What's my perfect diet?
Moneek2
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Hey guys,
I am 26, 151 lbs and have been working out for years but just now started to really grasp the fact that my diet has been holding me back. I workout anywhere from 1 to 2 hrs a day 5 to6 days a week and had only been eating usually or trying to eat 900 calories because I was always under the assumption the less you eat and the more you exercise the faster the weight will come off...but i couldn't seem to lose any weight and now have been researching I need to eat more and eat healthier calories. I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what my perfect diet should be for weightloss. I am 5'3 and classic hour glass shape. Any info would be great! Most of my work outs are high intensity cardio and core . Thanks again!!!!
I am 26, 151 lbs and have been working out for years but just now started to really grasp the fact that my diet has been holding me back. I workout anywhere from 1 to 2 hrs a day 5 to6 days a week and had only been eating usually or trying to eat 900 calories because I was always under the assumption the less you eat and the more you exercise the faster the weight will come off...but i couldn't seem to lose any weight and now have been researching I need to eat more and eat healthier calories. I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what my perfect diet should be for weightloss. I am 5'3 and classic hour glass shape. Any info would be great! Most of my work outs are high intensity cardio and core . Thanks again!!!!
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Sounds to me like too much exercise paired with not enough nutrition. Input your numbers into the MFP program....tell it you want to lose no more than a pound to a pound and a half a week, see what calorie level it sets for you. And then log your food, and eat your burned calories. Simple. Effective. No "diet".0
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Honestly, visit the Mark's Daily Apple website and read Primal Blueprint. You'll have the hugest "Aha!!!" moment of your life and never look back. I'm still losing weight at 2000 calories a day, go to the gym for 3 x 1 hour sessions a week, sprint once a week and just walk daily. There is DEFINITELY such a thing as too much cardio. It just shouldn't be that hard.0
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First, don't think of it as a diet. Diets fail. It's a lifestyle change. Second, you are eating WAY too little. The MINIMUM that one should safely eat is 1200 calories, but even that can be too little for some. I upped my calories to 1430 three days ago. I eat that PLUS exercise calories and I've finally started losing weight. I lost a little over 2 lbs! So I would say up your calories and eat your exercise calories. Keep your sodium in check, but if it goes over, just increase your water intake.0
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I also recommend marksdailyapple.com. I lost 70 lbs. in a year by keeping carbs at <100g/day and working in my yard or walking almost every day. I did use MFP's calorie guidelines (adjusted the macros to reflect the carb limit) and ate back exercise calories.0
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Your perfect diet? The one that works for YOU. Everyone is different.0
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I read many articles stating that our weight is determined in the following way: 10% genetics, 10% exercise, and 80% food choices.0
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Your perfect diet? The one that works for YOU. Everyone is different.
Agree 100% But I'm guessing you need some help figuring out what works for YOU, as obviously what you've been doing HASN'T worked for you?0 -
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I personally like clean eating. Basically, you cut out processed (aka prepackaged) foods. Like you, I have an hourglass shape so I easily pack weight on around the waist. Limiting carbs (can't cut them all- Im irish after all!) combined with clean eating works well for me. I cook most of my meals on the weekends and during the week I pull out my slow cooker. Because I work out everyday, like you, I try to get about 30% of my calories from protein, another 30% from fat, and 40% from carbs. Since I am cutting weight, I eat 1500 calories. This comes out to 55 grams of fat, 124 grams of protein, and 165 grams of carbs. I hope this helps!!0
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