misskuan-deactivated20120506 said: Please know that I think your determination is beautiful.
Thank you! That’s the sweetest thing I’ve heard!
2 years ago
candaceelizabeth said: I'm a really picky eater. Do you have any recipes that are healthy that picky eaters like me will enjoy?
Sorry I don’t have a kitchen so I don’t cook.
But there’s excellent recipe sites on the Internet if you google.
2 years ago
arrdent said: Hi! I have a question about the post in which you mentioned "Look at your net calories!" Im on loseit.com and I'd like to lose 1 pound a week. I calculated my total energy requirements which is 2069.24 calories per day. It says that "this is amount of calories that you should consume to maintain your current weight." Therefore I lowered my calorie intake to 1560 a day. I also workout 4 times a week and I eat the calories that I've burned at the gym! So my calories for the day always stay at 1560!
Am I doing this right or wrong? Sorry your post just confused me a bit! Thanks for the help!!
No, eating back your exercise calories is right. You’ve already made a 500 deficit in your calorie intake. So if you burn off some at the gym and eat them back, you’ll still have that deficit.
2 years ago
thisfearlesslife said: LOVE your post on how to bust through a plateau. I was the exact same- stuck at 150 for almost 8 months while running and working out and counting calories. It really is all about what, how and when you eat. Focusing on carbs before workouts and protein afterward is also what I'm doing, and it is slowly working. I think patience is the hardest thing for me :) Thanks for the post!
xoxo
My pleasure!
2 years ago
sexyandstronginthemaking said: Everything you posted about the things you hate, i feel exactly the same.
I've already lost my weight and i still struggle everyday. its true when they saying loosing it is the easy part.
Dont you ever just miss the person you were before you started? The one who ate watever whenever and didnt workout for shit. I do. And i wanna go back to her so
much but i wanna be skinny too.
I struggle everyday and i dont know how much longer i can go on :(
AND I NEVER WANA EXERCISE AGAIN!!
We tell people that we’re making a lifestyle change. At the same time it scares me that I’ll be living like this for the rest of my life.
I feel your frustration.
2 years ago
"Every day, your major focus should be trying to make the right food choices. Cherishing your body and treating it with respect requires a shift in thinking, one in which you create an empowering relationship with food. Very quickly, you’ll feel stronger and have more energy because you’re fueling your body properly. When we treat our bodies with love and care, everything in our life becomes much, much more attainable."
-Bob HarperRant
What do I hate? Here comes the list:
(Source: myfitnesspal.com)
becommingnew-deactivated2011071 said: Hey ! Just wondering, how do you find out how many calories you burn each day WITHOUT exercise. Like what your body does by itself. Thanks !
Find your BMR
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
2 years ago
How to bust a 3 month plateau!
Yep, you read it right. 3 MONTHS! At the exact same weight (which was 150 lbs). And such a torturous number to be at. I think it would have been less painful if I was stuck at 148 or something. But, I knew it wouldn’t last forever, it was just a matter of adjusting how I approach losing weight at this point in the game. It’s like the final huddle before the last 10 seconds on the clock are about to run out. Sometimes, you need to change your strategy to win! So that’s pretty much what I’ve been doing, adjusting my strategy. Given that I’m 10 lbs from a healthy weight, it seemed that my approach that lost me the first 65 lbs wasn’t going to work for the last 10. When you are near that point, a high calorie deficit is actually a bad thing! At the rate I was working out, my calorie deficit was too large and I went into a rather long and painful starvation mode. But, have no fear, I’m here to explain what I did to bust a plateau in hopes that other people in my situation can get out of their own plateaus. 1.) Look at your net calories!- I could easily get away with netting 500-700 calories a day before. I thought people who ate exercise calories were crazy. Then I realized how it all works. MFP already gives you a deficit (like mine set to 1 lbs a week is 500 calories a day). Working out only adds to that deficit. So after exercise my deficit was 1000+ calories a day. That’s a 2 lbs a week loss! Which is fine if I’m significantly over a healthy weight. But I’m not, I’m 10 lbs above a healthy weight. So that high of a deficit just lead me into a long starvation mode period. I was like “I’m not hungry, I don’t need to eat more”. That’s all the reason to eat more! Your metabolism has shut down. Now that I eat more, I’m hungry ALL THE TIME! I eat every 2 hours. I’m netting at least 1000 calories a day. And I think that has been the biggest difference in why things started working again. 2.) Reassess your exercise plan - You need to think about your workouts. Is it really getting my heartrate up? Do I feel sore afterwards? Am I working out consistently? Do I have both cardio and strength training in my schedule? If you answer no to one or more of these, you might be in danger of getting too used to your exercise schedule. Throw in some interval training, add in a day of strength training, take up a new exercise (for me it was running 3-4 days a week plus cardio plus strength). If you don’t force your body to change, it’s not going to. 3.) What and when exactly are you eating? - There’s a big difference in what people can eat for 1200 or 1500 calories a day. Empty calories aren’t really going to do anything for you. The key is the right amount of nutrient dense foods. I’ve adopted a plan to focus on eating more carbs in the afternoon prior to a workout, and then as much protein as possible in the evening after a workout. I make sure I hit 100g of protein a day, and I stay under my carb and fat limits (I have it set to 45% carbs, 25% fat, and 30% protein). My trainer explained it to me that I need carbs to burn as fuel during my workouts, and then protein after to repair my muscles. 4.) Give your changes some time! - I admit, I was completely impatient with this process. I’d give it a week, get frustrated something wasn’t working and I’d try to change things again. Finally I said I just need to wait and see. So I gave it about 2 weeks, and sure enough last week the scale started to inch down. And then it really started moving! I’ve gone down 1.5 lbs in the last week! So, even if things don’t work the first week, give it another week or two to see results! So that’s my advice to you, it’s what ultimately busted my plateau. I’m not saying it will work for everyone, but it seems to be a common tale around here that people who are close to their goal weight need to EAT MORE to get out of the plateau, not less. As long as you are accurate with your logging on a regular basis, feel free to experiment with adding calories. Don’t jump from 1200 to 1800 overnight, but start incorporating more over a 2 week period. I might need to eat even more if the scale stops again, it’s all a game really.
(Source: myfitnesspal.com)
