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Starting SL 5x5 tonight - have questions

rhileyschubbygranny
rhileyschubbygranny Posts: 145 Member
edited November 15 in Social Groups
HI Ladies! I will be starting SL 5x5 tonight after work. My husband is going to show me how to do it. I can't figure out how many calories to eat along with protein. I am 50 years old and 5'2". I weight174 and have lost 5 lbs the last 5 weeks eating 1300 calories per day while doing cardio 2-3 days per week and nautilus machines 3 days per week at Planet Fitness. I currently eat 70-90 grams of protein per day. I have a desk job and never leave my desk except for lunch break. Any suggestions? And is SL considered light activity, medium activity or major activity? Thanks!!

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  • cafisher0404
    cafisher0404 Posts: 77 Member
    I don't have advice, but I just started this program as well. I'm 5'2 and weigh about 142 now. I'm still trying to lose weight but also "tone" at the same time. My goal is 1200 a day, and I got to 1350 on lifting days.
  • amyinthetardis1231
    amyinthetardis1231 Posts: 571 Member
    One thing to keep in mone if you work out at PF is that they don't allow deadlifts there so you'll need to make some adjustments there.
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    for purposes of calorie counting . . . basically, lifting is great but don't count on it too much for calorie purposes. it's definitely exercise, but it's really not easy to get an accurate picture of what you're burning. i logged my cardio [when i was logging, which was a while back], but i ignored the lifting.

    great call starting now though. you've already got good muscle and strength just from your body being used to its own weight.
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