With The Biggest Loser running weekly and other programs geared to inspire those wanting to shed those unwanted inches and pounds, we ask that you take caution in setting your goals.
Unbelievable as the results of some of the shows are, they are normally a catalyst in your setting of your individual goals. As you watch with glee from your sofa, the painful approach the weight loss shows transition each participant through, we think to ourselves; "I too can lose 100lbs in a month."The problem with this line of thinking is that, most people think if they can duplicate the environment the participants are in they could too LOSE 100LBS IN A MONTH! Well not really; yes it's possible but let's take a look at what it would really take too lose that amount of weight just short of a month. If 3500 calories equals 1lb; you would need to deprive your body somehow of 350,000 calories (In my Doctor Evil Voice, from Austin Powers)! Now with that being said try eliminating 11,666 calories daily from your eating as well as with a workout routine. There is only 1440 minutes per day, you'd have to burn roughly 1 calorie per minute; sound impossible well it is!
Try setting a goal you can actually achieve, 1-2lbs per week. At the high end you are eliminating 500 calories per day from eating and adding 500 calories per day of activity; sounds simple enough right? No really it's a little more complicated than that, participating in calisthenics for 1 hour for an average adult burns about 542 calories per hour. You would have to complete 1 hour of calisthenics (which consist of push ups, sit ups, jumping jacks etc.), 7 days a week as well as eliminate 500 calories (substituting lunch for a salad) from your diet 7 days a week! Can you imagine tripling or quadrupling the input (exercise) or the take away (eating habits)?
Take it easy on yourself and set goals that are attainable, you did not gain it in a month and you probably will not lose it in a month. If you have to work with a professional, that is if you lack the motivation to do it on your own; find one in your area.
There are several apps out there that will assist in you achieving your goals namely: http://www.prohealth.com/weightloss/tools/exercise/calculator1_2.cfm, this site will give you an idea of how many calories you are burning through working out!
Start slow and pick up the pace don't overdue it, add additional exercises weekly, your body gets acclimated to the exercises very quickly.
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