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Can someone help me figure out a workout regimen?
| Eh... don't go for dumbbells if you are looking to lose weight... especially if your muscle isn't that strong to begin with.
I'll say go walk/jog and then run after you get used to it. If you don't have time to exercise, Go look at videos about HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training).
I've never used elliptical, but I guess if it makes you sweat, then it's okay too.
Just do lots and lots of cardio, sweat all the fat.
| >>426203
^ As this g/u/rl. You don't need fancy exercise equipment- just find ways around home or work to get in some extra exercise.
Some people even park a little bit farther away from their offices in order to get some more walking time in. It's the simple stuff really that will show the greatest gains.
DO NOT go straight to the dumbbells. You need to have *some* muscle first.
| >>426203
I think elliptical constitutes as cardio and I hope I can do that instead of running (my knees will probably thank me for that).
>>426211
I get around 50 minutes of walking per day. Could probably squeeze more in when it stops getting dark outside at 5pm (the neighborhood I have to go through to get to/from work is pretty criminal).
As for dumbbells, I'm weak but probably not that weak. Plus, they're adjustable and go as low as either 0.5 or 1kg I think.
| Bodyweight squats and planks are always good and hit lots of muscles, I'd suggest them. 50 min of walking is already a lot, i wouldn't bother walking more if you have an opportunity to do other stuff, it just wouldn't add that much for the time commitment. If you haven't already, pay attention to find the difference between muscle burn and actual pain - one is good, the other means you're hurting yourself, which is possible even without equipment if you make a mistake
| And experiment to make sure what you do is fun or at least satisfying, sometimes people make themselves miserable exercising and that's no good. Sports are good if you can
| >>426232 not that I don't want to train your muscle, it just that if you want to lose weight, muscle training won't help that much. You can do it on the side, but you shouldn't focus on it.
And I agree with the gurl above, 50 mins of walking every day is already a lot. Maybe just try walk faster, it would make your legs hate you, but you should also sweat more as the result.
| >>426268
Thanks for the tips! Being unable to finding something fun to do (that is also at least somewhat effective) was the biggest issue for me so far
>>426322
I understand that losing weight and building muscle are not necessarily one and the same, but I've heard a lot of stories of people actually losing muscle instead of fat and I wanna avoid that.
Yeah, I guess I could speed up on the way home, although I usually start sweating in first 10 mins of each 25 min period anyway.
| Read the 4/fit/ sticky, start doing stronglifts 5x5 at your local gym (if you touch a smith machine you lose all your gains) and most importantly
STOP EATING SO DAMN MUCH
Weight loss is basic bitch thermodynamics. Less calories in than calories out equals fat loss. Ensure you eat at least 1g/kg lean body mass worth of protein daily to prevent muscle loss during a cut.
>no time for the gym
A bad excuse, you can make time if you actually take it seriously.
| >>426322
>if you want to lose weight, muscle training won't help that much
Complete nonsense. Compound barbell movements use the most calories out of any exercise. Furthermore, a higher level of muscle content means more calories are burned at rest to maintain them as opposed to fat. There are literally no downsides to muscle/resistance training.
| >>426655
Hey, look. I leave for work at 8am and come back home at 7:30pm at best. After work, I still have an abundance of stuff to do for uni. I really can't carve out another 2 hours to go to the gym. Plus, I feel like it wouldn't even be beneficial since I'll probably be too weak to use any of the machines effectively.
And yeah, that thing about eating? I said the same shit in the first post.
While I do appreciate the tips, you don't have to be an ass about giving them, g/u/rl
| >>426688 FYI, there're quite a lot this kind of g/u/rls around. Just look at the fat shaming thread like 2 weeks ago, in there if you eat junk food = you are trash, if you don't learn how to cook = you are subhuman, you tried losing weight but failed = you are failing at life
don't worry about too much details and min maxing stuff, do what you want and can, consume less food/calorie, and don't expect instant result.
| Whatever you do make a calendar, like pen and paper calendar where you can mark the days that you actually worked out, it will help you to kick start a routine and it will shame you if you miss too many days
Or better yet, since I got that idea from her you could get simone giertz thingy, it looks cool, open source and you'll be helping out a great youtuber with the medical bill that I assume Brian left to her
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| I'm currently teetering on the brink of obesity and I'm pretty weak physically, but I've finally decided to take a stand and fix myself. Whatever dietary changes necessary were pretty easy to figure out (just gotta eat less and no junk food/snacks), but with workouts it's all quite overwhelming. My muscles are not that strong, so I really have to ease into it first, and I have no time for gym, but I do have an elliptical and some dumbbells at home. What exercises would be good?