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It’s okay to eat prepackaged foods. They are just more expensive and have added calories to provide taste.
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This one is easy. High intensity cycling burns calories. Your body is responding. Simply put unless your trying to burn fat, add in the extra calories to offset the cycling. Just do it in moderation.
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I believe to be truly successful we need to learn about our eating habits. What we like to eat, how much, and total calories. This is where fitness pal helps. If you are diligent about tracking calories (including weighing) you will learn quickly. From there it becomes choices to find alternate foods that are similar,…
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It takes a tremendous amount of muscle breakdown with no protein in your system to result in backwards muscle loss. Most likely you will at the worst case maintain muscle and lose fat. When in a deficit your body will use whatever is available. Fat will convert to energy. Muscle needs protein. Keep protein high
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Cleaning, mowing lawn, doing laundry burns calories. We track steps… why? Because 10k steps equals 5 miles. It’s up to you. Just be aware as you become more fit, the calories burned are not the same.
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The best way to find out what’s holding you back is to hold onto a vertical bar and try to lower yourself straight down without falling over. Keep your back straight. You may need to widen your stance and even flare you feet out. Go as low as you can and try to stand up from there. This exercise is optimal for squatting…
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If you love peanut butter than buy some Optimum Chocolate Whey Peanut Butter powder and mix it with Greek yogurt or decaf coffee for a sweet high protein, low calorie treat
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Chobani no sugar vanilla Greek yogurt, smart cake keto cake, Hershey's no sugar syrup, Lilys stevia dark chocolate bits- 140 calories total, high fiber, high protein
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Each person genetically stores fat differently. Some women hold the majority of their body fat in their legs while others store more in other areas. That said, you should strive to just lose the body fat. The fallacy is getting thinner means you look too thin, the truth is as you lose body fat, everything becomes more…
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I suggest to stick with your cardio, but slowly integrate more compound muscle building exercises. In females, the greatest potential exists in the lower body so don’t be afraid to work that area hard. Your body will adapt. Lower body exercises: Squats, lunges, deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts. Upper body motions: overhead…
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You may want to spread out these meals to allow snacks when you have the cravings. These snacks have to be satisfying and low calorie. (Protein bars, Greek yogurt, Low carb bread peanut butter sandwiches, etc) The key is to find high nutrition, low calorie alternatives to allow you to eat more frequently.
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The best way to learn about your caloric needs is to weigh your self every morning after the morning ritual and without clothes. Do this for about two weeks with accurate calorie counting (please use a scale). You will be able to see what calories are required to lose fat or stay the same weight. The most difficult part is…
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Deficit. It is very difficult to eat junk food while keeping your calories in check and also supplying enough nutrients to be healthy. It is most important to have a good idea of your BMR including daily activity. This includes water retention from too much sodium (diet again). This takes more monitoring over time and you…
