kaylagearon Member

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate the info! Hopefully if I give it time and start tracking better, I'll have results in a few more months!

I have not been logging, I just opened my account again last night.. but from what you guys are asking.. it sounds like maybe I'm not accurate on my numbers because I'm not using a food scale. Myfitnesspal says I should be eating 1,580.. so I guess I'm over eating?

No, I'm not using a food scale, I just use measuring cups/spoons and go by the weight on the packages of meat (ex, I figured if I divide a pound by 3 to get 1/3 lb, I'm eating 1/3lb of ground turkey)

I know it sounds stupid to ask things like that, but my entire family is obese or morbidly obese, so I've had no concept of healthy portions or meals and never exercised. I'm learning everything now, in my own in my late 20's

Do you think 1700 calories is too little? My cardio is 15 minutes on the stair master at a level 7, then he has me doing like 6 different body weight core exercises and finish with 15 minutes on either the elliptical or treadmill. Just worried that if 1700 isn't enough, that could be why I'm not losing fat??

I started doing zumba 4 days a week in March. Then I realized I should probably be doing weighted exercises so I switched to a new gym at the beginning of June. The trainer there, started me on 2 sets of 12 and now he has me doing 3 sets of 12. For the next 2 weeks he wants me to do 4 sets of 10. Everything is on machines…

Yes, I have been within this range (give or take 10lbs) for over 2 years. I lost 60lbs 2 years ago and was fine with just looking slim.. now I want to work on getting lean. I would post a picture to show you what I mean, but I can't seem to get it to upload. It's like I look decent in clothes, but I'm fat around my…

I haven't been using a scale to track my body fat or anything, I've just been taking pictures weekly. Every day I drink a protein shake for breakfast, a typical (but not every day as I get bored, so I'll switch up with tuna or make a ground turkey with chick pea pasta type of spaghetti) lunch is about 1/3 pound of ground…