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My friends keep telling me that cutting calories won't help me lose weight
When I opt for a diet soda when we go out to eat, or I'll eat something I want just not as much of it, they tell me that's pointless and that they lost weight by, "going vegetarian" or "just by doing cardio" or "lifting weights" and I'm just really stinkin tired of it. They're trying to say my weight loss so far isn't…
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When did you start to notice...
The changes in your body? What about your energy and happiness? Your strength or stamina?
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I know this is silly but I'm kind of sad I don't see a difference yet
I've only been going at this for a month so far, and I haven't noticed any difference in my body fat. It's a little discouraging, even though I told myself I wouldn't see a huge difference yet. This is the longest I've made it without binging back into unhealthy eating, so I guess I have something to be proud of there.
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Should I update my goals every month if I lose more than the set goal?
Right now I'm trying to lose 3% per month for a couple months, then eventually move down to 2%. So far this month I've lost close to 6%, so I was wondering if I should change my goal to be 3% of my weigh in this month, or just keep a rough copy of the amount I wanted to lose per month for the next year. Sorry if this is…
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Amount of protein to eat in order to lose fat vs muscle?
I'm wondering how much protein to eat so that the weight I'm losing is from fat and not muscle. Right now my calories are set at 1550, so about a deficit of 500 per day, and I'm eating around 116 grams of protein. I'm just concerned that my macros aren't correct and I'm not losing fat.
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What's the aloted amount of body fat % you can lose per month?
I figure if an overweight individual is trying to lose about 1-1.5lbs a week, it should be around 3-4% of their body fat every month?
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We can all do this!
Hi Everyone! My names Raven and I weigh 208 and I'm hoping to be 145 ideally within the next year and a half, and ultimately I'm just looking forward to improving my diet and health overall! I'm looking for friends that I can hopefully inspire just as they will me on this journey of gaining all of our confidence and…
