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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion  I completely agree that you should be doing work with the weights. When you create a calorie deficit in an attempt to lose weight (consuming less calories than your body uses), your body will not only lose fat, but could lose some muscle as well. Lifting weights helps prevent muscle loss, and allows you to better maintain the muscle you have while losing the weight. I highly recommend it through this process. |
I will talk with one of the trainers in the gym & see if they can work out a weight programme for me.
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion You lost 2lbs and that is great. Remember, each pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So if you burned 5505 calories on the gym, that's (more or less) a pound and a half of fat that you just burned, and you still lost 2 pounds! |
I didn't realise that 1 lb of fat is equal to 3500 calories. :eek4:
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion Unfortunately, the only completely accurate way to measure progress is through hydrostatic body fat testing (water dunk tank). |
That sounds downright pure nasty. I think I will stick to the scale
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion Regardless, you're dropping weight, and should also be looking in the mirror, seeing how clothes fit you now, and maybe even taking measurements around your waist, etc.
Great job so far, you're on the right track. Normally 2lbs a week is considered a maximum safe weight loss threshold. |
You are right of course, I know that I have done really well in quite a short stretch of time. In fact, better than I could have ever imagined.
I have lost two clothes sizes since I started and that is just so cool. I have had to buy two new suits for work already
As I said earlier in the thread, I'm pretty new to this and appreciate all of the support and free advice very much.
Thank you !!