Doctor says I need to lose weight, thinking about a Peloton, anyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Change in diet, not exercise, will help you lose weight.

+1 start with this before investing money in gyms/exercise programs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"exercise over diet modification"?

I wish this was effective. I would gladly run/workout 2 hours a day if it meant I could eat and drink whatever I wanted.

+1. I do Orangetheory 3-4x/week and [solidcore] 2x/week. If the scale moves, it moves up not down.

I am pretty sure that is not what the OP said. I know for me, I already eat the bare number of calories I can (1300) to maintain weight and get enough nutrients and not be hangry. Adding more exercise a day is enough to push me over the edge to weight loss without starving

Maybe try answering the OPs question instead of offering up unsolicited advice thats also not very useful.

OP. My friend JUST got the peloton, strangely. She loves it. I HATE spinning though, so it would bore me to tears. I think others suggesting trying spinning classes ahead of time are right.

[Anonymous]

If you can, it is better I think to lose weight via small calorie reduction and large calorie burninng. It won't depress your metabolism as much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"exercise over diet modification"?

I wish this was effective. I would gladly run/workout 2 hours a day if it meant I could eat and drink whatever I wanted.

No one said whatever I want. I eat very healthy, consume about 1500 calories a day...very conscious of what I consume. He AND the nutritionist both said and concurred I need to burn more calories. So thats what I am doing, he gives lectures all over the country on this very subject and has several published works, nutritionist is one of the best in town, if she was good enough for Michelle O. shes good for me. Think they know what they are talking about.

[Anonymous]

Lower calories to 1200 & Carbs to 20 per day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Change in diet, not exercise, will help you lose weight.

+1 You can out-eat any exercise program. You cannot out-exercise any eating program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lower calories to 1200 & Carbs to 20 per day

Try to keep your protein up as close to 100 grams as possible. It will keep you filling fuller and will reduce loss of muscle mass during dieting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Change your diet. Weight loss is 80% diet.

its 100%.

[Anonymous]

::waves::

Allow me to be the first person to actually address your question.

We have a Peloton. Obviously you already know about the price. Whether it will work for you, is up to you.

It is helpful to have it already in the house and be able to pick a 15, 20, 30, 45 or 60 minute work out at the drop of a hat. The classes are motivating, engaging (the live ones), and the instructors are VERY active with riders on social media. The bike is a million times nicer than any other spin bike I've ever used. The metrics are great if you're a data dork. If you're competitive - with others or just yourself - those metrics really play to that competitive nature.

The catch is that Peloton itself won't motivate you - that still has to come from you. In that sense, it's like any piece of home exercise equipment. In every other sense, it's lightyears ahead of having a treadmill or a rowing machine or whatever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Change in diet, not exercise, will help you lose weight.

Duh! I know this, it is both exercise and diet but based upon my diet (which he deemed fine) MY DOCTOR who I think knows best suggest exercise over diet modification. I trust this man who has been at this for 40+ years thank you very much.

Okay, then. Report back in six months how you MUST have an undiagnosed thyroid problem and you're going to start cutting carbs and you eat SO little and just can't BELIEVE you're not losing weight. Or get used to being hungry. Your choice.

[Anonymous]

You can get a less expensive spinning/exercise bike (I put my bicycle on trainer that lifts the back wheel and provides resistance) and try the Peloton app for free for 14 days. My set up is not really stable enough for really standing on the peddles. Most people I talk to love their Peloton bikes, but it was not in my budget. It is lot cheaper though than going to Soul Cycle.

[Anonymous]

You can try out the bike and take a class at the Peloton store in Tysons.

[Anonymous]

So the doctor emphasized more exercise over nutrition changes. . . but did he specifically recommend cardio?

A combination of lifting weights and cardio is better long-term than cardio alone.

And like others said, exercise changes alone will not get you there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can try out the bike and take a class at the Peloton store in Tysons.

This is the best advice yet and actually answers OP's question. It is expensive so trying it out first is a great way to go.

We have one and I use it 2-3 x/week, husband uses it 2-3 x and one or two of our kids use it once or twice per week so we feel we get our money's worth. I get a much harder workout in then going it alone on a treadmill or elliptical or erg. Good range of instructors, music, etc. Like not being locked into class times although that means you have to motivate yourself to do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lower calories to 1200 & Carbs to 20 per day

Not OP, but I would rather jump off a bridge than do this. The difference between 1200 calories a day and 1400 or 1500 calories a day is the difference between misery and .... something slightly better than utter misery.