x-post... I decided I am at goal!!!
Goal story below....but I have a question for exercise nuts....when you are at goal and looking to maintain, how to you figure how many calories to add back in for exercise? I was eating about 1000/day and was still slowly loosing and feeling awful....had to back off on the exercise d/t lack of energy. I added about 200/day more calories in and feel up to exercise again.... I like to try to do spin class 3x/week and body pump (coreographed weight lifting) 2X week. How do I figure out what I should be eating to maintain?
Goal Sttory.....
My doc never set a goal for me. I started at 212 and when I went in for my 6 month check I was 145 and he said I was probably done and I had a better BMI than he does.
I was not happy with the 145, so I decided that 112 sounded good...it was a 100 lb loss and that sounded cool!
I am at 120 now. For the last 2 weeks I have felt worn out and I have barely had the energy to drag myself to work...let alone exercise. I was also starting to feel frail and weak. I decided that it is time to call it done. I am 49 years old and 5ft 1in. I have very little fat on my body, with the exception of a bit of fluff on my tummy. For the last several days I have increased my calories by about 200/day and allowed myself some healthy carbs. I am starting to feel better and I was able to get to my spin class class today.
So....this is it....I am at goal and goal is 120....with 92lbs lost...now on to maintenance mode
Goal Sttory.....
My doc never set a goal for me. I started at 212 and when I went in for my 6 month check I was 145 and he said I was probably done and I had a better BMI than he does.
I was not happy with the 145, so I decided that 112 sounded good...it was a 100 lb loss and that sounded cool!
I am at 120 now. For the last 2 weeks I have felt worn out and I have barely had the energy to drag myself to work...let alone exercise. I was also starting to feel frail and weak. I decided that it is time to call it done. I am 49 years old and 5ft 1in. I have very little fat on my body, with the exception of a bit of fluff on my tummy. For the last several days I have increased my calories by about 200/day and allowed myself some healthy carbs. I am starting to feel better and I was able to get to my spin class class today.
So....this is it....I am at goal and goal is 120....with 92lbs lost...now on to maintenance mode
SW 212 / Goal 130 / Current 130