New in WA

KimDen1973

Hello,

Just getting started here. 37 years old, 3 children, a hubby (he's very supportive), dogs, cat, and a sit down job. Was 362 pounds at my heavyest 12 years ago, lost down to 175 and now I am up to 223. I enjoy chatting with others and like to learn new things. I am trying my hand at some of the newer excercise styles, but I keep finding I cannot keep up with the routines (weight gets in the way! - knees, back, neck, shortness of breath). Then, I have found I do not eat anywhere near enough calories to meet the "daily" requirement. For the normal day, I eat about 900 calories, but I am still 90 pounds over my "ideal" weight.

Any thoughts?

Kim

xoxoultraviolet

I would say to just try to eat a small meal every 2-3 hours. Change up your work outs :]
WELCOME

1ZumbaHeart

Good for you Kim!!! I also have desk job and had the same problem. What I have learned is that if you dont take in enough calories for your body to work it will go into starvation mode and store anything you take in. So you need to really eat a 1200 calorie diet that way your getting enough into your body. As far as working out at this point you need to keep your body guessing what your going to do next. So do a workout DVD one night and walk a couple miles the next, maybe get a couple short jogs in between the walking. The next day go for a bike ride or swimming. When you mix up the work outs you confuse the muscles so they dont get comfortable doing the same thing. Also walk on your lunch break. Any activity will help. I hope this helps! Good luck!!!

Kelly_Wilson1990

Welcome!

W0zzie

Hiya - wow lots of fellow WA/ites coming onboard

Welcome & good luck with your goals.

Here's a few links that might be worth a read if you are a researcher type.
Basics
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/225765-how-mfp-works?hl=how+mfp+works&page=1#posts-2976434
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/23912-links-in-mfp-you-want-to-read-again-and-again
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits?hl=guide+to+calorie+deficit

Top 10 MFP Faqs
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/101833-10-answers-to-common-questions

Short of it imo (though we are all different) is: you would want 1200 daily "net" minimum but I have found the closer you get to the MFP recommended net the better your progress.

I'd really recommend browsing through some of those threads though to get the good goss on how to succeed.

PS - if you want to add me just mention this thread - heaps of Aussies and quite a few WA-Aussies are kicking about

Cheers