jlock819

Hopefully I can help a little. If you are starting at the 1200 mark, that would be the # of calories you should take in per day without the addition of exercise. If you are averaging 300-700 of exercise per day, then you would need to eat 1500-1900 calories per day. The reason this isn't contradictory is because the…

You're going to want to work your way into an exercise routine, with your initial focus on cardio. As you build up your stamina and routine, you should add in some additional time lifting weights, beginning with 3-4 days per week. As you work your way into an exercise routine, you can immediately begin looking at your diet…

If folks are realistic, they should have some short-term goals that will help lead them to their ultimate (sometimes unacheiveable) long-term goal. I'm nowhere near my long-term goal but in the shirt-term i've lost 30 lbs. or so, and 15%+ BF. If I didn't have those short-term goals built-in i'm not sure if i'd still be…

Although habits can begin to form quickly, the real test comes when your goal has been and/or the weight has been off for a couple months. This is when you'll truly begin to see how strong the habits you've formed during your transformation really are. For everyone's sake on here, I hope the habits you've built are strong…

I was in the same boat you are. Before I knew it, I had gained 30+ lbs., and although I knew why, I didn't really know how to change. Since eating was so ingrained in my daily routine, I had to take a step back and look at exactly what I was eating and when. For me, using the MyFitnessPal app was crucial. I was able to see…