Yes, I'm back Aphil's response made me want to go back and read. What do you mean by .... trying to keep calories between 1200 - 1300, but it's not working as well as I'd like
- Age: 26
- Current weight/goal weight: 171/145
- Exercise frequency: every lunch hour, I go down to the company gym; try to walk in the evenings, go out jogging on the weekends
- Daily calorie intake: 1400-1600, though I occasionally have "cheat days" where I go as high as 1800, and they haven't slowed me down thus far; I'll change that if they do.
Holy smokes, Barbara! What are you training for? That makes ME look like a slacker!
Hmmm, I'm not really training for anything, I'm just trying to get down to my goal weight. Maybe I made it sound like more exercise than it is (although I have to admit that you are something like the third or fourth person that has asked me this). The cardio I do with my trainer is mostly jumping stuff (long jumps, tuck jumps, jump rope, star jumps, split jumps, squat jumps--he has an endless variation of jumps--bear crawls and sprints) and it is just in very short bursts in between weights. We do more weights than cardio in my individual sessions because he knows I do a lot of cardio on my own. It feels high intensity to me, but I could be exaggerating. I do the Saturday group sessions with him because he offers them for free (he's young and enthusiastic) and it's far more interesting than working out on my own. The cardio I do on my own is just one hour total, not one hour on every machine (15 min stairs, 25 min elliptical, 15 min treadmill--so it's actually only 55 min). And if I ever get back to the pool, I would just do the cardio machines one day a week. I'm a swimmer by nature (years of swim lessons, swim team, lifeguarding, and teaching swim lessons--one year I was in the water so much I felt like I sloshed when I walked) so swimming hardly even feels like exercise to me.
I know you're supposed to be able to take one a day week off, but I'm afraid if I miss a day, it will turn into two days, then three days, etc. It's just easier for me if exercise is something I do every day. Then I don't have to bargain with myself about whether or not I will exercise, I just have to figure out when it will be. And the run on Sunday is actually a nice time for me. I'm by myself, out of the house, I run through a park--there are birds (sometimes even egrets or pelicans, which I consider good luck!), a river, ponds, flowers, and other people that wave and smile at me--I have my music, I look skinny in my little running pants and pink shirt, it's a lot cooler outdoors than in the gym so I don't get the flop sweats, I'm doing something that makes me healthier, and I love the fact that I can run 6 miles without stopping!
And I can't believe anyone, least of all me, could ever make you look like a slacker!
- Age 24
- Current weight/goal weight 148/135
- Exercise frequency About 6 days/week for 1 hour/day (refer to siggy for specifics), with "bonus workouts" thrown in here and there
- Daily calorie intake - 1,600 calories per day, with an additional 800 Flex-calories per week to splurge (or not use) as I need to... so I can have 2 days of 2,000 calories, or 1 day with 2,400 -- you get the idea
I was hoping you might be able to help me, I recently had baby #2 - she is almost 6 weeks and i gained a lot of weight. Current weight 157 goal weight 135 Age: 33 Height 5'6. At 4 weeks, i started by taking long walks and last week also started speed walking on treadmill for 30 min and doing light weights and abs. However, i usually eat about 800-900 calories a day, a little more on the weekends. I haven't lost a pound in 2 weeks and was wondering if it's because i don't eat enough.
The minimum calorie intake requirements just for your body to function is 1200 cals. There are a bunch of calorie calculators online if you google them. They will all say something different but you have to adjust for yourself> Right now I eat 1400-1500 cals but I exercise alot (min 90 mins a day)
It says 2150 a day to maintain , to lose 1 pound a week you need to burn 3500 cals which is 500 cals a day by dieat and or exercise. you will need to tweek this to work for you because we are not all the same. It is all trial and error just use these calculators as a guide.
- Age 24
- Current weight/goal weight 170/162
- Exercise frequency Cardio 5-6x per week for one hour, strength training 2x per week for 45-55 min.
- Daily calorie intake - 1300-1600 cals per day.
I was hoping you might be able to help me, I recently had baby #2 - she is almost 6 weeks and i gained a lot of weight. Current weight 157 goal weight 135 Age: 33 Height 5'6. At 4 weeks, i started by taking long walks and last week also started speed walking on treadmill for 30 min and doing light weights and abs. However, i usually eat about 800-900 calories a day, a little more on the weekends. I haven't lost a pound in 2 weeks and was wondering if it's because i don't eat enough.
I think your calories are dangerously low, especially if you are still breastfeeding. According to a couple of online calculators that I use (http://nutrition.about.com/library/b...tion_guide.htm and http://www.calorieking.com/freeprofile/), to lose around 1-2 lbs per week, your calories should be anywhere from 1,400 to 2,100 per day (depending on your level of exercise and which calculator you place more faith in), not taking into account the breastfeeding. With the breasting, you should be adding 200-500 calories per day (see an article on this at http://www.pregnancy.org/article.php?sid=1154). So you are eating about half the calories you need; this could very easily be the reason why you aren't losing weight.
- Age - 27
- Current weight/goal weight - 277/165
- Exercise frequency - I'm doing one of the April Fitnexx Challenges, so I'm trying to do at least 30 minutes of exercise a day
- Daily calorie intake - Between 1400-1500 a day. I was doing 1200 for awhile, but my weight loss was plateuing and I felt deprived, so I upped it.
Mishka-800 to 900 calories a day is NOT enough food. You need to be eating 1200 a day at least. Also, at only a few weeks postpartum, your body is still going through many changes physically. Your body doesn't go back to normal as soon as the baby is born:
~Your organs shift back into their original position (your heart, lungs, etc. and other organs actually change placement in your body during pregnancy to make room for the baby)
~Your uterus is contracting regularly to shrink back to its normal size-it went from the size of a lime to large enough to hold the baby, the placenta, the water, etc. and it takes time for that organ itself to return to normal
~Your blood volume is returning to its original level (your body increases its blood volume by a great deal during pregnancy)
~Your hormones are changing
~Your body is going through breastmilk production (even for a few weeks if you are NOT nursing)
~Your hipbones are shifting back into their original positioning in the pelvis (this changes during pregnancy as well)
Lots of changes...and during that time, it is common for the weight to not WANT to come off. Your body is too busy with other stuff right now...be patient, and give it some time.
Right now, the most important thing is for you to rest, take care of yourself and the baby, and let your body heal. (It isn't even completely back to normal at 6 weeks postpartum!)
Eat 1200 at least a day (I would venture to say 1200-1400 a day for you) and regular exercise. Your aim is 1/2-2 pounds per week.
Age: 34
Current Weight: 168/ Goal Weight: about 130-125
Excersize: 4 classes a week - 3 Ultra Do Alls and 1 Zumba dance class
Calories intake: I am trying to stick to about 1400-1500.
I say trying to stick to that because I have a hard time finding good for me foods that make up that many calories. And I am this week starting to really log my foods in Fitday so I can really make sure of what I am eating. Weekends are also difficult because when i stay at my boyfriends house, we go to bed at like 5am and sleep in till 2pm and then we don't grab anything to eat until 4pm before he has to go back to work. So, i probably don't eat but twice at his house a day. So, I have to work on that this weekend.
Age 15 Current weight/goal weight 134/129 Exercise frequency 3 hours a day, 5 days a week. 30 minutes on Saturday and little if any Sunday. Daily calorie intake Around 1500.
Age: 25
Current weight/goal weight: 214/155
Exercise frequency: 5 to 6 days a week... walk/run AT LEAST one mile, toning w/ weights every other day, ab machines 3-4 days a week
Daily calorie intake: I try to shoot for 1500, but some days, it ends up being 1100 or so.
Aphil's response made me want to go back and read. What do you mean by .... trying to keep calories between 1200 - 1300, but it's not working as well as I'd like
That makes ME look like a slacker!
