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You can always be safe with 1gram of protein per pound. Now carbs and fats are tricky. It's all trial and error. There are lots of calculators on the internet to help give you an estimate. Bodybuilding.com has so many calculators to help with just about everything. But remember you decide what is best for you.
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Like people said keep an eye on electrolytes but do bump up your fats when going low carb. Your body needs energy from somewhere and if carbs are low then it will turn to fats next. Also you do feel weak at first when doing low carbs but it gets better. My advice, care cycle. If you stay low on carbs then after a while…
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I know I'm late with the comment but one thing I haven't seen anyone talk about is your maintenance calories. Find out what that is by googling the calculators to help with that. And two pounds a week does seem too aggressive. Unless you plan on doing a show in a path it probably won't be healthy. Remember if you drop…
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Everyone here is right on the money with diet and weight loss. Justmake sure you're in a caloric deficit to what your maintenance calories are. If you don't know what your maintenance calories are then you could look up calculators to help you calculate that. After finding that out them start your diet plan and have good…
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Keep it up girl. I am 5'4 and was at my heaviest at 170 before army basic training. Since then I've watched my diet and worked out lightly and managed to drop down to 130. I gained a little muscle and some unwanted weight back and ended up at 145 but am dedicated to reaching my goal of 130 again. Currently at 142. Just…
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I am also doing calisthenics with weight training involved, if you ha e ten dollars to spare a month I recommend to check out thenx.com. it's calisthenics but if you want to add external weight it also has workouts for that too. It's really great and really challenging. It has beginner, intermediate and advanced workouts…
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Hi, first off great choice to make a difference to better your health. First off I'd like to say that running is a great way to lose calories and burn fat, more specifically interval running. It helped me lose so much weight while I went through basic training; keeps your heart rate up actively moving very quickly and is…
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I've been on the same boat, I'm about ten pounds away as well.
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I remember I tried IF for about two months and it wasn't bad. I just always felt the urge to eat and indulge when it came to a cheat meal. That being said it didn't feel right to me. Also it is beneficial to do IF whey so often. Just don't do it ever day as you need all the nutrients you can get to go throughout your day.…
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Good luck! I'm trying to cut as well but still lifting and running.currently in Cuba on deployment but from California. Best of luck to you
