I can feel your pain. My experience (I'm getting ready to start this all over again) with the diet related part was most difficult.
I can exercise. I know how and I'm trained in the proper form and variations for each muscle group. I'm good at it and I can see when I'm doing it.
I can do cardio. Usually treadmill but recently bicycling has been good for this. Same thing as above. I know how long I've been working out and how far I went.
Easy metrics.
Unless you're prepared to measure (with literally a measuring spoon or cup) your food into portions you aren't going to be able to stick to a very precise number for caloric intake.
This is going to make so much sense when you hear it (and you've probably already come to this conclusion): you body fat is determined by calories in versus calories out. There are very few other factors (even including the type of food you eat) that will impact your body fat content.
For comparison, when I was at my most fit recently I did a resting metabolic rate test. My resting metabolic rate was approximately 2300 calories per day. If I did nothing but sit around I would burn about 2300 calories. I was 270 pounds and running perhaps 2-3 miles per day on the treadmill 3-4 times per week. I was doing muscle workouts the rest of the time.
Toss a workout on top of that and I would burn 3000+ calories per day. My own strictly unprofessional, unedumacated, guestimation is that you are under 1800 per day resting. Your size would indicate less perhaps but you are very active and perform lots of exercises, thus your metabolic rate is likely to be higher.
I suggest going into 24 hour Fitness (other places will do this but I'm not sure which) and request a resting metabolic rate test. The test is around $75-$80. If the price doesn't prove prohibitive it can really shed A LOT of light on your current calorie burning. It will also allow you to begin more closely monitoring your calorie intake.
Above all else, be smart. Don't do anything that can or will jeapordize (sp?) your health. We love the Squeak and demand that the Squeak remain with us that we may continue to love the Squeak. :)
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I can exercise. I know how and I'm trained in the proper form and variations for each muscle group. I'm good at it and I can see when I'm doing it.
I can do cardio. Usually treadmill but recently bicycling has been good for this. Same thing as above. I know how long I've been working out and how far I went.
Easy metrics.
Unless you're prepared to measure (with literally a measuring spoon or cup) your food into portions you aren't going to be able to stick to a very precise number for caloric intake.
This is going to make so much sense when you hear it (and you've probably already come to this conclusion): you body fat is determined by calories in versus calories out. There are very few other factors (even including the type of food you eat) that will impact your body fat content.
For comparison, when I was at my most fit recently I did a resting metabolic rate test. My resting metabolic rate was approximately 2300 calories per day. If I did nothing but sit around I would burn about 2300 calories. I was 270 pounds and running perhaps 2-3 miles per day on the treadmill 3-4 times per week. I was doing muscle workouts the rest of the time.
Toss a workout on top of that and I would burn 3000+ calories per day. My own strictly unprofessional, unedumacated, guestimation is that you are under 1800 per day resting. Your size would indicate less perhaps but you are very active and perform lots of exercises, thus your metabolic rate is likely to be higher.
I suggest going into 24 hour Fitness (other places will do this but I'm not sure which) and request a resting metabolic rate test. The test is around $75-$80. If the price doesn't prove prohibitive it can really shed A LOT of light on your current calorie burning. It will also allow you to begin more closely monitoring your calorie intake.
Above all else, be smart. Don't do anything that can or will jeapordize (sp?) your health. We love the Squeak and demand that the Squeak remain with us that we may continue to love the Squeak. :)