getnfit@38
Cathlete
Hello, I feel so comfortable turning to you guys for advice and guidance, and you always come through, so here I go again....
I have been on a strict calorie intake of 1500 calories/day, however, I fluctuated the intake, multiplying 1500x7, which ='s 10,500 calories, and then I plugged the calories in as I needed them, some days 1800 calories (weight training/cardio), and some days as few as 1300 calories (cardio or yoga), but I always felt satisfied, and many weeks I'd even end the week at 10,350 or 10,400, actually under my target intake.
HOWEVER, that was when I only trained with MIS or PowerHour, now that I'm using PS series, I swear I'm hungrier! I'm just not feeling satisfied with my old calorie plan, and it's throwing me off because instead of sensibly increasing say 1/4c more cereal in the am, or 1/4c more beans and 1/2c more lettuce at lunch, or an extra scoop of rice at dinner, I'm losing it and shoving a cookie in my mouth, or a slice of my daughters pizza (which never even appealed to me before!) I just feel hungrier now and I am not sure how to adjust my calorie intake to meet the needs of lifting not only heavier weights, but lifting more frequently each week.
If I could get an idea from some of you that also keep diet journals and track their intake on how many calories you toggle between daily/weekly, I'd really appreciate it. I try to understand the balance between "needing" the calories for healthy reasons such as exercise (cardio/weights, etc) and watching my intake for weight loss, but clearly, I'm missing something in my plan now that I've gone with heavier weights and more frequent lifting each week.
I appreciate all input and advice, I don't want to deprive myself, but I really want to continue to lose weight at a healthy pace as I was on the 1500 calories/day.
And I ate well, veggies, fruits, beans, high fiber grain cereals, fat free cheeses and milk, so I don't "waste" calories.
Thanks for any input, Donna
I have been on a strict calorie intake of 1500 calories/day, however, I fluctuated the intake, multiplying 1500x7, which ='s 10,500 calories, and then I plugged the calories in as I needed them, some days 1800 calories (weight training/cardio), and some days as few as 1300 calories (cardio or yoga), but I always felt satisfied, and many weeks I'd even end the week at 10,350 or 10,400, actually under my target intake.
HOWEVER, that was when I only trained with MIS or PowerHour, now that I'm using PS series, I swear I'm hungrier! I'm just not feeling satisfied with my old calorie plan, and it's throwing me off because instead of sensibly increasing say 1/4c more cereal in the am, or 1/4c more beans and 1/2c more lettuce at lunch, or an extra scoop of rice at dinner, I'm losing it and shoving a cookie in my mouth, or a slice of my daughters pizza (which never even appealed to me before!) I just feel hungrier now and I am not sure how to adjust my calorie intake to meet the needs of lifting not only heavier weights, but lifting more frequently each week.
If I could get an idea from some of you that also keep diet journals and track their intake on how many calories you toggle between daily/weekly, I'd really appreciate it. I try to understand the balance between "needing" the calories for healthy reasons such as exercise (cardio/weights, etc) and watching my intake for weight loss, but clearly, I'm missing something in my plan now that I've gone with heavier weights and more frequent lifting each week.
I appreciate all input and advice, I don't want to deprive myself, but I really want to continue to lose weight at a healthy pace as I was on the 1500 calories/day.
And I ate well, veggies, fruits, beans, high fiber grain cereals, fat free cheeses and milk, so I don't "waste" calories.
Thanks for any input, Donna
