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2007/11/26, 12:05 AM
hi,i'm new here so here goes i weighed right at 180 LBS mid august of 07. i've lost down to 138-LBS in the first 10 weeks after i started on my new diet,life style change i gave up soft drinks,junk food and drink lots of water or splinda drinks no white bread,potatoes,chips,ect i eat lean meat,veggies,fish,salads,mirical noodles,sea food,
fruits and take vitamins,mins.my calorie intake ranges from 800 to 1100 a day, i need to loose up to 15 more LBS i went from a size 16 jeans down to a size 6-7 and want to get back into a 4 i'm very active in the equine world and may ride as much as 60 miles a week my problem areas are my inside thighs and my lower tummy i also do farm chores of loading,hauling hay,grain,ect and have great muscle tone everywhere but those 2 areas how do i tone them and lose the last 15 lbs and i eat i just judge the calories i do eat and i allow 1 free day a week but on desert i cut it to 1/4 the serving size so that the calories never get to high that and my treat day is always sushi..so how do i get where i want to be by XMAS:)
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2007/11/26, 12:29 PM
Wecome kountry-girl to ft! Great job on changing your lifestyle nutritionally! I don't see you mentioning an exercise program, you may want to add a weight program to your weekly routines, I know you can burn a lot doing chores, but the consistency of a weight program could benefit. The other thing I notice here is that you list your calorie intake as 800-1100 a day...that could pose a problem as your body most likely isn't getting enough calories and you could just be eating away at your muscle as your body stores the fat instead. That is WAY low and can mess with your metabolic structure, you can eat more but GOOD for you foods that will contribute to your needs, if you have an active lifestyle, those calories are needed for energy and if your body doesn't get them, they will store them and take from your muscles basically and that won't help you. Check out the programs here on FT, read more about what you require per day in calories and implement a good exercise program regardless of your activities at the farm. Good luck to you, sounds like you have implemented a lot of good things into your life, just need some final tweaking!
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Veda
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