insanity and the gym help

lellie_zpk
lellie_zpk Posts: 62 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi everyone,

I need a little help i will be finishing my 3rd week of insanity tonight and i am wondering whether i should go to the gym aswell or just stick to insanity, I have a gym membership already so i don't really know what to do.

Also i need a little help with my calorie in take on her it says i should be eating 1200 calories a day. when i exercise should i also be eating the calories i have burnt. I really want to lose the last bit of weight i have left.

Help would be every helpful.

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  • jppd47
    jppd47 Posts: 737 Member
    IMO if you dont have a lot of extra body fat (a high BF%) then you should eat at least some if not all of them back. The 1200 is your deficit to eat, when you exercise you end up with a bigger deficit. Keep the body fueled. If your going to go to the gym as well, I would suggest getting introduced to barbell compound lifts and their proper form. Not only will weights improve your muscles and look, they will also make your bones stronger.
  • lellie_zpk
    lellie_zpk Posts: 62 Member
    IMO if you dont have a lot of extra body fat (a high BF%) then you should eat at least some if not all of them back. The 1200 is your deficit to eat, when you exercise you end up with a bigger deficit. Keep the body fueled. If your going to go to the gym as well, I would suggest getting introduced to barbell compound lifts and their proper form. Not only will weights improve your muscles and look, they will also make your bones stronger.
    thanks for the reply, i dont want to be a skinny mini just want to look good and be healthy i am currently 154lbs and i want to get do to about 147 - 145, i work out 6 days a week doing insanity and i am considering the gym as well if i can find the extra time, my main issue is the calories i have been trying to move this weight for a while now.
  • TinaOsborneRN
    TinaOsborneRN Posts: 73 Member
    Hi, Lellie!! Stick with Insanity. It is a very intense program and you don't need to do anything else while doing it. When I'm trying to lose, I do not take my exercise into consideration. If you go over 100 or so, no big deal, but those calorie estimations are usually off anyway. I have found that people who eat their exercise calories tend to lose weight much more slowly than those who ignore it. Look me up on Facebook and I'll be glad to chat with you more. https://www.facebook.com/tinaoz.

    Oh, and congratulations! Proud of you for completing week 3!
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