Was this enough exercise (I’m not really used to exercising but I really want to be skinny I’m currently as thick as a corgi)?

[pink_and_inlove]

So today I ran a bit and walked for about 30-40 minutes but before that I did 100 jumping jacks, a 30second plank, an ab exercise that I can’t remember what it’s called, like 13 push-ups, and 50 sumo squats. I’m lazy as hell but I’m trying. Inside my room I just have one 10 pound weight but I haven’t used that yet I’ve been working out without it I want to lose like 30 pounds but I don’t know if that’s an exaggeration at this point I don’t care if I lose boobs or ass I just want to be skinny lol 😭 which has never happend I’ve always had thick legs and wide ass hips I’ve had my arms get super skinny but my legs and wide hips still remained it’s annoying. I’m also trying to control my diet as well but I’m not being too controlling. I plan to exercise 5 times a week Monday-Friday

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My body is not the best right now I have love handles, a weird belly pouch thing that I’ve always had, and I didn’t like how the bikinis I brought looked on me. I have to lose about 30-40 pounds because I’m short and have wider hips

[TurboKid]

That's actually quite a lot in my opinion. I almost want to suggest reducing it a bit initially and just pick a handful of bread and butter compound motions.

One thing that I find very helpful and I think it could be for many other people is to have a training variable and progression there. That will change it to more like "training" than "exercising". For example, instead of just running or walking for 30 mins in a day, maybe try to cover a fixed distance as quickly as you can with the goal of improving your speed in the future... or keep the time fixed like do it for 20 mins but try to cover as much distance as possible in that 20 mins.

This way you can be motivated seeing and measuring yourself improve athletically. It also tends to combat the tendency for exercise to lead to weight loss plateaus because exercise tends to become less effective at burning calories the lighter your body becomes. However, if you have a training variable, you tend to make up for that tendency because you start doing things like increasing intensity as you get more advanced.

[TurboKid]

I actually think you can forget about the 10lbs weight (dumbbell?) for the most part for now at least. It's too light to recruit and challenge the biggest and broadest muscles in your body like your glutes, lats, quads, and hams (the biggest muscles in the human body for all people). I think later as you start getting pretty lean and want to do some isolation work targeting specific, smaller muscles like bis or rear/medial/front delts or lower traps, those weights might come in more handy. But right now I think without much equipment, your best bet is bodyweight motions like running, push-ups, squats, lunges, etc.

[TurboKid]

Another very cheap piece of equipment you can use to make any bodyweight motion more difficult which you might already have is just a sturdy backpack you can fill with some heavy things like books. Strap that on your back and you can make any bodyweight motion harder and more effective in a shorter period of time. It's not quite as good as a weighted vest (doesn't distribute weight quite as nicely/evenly) but not bad.

[TurboKid]

Another thing I see many people do often is a boatload of abdominal motions, probably because that tends to be a spot that makes lots of people unhappy and they want to try to spot-reduce. I actually think you can put such motions on the bottom of your priorities unless you're doing them for a functional purpose. The quickest way to a flat tummy or even six-pack in my experience are motions that recruit the biggest muscles in your body and get your heart rate close to the maximum and burn a lot of calories, like running. Also running done with good form will tend to be a decent workout for your abdominal muscles like the RA. Push-ups can give you much of the abdominal benefits of the plank while still recruiting relatively broad muscles like the pecs and triceps.

[pink_and_inlove]

Thank you for answering

[TurboKid]

Cheers. In my opinion, I think you can reduce at least the days where you do intense activities to 3-4 times a week (every other day, tops) and still reach your goals. It also makes sure you give your muscles some time to rest and recover in between, which is also important to help protect your joints. If you still want to do more, maybe do some very light activity on those off days. But I think you can reach your goals just 3-4 times a week of training at no more than an hour a day (I think even 20-30 mins is fine if it's intense). Advanced athletes and bodybuilders often do much more like 5+ times/week but they're so advanced that they might do 15 sets worth of volume just for biceps so they need to devote so much time to training, like dedicating whole days just to back and bis. That would be counter-productive for all but the most advanced.

[pink_and_inlove]

When I was 16 I lost 20+ pounds and it left my body looking flabby including my inner thighs I really want to avoid that because I want to lose even more weight this time

[TurboKid]

It might help to focus on body composition in that case and not so much weight. Like a girl can shrink a lot in volume without losing weight like so:


This woman is in her 50s and she lost no weight at all between left and right (she just lost fat and replaced the fat with muscle):


If you aim for something like this, you want to make sure you get plenty of BCAA-rich protein to preserve and potentially even gain some muscle, and not go too hypocaloric with your nutrition (don't aim to create the largest caloric deficit through your nutrition -- eat closer to maintenance and try to create the deficit more through physical activity).

[TheBigGuy9]

Let’s make this simple:
Try to eat 5-6 small meals a day
A portion of carbs, protein and fat You want good fats.
That gets your body to burn fat throughout the day.
Exercise 4-5 times a week. Change your routine every 4 weeks because your body will get used to what you’re doing and you will plateau. You will be doing a lot of work, but wondering why you aren’t losing anything.
Add me as a friend I’ll give you list of foods to eat, exercises, etc.

[Sonorous]

I'd definintely recommend making sure your workouts are something you can easily recover from and maintain. Doing things like:

- Incorperating static stretching & mobility drills before each training session
- Starting slowly and doing low set compound exercises (ideally not to failure until last set)
- Working out in a 6-12 rep range in a controlled way
- Doing around 10 sets of a given muscle group per week & giving yourself at least 24 hours for that muscle group to heal before working it again
- Consciously putting effort into improving form

Are all great things to keep in mind when getting into the flow of working out. And of course, how many sets you'd do would depend on many things. Like what strength level you're at, what variation of exercises you're doing are, the volume of the weight you're trying to move & at what intensity, etc. But a good thing to keep in mind is that you wanna be able to do at least 2-3 sets of a muscle group (a session) while staying in the 6-12 rep range. Definitely lookup safe ways of modifying certain exercises for the goal of progressive overload.

And if you just want to lose weight and not worry too much about getting physically stronger or toning any muscles up, I'd suggest putting more of an emphasis on counting your macros & calories while staying within whatever your caloric deficit would be. An app called "myfitnesspal" really helps with that.

There are always good things to keep in mind as well like:

- Eating complex carbs and fructose before a workout (grams of carbs should number your body weight divided by 2)
- Prioritizing protein & dividing it through the meals of the day (around 1 gram per lb of bodyweight)
- Getting 7-8 hours of sleep each day
- Making sure nutrients is from good clean sources
- Timing your meals & exercises for the part of the day where you have the most energy
- Intermittent fasting around your sleep cycle
- Knowing when the best times to eat sugar & carbs are relative to your vulnerabilities and your goals
- Consuming a fast-digesting protein source immediately after a workout
- Not spacing your pre & post workout meal more than 3-4 hours

[Sonorous]

And of course, if you can manage to bring up your activity level, that combined with your caloric deficit, intermittent fasting, weight training, & nutrition change would only help the fat burning process.

[kidvid80]

on your stubborn lower half, walking will get your legs in really good shape i walk 2 miles a day, it def works you'll see results in as little as a month. calorie cutting is good but dont go bananas kicking everything out of it, get the proportioned snack packs if you like chips. if you want a cheeseburger have it with some fries you bake in the oven, ditch the bread, no roll. always go by serving size and you can eat what you want but in the right portion sizes. sugar and bread are the rough ones to cut out, got o low sugar or the no sugar snacks. follow the right serving sizes. also dont drink your calories ever and no sugary drinks. i learned this on my own the hard way- i hope it helps, you got this!

[Eelephant]

There are certain things that will never change like having wide hips and storing more weight in your thighs. There's no such thing as spot reducing fat, just creating a calorie deficate so you can loose fat all over. Hiit is really great because it burns a ton of calories in a short amount of time. Lifting weights is also a great idea to prevent the loss of muscle (skinnyfat). I recommend a YouTuber called Caroline Girvan.. she has great follow along videos for each type I mentioned above.

Most importantly don't restrict too heavily, or else you will end up bingeing. Aim for 500 calories below your maintenance. (Just search up maintenance calculator online) A too large of a deficit will result in the skinny fat look which will make you look BIGGER (less toned) even though you weigh very little.

I hope this helps and good luck on your journey ❤️❤️

[exitseven]

okay- in my opinion you are doing everything wrong.
You need to get into an exercise program and a diet. You just made the mistake of doing too much on the first day. What you did is not sustainable and you will not succeed.
Weight loss depends more on diet than exercise. There are plenty of diets you can find online. You want to get enough protein and complex carbohydrates.
You want to get aerobic exercise. That is when you do something that raises your heart rate for an extended period of time. You should work up to at least 30 minutes.
This will boost your metabolism and enable you to burn more calories.
You want to lose fat and build muscle. Muscle tissue burns calories. Fat cells do not.
The thing is, muscle tissue weighs 8X what fat does. Do not get disappointed if you do not lose a lot of weight. You will be losing inches and your body will become healthier and more efficient.

[Mark987]

I am going to be honest to you? No one wants that skinny ass VS model woman. I have been every kind, and the best ones are the ones that actually have a model and have type of weight on them. Be yourself and don't worry about what society thinks.. you are a pretty woman :)

[pink_and_inlove]

Thank you

[FunkyMonkee]

I thought corgis were skinny!
I have NO idea what a plank is! You did a piece of wood?
That sounds like exercise to me but, get yourself a big set of drums and have a bash for an could hours a day! Not only keeps you skinny but builds up those muscles!!

[pink_and_inlove]

No corgis are chunky lol

[FunkyMonkee]

Here, look at my arms! And, do I look fat?

https://youtu.be/QCmjPHz5spg

[Libbers]

I think anything is great. Right. Keep going and you will notice a difference in no time. You look good by the way.

[pink_and_inlove]

Thank u

[loves2learn]

30 minutes of exercise 3-5 times a week should be good. Overdoing it doesn’t do you any good.

[exitseven]

yeh, 30 minutes of aerobics and a good diet and you will lose weight and tone your body.

[Lliam]

Work yourself up to walking briskly for 2 to 5 miles every single day. You'll be fit and slim in no time. Also do stretching exercises like Yoga.

[throwsomecheeseonit]

What is wrong with wide hips? Big butts are nice too. But if you want to lose weight then it has more to do with how you eat then how you work out. Same for gaining weight in muscle.

[throwsomecheeseonit]

Society might want you to believe you need to be super skinny but most guys don't want that. Look at fitness models trying to get a nice butt which you might already have feel blessed with your body. Unless doctor says you need to lose weight it shouldn't be issue. But if you are really wanting to diet right.

[ohshee]

Corgi? Kinda sounds sexy,, do what your doing for 30 days and you will tone right up

[COMMODOREII]

It's a good start. Don't get discouraged you will find your rhythm and before you know it you will look better and more importantly feel better. Feel stronger and have more energy.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Yes that's enough but why do you want to be skinny you really have a cute figure

[pink_and_inlove]

My family and for myself

[bannacookies]

Yeah! You're working hard! Be careful not to over work. Sometimes that can do the opposite and prohibit weight loss.

[UnknownGagsUser]

30 points is a very big number , i hope you will reach your goal.

[NightOwl8801]

It's all about progress and that takes time...
Increase the number of repetitions each time and you'll improve your stamina

[Deku2009]

Yeah you did enough for the Day, sounds like you have a good body

[TallAnon]

Definitely enough, just remember that diet is 80% of the process.

[Still-alive]

Lol yeah id say so. Waaayyyyyyy more than me

[pink_and_inlove]

I’m trying dude I’m trying 😭

[pink_and_inlove]

I wish I could eat what I want without being fat lol

[pink_and_inlove]

I’m 5’1 and 140 that’s pretty horrible I would like to be 100 pounds though

[pink_and_inlove]

Birth control doesn’t help either

[Still-alive]

Sounds good to me lol. I was 130 lbs once soooooo long ago :p

[pink_and_inlove]

Thank you for your answer lol

[Still-alive]

Lol yiu good! Sounds like you’re doing it right :p

[loves2learn]

140 is not horrible hun. That is just above healthy weight range. I’m 5’2 and my range is 109-137. I’m happiest at 130. I currently am not that.

[pink_and_inlove]

@loves2learn but I’m younger I haven’t had kids or anything so that’s a bigger concern because after you get pregnant I heard it’s hard to lose weight

[loves2learn]

I lost 50 lbs after my second son. Gained some back but still.

[pink_and_inlove]

@loves2learn I think that you probably look great the way you are. I have a lot of people in my family that are overweight and I’m an already insecure person so being really overweight would be very bad for me. My mom literally sat and talked to me the other day about my weight so I’m even more scared now lol

[Still-alive]

@pink_and_inlove smh thanks mom :/

[loves2learn]

Dude, your mom has issues. Do not trust her opinion.

[pink_and_inlove]

@loves2learn I think she’s just worried about me.

[loves2learn]

I think she's shaming you. 😕

[Still-alive]

She could probably be a little more tactful with it though. Sounded a bit inconsiderate of her tbh.

Dont wanna judge too harshly though cause its your mom

[MysteriousDarkness]

Being skinny means you are underweight.

[pink_and_inlove]

I want to have a bmi of 19 I think

[MysteriousDarkness]

@pink_and_inlove
How tall are you?

[pink_and_inlove]

I want to weigh 100 pounds I am 5’1-5’2

[MysteriousDarkness]

@pink_and_inlove
At 5'2 you would need to be 104lbs to gave a bmi of 19