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right! you should have some carbs before you work out, but not right before. i like to wait more then an hour after eating. it feels better when you exercise while you are not really full. however it's rather personal thing. some of my work out friends feel weak if the don't eat and work out. and so do i. i've read…
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I am allowed 1900 a day, and sometimes I eat less (like 1700 :P). But my calories come from cheese mostly. I don't eat meat, and I have to get the protein from somewhere else. On the other hand I sometimes go over my limit. I figure either way it's not that bad, as long as I stick to my exercise and eating habits most of…
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Don't drop your calorie intake. I'd suggest increasing it. Change your goal to 1 lb/week. Eating more will speed up your metabolism. You can even change goal to maintain your weight for couple of days, then switch back to 1 or 2 lbs per week. Try calorie cycling (1-3 days higher then 1-3 days lower). Also change the…
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Well, I'm not an expert, but my recommendation would be: stay away from very strict diets. Why? First of all they are difficult to follow. You can slip so easily, and feel like you failed. Then it is always somehow challenging to stay on track. Try to find out how much you should eat every day to keep your weight then cut…
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Than you for all your replies! It feels great to hear from people who went through similar things. I have only two friends who have lost weight. And only now I can fully appreciate their effort. And it is amazing when people do start noticing that there is less of you then before :). I'm going to update my profile…
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I'm a newbie when it comes to weight loss. I started only about a month ago. I've read Tom Venuto's book BFFM (which is great), but I couldn't follow the plan as for now. Instead I begun to count my calories here and exercise. I used to spend almost entire day sitting in front of a computer screen (for work... well,…
