Am I doing this right?

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ceve2001

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Hey guys.

I have a question. Okay I found a BMR and RMR calculator online. This is my result 1.4 Active 2,079 1,939. I work out 3 times a week for 1 hour 30 min on the gym, and I do some light weight workouts at home for 15 min's twice in a week.

I've been counting the calories I eat. For example yesterday I had an oatmeal and banana for breakfast which was about 200 calories. Then I made my own turkey sandwich which was 160 calories. For dinner I ate chicken which was about 200 calories and apple which was 80 calories.

So now my question is...am I eating enough? I tried eating more before and I gained back a 2 lbs which made me mad because it felt like all the running and stuff I do at the gym was being a waste. Oh and I'm 22 and right now I weight 148. I want to be able to loose 2-3 lbs a week.

I started working out two weeks ago and have since then lost 6 pounds. I feel great, but I don't know...I just feel like I can do more so I can loose weight faster. And posting here helps me keep motivated to keep working out :p
 
If you want to loose weight do it thru exercise. It goes without saying that your diet needs to be healthy, but you wanna still be eatting 1500 cals a day at the least.

Your weight will change a lot over the day. To get a more acurate measurment weigh yourself every morning after taking a piss and bofore eatting. At the end of the week get your average. then every day, use the last 6 days plus that days number to find ur average.

Loosing 2-3lbs a week is a good healthy goal. stick to it.
 
I do't think it's realistic to expect to lose 2-3 pounds per week at your height/weight. I'm going to go as far as to say that the weight you lost so far is a mixture of water, fat AND muscle.

I say this because you are not eating enough to sustain your BMR, let alone the workouts you are doing. I'd increase calories to at least 1500 per day. I'd spread the calories out over 6 meals (2-3 hours apart from one another).

When you did this in the past, you may have gained some weight, but if it was muscle...who cares? The reality is that the scale is one of the worst ways to monitor improvement.

I don't know what your detailed workout routine is like but I'd get a great strength training routine with heavier weights. I'd also keep workouts shorter than an hour. Heavier weights and interval training is my preferred fat loss method.

Of course that needs to be coupled with the 6 meals throughout the day- totally at least 1500 calories. Each meal should be a protein and a carb.

Try to base your progress on body fat percentage and NOT the scale.
 
agree with Lynn, and would add to base progress on body fat, how you look in teh mirror, and how you feel...not what the scale says. total weight means nothing unless you have a reasonable accurate body fat test done. without bodyfat% you dont' know if your weight change is fat, muscle, water, or any combo of the 3.
 
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