02-27-2007, 03:52 PM
It is possible that your calorie deficit is actually too high each day, so keep that in mind. It is more important to pick a target that you can maintain for the long term, then to do a crash diet where you try to lose weight fast (and then go off in the near future).
Do you use a calorie counting program, so that you get "credit" for the days you work out? This means you should be able to eat more on the days you work out. Most diet programs will account for this. So that would give you another 225 calories to eat on the days your work out (an incentive to work out every day).
You are only burning 225 calories each time, so that suggests you are doing something not that strenuous (like walking) or are only working out for 30 minutes or so. Extending your workouts to 45 minutes or an hour, can make a huge difference. Once you are there and sweating and need to shower, etc, going that little bit further is not that much actual additional time in the overall picture.
Good luck and keep it up.
Do you use a calorie counting program, so that you get "credit" for the days you work out? This means you should be able to eat more on the days you work out. Most diet programs will account for this. So that would give you another 225 calories to eat on the days your work out (an incentive to work out every day).
You are only burning 225 calories each time, so that suggests you are doing something not that strenuous (like walking) or are only working out for 30 minutes or so. Extending your workouts to 45 minutes or an hour, can make a huge difference. Once you are there and sweating and need to shower, etc, going that little bit further is not that much actual additional time in the overall picture.
Good luck and keep it up.