Hi, I hope everything's okay. I wish you'd come back and try again. You CAN find the time. Just put a half hour a day aside for exercise at first. Then you can squeeze in 10 min to check into SP once per day. If you have to time yourself, do that. We all miss you. Pauline
As far as your weightloss goals I think you might be better off determining what your activity level is and finding your daily calorie limit rather than depending on what the eliptical or calrorie burned chat says you burned.
What I would do if I were in your shoes is: (this is the formula I use)
find your RMR (resting metabolic rate) NEVER eat less than this number this is what your body requires to function.
find your BMR (basal metabolic rate) your total calorie needs with activity level.
RMR + activity level = BMR
Now that you already know your lean muscle mass and fat ratios discussed on the thread yesterday add a zero at the end of your Lean Body Mass. I believe you said 129.6 LBM?
multiply LBM (130) x activity level .4 (as an example) = 52 add this to your RMR cals 1300 + 52 = 1352 daily cals
Your BMR is 1352 daily cals. Be sure to use your food tracker and measure your portions. Nothing goes onto my plate if it hasn't been in a measuring cup first.
See how this formula works for you and retest your bodyfat stats at the end of the week. If you're loosing muscle then up the activity modifyer to .6
Keep me updated on your progress. Jan 5046 days ago