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BlossysMom

I am 41 TODAY in fact. Anyway I am 41 female and 5ft. and weigh a WHOPPING 145lbs.
I used to be very active before I married my current hubby who does not believe much in fitness.

Anyway I am SICK of HATING :explode: the woman in the mirror (whom I do not recognize). My questions are:

1. At this time I AM NOT VERY ACTIVE other than housework or yardwork no home exercises...... I am HUNGRY and feel like I really need to eat at least 3 -4 meals per day (as Jillian Michaels suggests)but most sites say I will not lose weight if I go OVER 1200 CALORIES PER DAY
2. If it is true that a calorie is a calorie and it does NOT matter what time of day you consume them.....then why couldn't your diet consist of many snacks and treats along with some healthy food and STILL LOSE WEIGHT (know its not healthy but why wouldn't you still lose)
3.Any truth to the concept of Body Blueprinting (Michael Thurman) his concept seems to make sense......FIRST figure out what type of body you have:Mesomorph, Endomorph, Ectomorph then you eat according to your body type and only a little exercise is required:huh:

BlossysMom

I am 41 TODAY in fact. Anyway I am 41 female and 5ft. and weigh a WHOPPING 145lbs.
I used to be very active before I married my current hubby who does not believe much in fitness.

Anyway I am SICK of HATING :explode: the woman in the mirror (whom I do not recognize). My questions are:

1. At this time I AM NOT VERY ACTIVE other than housework or yardwork no home exercises...... I am HUNGRY and feel like I really need to eat at least 3 -4 meals per day (as Jillian Michaels suggests)but most sites say I will not lose weight if I go OVER 1200 CALORIES PER DAY
2. If it is true that a calorie is a calorie and it does NOT matter what time of day you consume them.....then why couldn't your diet consist of many snacks and treats along with some healthy food and STILL LOSE WEIGHT (know its not healthy but why wouldn't you still lose)
3.Any truth to the concept of Body Blueprinting (Michael Thurman) his concept seems to make sense......FIRST figure out what type of body you have:Mesomorph, Endomorph, Ectomorph then you eat according to your body type and only a little exercise is required:huh:

Ileanak

Good morning BlossysMom,

I cannot comment on Blueprinitng, but I can on the meals. I lost over 100 lbs befor joining mpf after i plateaued and needed to drop another 35. I can attest to 5 meals a day. I also follow a High protein, lower carb and even lower fat. Here is a standard calorie breakdown for me:

Breakfast 220 kcals
Snack 180 kcals
Lunch 297 kcals
Snack 190 kcals
Dinner 253 kcals

Protein 45%
Carb 30%
Fat 25%

I should also add that diet is 75% and exercise is 25% of success, HOWEVER, I would not lose if I did not exercise. i do 30 minutes of intense (I mean dripping sweat intense) cardio 3 times a week, with cycling and walking at least another 2-3 times per week, and I do weights 5 times a week.

Not only do I feel better (healthy) but I feel better emotionally when I workout...which helps stave off emotional eating!

Best of luck!

Ileana

EmilyAnn89

i'm not sure about the last one.. all i know is i feel the same way! i am hungry all the time. i'm 5'2 and used to weigh 148 before i lost 9 lbs. i had a baby almost 9 months ago and i've been on here since the beginning of april!

i've found that what works best for me.. (remember this is just me!) is eating very healthy during the day and not consuming so many calories, because i KNOW i always eat a big dinner.. it's how i was raised. eventually i want breakfast to be my biggest meal, but i'm just doing what works for right now until i can really get my hunger under control.

i still eat some junk during the day, i'm not going to lie. i have it as a treat though. if i'm under my calories at the end of the day and feel like having a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch, i will.

i also have never really been into exercising, but i feel so much better when i do. it's getting motivated to do it that's the hardest. if i can get myself to go walk briskly for a half hour, i feel so much better. if i do a couple crunches.. i feel better. any type of excercise makes me feel better. i'm still struggling with the exercise which is probably why i haven't lost a lot of weight or toned anything.

my best advice is just to take it slow. start cutting out foods you know you shouldn't be eating a little at a time, start excercising a little bit at a time, and once you start seeing results i'm sure you will get more motivated to doing more! just try to eat healthy and do as much excercise as you can!

dskline1

Hello there and welcome to MFP!!! You will find a wealth of encouragement and information here....I sympathize with where you are...I am 5' tall and 39 y/o and could always eat whatever I wanted and never went above 110 lbs....well the past year I hit a wall....I stopped exercise due to hbp and my body turned to mush...well, I have been hitting it hard since March and am loving myself again!!! I eat about 1500-1600 cal a day, but that is with exercising approx 40 mins 5xweek and strenght training 2x wk...I am down to 107 and the weight loss is secondary to the muscles and definition that I have now....I don't care much what the scale says anymore....my clothes are loose and my body is more firm that it has been in years!!! I am at a point where I cannot wait to put on a bathing suit. Please don't listen to the 1200 cal rule....that is a bare minimum and I know with us being shorter..we don't need as much...but my bmr is 1239 just to be alive....so I don't think that I would lose any weight if I stayed at 1200 and I would feel like total crap!!! I do eat 5-6 meals aday and that has made a huge difference....cereal or eggs for bfast / banana and pb or yogurt for am snack / lean turkey on ww bread or salad with some meat in it, etc for lunch / cereal or cheese and nuts for pm snack / lean protein and veggies or salad for dinner / then a protein shake as last snack (sometimes before bed).....only on weekends do I ever seem to go over (when I have french toast for breakfast cuz who can eat just 2 pieces???lol) but, it is only by a few hundred cals though....I am full til I go to bed in the evenings and if I do get hungry in the middle of the day...I know that my next eating time is right around the corner!!!! I have increased my water intake as well....still should have more though....

okay, so this may be more info than you were initially looking for....but, have faith in yourself and take one day at a time....if you fall, get right back up....if you screw up lunch - don't screw up dinner too....get right back on track right away!!!!! Find an activity/exercise that you enjoy so you are more likely to stick with it (hiking is what got me started then I joined a gym for strength training) and work your time and intensity up - maybe find a local park that has a walking trail and start there.

Most of all.....Good Luck!!!