Need some tips and guidance

ALBB1995
ALBB1995 Posts: 1
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I'm a student in college and haven't been having a healthy lifestyle. I stopped exercising since highschool and lost all my muscles but I am at a kinda good weight, so I'm what you call "skinny fat" right now.
But what I need help is how to get started on exercising and eating within calories, I find it difficult to eat my calories because how short I am (I tend to eat alot). I want to know how to get rid of the "skinny fat" look. I don't know how much calories I'm supposed to be eating and if I need to eat at a surplus or deficit.

Info:
Age: 19
Height: 4'11
Weight: 107 lbs
Activity: Sed right now since I just started.

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  • meankeen
    meankeen Posts: 49 Member
    If you wish to build muscle, you need to eat a surplus calories. I'd say aim for 2500 -- 3000. If you feel like you have gotten enough muscle, decrease calorie intake to 1800 - 2000, accompanied by a mo till fr 30 min (non stop) running workout, which should burn around 500 calories when you run 12 km/h. This should bring you on a net calorie of 1300~ a day. Repeat this cycle for a month (or 2), and then drop the cardio for maintenance weight.

    There is no simpler advice. Good luck
  • TheCherryMama
    TheCherryMama Posts: 20
    First look up healthy weight calculators. With proper BMI's to give you a better idea of goals.
    For you I would suggest weight training, and HIIT intervals. Weight training will give you a great after burn and also you will receive benefits of definition and better strength. HIIT training is hard, but its over fast! It will give you that sweaty burn, and again, strength. Eat protein and healthy fats, these are best for healthy burn :-)
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm
    http://athlete.io/5343/why-women-should-not-run/

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