Anyone know if this will work?

Becca15 · #1 (**permalink**) November 13th, 2006, 12:40 PM

I was just wondering if my weight loss plan will actually work so anyone who has been doing this for a while, advice/comments would be greatly appreciated.

20 min walk every day
100 sit ups-done in sets of 25 every day
leg exercise-to tone thighs-40 on each leg every day
leg and lower abdominal exercise-25 a day
10 mins jogging on spot every day

Now, looking at it, its mostly toning exercises, to shed the pounds would I need to step up on walking and jogging etc?

And hopefully calories will be restricted to about 900-1000 cal a day.

Please help me out!

blackwdw · #2 (**permalink**) November 13th, 2006, 12:58 PM

Unless you are very short and have a tiny frame, I wouldn't recommend going below 1200 calories a day. Ingesting too few calories causes your body to think it's starving, which will lower your metabolism, making it harder to lose weight and keep it off.

Unfortunately, there is no magic formula for losing weight. It's kinda trial and error. Try your work-out plan with 1200 calories for a couple weeks. If you lose weight, good. If not, try upping the cardio.

Finally, make sure you rest at least one day a week (you could probably keep the 20 min walk, just skip the other stuff) to give your body time to recover.

fms · #3 (**permalink**) November 14th, 2006, 08:45 AM

As mentioned above don't drop your calories to low... Instead up the exercise to burn more. You need to keep your metabolism high to be able to burn fat anyway and eating small regular meals helps with this.

I am not sure what your current activity levels are but I wouldn't go from nothing to what you have outlined without building it up. You will ache from exercise and doing to much to soon may make it difficult for you to keep going with the routine. Don't over train and don't try to loose to much at once.

Basically as long as your doing activity that is burning calories (It doesn't matter which particular exercises they are. Do what you feel comfortable doing that day.) and the amound you are burning is greater than the amount you are consuming then you will loose weight.

Have a cheat day once in a while to help with cravings and sticking to your program. Just increase the activity on that day and the day after to compensate.

Becca15 · #4 (**permalink**) November 14th, 2006, 08:57 AM

Thanks for the replies! How do I know how many calories I've burned? What what I have to do to burn 1200 cal if thats what I ate that day? And how many extra calories should I try and burn?

Diet isn't going to good today! Last night I didn't eat after 8 which is very good for me. This morning I attempted a slice of wholemeal toast but can't eat in the morning so only had 3 bites. I had a snack of a large cookie at breaktime which I feel really guilty about. At lunch I had a small bowl of white pasta with a vegetable sauce and I had a small biscuit and a satsuma when I got home so its not very good at all. However it is a lot less then I would usually have: 2 packets of crisps, chocolate mini rolls etc. For dinner I'm just having grilled chicken and veg without carbs to make up for today! I'm also going to make sure I do all my exercises! Hopefully tomorrow is more successful! I have no idea how many calories that will be so if someone could tell me roughly than that would be great.

blackwdw · #5 (**permalink**) November 14th, 2006, 10:27 AM

You do not need to burn 1200 with exercise. Your body burns a lot of calories just keeping you alive. There is a website called SparkPeople which can give you an idea of a healthy meal and exercise plan.

blackwdw · #6 (**permalink**) November 14th, 2006, 02:00 PM

I don't want to be rude, especially since you agreed with me, but cut out the pushing of the access bars. I don't know if you sell them, or what, but it's annoying. Here's a bit of information I dug up on the web...if anyone is interested in more, let me know. It basically says that an access bar doesn't help you burn any more fat when you exercise than water.

Quote:

"Effect of a sports food bar on fat utilisation and exercise duration"

Submitted by Rich Schick

Author: Kolkhorst FW; MacTaggart JN; Hansen MR
Address: School of Health, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls 50614-0241, USA
Source: Can J Appl Physiol, 23(3):271-8 1998 Jun
Abstract:
The manufacturer claims that using the Access Fat Conversion Activity Bar increases fat utilisation, which would have a glycogen-sparing effect and delay the onset of fatigue from endurance exercise. This claim was tested using seven trained distance runners who performed two trials of treadmill running at 73% of VO2max to exhaustion. In a counterbalanced design, subjects ingested either one Access Bar with water or water only prior to treadmill running. Times to exhaustion for the control and Access treatment trials were 104.6 +/- 24.9 min and 93.9 +/- 21.4 min, respectively, and were not significantly different (p > .05). Differences between trials were not observed for the respiratory exchange ratio, blood lactate or glucose concentrations, plasma glycerol concentration, or perceived exertion. Based on results from this study, it was concluded that the Access Bar does not affect fat or carbohydrate utilisation and does not improve exercise endurance.

blackwdw · #7 (**permalink**) November 14th, 2006, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by momsstayhome

If you want to know where you can get it PM me.

When you say stuff like this, it's sounds like you're selling them. Plus, because it is a multi-level marketing scheme, there is a decent chance you are selling them. Again, not to be rude, but they seem like a scam, from the bars themselves to the way the company hooks people into trying to sell them.

fms · #8 (**permalink**) November 14th, 2006, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Becca15

Thanks for the replies! How do I know how many calories I've burned? What what I have to do to burn 1200 cal if thats what I ate that day? And how many extra calories should I try and burn?

A sedentary person may only require 1200-1500 calories per day. An extremely active person may require 2000-3000 calories per day to maintain their body mass.

If you are exercising then you are likely to loose weight at 1200 calories a day.

Dont concentrate so much on the numbers and just how you feel and if your body is changing shape. I would avoid loosing weight to fast also, so if 1200 is way to low for your activity level then up it a bit while still keeping a calorie deficit.

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Sprite · #9 (**permalink**) November 14th, 2006, 03:45 PM

...I wouldn't start out on 100 situps a day unless you already do them.

You wont be able to move after a couple of days of that.

fms · #10 (**permalink**) November 15th, 2006, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Sprite

...I wouldn't start out on 100 situps a day unless you already do them.

You wont be able to move after a couple of days of that.

I agree, dont start with to much or you will ache, struggle and get put off quickly.

weightlosspaul · #11 (**permalink**) November 15th, 2006, 07:14 AM

cut down on the sit-ups...that won't do very much to help

Becca15 · #12 (**permalink**) November 15th, 2006, 11:35 AM

Thanks for the advice everyone, I really appreciate it!

I did do about 25 sit ups every other day roughly before my diet so its not completely new. I can't manage 100 yet anyway, yesterday for instance I did 70, and the day before was 50 i think so I will gradually work it up. I think my exercise is going well but its completely opposite foodwise, I just have no self control when it comes to food! Today I have had slice of toast, ginger biscuit, jacket potato, 2 satsumas, handful of strawberries, chocolate mini roll, grilled chicken breast and a chicken pizza (yes, a whole one

) so I'm guessing I'm nowhere near my 1200 calorie goal! However this is less than I would usually eat and I'm doing much more exercise than I normally would so I'm hoping it will make a difference. I have only been drinking water and a small carton of pure apple juice and I actually don't even crave anything else although I can feel a hot chocolate craving coming along later!

Again thanks for the advice!

Becca15 · #13 (**permalink**) November 15th, 2006, 11:38 AM

Oh, just wanted to ask, do you think my goals (in my sig) are reasonable?

novemberayne123 · #14 (**permalink**) November 15th, 2006, 12:18 PM

I have read and have also been told that doing situps (if your female) only gives you that little pooch you don't want, doing pilates and yoga really helps with the belly area. That's what i've been doing and it really seems to be helping, and it gives you a sense of better balance also. And i do think your goals are reasonable!

Tomble · #15 (**permalink**) November 16th, 2006, 03:20 PM

6 lb by xmas is quite reasonable, it's about a pound per week which is generally seen as the best speed for weight loss.

The toning exercises are something you will appreciate a lot once you've lost the weight, but for getting rid of calories the cardio is your best friend.

Is jogging on the spot a good exercise for you? It's something I would probably stop doing eventually because I would find it boring. You could make your walk into a walk with a 10 minute run at the end, which would probably be more interesting and also easier to track fitness progress.

Good luck with it! I started doing crunches and situps a little while ago, and I really knew about it the next day!