An Email Response that Might Help Some ...

Kirsty_UK

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and makes me so pleased I decided this week to start weight training alongside my cardio

heniko

thanks for posting!

edinbors

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ladyhawk00

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jamontagne

So how do I know my body fat percentage? And what sort of calorie range should I be going for?

I'm 5'0 and weigh 143 lbs. I seem to yo-yo from 145 to 140 easily (within days), but can't seem to lose a sginificant amount of weight and keep it off. Is this what you are talking about? Do I actually need to increase my daily calories to lose this weight instead of struggling to decrease the amount of calories? That is a very scary concept!

And to further this extra calorie / exercise thing - should I eat back the calories I burn off? Cause that seems counter-productive. I always thought weight loss was achieved by taking in less calories than you burn ... so if i burn through 1200 calories in a day I need to eat 1000 to lose weight. But obviously my thinking is flawed as I can't get into the "normal" weight range for my body.

I just want to do this right and see real results that last and that aren't crazy difficult to maintain. It shouldn't be hard to maintain a healthy weight - isn't that why it's considered a healthy weight (because your body should naturally want to be that size on its own)?

rainbowbuggy

Wow, very eye opening. I will need to start doing some weight training but not sure how to. I am already walking and running on occasion but have not incorporated weight training. I need to learn that aspect of it because I know it would help me along the way.

jackiekjames

Bump! Thanks for sharing this...its wonderful

Juliane1986

This is fantastic, great explanation. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this information.

Rabbit914

Very helpful thank you

sbrown6

Great post. I am so glad you shared it!

InTheRightLane

Bump ... This is why I do body pump.

FitJ1210

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