I'm a 19 year old student at the University of Arizona who just finished my freshman year for my computer engineering degree. Sounds pretty nerdy, right? The catch is that I'm gay. Now I'm trying to balance a difficult degree with the kind of fitness and looks that I want. As I learn about fitness though maybe I can help others. I've got pretty good grades at least, so I can give advice on that.
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(please no lectures about what foods in this list you think i should or shouldn't be eating, i'm going to eat what i like, i just want to do it in the right moderation for a maintainable weight).
If I stay at or below 1500 calories a day and I work out for about 10-20 min a day 4-5 days a week (doing things like aerobics, belly dancing, yoga, running) will i lose a natural flow of weight?
(to give you an idea of what i will eat...i have some health shakes (160 calories per serving) that are like ensure where you can drink them when you are busy or to replace a meal but they have a meal supply of nutrients- 2 of those, a grilled chicken sandwich with no sauce at 400 calories, 2 ice cream sandwich bars that are 100 calories each, and a pack and a 1/2 of ramen at about 300 calories and i usually drink water but let's go ahead and add in 3- 8oz glasses of arizona iced tea at 90 calories per serving...1490 calories for the day.
i just want something regular that i can enjoy and keep up with. that is what i am doing right now. I just haven't made it totally regular yet. (link)
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I don't know how you're planning to eat but less than 1200 calories sounds awfully low. If you're going to be exercising every day (honestly putting forth real effort) then you're going to need more calories than that. One of the least understood, damaging practices is starving yourself to lose weight. The exact opposite effect occurs. Starving yourself causes your body to go into fat storage mode.
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Thank you for the advice :) I eat well. So I will not be starving my self hahaha wouldn't dream of it! I love food too much...but sometimes I'm just not that hungry throuhgout the day, so my mom got me these health shakes that are a meals worth of nutrients, So I could have like a sandwich and like a plate of spaghetti for dinner and 2 of these shakes and still have maybe like a scoop of ice cream and still be at like 1200-1300 calories. My workouts aren't that heavy either, I do about 10-20 minuites of aerobics and it's usually sometime before bed. Thank you for the advice.
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