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Upping calories to maintainance level
Hey Just wondering can people share how they upped their calories to maintaince , what calories they went from while cutting and what are they maintainance calories like ? Did you have a initial gain or did you continue to lose ? How long did it take you to get it right ? Also did you keep up the same level of exercise as…
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LOSE the FAT .. KEEP the MUSCLE
Hi So I'm looking for advice on losing the fat while keeping as much muscle as physically possible , I am 121.6 IBs my goal weight was always 120Ibs but I think maybe I might want to drop another maybe 7Ibs but I want to do this while preserving as much muscle as I can. I already strength train 4 days a week , I lift as…
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Do results speak for themselves
Hey So I'm hoping any of ye guys who have some personal experience can help me out , I'm currently working out 5-6 days a week generally 60-70 minutes of cardio (burning generally 700 cals) at the gym and 4 strength training sessions , on top of this I walk my dog 5 days burning 400 calories , I'm eating 1700 calories a…
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Gross or NET BMR ?
Hey Yes I know this topic again , but need some solid answers here with this one , so I'm currently eating 1500-1700 calories a day , my BMR is between 1200-1400 so let's just say 1300 so I'm eating above that , now I exercise quiet abit burning about 1000 calories a day 700 in d gym and 400 walking 5 days a week this is…
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Help rate my exercise level
Hi , Just want to ask some of yer opinions on this would ye consider my exercise to be moderate or active ! I work out at the gym for an hour 5-6 days a week doing cardio , I do 4 strength training sessions on top of this generally 35-45 minutes and I walk 5 days a week about 4 miles generally an hour of a walk Moderate is…
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More calories burned ??
Does working out in the morning time make you burn more calories during the day ? I'm curious because the last 2 days I did an hour of cardio in the morning and then after lunch took my dog walking and seem to have a higher calorie burn according to my HRM both days during my walk Has this anything got to do with working…
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Squats and calves .. Some help
Hi Just wondering does anyone know does squatting with weights contribute to building calf muscles? I'm trying to work on slimming down calves as much as possible but I do have naturally chunkier calves (thanks mom) so I don't want to add any bulk to them
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Activity level help please
Hi Just wondering can ye help me choose what activity level I should set myself at , I'm quiet sedentary during the day apart from my workout , I walk everyday 5 miles and go to gym 5 days a week I do an hour cardio 3 of them days and the other 3 days I do half an hour cardio combined with an hour strength , I wouldn't say…
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Advice upping calories please
Hey So following a plateau I have had a overwhelming respond that I should up my calories , now what's the best way to do so , Should I just up them by 100 a week or up them all together Anyone who was in a similar situation would love to hear your advice , obviously I'm trying to avoid gaining anything while I up them…
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Started the gym and gaining
Hi I started the gym just over 1 month ago and ever since my weight loss has been at stand still actually fluctuating 2Ibs between 130-132 , I know they say when you start a new exercise routine your body retains water but how long before ill start to see a loss , it's been over a month now of going to the gym just to see…
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Intermittent fasting for breaking a plateau
Anyone had success breaking through a plateau using IF ? Particular women have ye had success doing so , what window frame did ye use ? And how many calories did ye stick to ? Any advice tips information ye have on this I would greatly appreciate I'm 10IBs from goal and very determined to get there as soon as I can…
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Terrified to up my calories
I'm currently eating 1500 cals a day and not losing actually seen a gain of .8 of a pound this week , I workout 6 days a week burning 1000 cals ( according to my polar ft7 HRM ) it has been suggested I'm not eating enough but I am so god damn afraid of putting on weight if i up my calories Please share yer success stories…
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Confused about calorie intake
Hi I'm hoping some of ye can help me with this one I'm still unsure if I am eating enough calories or not , I started off eating 1200 calories and walking 6 days a week never ate back exercise calories and lost a lot of weight this way but I found myself constantly thinking about food and getting extremely irritable , I…
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How much is too much ??
I'm insure if my exercise regime is too much as my weight loss has stalled so the whole eating less move more isn't exactly working for me at the moment I exercise 6 days a week , every day I walk 5.5 miles burning 500 calories I then go to the gym and on alternating days do 40 minutes cardio + 1 hour strength and on the…
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Down weight after rest day
I normally weigh myself on Saturday and in the last few weeks have been up and down but when I weigh myself on a Monday after my rest day I seem to be down , is tis because I am retaining water after my weekly workouts and after my rest day my body lets go off the water ? Sunday also happens to be my cheat day
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Reaching your goal weight
Anyone who has been successful getting them last 10 Ibs to go , please give me advice ? My weight is fluctuating mad since I joined the gym one month ago and it's driving me nuts because I was losing consistently before that ! And no I'm not losing inches I've measured myself aswell .. I had more success just walking every…
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Losing last 10 Ibs, need yer advice
Hi everybody I want yer advice on losing the last 10Ibs , what's the best way to do it should you do TDEE - a small percentage or what ways have ye found to be most successful , I'm currently 130 Ibs goal weight of 120Ibs , I work out 6 days a week which consists of 1 hour cardio 3 days and 40minutes cardio with an hour of…
