so it's time to get back into the game. i have no idea if anyone reads this blog anymore, but i'm keeping up with things for me. it's time for me to get going again after my surgery. i feel healthy enough (and have my doctor's okay) to get back into the swing of weight loss things. i am just supposed to be careful exercising and stop immediately if i get tired, dizzy, etc. actually, that's probably good advice for anyone.
so i have a question for you healthy, active people out there. i was reading the other day and the article said you really should do no more than 30 minutes of cardio a day. but then combine that with strength training to acheive maximum weight loss. i know strength training is important, but i though cardio was the best thing especially when you are trying to lose body fat. anyone want to weigh in here?
so now, let's get down to business:
10/18/09
sunday
breakfast: slept through it. oops
lunch: two scrambled eggs, whole grain wheat toast with sugar free raspberry jelly, homemade applesauce
dinner: grilled chicken breast, grilled squash, green beans
snacks: one serving of jelly beans
exercise: 30 minute stroll through my neighborhood
weight: 263 lbs (i gained back everything i lost after surgery (but i knew i would) plus a few pounds i gained while being lazy. it's okay. i'll get 'em back off.)
I still read! I like this blog.
I don't know about the rule of "no more" than 30mins cardio/day (that seems really short!) but you definitely shouldn't do only cardio.
Combining cardio + strength training always produces better results. You will lose more fat and faster if you do both. Strength training burns calories, so it's worth while, but it also builds muscle mass which will increase your basal metabolic rate (so you burn more calories at rest because it takes more energy to maintain muscles).
Finding exercises that combine strength & cardio training (ie. circuit training) are the easiest to kill two birds with one stone if you're limited on time (and who isn't? I don't know what these people with 2hrs free to workout everyday do for a living) or you can alternate doing cardio one day a week and strength training on the others.