/09/05 07:28 AM
Re: My two cents	e_mcmaster	03/09/05 01:15 PM
Re: My two cents	Dr. Spice Yamin	03/09/05 08:11 PM
Re: My two cents	epa_ginger	03/10/05 07:03 AM
I count crunches as strength training...	Linz	03/10/05 04:33 AM
Warning here!	Linz	03/09/05 07:33 AM
You're right	e_mcmaster	03/09/05 01:12 PM
Re: You're right	Lyndsey	03/09/05 06:45 PM
Re: I have a fitness/working out question	Jane Doe	03/08/05 12:30 PM
Re: I have a fitness/working out question	retrograde	03/07/05 09:04 PM
Re: I have a fitness/working out question	Shell Marr	03/08/05 11:30 AM
Retrograde	Dr. Spice Yamin	03/07/05 09:16 PM
Re: Retrograde	Kimm	03/08/05 12:41 PM
Lies about weight lifting, bulking up and fat loss....!!!!!	retrograde	03/08/05 03:53 PM
Sorry I'm jumping in....	epa_ginger	03/09/05 08:32 AM
I want arms like Jennifer Garner	Little Minnie	03/09/05 03:35 PM
Re: I want arms like Jennifer Garner	epa_ginger	03/10/05 07:05 AM
Re: I want arms like Jennifer Garner	Little Minnie	03/10/05 09:33 AM
Re: Sorry I'm jumping in....	retrograde	03/09/05 08:52 AM
Re: Lies about weight lifting, bulking up and fat loss....!!!!!	Kimm	03/09/05 07:46 AM
Yikes! Laurel...I missed this before when I posted...but...	Snow for Sarala	03/09/05 12:22 AM
Re: Yikes! Laurel...I missed this before when I posted...but...	retrograde	03/09/05 08:49 AM
I bought 3 lb. dumbells for at home......	Snow for Sarala	03/21/05 08:14 PM
Good for you!	epa_ginger	03/22/05 07:13 AM
Re: I bought 3 lb. dumbells for at home......	retrograde	03/21/05 08:47 PM
I LOVED that cite......	Snow for Sarala	03/21/05 09:03 PM
Re: Great weight training site!	Sparky	03/09/05 10:20 AM
Re: Lies about weight lifting, bulking up and fat loss....!!!!!	Shell Marr	03/08/05 04:23 PM
additional comment about weights	Little Minnie	03/08/05 06:28 PM
Abs and the 'spare tire'...	retrograde	03/08/05 04:41 PM
Question on AB excercises	Augie	03/10/05 12:01 PM
Re: Abs and the 'spare tire'...	Shell Marr	03/08/05 05:38 PM
Re: Retrograde	retrograde	03/07/05 09:26 PM
I signed up for fitday	Dr. Spice Yamin	03/10/05 09:44 AM
Re: Retrograde	Dr. Spice Yamin	03/08/05 06:54 AM
Re: I have a fitness/working out question	atomic rose	03/07/05 08:45 PM
Re: I have a fitness/working out question	Shell Marr	03/08/05 11:28 AM
casey	Dr. Spice Yamin	03/07/05 09:19 PM
Give it time!	Linz	03/08/05 05:53 AM
thanks Linz	Dr. Spice Yamin	03/08/05 06:57 AM

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