Do You Lose Weight Using Peloton

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My name is Ali Kay (@alexandrawille) and I'm 31 years old. I live in Florida and am the owner and founder of Lakeland Staging, as well as a wife and mother to two boys. I'm currently studying to become a certified health coach. By making it a priority to use the Peloton and work out for at least 30 minutes a day, and trying a version of intermittent fasting that works for me, I've lost over 70 pounds.

I began having personal issues with weight during my second pregnancy. I gained roughly 70 pounds over those nine months, and weighed 200 pounds before I gave birth.

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After having my son, I found I was still steadily gaining weight rather than losing it since I was living a pregnancy lifestyle even after I was no longer pregnant. It got to the point where my maternity clothes were becoming too small to fit me (and they had fit during pregnancy) and I had to start purchasing larger clothes

When I looked into the mirror, I didn’t recognize myself. I kept telling myself that I just had a baby and I needed to be kind to my body, but the truth was I kept using the birth as an excuse to avoid making a lifestyle change and becoming a healthier version of myself

I began holding myself back from doing things with my husband and kids like going to the community pool because I didn’t feel good about how I looked. Overall, I was very unhappy and discouraged.

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When I realized that I was missing out on life and making memories with my family because of how I felt about myself, I knew something had to change. I wasn’t allowing myself to be happy in the moment. That's also when I understood that I needed to make a change that had to do with more than just weight loss.

I really wanted to make a change to become the best version of myself not only for me, but also for the people who relied on me, like my kids and family. My goal was never a specific or unrealistic number on the scale. I just wanted to feel good about myself. I wanted to feel strong both physically and mentally.

I also wanted to appreciate myself at every stage of this journey. I really adapted a new mentality and a new positive self-talk. I kept telling myself that I could do it.

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The first step in my wellness journey was to start moving my body. In the past, I think I always set myself up for failure because I tried to set this big, unrealistic goal for myself when it came to exercise. I didn’t want to feel discouraged with the big goal or tell myself I had only [X amount] of time to lose [X amount] of weight. My small goal, this time, was to just be consistent with 30 minutes of movement each day.

My 30 minutes started off as walking and pushing my baby in the stroller outside. I also purchased the Peloton bike, which was life-changing for me, because I would do rides with Robin Arzón at 11 p.m. once my kids went to sleep. Some days, I would just dance for 30 minutes or do weightlifting workouts from YouTube videos.

I constantly switched up my workouts and never once followed a specific workout plan. I just became very consistent with those 30 minutes of daily workouts and movement.

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It took a while to find out what worked best for me and what was sustainable for my lifestyle. For me, it’s all about finding balance in my life and not depriving myself. In the beginning, I made small, steady changes to what I ate during the day.

I started making it a point to eat smaller portions, and one of the biggest changes I made was to stop eating after 7 p.m. at night. I became more intentional with eating and really paid attention to whether I was actually hungry, as opposed to just eating out of boredom.

Not only did exercise make a difference in my physical body and jumpstart my weight loss, it had such a positive effect on my mood, patience, and anxiety. I think a lot of times people can perceive exercise as punishment for their body, or they dread doing it because it feels like a chore, but I think early on I started perceiving those 30 minutes of working out as the medicine I needed to be functional and resilient in my everyday life.

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There are days when I find myself not making those 30 minutes a priority because I get busy or I didn’t plan my day correctly. Those are the days I find myself getting in a “slump, feeling down and unmotivated. I’ve learned that I have to make those 30 minutes a priority. Thirty minutes a day is completely doable, even for the busiest person in the world. You have to make it a priority.

I wanted to openly share my entire wellness journey on social media. I shared with raw progress photos, I talked about feeling discouraged, I shared my moments of celebration, and I relied on my social media community for accountability and support throughout my entire journey. I really felt like sharing would help at least one person. If I can do this, then anyone can do it. Change is possible with the right mindset and the willingness to put in the work.

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“My weight got so out of control, ” Bordo told TODAY. “On my 34th birthday, I was like ‘You know what? You’re graduating, you have a job. Now, you can do something for you. It’s no longer ‘OK, let’s make sure everybody else is taken care of.'” That day, Bordo enrolled in WW, the diet program formerly known as Weight Watchers, and made a promise to herself that over the next year she would complete 300 Peloton bike rides, in addition to other daily exercise. She also documented her journey on Instagram with updates and before-and-after pictures. To date, she has lost 28 pounds.

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She’s made incredible progress, and I know first hand how diet and exercise (or lack there of) can impact your mental health. When I am regularly exercising and eating well, I am a better parent, husband, and all around happier.

Bordo said that typically, she tries to exercise from 30 minutes to 90 minutes each day. Sometimes, that comes in the form of long walks with her family or short, 10-minute express workouts from the Peloton app; often it involves riding the bike for at least a few minutes. The most important thing to her is flexibility and a routine that she can change as the day demands.

In my few weeks of having a Peloton bike, knowing that all I need to do get a workout in is clip in, find a class, and start pedaling has been a huge motivator.

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As of this writing, I am on vacation, so I am missing my Peloton classes, but I have been using the Peloton app to continue my workout streaks. I’ve been getting up and doing a quick meditation to clear my head and then heading out for a quick run.

Lydia is currently using WW to help manage her diet, but I see this as something Peloton can easily branch out into in the future.Reason for Cycling: Spin classes are my favorite way to cycle and the best for a full-body workout. It is so easy to get lost in the music and push yourself—they really feel more like a dance party than a killer workout.

When I started college in 2010, I gained between 20 and 30 pounds. I joined a gym but only went a handful of times. Around the same time, I started to notice lower back pain whenever I tried to do any kind of rigorous exercise; doctors were never able to diagnose the cause or treat it.

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