BP.Net Weightloss CHALLENGE

[Broseph]

Sure, then i guess i'll have no choice then to stick with it..

[AzureN1ght]

1400 cals a day and the gym 5 days a week. Doesn't sound like enough cals to be going to the gym 5 days a week. Take care as to not over do it.

If I start feeling draggy, I'll up them. So long as I'm not ever dipping below 1200, I'll probaby be fine. I'm certainly not starving myself. I've asked my R.D. Nutrition professor about it and she said 1400-1500 would be a good range for me, but that no one should EVER do less than 1200 a day.

The usual rule of thumb is: take what you need to maintain and subtract 500. You'll lose a pound a week with that method as 3500 calories = 1 pound. The program I use says that I should be eating about 2,000 a day to maintain--so that puts me at 1500 with the -500. For now, I'm sticking with 1400.

As I said, though, if I start feeling draggy because of it, I'll up it.

Thanks for the concern.

[AzureN1ght]

Oh, and about "before" and "after" pics--I'm up for it, too I'll bring my camera to my "Carido Kickboxing" class tonight and have my friend, Stacy take pictures of me I'll post 'em later.

[AkivaSmith]

What ever you do, make sure that you drink water with some electrolytes in it.

There has been an increase medical emergencies due to overhydration with plain water. YOU actually can have a brain malfunction if you don't get enough electrolytes.

Please be sensible when trying to loose or gain wait. A little "steadily" over a longer period is better than a crunch. It will be easier to maintain.

Just my

Good luck to all and best wishes. If you need any encouragement, JUST POST A NOTE and we all will be there for you.

[Phreak]

I have to start up a photobucket account still but after that you can expect some pics of a scrawny pale kid and on july 16 you get the afters

[AzureN1ght]

Here is AndrewH "before"....I can't wait to see the "after" pic:

That man scares me... *shudder*

[Sausage]

I've been going to the gym for about two months now... I have an errr *bit* of weight to lose. It's actually going very well for me so far, I've lost around 15 lbs and lost a lot of body fat.

Glad to see that so many others have caught the work-out bug too.

[tweets_4611]

I'd be up for the pics...We may need a thred just for that ^_^ It's cool to see so many people on here putting numbers up and jumping on the bandwagon. When there are so many other people trying to do the same thing, it makes it easier to get back on track if you do slip sometimes.

[djansen]

too--but I watch portions. A "normal" portion is 3oz! Most people when eating meat NEVER eat only 3oz of a meat!

no kidding, when i found out that was the serving size i was shocked. at most of my meals i usually have about 9 oz of meat and i try to eat 5 meals a day and i am still thin so i think portions are way to small.

[CeraDigital]

Here is AndrewH "before"....I can't wait to see the "after" pic:

Noooo way I'd ever want to be that huge . I did want to get huge before...even stooped to using some 'stuff' I shouldn't have in order to achieve the goal I wanted...and I'm ashamed of it I just naturally put on muscle easier, and keep it on compared to most people...but I can thank my job too Carrying hundreds of pounds of rebar back and forth keeps my muscles up to par, size wise