I'm currently 188 pounds, 5 foot 6 inches. I'm trying to get to roughly 140-150 lbs.
When I calculate my calories needed it shows my maintenance number is 2500 so I've been eating around 1800 calories a day. I've slowly lost the pounds I have over the last 11 months very slowly and not intentionally per se. I've been counting calories faithfully for four weeks and have lost 4 pounds. My first goal is 170 by February 26th when I have to sing multiple songs in a wedding and be up front in front of hundreds of people. That's 18 pounds in nearly 13 weeks - not undoable I believe.
My plan for the month of December is to walk 60 minutes a day on the treadmill 6 days a week. I also plan to do some weight training on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Will this do the trick? I know the weight training will allow me to maintain the lean body mass I do have while burning calories. I do wear a Polar Heart Rate Monitor while working out as well.
Also - do you eat back the calories you burn? I've read many places you're supposed to but it seems wrong to me - today alone i burned 475 calories which would put me eating nearly 2300 calories which to me isn't creating the deficit you need to lose.
Anyone care to comment?