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kitty_kat33

Hi
I'm new to fitness pal and to dieting/ healthy eating, being a mom and a student means i don't have the spare cash to join a pay to use slimming club, so i thought with my new found will power I'd give fitness pal a try. The problem is I've no inspiration for cheap easy meals and frequently find i've too many calories left at the end of the day. I didn't realise that healthy eating was going to leave me so tired and lethargic; any advice will be gratefully received. I'm pretty much doing this alone as although member of my family would like to join me and get fit, they are still busy eating the left over goodies from Christmas!!! LOL
Thanks for reading
Love and hugs
Kitty

morganadk2_deleted

Added you and sent a message

http://heavling.blogspot.com/

A good site for recipes , my daughter started doing this blog when she was a student ! she lost over 100lbs


Also Maybe this will help


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits


"Generally someone with a BMI over 32 can do a 1000 calorie a day (2 lbs a week) deficit
With a BMI of 30 to 32 a deficit of 750 calories is generally correct (about 1.5 lbs a week)
With a BMI of 28 to 30 a deficit of 500 calories is about right (about 1 lb a week)
With a BMI of 26 to 28 a deficit of about 300 calories is perfect (about 1/2 lb a week)
and below 26... well this is where we get fuzzy. See now you're no longer talking about being overweight, so while it's still ok to have a small deficit, you really should shift your focus more towards muscle tone, and reducing fat. This means is EXTRA important to eat your exercise calories as your body needs to KNOW it's ok to burn fat stores, and the only way it will know is if you keep giving it the calories it needs to not enter the famine response (starvation mode) "