What am I doing wrong when it comes to exercising?

[basil67]

@ironpony This is a question for a PT.  Someone who can see what you're doing and discuss other options.

You keep asking us for answers, but the answer is going to be with someone who can design a program for you, taking your diet, weight and sleep into consideration

Edited January 28, 2022 by basil67

[ironpony]

I talked to a personal trainer last week and she said to just exercise in the morning and gave me some routines.  But she also suggested that maybe I need to work a job where I work later, and therefore can do it in the morning, without having to worry about waking anyone.

[basil67]

6 hours ago, ironpony said:

I talked to a personal trainer last week and she said to just exercise in the morning and gave me some routines.  But she also suggested that maybe I need to work a job where I work later, and therefore can do it in the morning, without having to worry about waking anyone.

Did you hire her to consult with you to make a program which considers your personal needs in terms of your living situation, diet, fitness and working hours?  If not, then that's what you need to do. 

[ironpony]

I did or at least that is my intention with her, but she said that the body needs what it needs and I need to change my job or living situation to accompany the body, rather than try to make it fit the other way around.

[basil67]

1 hour ago, ironpony said:

I did or at least that is my intention with her, but she said that the body needs what it needs and I need to change my job or living situation to accompany the body, rather than try to make it fit the other way around.

OK.  So here is your answer in part: change your job or living situation.

However, you still need assistance from a PT to figure out how to do a good workout and how much/what kind of cardio and strength training you need.

Edited January 30, 2022 by basil67

[ironpony]

Okay thanks.  It's just a lot of jobs are during the day though, and I haven't been able to find one that goes later for a while.  So I thought it was best to adapt to the situation rather than find a new job at a time when most jobs are not available in.

[Wiseman2]

8 hours ago, ironpony said:

but she said  I need to change my job or living situation,...

You need better advice. People in all sorts of jobs in all sorts of living arrangements manage to exercise and stay fit. Including professional athletes.

[ironpony]

Well for the past couple of weeks, instead of exercising an hour a day, like I was told I should be doing, I am doing it for three and a half hours a day on my two days off.  Doing that on my two days off, still adds up to seven hours a week, which would be the same as 1 hour a day.  Is this good, and do some people do this, if they have to?

[basil67]

I can only reiterate my previous comment that given you're yet to work with a PT and learn the best way to exercise, you are at very high risk of doing yourself an injury.

[ironpony]

Oh I talked to a PT.  She said that ideally I should be getting an hour a day.  I suggested what if I have more time on my days off to do it earlier in the day, and just do it on my days off for 3 and a half hours each day instead.  She said that some people do it that way, if you can manage to do it that way, but some people do.

[basil67]

5 minutes ago, ironpony said:

Oh I talked to a PT.  She said that ideally I should be getting an hour a day.  I suggested what if I have more time on my days off to do it earlier in the day, and just do it on my days off for 3 and a half hours each day instead.  She said that some people do it that way, if you can manage to do it that way, but some people do.

To be clear, I'm talking about technique.  If you're not using good technique and mixing up what exercises you're doing, you're likely to hurt yourself.   

[ironpony]

Oh okay.  Well so far I have taking advice to do a jog for 40 minutes, then weights for 40, then jog for 40, then weights, for 40, about, and call it a day, if that's good advice, I've been given.  She said only do it though, if you feel you can push yourself to do all that in two days though.

Edited February 9, 2022 by ironpony

[basil67]

Oh, OK then, it seems like you have a plan from a PT.  If this is the case, why are you asking us if it's OK?    

Edited February 9, 2022 by basil67

[ironpony]

Well it's just the PT really thinks I should do an hour a day instead ideally, but it's hard with my situation and job.  It just it seems whenever I try to think outside the box, people's reactions are, that I should not and do what works ideally.  But what if I am in an unideal situation... then I don't know what to do if people say I really should do so and so instead, if I can.

[basil67]

There's an easy answer to that: Stop asking people for opinions.   Everyone will have different opinions and it will just confuse matters more, so make up your own mind and do what you think is right.  If you make a mistake, don't repeat it

[ironpony]

Okay thank you very much, I can do that!

Well I have been exercising for 6 hours a week for the last few weeks now, but I haven't really seen any weight loss improvement at all.  Does it normally take more time?

Edited March 8, 2022 by ironpony

[basil67]

My P/T said that exercise accounts for only about 20% of weight loss.  The remaining 80% is related to diet, so you might want to look at what you're eating.

[ironpony]

I've been trying to eat healthier too, but the exercise has been causing me to get hungry after and it does cause me to eat a little more compared to when I did not exercise.  But the P/T before told me that this is normal though.  I didn't have her hired now, but went with what she said.  Is that normal though to eat more the days after exercising, because it causes one to work up an appetite?

[Wiseman2]

Just now, ironpony said:

.  But the P/T before told me that this is normal though.

Unfortunately you seem to keep going in circles about eating, hunger and exercise.

[Wiseman2]

On 11/28/2020 at 5:16 PM, ironpony said:

, I find that the more I exercise, I keep getting hungrier.

It's been 1.5 years since you've been asking this same question. Hopefully you finally see a physician about it.

[basil67]

13 hours ago, ironpony said:

I've been trying to eat healthier too, but the exercise has been causing me to get hungry after and it does cause me to eat a little more compared to when I did not exercise.  But the P/T before told me that this is normal though.  I didn't have her hired now, but went with what she said.  Is that normal though to eat more the days after exercising, because it causes one to work up an appetite?

@ironpony with all due respect to my fellow posters, you're wasting your time asking us.  Most of us don't have the training and none of us can see how you're exercising, what you're eating and how much of it. 

Yes, it's normal to get hungrier when exercising, but the trick is knowing what to eat and how much of it.   IF you want to make a difference, you need to actually hire a PT and work through this with them.  

Edited March 8, 2022 by basil67

[ironpony]

Well so far I have gained muscle and that has improved my gf said and that my shoulders look more broad as well as my back and chest, collar, etc.  However, I wanted to get rid of my pot belly fat, but the pot belly is still there with the new muscle.  My double chin is also still there.   So the muscle has improved, but not the fat loss much it seems.

[ironpony]

14 hours ago, basil67 said:

@ironpony with all due respect to my fellow posters, you're wasting your time asking us.  Most of us don't have the training and none of us can see how you're exercising, what you're eating and how much of it. 

Yes, it's normal to get hungrier when exercising, but the trick is knowing what to eat and how much of it.   IF you want to make a difference, you need to actually hire a PT and work through this with them.  

That's true, I apologize if I was waisting time asking.

[PotatoHead]

Fat loss takes time, patience and consistency.  You won't necessarily see the numbers move on the scale but you will look and feel different.  You're doing a great job getting all that time in exercising, but I would honestly cut back a lot especially on the cardio.  I do strength 4x a week and cardio 1x a week.  A 40-60 minute workout for each session is all you need.  You can split up your workouts any way you want.  I do upper body day one (shoulders, chest, back), then legs and arms day two, upper body day 3, cardio day 4, then day 5 I hit anything that isn't already sore lol.   Stick to the focus on strength training because building muscle mass is key, it increases your metabolism and will ultimately get you the results you want faster than just running yourself to death and burning a ton of calories.

For your diet, you need to at least have an idea of how many calories you're burning vs. how much you are eating.  The tracking apps make it really easy to do, and you will want to get an estimate on your daily calorie burn from tdeecalculator.net.  Once you have that, you want to eat around 200-300 calories less than you burn per day on average.  You don't have to be perfect every day, but be consistent in the long term.  Aside from calories, you want to focus on getting enough protein.  Take your goal weight multiplied by 0.82 and try to eat that many grams of protein per day or more.  This will ensure your body has what it needs to recover and build your muscles after your workouts.  It will also make you stay fuller longer so you won't constantly feel hungry.  If you are eating too many carbs, not only will your body burn through those quickly leaving you hungry again, you will store extra water weight as well.  Focus on eating lots of protein, fiber and complex carbs as much as possible.

Edited March 9, 2022 by PotatoHead

[basil67]

5 hours ago, ironpony said:

That's true, I apologize if I was waisting time asking.

It's you're own time you're wasting.  You've got page after page asking things which a personal trainer could have sorted out long ago.  It's why I keep telling you to hire one

Because of all this time where you haven't sought proper help, it appears you've made little progress on your goals.  If you are serious about doing this, get some professional help.