I made it through the 2 new workouts - 3 and 4. I found workout 3 really hard. It focussed mostly on the upper body and shoulders and I could hardly do some of the exercises. But since it was the first time for them, I'm sure it will get better. By the end of workout 4 - which also had a lot of shoulder/arm exercises my shoulders and neck were hurting! They feel better today and it was cardio day so I got a rest.
I calculated my BMR and body fat today using an online tool on the fat2fit website. Based on my weight (168 lbs) height (65") neck (14.25") waist (35") and hips (40.5") my total body fat is 36.5%. Not too good. It means I am carrying around 61.3 lbs of FAT! My ideal weight using my stats (for a 50 year old woman with light level of daily activity) is 143 lbs so that is my goal to lose 25 more pounds. To achieve that goal I should be consuming no more than 1850 calories a day. That seems high to me. I'm only eating on average about 1400 calories a day.
Oh and some exciting news......for the first time today I was able to complete all 3 sets of the Running Man in the cardio workout! It was hard but I gave a big YAH shout each time I did it.
Tomorrow is back to workout 3.
I love that!! It feels so good to grunt and swear when you push through a difficult set. Good for you! To add to your research, to lose weight you want to decrease your daily requirement by 15 or 20%, without going below your BMR. Or, put another way, a good measure is to add 200cals to your BMR and use that as your weight-loss guide. The point is, you will still be consuming less cals than what your body needs and you will lose weight. The difference is you will feel satisfied and will be doing it without starving your body.
ReplyDeleteMakes sense. My BMR is 1420 so I added 200 cals to make my goal of 1620 net calories a day on myFitnessPal. So if I burn 300 calories doing exercise I should really be eating those calories back with healthy food ensuring I don't go below 1620 - right?
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