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WEIGHT LOSS OVER TIME
So right now I'm in a dance intensive that consists of 3 hours and 15 minutes (roughly more or less depending on the day) of actual dance classes. 5 days a week.
And I was eating 1200 cals a day but I've stopped that and i'm taking it up to 1400 now b/c i couldn't maintain 1200 and it was too low. Is 1400 too low?
(5'2" and 154 lbs)
How much weight do you think I will lose by the end of the summer? (after the dance thing ends in 3 weeks i'm going to continue working out 5 days a week)
I've hit a really bad plateau recently, i've been 154 (and fluctuating 2-6 pounds around there) for about 2 months. And I've kept my eating and exercise habits the same. I can't lose anymore weight it seems. So help.
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You need membership to the YMCA or a gym if you are serious about losing weight.
At the gym, there is a machine called an elliptical. Use that for an 70 minutes. Make sure there is some resistance. You should burn roughly 650-700 calories.
Do this 6 times a week. And boost your calorie intake to 1600.
You should lose 2-4 pounds every week.
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Yes 1400 is far too few calories. Even if you were doing nothing but sitting around watching TV, 1400 would be too few. I find it hard to believe that you could be maintaining an active lifestyle with so few calories. If you have only been doing this for the two months, that would explain your bad plateu. You might lose weight with this regime, but it wont be healthy, youll lose muscle, not just fat. you will also put the weight back on as soon as you are off the diet. 2000 calories per day is considered healthy and normal. Witht he average lifestyle, that would keep you at a constant weight. Now you are active, so with 2000 you would losse weight. you could take it down to 1800 and still be healthy, but i wouldnt recoment going much below that. the most important thing is to have a nice balanced diet, getting all the servings of everything that you need.
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Try changing your routine.
Mix up the working out part. your metabolism has most likely become so used to your schedule you're not loosing anymore weight, just burning off the calories you ate.
Try running a couple times a week. Maybe after a meal, it will help.
Continue what you are doing in the eating area though.
hope i helped.
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