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polarbearparty replied to your post: I just killed my best stats on the elliptical!

I’m jw, I know you’re all about eating enough, but isn’t it hard to fit in so many calories when you have things to do? Wouldn’t it be easier to burn less so you don’t have to compensate and plan your day around making sure you’re eating enough?

Yes, definitely. This this this ^ I even explained that point in my Steps To Losing Weight Guide. If you can’t physically eat more food, then don’t burn more calories exercising so that your deficit isn’t outrageous. Otherwise it’s just bad bad bad. It becomes counter productive.

As for me personally, I kind of already have a ballpark figure how much I burn during certain cardio days. So I try to plan around that. But when I go to the gym I don’t really tell myself “oh I’m only going to burn 600 calories today”. Sometimes I get bursts of energy that last longer and I just keep going. It’s hard to stop when you’re in the zone. Ya know? Yes, it would be easier to burn less (which is why I do try not to over work myself too long). But sometimes you just can’t help yourself. 

As for the eating aspect, I’m pretty good with eating a lot of calories in the morning as well as planning around what my total caloric burn for the day will be. And mornings are usually when I do most of my workouts so it’s easier for me to plan out the rest of my meals. It’s only Tuesdays that are trouble because it’s my busiest day of the week. I would have been okay today if I didn’t have to go to work, that’s something that popped up out of the blue so I was extra rushed. 

If I hadn’t eaten a large breakfast, I would have been under calories tbh. But I managed to get enough for today. IDK… it just seems to work out for me. :)

skinnybyinspiration said: you’re my hero. seriously 65 minutes of elliptical is so damn hard to achieve for me :) Keep on going girl <3

Thank you :) It took me a while to build up the stamina, tbh. I still remember when I first started out I was barely making it to 20min on a beginner setting. I’ve gone a long way since then. An hour on the elliptical… or on any stationary cardio machine can get super boring really really fast if you do the same thing over and over and over again. At one point I did get bored, and would stop after 20-30min because it was hard to keep going out of sheer boredom. Even new songs didn’t help. So now I switch it up and do different things on the elliptical. Hills, intervals, other modes. It keeps things fresh, and also works different muscles so I’m constantly getting a good workout by pushing myself and my body doesn’t get used to the same thing. Now, those 65min go by pretty quickly. 

i-smile-to-keep-you-happy replied to your post: 518 calories for breakfast? :O What kind of workout are you planning for today? :3

How many calories do you aim for each meal and how many calories do you allow for snacks and what calorie defecit do you have? Due to one of my friends, I am for less than 200 calories for breakfast, nowadays 100 but i know thats kinda bad.

Well, I aim for about 1600 calories every day. A little less if I don’t workout. A little more if I do workout. For breakfast I aim for 600-800 calories. For lunch and dinner I aim for 300-400 calories. For snacks I aim for 100-200 calories. In the past when I would only eat 300 calorie breakfasts, I found that I couldn’t meet my calorie requirements by the end of the day. So I started eating the bulk of my calories in the morning, before lunchtime. Anything that I didn’t eat would be leftover for a “snack” if I happened to get hungry between meals. I also found that this kept me satiated for my entire morning and I didn’t feel starving for the rest of the day, nor did I overeat in other meals. If I’m in a rush and only have time to make oatmeal for breakfast (~300 calories), then I add more calories to my lunch/midday snack.

I usually have at least a 500 calorie deficit on days I workout. Otherwise no deficit or a small 100-200 calorie deficit. And I try to keep my deficit under 800 to ensure I’m fueling my body properly. If I wanted to have an insane deficit, I’d have to eat like 2000-2500 calories, and I don’t want to eat that much food because I physically can’t without indulging in a ton of junk food. I try to stay away from that as much as I can.

So yup. I hope this answers your questions. :)

If you don’t mind me asking, why do YOU aim for 200 calories? What about your friend that is making you eat that low? It’s very unhealthy if you’re not getting enough calories overall. Some people can function on such a small breakfast, which is fine as long as they consume enough calories within the end of the day. 

eatcleanbeskinny

Hey lovely lady! First of all I'm super happy you're back, missed you on my dash! So ok, I'm at a healthy weight, but I still have a bit of belly fat I want to lose. I've been aiming to eat 1200-1400 calories a day, usually closer to 1200. But I binge sometimes :( which is what's stopping me from losing more weight. I have a feeling I'm eating too little. If I burn, say 300-500 calories a day from cardio (I like working out 5-6 days a week) and eat 1500-1700 calories, would I still lose weight?

Hello :))) Thank you!

Yeahh 1200 is too little for you. Your BMR alone is 1400. So you should be eating a minimum of that. TBH, that binging is actually in your benefit. Your body is telling you you’re not getting enough food, which is right. And those binges are giving you a calorie boost which is good. Being a couch potato you burn 1600 calories. I suggest you eat 1400-1500 calories on days you don’t workout (closer to the 1500), and yeah 1500-1700 on days you do workout. Although only eat 1500 if you only plan to burn 200-300 calories. Try to stick to the 1600-1700 range if you burn 500+ calories. And yup, you’ll definitely lose weight that way.

It might be slower, and you might degress for the first week or two due to eating more physical food and the mass, but that’s not actual body fat so don’t worry too much about it. Your body will get used to it after a little bit. This way you’ll be preserving your muscle and losing body fat.

I would also suggest you limit your cardio to 3-4 days and get at least 2 weight lifting/strength training days per week (don’t do cardio and weight lifting on the same day).You’re at that point where you should try to switch up your routine as much as you can. Your muscles are probably already accustomed to your current routine, so they’ve become very efficient at using oxygen to perform the exercises, thus burning less calories. Try finding exercises that work new muscle groups because those untrained muscles are what’s really going to skyrocket your heart rate and get you more fit.

As for food, stay away from added sugar and simple carbs.They have a tendency to induce cravings even after you’re full. But this is the typical extra info you probably already know about.

Good luck dear! Hope it works :)

changingme123

You truly are an inspiration. I have decided to lose weight a healthy way to healthy place for my body. Just seeing your posts made me look at what I was doing and realize how wrong I was and stop before I really hurt myself. Thanks

Thank you for your lovely feedback! I’m glad my blog has helped you take the healthier route in your weight loss journey. And I’m soo happy for you that you’ve dropped that ABC diet. Good luck dear! Just stick with this. You can do it :)

delightfulyme

You're welcome! And I really mean it :) I've tried zumba and it's amazing! So fun :) Question! I work out at my school's gym, and they have a pool there. I want to add swimming into my work out, but I'm not sure how I should go about it?

Just take out one of your running/biking days and go swimming. You could do it at the end of the week to de-stress. Just go in there and start swimming laps for about 30min to an hour, or freestyle. I wouldn’t really do more than that unless you want to.

delightfulyme

You give such good advice! Just wanted to let you know that you are my inspiration for getting healthy :) I'm 120 and 5'9 which is normal for my family, but just because I don't need to lose weight doesn't mean I'm healthy. Because of you I've been running and biking everyday for the three weeks and have been making more health conscious when eating! Thank you for being amazing :)

Thank you so much<3 Gosh, that’s great to hear. I’m glad you’ve added exercise into your lifestyle. If you want to mix up your cardio, you should try something like pop pilates or zumba. People keep saying those classes are tons of fun. :) Thanks again for the feedback ^-^

jumpinletitgo-deactivated201110

Girl, 15, dance 4x a week. 2 of those are 2.5 hrs ones 1.5 hrs and the other is 1 hr of pilates 2.5 hours of dance.

Yes, you’re at a BMI of 19 which healthy for your age. :) Make sure you’re eating enough though to maintain your muscle mass. All that cardio and strength training with poor nutrition is going to wither your muscle away. 

recklessmisbehavior

so im trying to lose weight but i get on the scale like every hour ! how do i avoid the scale until weigh ins?

Temptingggg. That’s such a bad habit. You just have to force yourself not to get on the scale. Try putting the scale in a place you can’t easy reach it. Like… grab a ladder and put it at the top shelf of a closet. That way you have to do more work just to weigh yourself. Maybe it will discourage you. 

If that doesn’t work. You just need to make the conscious decision not to weigh yourself. Your most accurate weight is first thing in the morning after you’ve used the bathroom and naked. Any reading after that is no longer accurate. So you weighing yourself is pointless. 

Start writing down your weigh ins. And only record the morning weight. I guess you  can continue weighing yourself if it takes the edge off, but do understand those would just be pointless numbers. When you understand that, then weighing yourself so much will become pointless as well.

Hope this helps :)





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