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Losing weight while toning up
I have been trying to lose weight and just continue to gain. I got married in March at 133 lbs which is already over my comfort zone. It is now 7 months later and I am 151! I have never been this big in my life, and I don't understand why I'm gaining so much. It's to the point that I think I have a thyroid problem. I know…
calories in/out
I understand the whole concept of calories in/calories out in terms of weight loss, but my question is this: here on this website, say I'm allowed 1200 calories a day. If I work out and burn 400 calories, it then says I've earned 400 calories from exercise and it'll increase my daily calorie goal for that day to 1600. So…
Below daily calories
So my goal for daily calorie intake is 1200. I just started using this site on Tuesday (it's now the following Sunday) and the very first day I ate how I regularly eat and had a little over 1300 calories for the day. Since then I've been more mindful of what I'm eating and my calories are actually way below - like…