Anglerphobe wrote:Keeping your muscles in use is particularly important in losing weight like this. It's surprising how easy it is to lose significant muscle mass when cutting down in this way. If you aren't already, doing bodyweight strength exercises should easily be enough assuming you have ordinary amounts of muscle to begin with. If you're a beefcake you might want to look into protein supplements to conserve your muscles while you're cutting fat.
I am by no means a beefcake, people have assumed that I'm strong but I'm really not very. I can barely do a few pushups or situps in a row. Part of the problem, I assume, is that I'm pushing against what ought to be my own weight, plus the equivalent of a small woman sitting on my back. I figure it'll be easier to get some muscles going after I've slimmed down. As it is, I do a fair bit of walking. I did 4.5 miles in 80 minutes today, for example. I don't have a FitBit watch or anything, I just worked out the distance on google maps and kept track of the time. I don't own any weights or have an inclination to purchase any, do you have any recommendations as to what I could be doing for my upper body?