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12 Feb 2013, 6:08 pm
TheRealAdriana wrote:
Metalwolf wrote:
I looked at your list of what you eat, and I'm thinking you might be eating too few calories for your activity level, especially if you have a BMI of 18.9. Going too low will actually make a person feel more stressed, and this stress will dump cortisol into your body.
I typed in your height and weight into one of those online calorie calculators, along with your level of exercise ("Some exercise, two-three times a week.")
It gave me this: 1400-1500 for maintenance.
Since you want to remove the bit of belly fat, you are going to need to build muscle (which gives the sleek toned figure) and to build muscle you are going to need to eat more or it won't work. Muscle requires protein and fuel, and if you aren't eating enough, you are just going to be wasting your time with the exercising.
Also, one last thing I must mention:
If you try to lose any more weight, you risk damaging your body. It can damage your organs pretty bad, and it can mess up your hormone levels and make you have the bones of an older person (they break easier and are thin.) You don't want that, as it would make it very hard to do anything, and fill your days with a lot of upset.
I typed in your height and weight into one of those online calorie calculators, along with your level of exercise ("Some exercise, two-three times a week.")
It gave me this: 1400-1500 for maintenance.
Since you want to remove the bit of belly fat, you are going to need to build muscle (which gives the sleek toned figure) and to build muscle you are going to need to eat more or it won't work. Muscle requires protein and fuel, and if you aren't eating enough, you are just going to be wasting your time with the exercising.
Also, one last thing I must mention:
If you try to lose any more weight, you risk damaging your body. It can damage your organs pretty bad, and it can mess up your hormone levels and make you have the bones of an older person (they break easier and are thin.) You don't want that, as it would make it very hard to do anything, and fill your days with a lot of upset.
Thank you so much. I absolutely feel most days like I want to eat more, but I stop myself because I don't want my belly to get bigger. I thought I had to eat everyday 1200 calories to get rid of my belly....But I feel better when I get 1500-1800 calories per day.
What exercises do you recommend? Like strength training right?
I would say strength training, although if you start, I would start off slow and light. You don't want to do too much too fast or you risk getting an injury and not being able to do anything. Also, I would alternate with cardio exercise and days off to give your muscles time to 'rest' so they can repair themselves. (That is how they start to become toned too, by repairing themselves. Too much use without rest prevents this.)
And I would be careful about over focusing on belly fat, you'd really want to focus more on toning and good nutrition and exercise. These actually help to deal with stress, which helps to deal with the hormones that tend to deposit fat in the stomach area.
I must say this however: Don't be alarmed when you see your weight go up. Muscle weighs more then fat. It's something that is good though, as it means you are building what's important.
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