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Happy new week all and thanks Skip for kicking us off last week, great job m' dear!
If anyone would like to start a thread, just let me know in the previous weeks thread and that can be done, I would welcome other members starting the thread when they want to as it is great to get another perspective.
I also wanted to mention it seems some of you have been hitting submit and losing posts? What I do if I have been working on a lengthy post is to copy it with the mouse before I hit submit. That way if I do get deadlocked, I can repost easily and not lose all my hard work, so hopefully that tip will be helpful.
I wanted to touch on calories again this week. It is so important to make sure you are eating enough according to your height, build and activity level. Various health and fitness websites can help you calculate what you should be having if you are unsure. I remember from years ago the good old 1000 calories a day was the ' gold standard' and really in the majority of cases it is not enough. I was often so hungry and found sticking to this very difficult - no wonder really!
This used to be a typical days menu.
Breakfast - a boiled egg and 2 crispbreads
Lunch - 4 oz lean meat and 2 crispbreads, diet yogurt, apple or orange.
Dinner - more lean meat, green vegetables or salad, diet yogurt, apple, orange or other fruit.
Those types of diets were based mainly on protein and they were so hard to stick to. I am so grateful that we have come such a long way and a far more balanced approach is taken these days.
So remember if you want to drop some weight that calories do count, but existing on too little can be self defeating, make sure you are eating enough and of the right food groups too. It is said that we actually don't burn as many calories as we think we do when working out, so make sure to pay attention to calorie intake to maximize results!
Have a great week and keep going, everyone is doing a great job!
If anyone would like to start a thread, just let me know in the previous weeks thread and that can be done, I would welcome other members starting the thread when they want to as it is great to get another perspective.
I also wanted to mention it seems some of you have been hitting submit and losing posts? What I do if I have been working on a lengthy post is to copy it with the mouse before I hit submit. That way if I do get deadlocked, I can repost easily and not lose all my hard work, so hopefully that tip will be helpful.
I wanted to touch on calories again this week. It is so important to make sure you are eating enough according to your height, build and activity level. Various health and fitness websites can help you calculate what you should be having if you are unsure. I remember from years ago the good old 1000 calories a day was the ' gold standard' and really in the majority of cases it is not enough. I was often so hungry and found sticking to this very difficult - no wonder really!
This used to be a typical days menu.
Breakfast - a boiled egg and 2 crispbreads
Lunch - 4 oz lean meat and 2 crispbreads, diet yogurt, apple or orange.
Dinner - more lean meat, green vegetables or salad, diet yogurt, apple, orange or other fruit.
Those types of diets were based mainly on protein and they were so hard to stick to. I am so grateful that we have come such a long way and a far more balanced approach is taken these days.
So remember if you want to drop some weight that calories do count, but existing on too little can be self defeating, make sure you are eating enough and of the right food groups too. It is said that we actually don't burn as many calories as we think we do when working out, so make sure to pay attention to calorie intake to maximize results!
Have a great week and keep going, everyone is doing a great job!
Once I do, I can shred (or I might go on a 4-5 walk since I have time to do that today). Eats are going ok, it''s a lot easier at work then on the weekends b/c I have a limited supply of food at my office
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