Diet changes for YAYOG

juliebmomof3
juliebmomof3 Posts: 115 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I have lost about 30 pounds counting calories and doing cardio, I eat around 1200-1500 calories and I eat back exercise calories. I did some research and decided it was time to work on building muscle and gaining strength, and not worry about the scale. I got the YAYOG app and I am on the first week and I am exhausted,. I need help with diet. I am so used to eating so few calories and I know I need to change what and how I eat if I am going to do this workout I just have NO idea what to do, and I need it to be simple. Any suggestions?

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  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    When I was doing YAYOG I ate no less than 1800 calories. Most days I was closer to 2200. I gained a lot of muscle endurance and strength and still lost fat.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Without seeing your diary I would suggest to go full fat in your dairy products. Yummy and full of protein.
    Protein, protein, protein. It should be 1 g of protein for every pounds of lean mass you have.
    Fats an easy and fast way to up calories and very good for health. Nuts are a great source.
    Up your calories slowly, and be ready to see the scale jump up, it is not fat, trust the process.
    Rest.

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