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Original: 9/13/2005 7:38 PM
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

 

Ok, so the first week of school was ok, and the weekend was ok. I won't do that dumb diet for all of you people complaining. A growing teen girl (according to my gym coach) needs 2000-2300 calories a day. especially girls that work out. Me, i have a calorie counter. and someone of my height and weight, taking two hours of volleyball a day plus 5 minutes of stretching during vball, Plus including walking between classes (10 mins a piece) and before and after school, I am burning about (according to my calorie counter) 2655 calories a day, and am supposed to be taking in 2000. I think my 500 calorie plan worked one day, and i ate 800 for two other days.

Im pretty normal now, probably 800-1500. I usually have a bowl of cereal(300) or a yogurt(170) for breakfast, a cup of noodles(300) for lunch, and whatever for dinner(500ish). So I'm trying to be as healthy as I can. But if im eating 800-2000 calories a day, and burning about 2600, shouldn't I be losing weight faster? I don't even feel like im losing weight, I feel like im exactly the same. My legs are fairly normal sized, but im still self conscious about my upper body. I just got home from a vball game (we won against east), and Im ready to work out haha. I think i might work out, and do some push ups, sit ups, pull ups, and maybe some curls n stuff with my bros weights before i go do homework.. actually. that sounds like a great idea, i'll go now :)

See ya!

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It'd seem like you'd be losing weight faster, but there's two reasons that's not happening. First, keep in mind that a pound of fat contains a whopping 3000 calories. So, even if you're losing 600 more calories than you gain a day, you'll still only lose a pound every five days. So what's the second reason? You know all those things you do to burn fat? Well, they build muscle too. It's even possible to build muscle as fast as you lose fat, so if you're losing a pound of fat every five days, you might even be gaining a pound of muscle in the exact same time. The good news is that a pound of muscle takes up a lot less space than a pound of fat, so even if you weigh the same after weeks and weeks of exercise, you'll be slimmer than when you started.

Posted 9/14/2005 5:31 PM by primed - reply

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Yeah- Don't rely on weight, focus on inches (measure around your legs, stomach, etc). I'm not going to tell you that you look fine because you already know that, and I have a theory that the only reason people write things like "I'm fat" or "I'm ugly" on these xangas is to get attention, so no attention for you. Remember, Zoe, no matter what I (or anyone else) may say, you're gorgeous, your body's fine, and there's nothing wrong with your clothes. Just thought I'd throw that in. Though I still have your keychain.
Posted 9/14/2005 7:48 PM by girl_with_the_curl - reply


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