I really enjoy your videos. I'm starting well after you so I'm wondering how your program is going.... I'm three weeks into this and I'm doing pretty well but wish I could lose weight more quickly. =)
Thanks for coming dhec34! The thing you have to remember is that we are gradually raising our Resting Metabolic Rate with more exercise, which helps us to use energy more powerfully, and prevent it turning to fat. It's a more longterm solution than dropping pounds as quickly as possible.
If you like you can skip ahead to Week 8 and do that more intense workout plan, training in aerobic endurance up to 2 hours a day 5 days a week; but the risk is burning out in a month or so once the novelty wears off, before we've really developed a training habit.
Best of luck to you! As for me, I'm beginning to see some differences and certainly feel a lot of difference--strength, power, energy, and motivation! The scale has dipped too, but as mentioned in week 8, the scale is not going to indicate a lower ration of fat to increased lean body mass - so don't put too much at stake on that weekly number.
We want a lower ratio of fat to lean, not necessarily a lower weight. In some cases we want the same weight or even more weight, depending on how much muscle we want!
Remember, dropping as many pounds as possible as quickly as possible is more likely to make you weigh even more than you do now in a year or two. We need aerobic and strength training together, to enact lipolysis (fat breakdown) and the increased metabolic rate associated with lean body mass development. This results in permanent fitness and all the benefits of a fitness lifestyle: a longer and better life!
Thanks for your reply. Yes, I agree with everything you said. Last fall, I exercised very regularly but got out of the habit over the holidays. I've started to exercise again but not as rigorously as I'd like. All in good time. Where I live (Iowa), the weather's just starting to turn nice so I can exercise outside. I belong to a gym but I've gotten out of the habit of going.
I really enjoy your videos. I'm starting well after you so I'm wondering how your program is going.... I'm three weeks into this and I'm doing pretty well but wish I could lose weight more quickly. =)
dhec34 3 years ago
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Thanks for coming dhec34! The thing you have to remember is that we are gradually raising our Resting Metabolic Rate with more exercise, which helps us to use energy more powerfully, and prevent it turning to fat. It's a more longterm solution than dropping pounds as quickly as possible.
Fallen1966 3 years ago
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If you like you can skip ahead to Week 8 and do that more intense workout plan, training in aerobic endurance up to 2 hours a day 5 days a week; but the risk is burning out in a month or so once the novelty wears off, before we've really developed a training habit.
Fallen1966 3 years ago
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Best of luck to you! As for me, I'm beginning to see some differences and certainly feel a lot of difference--strength, power, energy, and motivation! The scale has dipped too, but as mentioned in week 8, the scale is not going to indicate a lower ration of fat to increased lean body mass - so don't put too much at stake on that weekly number.
Fallen1966 3 years ago
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We want a lower ratio of fat to lean, not necessarily a lower weight. In some cases we want the same weight or even more weight, depending on how much muscle we want!
Fallen1966 3 years ago
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Remember, dropping as many pounds as possible as quickly as possible is more likely to make you weigh even more than you do now in a year or two. We need aerobic and strength training together, to enact lipolysis (fat breakdown) and the increased metabolic rate associated with lean body mass development. This results in permanent fitness and all the benefits of a fitness lifestyle: a longer and better life!
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Fallen1966 3 years ago
Thanks for your reply. Yes, I agree with everything you said. Last fall, I exercised very regularly but got out of the habit over the holidays. I've started to exercise again but not as rigorously as I'd like. All in good time. Where I live (Iowa), the weather's just starting to turn nice so I can exercise outside. I belong to a gym but I've gotten out of the habit of going.
dhec34 3 years ago
I'm only weighing myself one time per week so I don't get too fixated on weight. I'll keep watching for your videos! ;)
dhec34 3 years ago