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+1 for a rowing machine. I started ~3 weeks ago, at first could barely do 5 minutes. Now I do 20. One thing to keep in mind is the weight might not change much

• Jtsummers 6y ago
  > One thing to keep in mind is that the weight might not change much because while fat is going away, muscle mass increases. This is why, when talking about health and fitness with friends, I always try to deemphasize weight loss. When I decided to finally stop being overweight and inactive (I played rec league soccer, which was miserable because it was my only exercises and I was grossly out of shape) I lost 40 pounds, then I put on 20 as I incorporated more strength (bodyweight) training into my routine. And a couple colleagues who started weightlifting + moderate cardio saw initial losses of maybe 5-10 pounds before their weight became stable, but they were getting in obviously better condition even though they were still above their initial target weights by quite a bit.