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it is indeed much harder the older we get, but still possible. I think that 13 pounds in the next 2 and 1/2 months is a reasonable goal. for me, sticking to around 1200-1300 calories a day and exercising for about an hour a day did the trick - and I'm 41 :)
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not only possible, but a really realistic, good goal. I've lost about 10 pounds in the last 10 weeks. I agree with what was said before me; for the most part I've lost a pound a week, but as I've gotten within a few pounds of my goal, some weeks it's only 1/2 a pound :)
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not only possible, but a really realistic, good goal. I've lost about 10 pounds in the last 10 weeks. I agree with what was said before me; for the most part I've lost a pound a week, but as I've gotten within a few pounds of my goal, some weeks it's only 1/2 a pound :)
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I created my own exercise.... I read that one burns between 500 and 800 calories an hour doing zumba (depending on how much you're jumping, etc.) I typically log between 500-600 for an hour just to be on the safe side. Such a fun way to exercise though - isn't it??
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It's actually VERY important to let muscles rest a day in between strength training. When you strength train, you are tearing down your muscle. It takes over 24 hours for it to rebuild (stronger) - therefore, if you "tear it down" again the very next day, you don't gain any strength or new muscle tone. Ideally, you only…
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thank you so much for posting this! I hoped it would be easy to find :)
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I googled "calories burned during zumba". the most reliable thing I saw said that the average person burns anywhere between 500 and 800 calories in an hour. Personally, I'm logging the smaller amount just to be safe!
