Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 I am not sure where my calories should be. I've been striving for 1500 or so calories, but I'm beginning to think this is too low. I'm 40, 5'5 " and currently weigh 204 lbs. I've been working out pretty regularly--at least 3x a wee, although I'm getting back into BFL and will raise that to 6x a week. Am I not eating enough? deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 You're the only one who can answer that because it depends on your own goals and results. Are you starving? Stuffed? Seeing results? Lacking energy? Feeling good? How much time have you given it? If you're not losing, eating more is rarely the answer. I won't say that it's never the answer. Sometimes people really are in starvation mode and they stop losing because their calorie intake is way too low for their full-blast activity level. But more often than not, they aren't losing because they still aren't creating a consistent calorie deficit. It might be because their workouts aren't quite intense enough, their daily activity level is a little too low, their portions are a little too big, their free days are a little too free, or their food choices aren't the best. So, first make sure you have all of that in order. Maybe post a day or two of your typical meals and get some feedback about where you can improve. That will help you out more than someone tossing out a random number for you to try. > > I am not sure where my calories should be. I've been striving for 1500 > or so calories, but I'm beginning to think this is too low. I'm 40, 5'5 " > and currently weigh 204 lbs. I've been working out pretty regularly--at > least 3x a wee, although I'm getting back into BFL and will raise that > to 6x a week. Am I not eating enough? > > deb > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I am *not* losing scale weight. In fact the same 5 lbs have come and gone and come again over the past 6 weeks. However, I *have* lost 9 " overall. And per Tanita, the bodyfat is going down ever so slightly. I don't feel as though I am not getting results, but I'm not sure if I'm on track yet. I am still working on not skippiing meals. I've graduated from 1-2 meals a day to 4, still trying to get to 6. deb Skwigg wrote: > > You're the only one who can answer that because it depends on your own > goals > and results. Are you starving? Stuffed? Seeing results? Lacking energy? > Feeling good? How much time have you given it? > > If you're not losing, eating more is rarely the answer. I won't say that > it's never the answer. Sometimes people really are in starvation mode and > they stop losing because their calorie intake is way too low for their > full-blast activity level. But more often than not, they aren't losing > because they still aren't creating a consistent calorie deficit. It might > be because their workouts aren't quite intense enough, their daily > activity > level is a little too low, their portions are a little too big, their free > days are a little too free, or their food choices aren't the best. > > So, first make sure you have all of that in order. Maybe post a day or two > of your typical meals and get some feedback about where you can improve. > That will help you out more than someone tossing out a random number > for you > to try. > > > > On 2/11/07, Deb Osorio <cherishtheday06@... > <mailto:cherishtheday06%40gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > I am not sure where my calories should be. I've been striving for 1500 > > or so calories, but I'm beginning to think this is too low. I'm 40, 5'5 " > > and currently weigh 204 lbs. I've been working out pretty regularly--at > > least 3x a wee, although I'm getting back into BFL and will raise that > > to 6x a week. Am I not eating enough? > > > > deb > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 If you've lost inches and your body fat is dropping, you're on the right track. Weight loss is never linear. That " 1-2 pounds per week " rarely happens the way people want it to. You'll lose 1 pound, gain 2 pounds, maintain, cry, lose 4 pounds, jump for joy, lose 1 pound, gain 1 pound. If you're going mainly by the scale, there will be some really high drama involved. Instead, focus mainly on the inches and the downward trend in body fat. If you're getting smaller and leaner, it's working. If you keep tightening things up and you follow the program exactly as outlined, it will start to work even faster. Be sure to check out the BFL Lady Success document in the club Files section. It's a collection of posts from women who didn't see results until 6-8 weeks in and then had big changes in the later weeks. > > > > I am *not* losing scale weight. In fact the same 5 lbs have come and > gone and come again over the past 6 weeks. However, I *have* lost 9 " > overall. And per Tanita, the bodyfat is going down ever so slightly. I > don't feel as though I am not getting results, but I'm not sure if I'm > on track yet. I am still working on not skippiing meals. I've > graduated from 1-2 meals a day to 4, still trying to get to 6. > > deb > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 This is great to know as I have just completed week 6 and I have dropped some scale weight and I am noticing some better muscle tone but nothing like some of the people look on their before and after pictures. After reading this post I am really exited about the coming weeks :-) Gemma Re: Calorie Intake If you've lost inches and your body fat is dropping, you're on the right track. Weight loss is never linear. That " 1-2 pounds per week " rarely happens the way people want it to. You'll lose 1 pound, gain 2 pounds, maintain, cry, lose 4 pounds, jump for joy, lose 1 pound, gain 1 pound. If you're going mainly by the scale, there will be some really high drama involved. Instead, focus mainly on the inches and the downward trend in body fat. If you're getting smaller and leaner, it's working. If you keep tightening things up and you follow the program exactly as outlined, it will start to work even faster. Be sure to check out the BFL Lady Success document in the club Files section. It's a collection of posts from women who didn't see results until 6-8 weeks in and then had big changes in the later weeks. > > > > I am *not* losing scale weight. In fact the same 5 lbs have come and > gone and come again over the past 6 weeks. However, I *have* lost 9 " > overall. And per Tanita, the bodyfat is going down ever so slightly. I > don't feel as though I am not getting results, but I'm not sure if I'm > on track yet. I am still working on not skippiing meals. I've > graduated from 1-2 meals a day to 4, still trying to get to 6. > > deb > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 " Be sure to check out the BFL Lady Success document in the club Files section. It's a collection of posts from women who didn't see results until 6-8 weeks in and then had big changes in the later weeks. " Where can this be found- on the yahoo board or on the BFL official site? Thank you! Re: Calorie Intake If you've lost inches and your body fat is dropping, you're on the right track. Weight loss is never linear. That " 1-2 pounds per week " rarely happens the way people want it to. You'll lose 1 pound, gain 2 pounds, maintain, cry, lose 4 pounds, jump for joy, lose 1 pound, gain 1 pound. If you're going mainly by the scale, there will be some really high drama involved. Instead, focus mainly on the inches and the downward trend in body fat. If you're getting smaller and leaner, it's working. If you keep tightening things up and you follow the program exactly as outlined, it will start to work even faster. Be sure to check out the BFL Lady Success document in the club Files section. It's a collection of posts from women who didn't see results until 6-8 weeks in and then had big changes in the later weeks. > > > > I am *not* losing scale weight. In fact the same 5 lbs have come and > gone and come again over the past 6 weeks. However, I *have* lost 9 " > overall. And per Tanita, the bodyfat is going down ever so slightly. I > don't feel as though I am not getting results, but I'm not sure if I'm > on track yet. I am still working on not skippiing meals. I've > graduated from 1-2 meals a day to 4, still trying to get to 6. > > deb > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bodyforlifewomensclub2/files/ > > " Be sure to check out the BFL Lady Success document in the club Files > section. It's a collection of posts from women who didn't see results > until > 6-8 weeks in and then had big changes in the later weeks. " > > Where can this be found- on the yahoo board or on the BFL official > site? Thank you! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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