Hello again, I received a request from someone to continue with this weeks challenge next week, I want to know what others think about that.
Today I hope that everyone has had the pleasure of noticing some kind of progress as a result of their hard work. If you have followed a strict regimen of exercise and diet and have yet to see any positive results it maybe that your expectations are unrealistic. Remember it is better to go about losing weight at a slow pace, that way your body can adapt to the changes. On the other hand, if you have tried your hardest and still haven't notice the weight dropping off, then maybe you need to go about it a little differently.
So lets talk about counting calories, you may have heard about it, and thought to yourself that the notion seems daunting, well it may be so, but it's one of the best ways to be able to accurately calculate the amount of calories you are consuming. It is important to have an idea of your daily caloric consumption, that way you are aware of what you need to burn of through your exercise.
Before you can start counting calories you first need to figure out your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). What is your BMR? well think about it this way, throughout the day each of us burn a certain amount of calories without even doing a single thing, your BMR is specific to you and is calculated based on your gender, height, weight, and age, it basically is the amount of calories your body burns if you were to sit all day and never do a thing.You can find a BMR calculator online so look it up.
Now that you have found your BMR you need to calculate the amount of calories you burn during your workout, most machines give you a good idea, but if you are not using a machine try any where from 30 mins- 1hr of cardio which will burn of 200-500 calories (try researching that also). The goal is to burn of your BMR each day. Ok, so now that you have that down, you can start counting your calories, measure your food, read thes lables of canned and packaged items, a food scale would also be a good investment.
Good morning fellow blog followers. Yesterday I hit my frustrated spot in my journey. I started feeling like I was doing so much and getting nowhere. I had a very motivating conversation with Tricia yesterday and I'm so ready to reach my goal. Thanks for the advise yesterday. :-)
ReplyDeleteHello there, you are very welcome, i hope today has started out much better for you. I look forward to hearing how you do with your calorie counting.
ReplyDeletehi everyone, i had a very personal conversation with Tricia, and let me tell you, she is right. i lost about 2 pounds this week and i could have easily said i wanted to lose 10 pounds, which would be unreal with my busy schedule.
ReplyDeleteBut, i feel great about it and i am a lot more energetic than the years before with the slight changes that i've made. the weight will dissapear eventually, but i feel better, and i'm more aware of my intake now. i avoid a lot of sweets which is my downfall! Thanks for your advise Tricia!!! Good luck to everyone else.
You are most welcome, I am here for anyone who needs an extra push.
ReplyDeleteHello, I have fallen off the wagon, so I haven't lost a thing, I am going to start over. I really need some help so I am going to contact you, thanks I advance.
ReplyDeletehey, its ok to not see the weight loss on the scale shed away, but the real question would be what are you really doing to make a difference. if we all start to workout a little more, walk a little fast than the normal walk, take the stairs, or any kind of physical work/exercise while continuing to follow Tricia's advice...you WILL start to notice a difference in how you feel and even your energy level.
ReplyDeletethe weight loss will come beacause you change bad habbits, but to see true results we have to exercise. so my advice to you is don't give up, we are all here to do the same thing, and that's to make a differnce in our own lives! it's time to push a little harder.