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Originally Posted by be_gone_soon  LOL It's hard to think of upping the cals when I have been told for so long not to! But I am willing to try. You didn't get to looking like you do by being stupid and I really love advice! So is there certain food s that are better? I know not chips and candy bars, although I admit that i sometimes have counted those as a meal so I could have it! But what are the best choices? I am going to the gym now, but i mainly use the cardio room. I don't know much about using the machines in the weight training room. Should I keep up my cardio and add weight training, in also. I also do a yoga class 2 times a week at the gym. Sometimes I feel like I live there!! |
Hahaha.
I have to laugh, and I PROMISE that it is not at you. The way that the majority of people are
dieting around here is going to leave them in the same predicament that you find yourself in, a stalled
weight loss.
However, my recommendations for someone that has a considerable amount of weight to lose would be much different than the advice I have to offer you. I think I got a lot of respect around here the last few days and I hate the idea of everyone reading my words as "the all mighty answer." I really don't like making blanket recommendations due to this fact. So anyone reading this, please take note of this.
Also, I laugh because how differently most everyone I see here training from what I would recommend. And then you go and ask the questions you just did and it opens up a whole new can of worms, and I feel like writing another book of a post about.
Upping cals might not be the right thing for someone who has a considerable amount of weight to lose. You though, have lost enough weight, and as I am typing this I am not sure what weight you are coming from??, but you are getting close to your "set-point" weight, the weight where your
body wants to naturally be. Once this occurs, and
weight loss becomes next to impossible, it is wise to bump
calories up to reset your metabolism.
Food? I like food that is mostly natural and whole. I have a list somewhere that I will dig up and post at a later time. I also recently posted something today in a carbohydrate thread about how to determine how much and what to eat. Find that and then ask me some questions based on that.
I highly recommend instituting a resistance training program for the reasons I have already mentioned... at least I think I mentioned.... my brain is getting a little fuzzy as I have spent all day on here. Not good for my work load.
And steady state
cardio is not the answer. It is if you are looking for cardiovascular conditioning, but if you are looking to trigger some more
weight loss, I would stick to something more
anaerobic, like
HIIT.
