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2005/03/30, 09:25 PM
24 yr. female 5'7 170 lbs.
I'm fairly muscular (for a not awe-inspiring chick) but I have far too much fat on my body.
I do 40-60 minutes cardio (w/ slower toning intervals, courtesy Billy Blanks) at least 4 times weekly. I do the FT home strength training routine thrice weekly.
I used to restrict my calories a lot, but after reading the boards here I've decided to up my intake to 1800-1900 calories per day. Is that going to be disastrous? I need reassurance. I'm used to eating 1200-1500 daily out of sheer desperation over my hideous macrofigure.
Thanks!
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2005/03/31, 03:10 PM
you got it....spread out the calories over 6-8 meals/snacks if possible...and drink lots of water
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2005/04/01, 11:30 AM
I was taking in about 2400-2600 calories a day prior to changing my diet and starting to work out, those calories were in 2 or 3 meals and a significant amount of sodas. My goal is to lose 15lbs initially. First thing I had to do was cut out any and all Sodas which accounted for about 700 calories a day and I'm keeping it at about 1700 now, but I'm eating 6 times a day and the calories I'm getting are now from different sources rather then fat, fat and more fat.
One of the first things I had to learn was how many calories come from where. Fat gives about 9X in calories, Carbs and Proteins give about 4X in calories. I used Fitday.com for the first 3-4 days when i started just to see what I was eating (they have a similar tracker on freetrainers.com as well though). That helped me to determine what I needed to eat more of and I could play with it day by day and plan out my meals and what I needed so I could determine if I was getting a sufficient amount of each without going overboard on one or another.
Good luck andkeep us posted.
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2005/04/01, 11:30 AM
I was taking in about 2400-2600 calories a day prior to changing my diet and starting to work out, those calories were in 2 or 3 meals and a significant amount of sodas. My goal is to lose 15lbs initially. First thing I had to do was cut out any and all Sodas which accounted for about 700 calories a day and I'm keeping it at about 1700 now, but I'm eating 6 times a day and the calories I'm getting are now from different sources rather then fat, fat and more fat.
One of the first things I had to learn was how many calories come from where. Fat gives about 9X in calories, Carbs and Proteins give about 4X in calories. I used Fitday.com for the first 3-4 days when i started just to see what I was eating (they have a similar tracker on freetrainers.com as well though). That helped me to determine what I needed to eat more of and I could play with it day by day and plan out my meals and what I needed so I could determine if I was getting a sufficient amount of each without going overboard on one or another.
Good luck andkeep us posted.
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