| Author | Post |
|---|
pank
New Member
| Joined: | 4 Jul 2011 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 5 |
|
Posted: 4 Jul 2011 04:04 pm |
|
Hi, I have a problem, but I don't know where is supposed to write in this forum.
So, I am on diet from 17th June 2011. I was 77 kg 1,57 m, 22 age, female - very bad.
Currently I am 72 kg, but today I was 73,5 kg - why? I am on my diet and I can't understand - I am in 72 kg from the last week, I can't weight loss?!
Thanks for the answers.Last edited on 7 Aug 2011 01:28 pm by
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 4 Jul 2011 10:51 pm |
|
Just checking - is your height 157cm?
How many calories are you eating? If you cannot answer the question, that is part of your problem.
Ignore any generalised information you find that tells you to eat 2000 calories, that will be far too much for you.
You need to eat about 1300-1400 calories per day. You need to either count your calories, (or change the types of food you eat to exclusively be low calorie things like vegetables fruit and beans) the thing to realise is that if you eat 1700 calories a day, you are maintaining your weight not losing, calories are everything.
If you have the time and inclination, do some activity to burn calories - it can accelerate your results, enlargeing your deficit (but don't eat more just because you exercised)
|
pank
New Member
| Joined: | 4 Jul 2011 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 5 |
|
Posted: 5 Jul 2011 12:55 pm |
|
Yes, 157 cm - thank you very much - I think \when I calculate - these days I was eating about 1800 cals.
I don't use more elevators, I walk 2 bus stations on feet and on Saturday and Sunday - I'm biking about 1 h, but I don't want my calf muscles to start growing up more or my hips - these are my bad zones if you understand me.
My measures in the beginning were:
77 kg - >103-83-107
and now:
72 kg -> 102-70-99
|
lshill929
New Member
|
Posted: 6 Jul 2011 09:54 am |
|
Usually what I have seen is that people often go for diet which is almost or near starvation which leads to minor weight gain as body starts accumulating excess fat, carbs and protein from food intakes, it?óÔé¼Ôäós a form of survival instincts. Try some exercises such as cardio which converts fats into muscles and reduces calories.
|
pank
New Member
| Joined: | 4 Jul 2011 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 5 |
|
Posted: 8 Jul 2011 03:58 pm |
|
I want to do sport, but I don't want my muscles start growing up.
Now I am happy - today I was 70,8 kg
Last edited on 8 Jul 2011 03:58 pm by pank
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 8 Jul 2011 08:12 pm |
|
The best tips I can give you for not looking like a body-builder are to:
1) be female
2) don't take steroids or other drugs
this is a flippant way of saying that, because you are female and are not on drugs, your testosterone levels are about 1/10 of a man so the odd of getting more muscle than you want are practically zero. As a woman you will have to work very hard to gain muscle. Muscle does not happen "by accident".
A minority of women are 'mesomorphs' and find it relatively easy to build muscle - but as with everything it is "use it or lose it" their muscle will quickly disappear if they don't use it regularly!
|
pank
New Member
| Joined: | 4 Jul 2011 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 5 |
|
Posted: 9 Jul 2011 03:49 am |
|
Thank you very much - one last question - which sport is the best in my condition?
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 10 Jul 2011 05:06 am |
|
some of your workouts (say twice a week) should be resistance workouts (with weights, or 'body weight exercises' like push-ups) so your entire body gets a workout.
the rest of exercise is mainly for burning calories to increase your deficit (with the added 'side benefits' of fitness) so it can be whatever you like - the "best sport" is whatever you like which will make it more likely that you will stick to it.
My personality seems to fit best with exercise classes. Other people like to do exercise videos, or use cardio machines, or cycle or run outdoors, jump rope, go hiking, join transformation challenges, play computer-based dancing games or indeed (as you are hinting at) do a sport.
It does not matter what the "best" activity is if it is so objectionable that I will not want to do it - it is important to find out what I can get used to doing so I can incorporate it into my long-term routine
|
pank
New Member
| Joined: | 4 Jul 2011 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 5 |
|
Posted: 10 Jul 2011 05:11 am |
|
So, thank you again - maybe biking, sometimes jogging and a lot of dances - I love samba, rumba and bachata:)
|
Current time is 01:18 am | |
|
