Daily Play
EHuntRN
Posts: 320 Member
Hello all...I just thought we needed a place to post our daily digressions at(good, bad and ugly)...LOL...just Push Play!!!
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So listening to everyone, i think its safe to say one should increase their caloric intake while doing insanity. So I just adjusted mines based on my BMR and the Harris-Benedict Equation for daily caloric needs minus 700/day for weight loss.
You use energy no matter what you're doing, even when sleeping. The BMR Calculator will calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR); the number of calories you'd burn if you stayed in bed all day.
Harris Benedict Formula
To determine your total daily calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows:
•If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
•If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
•If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
•If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
•If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9
Once you know the number of calories needed to maintain your weight, you can easily calculate the number of calories you need to eat in order to gain or lose weight:
If you want to lose fat, a useful guideline for lowering your calorie intake is to reduce your calories by at least 500, but not more than 1000 below your maintenance level. For people with only a small amount of weight to lose, 1000 calories will be too much of a deficit. As a guide to minimum calorie intake, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that calorie levels never drop below 1200 calories per day for women or 1800 calories per day for men. Even these calorie levels are quite low.
----I know some of this is not new info for most of you...but I hope its helpful for those who were not aware!!!!0 -
Just did the 2nd Insanity workout! I did better than I thought I would!0
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Day 1 Fit Test done...man I was beat up pretty much after the warm up...LOL...but i pushed thru it...I am definitely not fit....goals to accomplish....Lets Go!!!0
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Day 2 Plyometric Cardio done.... Ok.... I so wasn't ready for that....I did more resting than working out I think... I'm only assuming I will get better with time cuz I sucked today... But I'm not stopping!!! I'm digging deeper!!0
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I know how you feel. I still hurt yesterday though! I took it a touch easier yesterday (3rd day), but now I can move and NOT go "ow" for every movement so today I can hit it harder. If nothing else, at least I know how to pace myself so I don't hurt myself. XD0
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My low back is sore... It feels like muscle soreness... I'm hoping so... I don't really see how I could have injured it... I know he says hold ur core in at all times... But it's not that easy for me... My core is not good... LOL..0
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Same as me then. It hurts to bend but I can tell it's the muscles b/c I can still twist and such.0
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Ok... Glad to know it's not jus me!! We can do this... Day 3 in the books!!0
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Gained 0.2 lb... Was hoping to lose... Oh well... I'm pushing thru this... Not really concerned with the scale0
