Nice! Keep it up.
1-1.5 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 9 months got me here. I've maintained since then. I do the workouts in front of the TV in my den. Without measuring, I'd say I use about 10'x10' of the space. For a visual of my workout space, here are some pics, (you don't have to read the post):
http://www.totalbullgrit.com/blog/more-on-my-workouts/
Hmm, that's a lot of time invested. I might give something like that a try. I definitely don't have the room for it; in my room, I have enough for push-ups, maybe some jump rope, etc., but not a lot of side-to-side movement. Unfortunately, the rest of the apartment is pretty well packed with stuff that was here when I moved in last month (I have roommates), and I don't think it's going anywhere.
Thanks for the links, too. What stuff do you have at home for the workouts (other than space / DVDs)? I imagine some weights, but what else do you need? If nothing else I could pick some of that stuff up. New job = more spending money, so at least I have that going for me. Might as well spend some of it to keep up with my momentum to getting lean. Though, to be honest, I don't know if I want to sink the time in. The diet is easy; that's just willing myself not to eat certain foods. But, the amount of time I'd need to spend on something to get those results is honestly rather daunting. Do I want to lose 1-1½ hours basically every day of the week on it? Not really.
Maybe if I find myself liking the workout, it won't be so bad. I used to absolutely love playing basketball. Maybe if I like the workout (just like I like my diet), I'll be more into it. From the outside, though, it doesn't sound that appealing to me. So, I guess another question: which exercise routine is the most fun for you? And what kind of other activities do you enjoy (so I can see if I can relate)?
I have found after reaching an ideal BMI and wanting to gain muscle, I need to eat a lot. If you are active and have increased your metabolism, you are burning a lot of calories. If you are doing strength and weight training on top of that, you need even more, in particular protein.
Yep. I'm still low on calories, but I do want to burn the rest of my stomach fat. I just don't want to lose muscle, so I am trying to eat a lot of protein (like I said, about 150 grams / day) and I did increase my calorie intake.
I do not go for protein shakes and supplements, but I eat a lot of fish, turkey and Greek yogurt as well as a lot of other good stuff. Sucks losing muscle because you are not eating enough.
Yeah, I don't like basically all seafood, but I like tuna, so I've been having a lot of that. And a lot of grilled chicken. Delicious stuff
So with a healthy diet, it is great to have a sin food you eat every once and a while. For me it is French fries...a couple times a week!
I'm good without cheating. I've only cheated on my diet on one day (my birthday), and even then I only went up to 1,700 calories. I don't get food urges (though other food still looks good), and I rarely feel hungry, so it's easy to stick to the diet. The biggest thing I had to break at first was my constant snacking, but once I did that, the food bit was easy.
My father / friend are both losing weight (42 pounds for my father and 70 for my friend), and they both give themselves "cheat" days every now and then (every 2-4 weeks, I think). I think that this concept of a "cheat day" or "cheat meal" is probably a good policy for a lot of people, as it gives them something to look forward to. I'm lucky in that I avoided that, but I'm unlucky in that I really don't want to spend that much time on exercising when it doesn't look that fun. Oh well, you can't have everything for free, I guess