Would just the elitpitical, weights, stretching and tennis be enough for weight loss?

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For me my main goal since the beginning of the year has been to lose weight and I haven't been successful yet. I went from 165 a few years ago and 170 at the start of 2019 to around 183 at the beginning of this year. I've gotten down to 178 and then shoot back up to above 181 and have been stuck in that range the whole year.

The problem is when I try to do these home workouts like HIIT or P90X I get injured and have to stop. I've had glute, hamstring, elbow, and just so many annoying injures. Recently I was trying to do P90X3 with the yoga and dynamic stretching that I thought would help with injuries and I still got injured.

My thought is now that I will just alternate between the push ups, pullups, and dumbbell exercises for shoulders and arms along with the elliptical and tennis. It seems like the elliptical won't put the same stress on my body as HIIT or the cardio type P90X workouts with all the jumping and sudden movements. Along with that I'm planning on either yoga, the dynamic stretching exercises, Pilates or something like that.

Does that sound like a good plan? I'm also redoubling my effort with my diet since I keep falling off the track with that.
 
EddieBrock said:
For me my main goal since the beginning of the year has been to lose weight and I haven't been successful yet. I went from 165 a few years ago and 170 at the start of 2019 to around 183 at the beginning of this year. I've gotten down to 178 and then shoot back up to above 181 and have been stuck in that range the whole year.

The problem is when I try to do these home workouts like HIIT or P90X I get injured and have to stop. I've had glute, hamstring, elbow, and just so many annoying injures. Recently I was trying to do P90X3 with the yoga and dynamic stretching that I thought would help with injuries and I still got injured.

My thought is now that I will just alternate between the push ups, pullups, and dumbbell exercises for shoulders and arms along with the elliptical and tennis. It seems like the elliptical won't put the same stress on my body as HIIT or the cardio type P90X workouts with all the jumping and sudden movements. Along with that I'm planning on either yoga, the dynamic stretching exercises, Pilates or something like that.

Does that sound like a good plan? I'm also redoubling my effort with my diet since I keep falling off the track with that.
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For me tennis alone is sufficient to drop all the winter weight off. Gain 20 in the winter, lose 20 in spring/summer. I am now screwed with rotator cuff issues so hard to do anything but jog. I do it 4-5 times a week. It's not enough. I am not losing any weight.
 
undecided said:
For me tennis alone is sufficient to drop all the winter weight off. Gain 20 in the winter, lose 20 in spring/summer. I am now screwed with rotator cuff issues so hard to do anything but jog. I do it 4-5 times a week. It's not enough. I am not losing any weight.
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If I were playing tennis 5 times a week it would probably be enough, but due to my concerns about the virus I'm only playing once or twice so I need to do something else to go along with it.
 
Actual scientific answer:
Running a calorie deficit alone will lead to weight loss.

If you do all of that exercise on top of that, you will lose even more, assuming you don't get extra hungry after workouts and stuff your face.
 
I peaked at around 50 lbs of weight lost, and the first 15 were just from cutting out cheese and sausage from my diet. That took no time or effort at all.
 
Weight loss is about using more calories than you take in. I've seen a lot of weight loss from people just eating less and I've seen it from exercise. The thing about exercise is that your body craves more food when you exercise. Things that I've found helpful:

- Exercise (tennis, running, weights)
- Food diary
- Support Group (online)
- Family support (short-order chef handy to cook what you need when you need it)
- Nutrition tracking
- Lots of sleep
 
For most people running a calorie deficit will result in weight loss. If you're running a deficit but aren't losing weight, I would then consult a doctor. To keep your food consumption manageable, avoid quickly digested carbohydrates like "enriched" flour products, chips and foods seasoned with a lot of salt or sugar.

Note that muscle tissue weighs more than fat tissue. If you are doing muscle building exercises (i.e., higher weight with fewer reps) you may be gaining weight even though you are losing fat tissue.
 
Calorie deficit? It's not quite as simple as calories IN vs calories OUT. Metabolism is something to take into consideration. Increasing muscle mass, thru weight training, will increase basal metabolic rate (BMR). Other factors to consider as well.

Eating food can increase your metabolism for a few hours. This is called the thermic effect of food (TEF). It's caused by the extra calories required to digest, absorb and process the nutrients in your meal.

Protein causes the largest rise in TEF. It increases your metabolic rate by 15–30%, compared to 5–10% for carbs and 0–3% for fats.


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Yeah weight loss is about diet and health/fitness is exercise. Most people can easily start by just cutting snacks and drinking only water.

You can run an hour and burn around 400 calories, or cut out any one of these:

1 44 ounce Pepsi
2 pop tarts
Around 25 potato chips
1 brownie
etc.
 
If you want to lose weight, exercise is a poor way to do it. It takes a lot of exercise to burn off a cheeseburger.

Best ways I've found have been low carb diets or fasting diets. And a mix of both is the best.

The 16:8 diet where you just have black coffee for breakfast works best for me. I don't miss breakfast at all. Add in a low carb dinner of meat and veggies, no starch and you can drop pounds in a hurry. Just try to keep the meat sources fairly healthy. I tend to ensure I get fish and chicken on at least 4 nights a week and save pork and beef for 3 nights. Throw in an occasional vegetarian meal as well.

I think if you follow these two rules, you can easily take off pounds:
1) no calories between 8 pm and 12 noon
2) No white carbs (white rice, potatoes, white bread, pasta, sugar)
 
Best and easiest way to loose weight is to eat less food! Especially food that puts on fat like sugar type food such as pop, ice cream, donut, etc... Also, stay away from high calorie food like fried chicken and barbecue ribs, etc... Just gradually reduce calories so the body will not get shock and go into survival mode. Start out with 3,000 calories and reduce by 500 each week and level off at 1,500-2,000 calories a day. You should be able to reduce 1-5 lbs a week without exercise depending on how many calories you take in.
 
Harry_Wild said:
Best and easiest way to loose weight is to eat less food! Especially food that puts on fat like sugar type food such as pop, ice cream, donut, etc... Also, stay away from high calorie food like fried chicken and barbecue ribs, etc... Just gradually reduce calories so the body will not get shock and go into survival mode. Start out with 3,000 calories and reduce by 500 each week and level off at 1,500-2,000 calories a day. You should be able to reduce 1-5 lbs a week without exercise depending on how many calories you take in.
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I think I may have gone into shock. What I used to do was eat a few handfuls of chocolate covered almonds, chocolate chips, or have some kind of snack every day. Then I started having them a few times a day. Like everyone has said even with tennis and all the other exercise I still put on weight.

I tried to stop cold turkey and I really felt like I was trying to quit drugs or something. I'd stay off it for a few days but then jump back in. Lately I've been gradually reducing the amount of sugar... slightly less syrup on my pancakes, more water and less juice, and I cut my midday snack down to just a few pieces. I've been weighing myself every day and I'm down a bit more today. Hopefully I'll be able to keep it up!
 
Eddie Brock, it takes a lot of time to loose weight so do not rush it! As long as you are loosing weight each week, you will get to your goal.
 
Harry_Wild said:
Eddie Brock, it takes a lot of time to loose weight so do not rush it! As long as you are loosing weight each week, you will get to your goal.
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Thanks! I think I'm on the right track now. Sometimes after a hard workout or tennis in the intense sun I still get really hungry, which is why I think I was putting on weight on the days I was working out especially hard. I keep thinking "I just baked in the sun on the court for an hour so I can enjoy this", but I know that's not the case.

Aside from that a lot of my cravings seem to have died down. They were really intense before. I'm also definitely on a downward path as far as weight so I'm going to try and stay strong. When I've lost a bit of weight before I've put it right back on
 
EddieBrock said:
For me my main goal since the beginning of the year has been to lose weight and I haven't been successful yet. I went from 165 a few years ago and 170 at the start of 2019 to around 183 at the beginning of this year. I've gotten down to 178 and then shoot back up to above 181 and have been stuck in that range the whole year.

The problem is when I try to do these home workouts like HIIT or P90X I get injured and have to stop. I've had glute, hamstring, elbow, and just so many annoying injures. Recently I was trying to do P90X3 with the yoga and dynamic stretching that I thought would help with injuries and I still got injured.

My thought is now that I will just alternate between the push ups, pullups, and dumbbell exercises for shoulders and arms along with the elliptical and tennis. It seems like the elliptical won't put the same stress on my body as HIIT or the cardio type P90X workouts with all the jumping and sudden movements. Along with that I'm planning on either yoga, the dynamic stretching exercises, Pilates or something like that.

Does that sound like a good plan? I'm also redoubling my effort with my diet since I keep falling off the track with that.
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What does the symbiote think of all this?
 
EddieBrock said:
For me my main goal since the beginning of the year has been to lose weight and I haven't been successful yet. I went from 165 a few years ago and 170 at the start of 2019 to around 183 at the beginning of this year. I've gotten down to 178 and then shoot back up to above 181 and have been stuck in that range the whole year.

The problem is when I try to do these home workouts like HIIT or P90X I get injured and have to stop. I've had glute, hamstring, elbow, and just so many annoying injures. Recently I was trying to do P90X3 with the yoga and dynamic stretching that I thought would help with injuries and I still got injured.

My thought is now that I will just alternate between the push ups, pullups, and dumbbell exercises for shoulders and arms along with the elliptical and tennis. It seems like the elliptical won't put the same stress on my body as HIIT or the cardio type P90X workouts with all the jumping and sudden movements. Along with that I'm planning on either yoga, the dynamic stretching exercises, Pilates or something like that.

Does that sound like a good plan? I'm also redoubling my effort with my diet since I keep falling off the track with that.
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If you can change your MIND first, then everything is possible, like your health and eating habit.

Find and watch "The science of fasting" and read Sapien. From those I realized that human all are evolved to cope with starvation and skipping meals is healthier than eating 3 meals a day. Then .. I pay attention to how I feel if I need to eat. I stopped eating breakfast.. I do not worry about food. And I weigh within 5 lbs of my high school tennis weight.
 
You sound similar to me. My weight is around 180lbs and I've been wanting to drop it to 170lbs for a time now.

I'm having success losing fat it appears. What I'm doing is avoiding all red meat and dairy products. Somedays I'll skip lunch. (I don't eat dinner typically) I've read a few books recently speculated that dairy products can bring about weight gain. I've also upped by exercise amount.

Curiously I haven't lost much weight yet cloths are fitting better. Some shorts that were to tight to wear, now either fit or are becoming lose. Shirts that were tight now look and feel good. So I'm making progress. There is less jiggle when in front of the mirror.
 
Soul said:
You sound similar to me. My weight is around 180lbs and I've been wanting to drop it to 170lbs for a time now.

I'm having success losing fat it appears. What I'm doing is avoiding all red meat and dairy products. Somedays I'll skip lunch. (I don't eat dinner typically) I've read a few books recently speculated that dairy products can bring about weight gain. I've also upped by exercise amount.

Curiously I haven't lost much weight yet cloths are fitting better. Some shorts that were to tight to wear, now either fit or are becoming lose. Shirts that were tight now look and feel good. So I'm making progress. There is less jiggle when in front of the mirror.
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That's great your clothes is fitting better! One of the worst things for me is when I went to play tennis and one of the guys pointed at my stomach and said he's never seen my stomach that big and asked if I was getting for hibernating. That and not having some of my clothes fit. I have a whole bunch of pants I wear around the house with just a belt to keep them closed since I can't button them.

Today I tried a shirt and pants I hadn't worn in a while and they both fit. I'm trying to mainly avoid having as much sugar as usual and have cut down on dairy, but not eliminated it. I'll have oatmeal with milk, but not too much cheese.

tennisbike said:
If you can change your MIND first, then everything is possible, like your health and eating habit.

Find and watch "The science of fasting" and read Sapien. From those I realized that human all are evolved to cope with starvation and skipping meals is healthier than eating 3 meals a day. Then .. I pay attention to how I feel if I need to eat. I stopped eating breakfast.. I do not worry about food. And I weigh within 5 lbs of my high school tennis weight.
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My high school tennis weight was about 155. That's not going to happen for me.
 
EddieBrock said:
That's great your clothes is fitting better! One of the worst things for me is when I went to play tennis and one of the guys pointed at my stomach and said he's never seen my stomach that big and asked if I was getting for hibernating. That and not having some of my clothes fit. I have a whole bunch of pants I wear around the house with just a belt to keep them closed since I can't button them.

Today I tried a shirt and pants I hadn't worn in a while and they both fit. I'm trying to mainly avoid having as much sugar as usual and have cut down on dairy, but not eliminated it. I'll have oatmeal with milk, but not too much cheese.



My high school tennis weight was about 155. That's not going to happen for me.
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Never added cheese to oatmeal
 
Just sharing my experience the past couple of weeks, I started using that "Noom" program on June 17th and have gone from 193 lbs to 187 lbs so far, it's basically just eating smarter, logging your meals everyday and making sure to get enough steps in. All I do is walk, play tennis (doubles), do pilates and weights at home, no HITT stuff for me (age 58). I don't think I really need the Noom app, but it keeps me motivated and accountable, so I'm going to stick with it. There are lots of free apps for logging your meals, etc. As someone said, it's a slow process but one thing I heard a former NFL lineman say recently is "You can't outwork a bad diet."
 
First, you dont play tennis to get in shape. You get in shape to play tennis.

calories in vs. calories burned is the mantra. However, after struggling with weight loss, etc., I cut out bread pasta and rice. The weight dropped off like magic and stayed off. Trust me, I LOVED those 3 things, and it sucked at first. Good news is riced cauliflower is a good rice substitute, especially with some soy sauce on it. I still eat plenty of nuts, lean meats, butter, fruit and veggies.
 
EddieBrock said:
For me my main goal since the beginning of the year has been to lose weight and I haven't been successful yet. I went from 165 a few years ago and 170 at the start of 2019 to around 183 at the beginning of this year. I've gotten down to 178 and then shoot back up to above 181 and have been stuck in that range the whole year.

The problem is when I try to do these home workouts like HIIT or P90X I get injured and have to stop. I've had glute, hamstring, elbow, and just so many annoying injures. Recently I was trying to do P90X3 with the yoga and dynamic stretching that I thought would help with injuries and I still got injured.

My thought is now that I will just alternate between the push ups, pullups, and dumbbell exercises for shoulders and arms along with the elliptical and tennis. It seems like the elliptical won't put the same stress on my body as HIIT or the cardio type P90X workouts with all the jumping and sudden movements. Along with that I'm planning on either yoga, the dynamic stretching exercises, Pilates or something like that.

Does that sound like a good plan? I'm also redoubling my effort with my diet since I keep falling off the track with that.
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Your plan sounds decent to me. Sure we need to be smart about what we eat. As far as the exercising goes, almost anything is better than nothing and that absolutely includes something as simple as a 1/2 hour brisk walk. Even back in my warrior years - 20's to mid 30's or so - I've always been a fan of lifting with only medium weight and doing extra rep's. That gives me strength and endurance, but it also keeps me more injury free... both on the courts and ironically in the weight room, too.

Now that I'm lifting again, I decided to split my routine in half and it only takes maybe 25-30 minutes to cover one half or the other. Very easy to live with that and keep it in my schedule instead of doing the whole thing at once. I've had awesome results with yoga in the past and riding my bicycle has really been a fountain of youth for my legs and endurance. Not hard to pop out toward the end of the day for either a cruise or a harder ride if I'm feeling good.

I'm not super familiar with HIIT or P90X, but they seem to be a little rough. My rugby playing days are definitely over and I'm not looking for workouts that hammer on me. That's probably why I always look forward to riding the bike. Do a combo of exercises you can live with over the long haul. They don't have to be grueling to make the difference.
 
Dartagnan64 said:
If you want to lose weight, exercise is a poor way to do it. It takes a lot of exercise to burn off a cheeseburger.

Best ways I've found have been low carb diets or fasting diets. And a mix of both is the best.

The 16:8 diet where you just have black coffee for breakfast works best for me. I don't miss breakfast at all. Add in a low carb dinner of meat and veggies, no starch and you can drop pounds in a hurry. Just try to keep the meat sources fairly healthy. I tend to ensure I get fish and chicken on at least 4 nights a week and save pork and beef for 3 nights. Throw in an occasional vegetarian meal as well.

I think if you follow these two rules, you can easily take off pounds:
1) no calories between 8 pm and 12 noon
2) No white carbs (white rice, potatoes, white bread, pasta, sugar)
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Diet is critical but you can supercharge weight loss by combining it with training/ playing regular sports
 
DeathStrike said:
Diet is critical but you can supercharge weight loss by combining it with training/ playing regular sports
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Most assuredly you need activity, but it's far less productive by itself.

I'd also suggest that if you feel "hungry" you learn to feed that "feeling" with water. Biggest key is to realize that often the body misinterprets thirst as hunger especially when your stomach is empty. But if you manage the hunger feeling with non-caloric fluids you can keep yourself from stuffing your face with food and keep calories down.

So in a addition to limiting white carbs and fasting, managing hunger pangs with fluids is another tenet of sound weight loss. Humans don't need food nearly as much as we think we do.
 
Dartagnan64 said:
So in a addition to limiting white carbs and fasting, managing hunger pangs with fluids is another tenet of sound weight loss. Humans don't need food nearly as much as we think we do.
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Yes the three meals is apparantly a marketing gimmick to ensure regular consumption and as a result consumer spending. White carbs are the main thing, my only vice is some sugars in my coffees but apart from that no bread, rice, etc
 
DeathStrike said:
Yes the three meals is apparently a marketing gimmick to ensure regular consumption and as a result consumer spending. White carbs are the main thing, my only vice is some sugars in my coffees but apart from that no bread, rice, etc
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Apparently the Romans only ate one meal a day.

But the "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" mantra was brought to you by Kelloggs and other cereal manufacturers. Might be useful for school age kids but breakfast doesn't really do much for adults with slower metabolisms that can go far longer on fat stores.

I'm continually shocked when I do the math how few calories I need at age 55 to maintain a stable body weight. I probably eat 1/3 of what I did as a 16 year old.
 
Dartagnan64 said:
Most assuredly you need activity, but it's far less productive by itself.

I'd also suggest that if you feel "hungry" you learn to feed that "feeling" with water. Biggest key is to realize that often the body misinterprets thirst as hunger especially when your stomach is empty. But if you manage the hunger feeling with non-caloric fluids you can keep yourself from stuffing your face with food and keep calories down.

So in a addition to limiting white carbs and fasting, managing hunger pangs with fluids is another tenet of sound weight loss. Humans don't need food nearly as much as we think we do.
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That's interesting about having water when you feel hungry. My big weakness is sugar and it seems like the more sugary foods I eat the hungrier I get. The other day I had some chocolate covered blueberry/acai from Costco and I thought it didn't have that much sugar and I'd just have a few. After I had a handful and tried to walk away it was like I was starving and craved more. I don't want to get back into the habit of snacks like that so it took a lot of will to stop having them.

Something else I noticed is when I play tennis really hard is the intense heat I feel hungry the rest of the day. Maybe that's why I was putting on weight despite playing a lot of tennis. I always feel like having cold cereal or something like that to cool off afterwards. Don't you have to eat something to replenish your system if you're been playing in heat and humidity and felt like you were on the verge of cramping?


Dartagnan64 said:
Apparently the Romans only ate one meal a day.

But the "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" mantra was brought to you by Kelloggs and other cereal manufacturers. Might be useful for school age kids but breakfast doesn't really do much for adults with slower metabolisms that can go far longer on fat stores.

I'm continually shocked when I do the math how few calories I need at age 55 to maintain a stable body weight. I probably eat 1/3 of what I did as a 16 year old.
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EddieBrock said:
....it took a lot of will to stop having them.
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You can DO it, if you want to. It is all in your head. The body do what mind tells it to do.

Do we realize that a lot of thoughts and talks discussed here are pretty useless? They are useless because they do not lead to correct action. Wanting to loose weight, eat right, or do exercise is like.. playing a match. At any moment, correct focus and correct action is needed. Thinking about the last point, last shot, or the result will not help. Funny thing is understanding does not directly help either. Just action!

You know what action will lead to what outcome. All you need to do is construct the sequence of action. If you do not want to eat the whole bag of cereal, then put some in a bowl, put away the bag and eat just that. If you have the whole bag, then you are going to eat the whole bag. No need to over-think it. Just action.

EddieBrock said:
Don't you have to eat something to replenish your system if you're been playing in heat and humidity and felt like you were on the verge of cramping?
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Sip your water.. listen to your body. Sure, ok to reward yourself a bit. But listen to your body and learn from your experience.

Don't worry. You will be fine.
 
I lost a bit of weight doing keto.
I do elliptical (HIIT), weights (just enough to play tennis) and tennis regularly and it never lower my weight.
Keto did it for me. I have tried eating less, more exercise, they did not work for it.
With the current pandemic situation, I have stopped do keto. So far, my weight has been holding steady.
 
Just an update, I'm down to 176 using the Noom system (from 193) or course I've been working out and playing a lot of tennis also, but I always did that. Hoping I get down to 170 by October.
 
atatu said:
Just an update, I'm down to 176 using the Noom system (from 193) or course I've been working out and playing a lot of tennis also, but I always did that. Hoping I get down to 170 by October.
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Great to hear, do you notice the weight loss on your hip or is it 100% now?
 
The weird thing is that I figured out my hip pain was related to taking a statin for my cholesterol, once I stopped taking the statin the pain went away and it's pretty much 100 percent !
 
Speaking from experience (I lose 80 lbs in college using a similar approach), a keto (high fat, sufficient protein, low carb) diet combined with tennis and weights will take off the weight.

Now, I'm in my 40s, and over the intervening 20 years, but most of that weight back on - especially when I put down the tennis racquet so that I could hold my newborn 13 years ago. And losing weight in your 40s is an entirely different beast from losing weight in your 20s. So, I've had to tweak a few things.

1. Whereas at 22 I really didn't have to worry about protein intake, at 43 I now very much do. Too high protein will stall weight loss, regardless of caloric intake.
2. Also related to diet, I have found that intermittent fasting combined with keto really helps me.
2. Similarly, whereas at 22 I could focus more on cardio (spinning), I now have to use resistance (weights). I have also developed a propensity for gout and have to be careful with joint inflammation. So, I have opted for high-intensity (i.e. super slow) weight training. The slower reps and lower total weight reduces joint strain/injury risk. (Note that high-intensity resistance training is NOT anything like HIIT or p90x.)

And as others have said: pay attention to your water intake, getting sufficient sleep, and your overall stress levels. All can adversely impact weight loss.
 
chipbennett said:
Speaking from experience (I lose 80 lbs in college using a similar approach), a keto (high fat, sufficient protein, low carb) diet combined with tennis and weights will take off the weight.

Now, I'm in my 40s, and over the intervening 20 years, but most of that weight back on - especially when I put down the tennis racquet so that I could hold my newborn 13 years ago. And losing weight in your 40s is an entirely different beast from losing weight in your 20s. So, I've had to tweak a few things.

1. Whereas at 22 I really didn't have to worry about protein intake, at 43 I now very much do. Too high protein will stall weight loss, regardless of caloric intake.
2. Also related to diet, I have found that intermittent fasting combined with keto really helps me.
2. Similarly, whereas at 22 I could focus more on cardio (spinning), I now have to use resistance (weights). I have also developed a propensity for gout and have to be careful with joint inflammation. So, I have opted for high-intensity (i.e. super slow) weight training. The slower reps and lower total weight reduces joint strain/injury risk. (Note that high-intensity resistance training is NOT anything like HIIT or p90x.)

And as others have said: pay attention to your water intake, getting sufficient sleep, and your overall stress levels. All can adversely impact weight loss.
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Congratulations on losing all that weight!

I've now officially lost 10 lbs!

Ideally I would still like to lose another 10 lbs or so, but it's not as necessary as before. My close fits again and I'm slightly stronger, although my endurance on the court while playing a set has not improved at all. That's why I think my problem in a match is my breathing.

With p90x or the stronger workouts (on youtube) when you're doing body weight movement I agree it's problematic to try and get as many done as you can within a time limit. I'm starting to really try and focus on quality over quantity. As I posted earlier I'm also not getting sore from the workouts. So I'm now doing more Bowflex chest presses vs. pushups and I'm going slowly and holding the move. Maybe that's helping.

The thing that stresses me the most is still be single and COVID isn't helping with that. Otherwise I'm getting plenty of water and sleep.
 
EddieBrock said:
The problem is when I try to do these home workouts like HIIT or P90X I get injured and have to stop. I've had glute, hamstring, elbow, and just so many annoying injures. Recently I was trying to do P90X3 with the yoga and dynamic stretching that I thought would help with injuries and I still got injured.

My thought is now that I will just alternate between the push ups, pullups, and dumbbell exercises for shoulders and arms along with the elliptical and tennis. It seems like the elliptical won't put the same stress on my body as HIIT or the cardio type P90X workouts with all the jumping and sudden movements. Along with that I'm planning on either yoga, the dynamic stretching exercises, Pilates or something like that.

Does that sound like a good plan? I'm also redoubling my effort with my diet since I keep falling off the track with that.
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A little bit about your fitness background/injury history could help here. Programs like P90X and HIIT are advanced, and if you haven't trained in that style before, they take getting used to. There are some other programs to build toward those if weight training is an interest.
 
kingcheetah said:
A little bit about your fitness background/injury history could help here. Programs like P90X and HIIT are advanced, and if you haven't trained in that style before, they take getting used to. There are some other programs to build toward those if weight training is an interest.
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There are some home workouts I wouldn't try.

A proper gym with high ceilings, a completely open floor, highly cushioned flooring, the requirement of heart-rate monitors, etc. I generally don't do jumping and complicated moves at home because my home is quite distant from a commercial gym.
 
kingcheetah said:
A little bit about your fitness background/injury history could help here. Programs like P90X and HIIT are advanced, and if you haven't trained in that style before, they take getting used to. There are some other programs to build toward those if weight training is an interest.
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My main form of exercise has been tennis and walking most of my life. I've been doing p90x off and on for about 10 years now. Before that I hadn't done much weight training and had only done the elliptical and the Bowflex/total gym a few times. I was trying to get to 90 days when I first started doing it, but doing that along with tennis was too much for me.

I was injury free until about 5 years ago when I hurt my left pec playing someone that moonballed to my backhand, then I've had a few more injuries since then. Just last week the palm of my hand was bothering me and the area around my neck/shoulder felt tight. Before that I've strained my hamstring a few times on both legs and had some slight tennis elbow. My weight/shape has varied over the years. When I noticed I was getting a huge belly and my weight was up I started trying these workouts again and I was getting in better shape, but have slipped a bit back in the last couple weeks.
 
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