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RadioGames
She deactivated her account hahahahahaha....I have to say that topic did give me some laughs...wonder what user name she will come up with this time.
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Does this sound right for calories based on TDEE?
Ok so my stats now are 5' 5.5" 172.2 37 I did a TDEE calculator and putting my stats and moderately active since I typically work out 4-5 days a week on top of everything else it says my BMR is 1532 and my TDEE is 2375 and I reduced the TDEE by 20% and that total is 1900 calories. Does that sound about right? And with that…
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My new favorite snack
I have read on different posts over the past couple of weeks about people asking for advice as to how to up their calories and protein and what not. I noticed a lot of people mentioned veggies with Hummus which i never would have thought to put those 2 together. WELL I have been missing out...I LOVE sugar snap peas and…
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Results between June 2013 and Now
So I started at my highest weight and measurements ever in June 2013 weighing 213 I am now 176 lbs and I just did my measurements and I have lost a total of 22.5 inches in under a year!!! I was starting to get frustrated that I haven't been seeing much of a change over the past few months but after taking my measurements I…
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Bloating after exercise?
Hey this topic may have been answered but I haven't actually found any answers on the search I did, so I figured I would ask my question. It seems as though after I exercise more so cardio, like today I walked for 15 min on a 3.5 speed and a 1 incline, and I also did 15 min of strength training (for mow the machines at the…
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Why Protein Powder??
Yeah title should have read Whey not Why lol Hey I was wondering you your take on Whey Protein powder. I have heard it's good to take so I picked up a bottle of EAS Soy Protein Get Lean and Toned. It was the only one that looked like what I would want to take and I only picked upa small bottle in case I didn't like it or…
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Not too sure about adding exercise with using Body Media
Ok so I had purchased the Body Media about a year and a half ago and barely used it. So now that I am 100% serious about getting healthy and losing weight I started using it again. I am a bit confused on the adding exercise part as it has added exercise to my fitness pal, which from what I am guessing is what I burn during…
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Calorie question..TDEE...BMR
Ok so I am trying to figure out what calories I should be eating a day. I used the TDEE calulator on the fitgirls.com and my BMR says 1546 and my TDEE says 2397 (used moderate being that I workout 5 days a week 3 days cardio and 2 days resistance) and MFP recomended 1350 for a 1.5lb loss a week. I'm 37, 5'5.5" and 176 and…
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TDEE?
I am pretty new and I have seen a lot of people refer to their TDEE...what is that and why is it usually different from what MFP gives you for your calorie intake? Is going by one better then the other for weight loss?
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Would love ideas on eating my calorie intake or close to it
Ok so I changed my goals and changed sedentary to lighly active because really I am lightly active during the day even though I have a desk job I am up doing different tasks 1-2 times an hour. So with that and keeping the 1 lb. loss per week I am at 1560 calories a day. My dilema is that I can barely eat 1200 calories most…
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Starting out again...in it for the long haul
Hey I am not exactly new I have started and stopped a couple of times and now being a single mom to 3 kids (ages 13, 7, and 1.5) I am more determined to stick to changing my lifestyle and getting healthier for myself as well as my kids, particularly my oldest since she is overweight herself. So we have made changes eating…
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Exercise Ratio
I just started working out at the gym on Monday and I know that just doing cardio will do much of anything after some time, so I was wondering what a good ratio is between cardio and strength/resistance workout. For now since I just started I was thinking of doing cardio (treadmill, bike, elliptical) M-F and then do…
