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Hungry? Protein.
I eat more protein than I need within the 1200 calories I eat daily, and I'm pretty sure it makes a huge difference because I used to struggle to eat enough protein and always felt hungry. Here are my top five protein packed foods: +Baked chicken breast with a little BBQ sauce and seasoned how I like (Bake at 450 for 20…
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How sore is sore enough for muscle building?
What I'm doing: 5-7 days of the week I do about 20-30 minutes of various pilates or muscle burning moves that work my arms, abs (including obliques and lower), back, butt, and legs. Usually if I do 20 minutes I do 10 minutes working everything and the other 10 minutes is focused on a specific area, usually abs or…
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A Month of Learning: creating habits and my "results"
This month I have worked on trying to exercise regularly and find out what I like best along with experimenting with my caloric intake with focus in a few areas of nutrition. I'd like to share my experience with you! Exercise: I tried a lot of things I have liked in the past and I tried to make a plan but creating the…
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Losing more than 2lbs/week, not overweight
Starting Information: I just started losing weight at the beginning of the month and I have already accumulated the habits I need to succeed over the past three or four years. My BMI started as 24, on the upper side of healthy, and I'm bringing it down to 21 or 22. I intend to pursue getting more fit by building muscle and…