Hi everyone,
I know this topic gets kinda boring and repetative but I am not sure what to beleive in the "calorie" area.I have heard of how many we need and then there are diets out there that totally contradict what is published in mags or even what the experts say.Even Dr.Phils show yesterday showed a lady who wanted to cut back on her sweet tooth and did you see what she ate that day? Not much as far as I am concerned.So,is less really more????? Or does more food mean less?????
I guess I am still trying to find out what works best for me.I am in pretty good shape.But like all of us,there are areas that need a little help.
I have recently been using fitday.com.I log in all of my exercising and my food intake.Me,given my weight and height I need atleast 2567 calories, just to be me.Thats not including my exercise program that can range from running,step,kickboxing,swimming and weights.So if you add on another 500 cals to that(rough figure)Im looking at 3000 cals a day.
I would like to drop around 5-7lbs and I am not sure what route to take.If I shave off 1000cals from that diet,that still leaves me with 2000 cals a day.Does that sound right??? I don't think I can possibly eat that much.And to think that it also as to be healthy food.(alot of healthy food)
What about if I ate around 1600 cals, watched my sugar in take,ate healthy(most of the time )exercised and didn't eat anything after dinner.
Its just that I am so confused in this area.It seems like I do everything right but then I stay the same.I have even started a handwritten journal so I have all areas covered.And its not that I am concerned about what the scale says either.I just think that if I dropt 5-7 lbs then I would be at a weight Ive been at before and the annoying parts (like pants to tight around the waist)would be deminished.
Am I making any sense? I guess I just want to know what works best for everyone else? Eating more,eating less, eating more at the start of your day and then slowly decreasing it??
Thanks for reading this and any info you have would be greatly appreciated
I know this topic gets kinda boring and repetative but I am not sure what to beleive in the "calorie" area.I have heard of how many we need and then there are diets out there that totally contradict what is published in mags or even what the experts say.Even Dr.Phils show yesterday showed a lady who wanted to cut back on her sweet tooth and did you see what she ate that day? Not much as far as I am concerned.So,is less really more????? Or does more food mean less?????
I guess I am still trying to find out what works best for me.I am in pretty good shape.But like all of us,there are areas that need a little help.
I have recently been using fitday.com.I log in all of my exercising and my food intake.Me,given my weight and height I need atleast 2567 calories, just to be me.Thats not including my exercise program that can range from running,step,kickboxing,swimming and weights.So if you add on another 500 cals to that(rough figure)Im looking at 3000 cals a day.
I would like to drop around 5-7lbs and I am not sure what route to take.If I shave off 1000cals from that diet,that still leaves me with 2000 cals a day.Does that sound right??? I don't think I can possibly eat that much.And to think that it also as to be healthy food.(alot of healthy food)
What about if I ate around 1600 cals, watched my sugar in take,ate healthy(most of the time )exercised and didn't eat anything after dinner.
Its just that I am so confused in this area.It seems like I do everything right but then I stay the same.I have even started a handwritten journal so I have all areas covered.And its not that I am concerned about what the scale says either.I just think that if I dropt 5-7 lbs then I would be at a weight Ive been at before and the annoying parts (like pants to tight around the waist)would be deminished.
Am I making any sense? I guess I just want to know what works best for everyone else? Eating more,eating less, eating more at the start of your day and then slowly decreasing it??
Thanks for reading this and any info you have would be greatly appreciated