Comments on: Are we REALLY, with this BS again?

By: LL

LL — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 16:33:07 +0000

Ugh, that calculator bums me out. At 5’4″ and 135 pounds (33 y/o), it tells me that to lose 2 pounds a week, I can only eat 1019 calories a day and that is WITH being moderately active. BOOOOOO!!

By: Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:12:23 +0000

OK, things are inconsistent. The reputable Calorie Calculator that you use tells me that I get to enjoy a 500 calories more a day than what a calorie-counting fitness website tells me. Seem weird.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 11:50:30 +0000

I’m not sure which bothers me more: the mainstream media myth that calories are evil getting in the way again or the idea that women should stay weak and frail to attract a man. At 130lbs and 16% body fat I think nothing of putting 2700cals on my plate a day and focus more on how I perform than what others think. Being a badass is hungry work!

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By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 13:59:25 +0000

I would be interested in that as well. I find that for a lot of these calculators (not just calorie), I need to tell the system I’m a man to get an accurate reading.

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 13:57:40 +0000

the 2/lb a week rate of weight loss is too rapid for all but the most obese. The best way to assure you're losing fat is to take a slower, more moderate approach, keep your deficit small, and aim for .5-1 pound a week loss. The closer you are to your goal weight, the slower you should be losing. Moderation Is Evidence Based

By: Nisha

Nisha — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 12:40:45 +0000

I totally understand the gym burn-out issue. Used to be a gym junkie (literally – anorexia athletica) and now, post-recovery, can’t stand gyms. For me it was about finding something gentle that I could explore with my mind as well as my body. The great thing is that when you go from sedentary to trying to be more active, even gentle exercise can be challenging, even if it doesn’t feel like you’re working that hard or “breaking a sweat.” So it absolutely still counts as exercise.

Walking and gentle beginners yoga were where I started with returning to movement, and they’re still my staples even though now I can exercise with more intensity. And by “beginners yoga” I mean gentle forward bends, downward facing dog, upward facing dog, and child’s pose. You can base a solid 15-minute routine off of cycling through those slowly. Doing things slowly and at home with soothing music on might not seem like “working out,” but it made me stronger and fitter. There are heaps of yoga guides online, but the videos I found best (and most suited for a beginner) were actually these ones (hope it’s ok to post links)
http://daturaonline.com/basic-short-yoga-practice
http://daturaonline.com/yoga-for-belly-dance

They’re by a dance teacher who’s very well-respected for her yoga teaching as well.

Also, with walking, podcasts or listening to new music makes 30-60 minutes of walking feel a lot less intimidating.

By: katie

katie — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:27:04 +0000

And I know my body, if i starve it and do all the “diet” things yes sure I can lose the weight, but as soon as I resume healthier eating with better quality foods and less grain carbohydrates, my weight is much more stable, at the moment I am eating lots of good food and yes I am very slowly shifting a few hundred grams here or there, but not going through the upheaval that happens when one “diets” to lose weight

By: katie

katie — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:25:04 +0000

Arrgh!! This is why, I believe everyone is so different that we should use it as a guide, but a guide could also be completely off. So apparently I can lose nearly a kg a week if i consume 1200 calories. But how do you know if that is going to be muscle you are losing as well, what component is fat, what amount if muscle? People can choose what they want to make up those calories, I know that if i only ate 1200 cal and still did all the fitness I do, which is very active as i do on average 6 workout days a week, how do I know i am not digging myself into a hole and removing my muscle gains by not tapping into my fat stores for energy?

By: Leanette

Leanette — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 00:46:56 +0000

How to pick the activity level? If you work a desk job 40 hours a week, but lift 3 days a week and go running 3 days a week, what activity level are you?