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Cutecat42 OP t1_j6ohnom wrote

Reply to comment by blahbleh112233 in TIFU by most likely having diabetes for years without knowing by Cutecat42

I'm doing the treadmill at the gym. I put in my weight every time to get an accurate calorie count. I do at least 200 calories burned, but have been trying to get to 400 calories burned by the end of each session.

My boyfriend and I cook most of our meals (recipes from Hello Fresh, but getting our own ingredients). I have a calorie tracker app, and count almost everything to a T. Every now and then we go out for a meal, and if the place has calorie counts we use that. Otherwise, we try to stay reasonable. For example, we go to a Pho place with amazing Pho. They don't have calories listed, but we end up taking half of our Pho home and eating it for another meal.

As for 1900 calories being what I need to lose weight, I'm pretty sure that's correct. I've checked like 5 or so different "calculators" (inputting my correct age, weight, height, activity level, etc). Some say have more, some say less (the ones that say less still have 1900 calories for like losing 1 pound a week).

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Sea-Slip598 t1_j6pf52y wrote

Please dont listen to the comment above you. Weight training is ESSENTIAL for losing weight and I really helps with endorphins too. You don’t need to lift super heavy either. The easiest way to explain it is if you burn 200 calories on the treadmill doing cardio that is all you’ll burn. If you weight train for 30 mins you’ll burn 150 calories but then you’re going to keep burning calories into the next day while your body is repairing the muscles that your used to lift. So combining cardio and weight training is great for weight loss. I’m not a genius with this stuff but I’ve been working out for a long time and this is pretty basic stuff. Feel free to dm me if you ever have any questions regarding working out or dieting.

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TsuZaki969 t1_j6ph94t wrote

You're both not wrong.

Swimming has been touted as one of the best exervises for awhile now because of the resistance.

That being said, it won't make you stronger. It depends what your goals are as well. If it's purely weight loss, either works. Weight lifting is important to incorporate as muscles end up using more calories to maintain. But most of all you want to have a decently strong body just for your future. There's benefits to all of these things. It's whatever you enjoy most.

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Sea-Slip598 t1_j6phnlg wrote

Sorry I support the pool training. I was referring to the comment that OP replied to that suggested that cardio is more important for fat loss. But after rereading the comment it’s not as bad as I thought. But I still stand by my comment for a combo cardio weight training.

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TsuZaki969 t1_j6pif4v wrote

Oh for sure. I was in OP's shoes with a T2 diagnosis. Although mine was official. Doctor offered medicine and I said can I just change my diet + exercise to put it into remission. He said yeah your young enough to try. Honestly as a dude that spent most of his early life playing rougher contact sports, I put cardio to the side and just pumped. It helped my fat loss but not at the rate I wanted. I was getting and am hella strong now. But I've added more cardio time and the combination is doing wonders.

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FillThisEmptyCup t1_j6pjyfk wrote

> Weight training is ESSENTIAL for losing weight

I lost 250lbs without weight training or a gym.

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MsGorteck t1_j6owgjf wrote

Talk to your doctor and a dietician. You might also try exercising in a pool. Swimming, water walking, aerobics; water holds 15% of your body and at the same time cools you, this translates into your body not being strained as much, yet you work harder. Bouncy takes weight off your joints, your heart works easier, and you stay cooler, yet because water is thicker than air you work harder in a better way than those rubber band things, weights, etc.

Good luck!

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