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Originally posted by Colin
Juices tend to have a lot of sugar. Can really work against you. Water is the best way to go.
Use this calculator:
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/calcalcs.html
For an average metabolism that's the calories needed to maintain your weight. Take that number and subtract 500. That's how many calories you should take in to lose one pound a week. That's a reasonable pace. Don't get frustrated with the scale as your daily variation might be 3 pounds.
It'll take a little over a month before you really know you are getting results. Make sure you're getting at least 1500 calories a day. The above is based on averages but pretty good for most people. You have to be really careful and count everything. Serving size is everything. You can pretty much rule out snacks with sugar.
You can fine tune some. Eating your calories over 5 small meals is better than eating them all in just a few meals. You should eat breakfast.
Do some weight training. Muscle uses more calories than fat.
You can cut back some on your carbs but not real important. Eat your carbs right after you workout. Optimal is to workout then eat half your meal right after you workout (carbs and protein) and then eat the rest of your carbs a half hour later.
Go for a 20 minute walk or run every morning. I find outside is less boring. You can walk away from your house for 10 minutes and be forced to walk home.
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I just tried that calculator. It says I should have 1800 calories a day to maintain my weight so 1300 is what I really need then?
Carbs dont matter? THey turn into fat though right?
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