My 8 Week Program

Web2tech
Web2tech Posts: 1 Member
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I've always been in some kind of shape and lifted regularly (ish) but ate pretty much whatever I wanted to. All that crap food finally caught up to me this summer. So in August I finally had enough looking at my gut in the mirror so I decided to do something about it. So with the help of the MyFitnessPal android app, I created an 8 week diet and exercise program that fit my lifestyle that I knew I could do without quitting. 1200 Calories per day, 6 days a week with 1 cheat day. Strength training on a Bowflex Monday, Wednesday & Friday with cardio and core on Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. I'm 5 weeks in so far and the results are awesome!!

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  • _Tara_R
    _Tara_R Posts: 688 Member
    That is awesome!! Good for you...keep it up!!
  • gibranholmes1977
    gibranholmes1977 Posts: 9 Member
    Damn 1200 might be a little low. I believe you can get a same results (10 pounds, 5 weeks) if you increase your calorie intake to 1600. Everybody is different. I lost 20 pounds in 8 weeks on a 1750 calorie intake. But again, everybody is different.

    Congrats on the weight lose!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    1200 is considered the bare minimum for a sedentary woman. You appear to be neither.

    Do you know your BMR and TDEE? That's usually a good place to start to figure out your calorie needs. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

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