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Amanda0926
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I have been on MFP for over a year. I've lost 40 pounds by eating 1200 calories and lots of cardio! I've reached my goal weight and it wasn't at all what I expected... I'm skinny fat:(
After lots of research I've realized that I am not eating enough and I've done too much cardio!
So, I recently upped my intake to 1500. By doing this I've gained 10 pounds!
I work out a ton and I'm trying to tone it down because it obviously isn't working out for me.
I know I've done some damage to my hormones and metabolism from eating so little and doing so much! I don't like the weight gain, but I'll deal with it. I don't want to gain any more inches though. My goal is to lose body fat and build some muscle.
Can someone please tell me if I'm going in the right direction?
The last couple of week my logging hasn't been great, but I've logged most things.
As of today I am making sure to get at least 100 grams of protein a day .I am really bad about getting that in, but I will do it!
My workout schedule is
Monday- 30 minute run and NROL4W A
Tuesday-P90X Core synergistics
Wednesday- P90X legs and back or arms and chest
Thursday KenpoX
Friday-run for 30 minutes and NROL4W B
Saturday- elliptical or some sort of cardio.
Does that sound ok?
Mondays, Friday and Saturday are the only days I can get to the gym
I am 5ft 0in and 115 lbs. I was at 105 til I upped my intake.
I have a scale so I do weigh all of my food.
Does it sound like I'm doing this right?
After lots of research I've realized that I am not eating enough and I've done too much cardio!
So, I recently upped my intake to 1500. By doing this I've gained 10 pounds!
I work out a ton and I'm trying to tone it down because it obviously isn't working out for me.
I know I've done some damage to my hormones and metabolism from eating so little and doing so much! I don't like the weight gain, but I'll deal with it. I don't want to gain any more inches though. My goal is to lose body fat and build some muscle.
Can someone please tell me if I'm going in the right direction?
The last couple of week my logging hasn't been great, but I've logged most things.
As of today I am making sure to get at least 100 grams of protein a day .I am really bad about getting that in, but I will do it!
My workout schedule is
Monday- 30 minute run and NROL4W A
Tuesday-P90X Core synergistics
Wednesday- P90X legs and back or arms and chest
Thursday KenpoX
Friday-run for 30 minutes and NROL4W B
Saturday- elliptical or some sort of cardio.
Does that sound ok?
Mondays, Friday and Saturday are the only days I can get to the gym
I am 5ft 0in and 115 lbs. I was at 105 til I upped my intake.
I have a scale so I do weigh all of my food.
Does it sound like I'm doing this right?
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It's a good start. Your caloric intake sounds low given your exercise. My muscles are easily confused so I won't do p90x. Lol
Heavy lifting with progressive overload and adequate recovery is needed. It's easier to follow a novice program for the first year or so of training. I personally like ICF novice 5X5.
Once you get your training on point and the strength gains slow, consider doing a bulk cut cycle. At first the gains will come easily.0 -
I don't know what either of those programs are. I'll look into them Thank you!0
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I have been on MFP for over a year. I've lost 40 pounds by eating 1200 calories and lots of cardio! I've reached my goal weight and it wasn't at all what I expected... I'm skinny fat:(
After lots of research I've realized that I am not eating enough and I've done too much cardio!
Specifically how long (in months) did it take you to lose 40 lbs?
You mention some logging inaccuracies below. How has your logging been up to now?So, I recently upped my intake to 1500. By doing this I've gained 10 pounds!
Probably too rapid of a calorie increase in 1 go.I work out a ton and I'm trying to tone it down because it obviously isn't working out for me.
Can you please quantify "I work out a ton"?I know I've done some damage to my hormones and metabolism from eating so little and doing so much!
Have you verified this with a doctor or are you just assuming you have done metabolic damage because you've read about it?Can someone please tell me if I'm going in the right direction?
The last couple of week my logging hasn't been great, but I've logged most things.
As of today I am making sure to get at least 100 grams of protein a day .I am really bad about getting that in, but I will do it!
My workout schedule is
Monday- 30 minute run and NROL4W A
Tuesday-P90X Core synergistics
Wednesday- P90X legs and back or arms and chest
Thursday KenpoX
Friday-run for 30 minutes and NROL4W B
Saturday- elliptical or some sort of cardio.
Does that sound ok?
Mondays, Friday and Saturday are the only days I can get to the gym
I am 5ft 0in and 115 lbs. I was at 105 til I upped my intake.
I have a scale so I do weigh all of my food.
Does it sound like I'm doing this right?
The biggest issues that are likely to exist in my opinion are:
1) Tighten up your logging and make sure it's accurate.
2) Making a caloric increase of 25% is probably way to large in one swoop.
Regarding training, whether or not P90X will be suitable is dependent on what you call suitable and I wouldn't recommend a specific training program without knowing your preferences.
Just for example, you cannot do ICF 5x5 or SL 5x5 if your only training days are M,F,S because training full body on back to back days will not end well. Furthermore, do you know how to do the main barbell lifts and if not, are you willing to learn and do you have any desire to train with that method? If the answer is YES, then you'll likely want to do some form of a hybrid approach such as full body on Monday, followed by Lower/Upper on F,S so that you can at least train the full body twice in a week.
But we're sort of getting ahead of ourselves in a way.0 -
I don't know what either of those programs are. I'll look into them Thank you!
You won't be able to do either of those programs with the typical 3xweek frequency due to your gym availability, unless you have the equipment at home. Since your only available gym days are M, F,Sa this forces you to train on consecutive days and the above programs won't allow it. You would need to modify it into a Full, Upper/Lower routine.0 -
This doesn't directly answer your questions but here are some things you may want to read (this link and the links it contains within):
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants0 -
If you could modify your gym days to Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, you could then follow Strong Lifts or a similar program and cut out a lot of the cardio.0
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I have been on MFP for over a year. I've lost 40 pounds by eating 1200 calories and lots of cardio! I've reached my goal weight and it wasn't at all what I expected... I'm skinny fat:(
After lots of research I've realized that I am not eating enough and I've done too much cardio!
Specifically how long (in months) did it take you to lose 40 lbs?
You mention some logging inaccuracies below. How has your logging been up to now?So, I recently upped my intake to 1500. By doing this I've gained 10 pounds!
Probably too rapid of a calorie increase in 1 go.I work out a ton and I'm trying to tone it down because it obviously isn't working out for me.
Can you please quantify "I work out a ton"?I know I've done some damage to my hormones and metabolism from eating so little and doing so much!
Have you verified this with a doctor or are you just assuming you have done metabolic damage because you've read about it?Can someone please tell me if I'm going in the right direction?
The last couple of week my logging hasn't been great, but I've logged most things.
As of today I am making sure to get at least 100 grams of protein a day .I am really bad about getting that in, but I will do it!
My workout schedule is
Monday- 30 minute run and NROL4W A
Tuesday-P90X Core synergistics
Wednesday- P90X legs and back or arms and chest
Thursday KenpoX
Friday-run for 30 minutes and NROL4W B
Saturday- elliptical or some sort of cardio.
Does that sound ok?
Mondays, Friday and Saturday are the only days I can get to the gym
I am 5ft 0in and 115 lbs. I was at 105 til I upped my intake.
I have a scale so I do weigh all of my food.
Does it sound like I'm doing this right?
The biggest issues that are likely to exist in my opinion are:
1) Tighten up your logging and make sure it's accurate.
2) Making a caloric increase of 25% is probably way to large in one swoop.
Regarding training, whether or not P90X will be suitable is dependent on what you call suitable and I wouldn't recommend a specific training program without knowing your preferences.
Just for example, you cannot do ICF 5x5 or SL 5x5 if your only training days are M,F,S because training full body on back to back days will not end well. Furthermore, do you know how to do the main barbell lifts and if not, are you willing to learn and do you have any desire to train with that method? If the answer is YES, then you'll likely want to do some form of a hybrid approach such as full body on Monday, followed by Lower/Upper on F,S so that you can at least train the full body twice in a week.
But we're sort of getting ahead of ourselves in a way.
I lost 40 pounds in about a year. The logging has been very good up until the last month.
By work out a ton I meant that I have been doing at least an hour of cardio 6 days a week in the morning, and then in the afternoon I would run 3x per week.
I have not verified the metabolism thing with the doctor. I just assumed from everything I've been reading.0 -
Yes I do know the basic barbell lifts and would really like to do some sort of program that uses them!I have been on MFP for over a year. I've lost 40 pounds by eating 1200 calories and lots of cardio! I've reached my goal weight and it wasn't at all what I expected... I'm skinny fat:(
After lots of research I've realized that I am not eating enough and I've done too much cardio!
Specifically how long (in months) did it take you to lose 40 lbs?
You mention some logging inaccuracies below. How has your logging been up to now?So, I recently upped my intake to 1500. By doing this I've gained 10 pounds!
Probably too rapid of a calorie increase in 1 go.I work out a ton and I'm trying to tone it down because it obviously isn't working out for me.
Can you please quantify "I work out a ton"?I know I've done some damage to my hormones and metabolism from eating so little and doing so much!
Have you verified this with a doctor or are you just assuming you have done metabolic damage because you've read about it?Can someone please tell me if I'm going in the right direction?
The last couple of week my logging hasn't been great, but I've logged most things.
As of today I am making sure to get at least 100 grams of protein a day .I am really bad about getting that in, but I will do it!
My workout schedule is
Monday- 30 minute run and NROL4W A
Tuesday-P90X Core synergistics
Wednesday- P90X legs and back or arms and chest
Thursday KenpoX
Friday-run for 30 minutes and NROL4W B
Saturday- elliptical or some sort of cardio.
Does that sound ok?
Mondays, Friday and Saturday are the only days I can get to the gym
I am 5ft 0in and 115 lbs. I was at 105 til I upped my intake.
I have a scale so I do weigh all of my food.
Does it sound like I'm doing this right?
The biggest issues that are likely to exist in my opinion are:
1) Tighten up your logging and make sure it's accurate.
2) Making a caloric increase of 25% is probably way to large in one swoop.
Regarding training, whether or not P90X will be suitable is dependent on what you call suitable and I wouldn't recommend a specific training program without knowing your preferences.
Just for example, you cannot do ICF 5x5 or SL 5x5 if your only training days are M,F,S because training full body on back to back days will not end well. Furthermore, do you know how to do the main barbell lifts and if not, are you willing to learn and do you have any desire to train with that method? If the answer is YES, then you'll likely want to do some form of a hybrid approach such as full body on Monday, followed by Lower/Upper on F,S so that you can at least train the full body twice in a week.
But we're sort of getting ahead of ourselves in a way.0 -
Is 100 grams of protein enough?0
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Is 100 grams of protein enough?
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Thank you! The calculator that I looked at said that my LBM was 85lbs.
The link that you gave me said 1 gram for pound of LBM. But a little more if you are very active or something like that....
I wasn't sure what a little more meant.Is 100 grams of protein enough?
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I know I'm asking a ton. I'm sorry!
But, should I stay at 1500 calories? Or should I go back down and work my way up?
Or Should I be at more that 1500?0 -
Tagging.0
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When did you up your calories to 1,500?0
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I upped them about 3 weeks ago.0
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If you are not logging very consistently, then you could be eating even more than the 1,500. I would drop back down to say 1,300 and log accurately for a couple of week. If you can get back to us then and let us know what your weight has done we can make further suggestions to get your calories up.0
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One more question: when did you start NROLFW?0
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Two weeks ago0
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I started a couple months ago, but stopped. I re started two weeks ago.0
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I should also add that I add some extra when I do NROL.
I do the leg press machine and I do some extra ab stuff.
I only do NROL 2 days per week because I know I cant do it two days in a row.
I run for 30 minutes right before lifting too. I hate the running part, but Im not sure if I need the calorie burn that I get from it or not so I just do it.
After so much reading I am just much more confused than I ever was before! I don't know how much cardio to do. How much strength and how much calories... My brain is now a big mess.lol0 -
I can do that. I weigh and measure everything so I know I will be very accurate.
I will get back to you in two weeksIf you are not logging very consistently, then you could be eating even more than the 1,500. I would drop back down to say 1,300 and log accurately for a couple of week. If you can get back to us then and let us know what your weight has done we can make further suggestions to get your calories up.0 -
Why do you run? Is it for the cardiovascular benefits or the calorie burn?0
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Why do you run? Is it for the cardiovascular benefits or the calorie burn?
This was my question as well? If you don't like the results that all of the cardio gave you the first time around then why continue with the cardio? I mean if you love to run, that's one thing.....but given your size and that you are unhappy with your results so far, I would concentrate on accurate intake and a great lifting program.
Sorry for the interjection Sara
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I run for the calorie burn. I'm so used to having such a high calorie burn that I feel like Im not doing enough without it.Why do you run? Is it for the cardiovascular benefits or the calorie burn?
This was my question as well? If you don't like the results that all of the cardio gave you the first time around then why continue with the cardio? I mean if you love to run, that's one thing.....but given your size and that you are unhappy with your results so far, I would concentrate on accurate intake and a great lifting program.
Sorry for the interjection Sara0 -
I went to the gym today and was down 4 lbs from my last weigh in which was a week ago. I know weight fluctuates, but could my body be adjusting to the 1500 calories?
I also made sure to get enough protein in this week and cut out 2 hours of cardio.0 -
Is it possible to do a good lifting program with my schedule?0
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Is it possible to do a good lifting program with my schedule?
When you say your schedule, what would you want to keep in it?0 -
I'm sorry I should have clarified what I meant!
By my schedule I meant that I can go to the gym on Monday Friday Saturday. That's where I can do my lifting. I don't have any equipment at home.
As for workout schedule, I don't really know what to keep in it. That's why I'm here. Im lost!
I do love weights at the gym! In just two weeks of lifting and upping protein I feel a difference. I lifted heavier today than I could last week. So I'm already seeing progress. I would like to keep that going.Is it possible to do a good lifting program with my schedule?
When you say your schedule, what would you want to keep in it?0 -
I think I would like to do less cardio. I Just don't know how to adjust calorie intake. Will I need to start eating less again? I don't want to do that! I think I'd be miserable having to eat any less!I'm sorry I should have clarified what I meant!
By my schedule I meant that I can go to the gym on Monday Friday Saturday. That's where I can do my lifting. I don't have any equipment at home.
As for workout schedule, I don't really know what to keep in it. That's why I'm here. Im lost!
I do love weights at the gym! In just two weeks of lifting and upping protein I feel a difference. I lifted heavier today than I could last week. So I'm already seeing progress. I would like to keep that going.Is it possible to do a good lifting program with my schedule?
When you say your schedule, what would you want to keep in it?0
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