tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post9119241842349452960..comments2023-09-29T04:55:41.715-06:00Comments on A Deliberate Life: :The "C" WordChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-35989305177779953162009-08-25T04:07:07.844-06:002009-08-25T04:07:07.844-06:00I do much better when I remain consistent. I'...I do much better when I remain consistent. I've tried "cheat days" in the past or even "cheat meals", but I can do too much damage at those times. And I'm also unwilling to devout my ENTIRE life to being in the gym, so I need to try and find a balance that I can sustain and live with comfortably-ish over a lifetime.<br /><br />Have a terrific Tuesday!Roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440676304336222503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463655558550518858.post-29347228071671772442009-08-25T03:14:33.224-06:002009-08-25T03:14:33.224-06:00You are so right about the consistency thing - it ...You are so right about the consistency thing - it has really helped me on my journey. I don't let my calories go over, not for even one day. I am so strict, lol!<br /><br />I would just like to add that there is a way to quite accurately calculate the calories a 35yr old 135lb woman would need at rest and that is 1378 (her Basic Metabolic Rate, or BMR). Now, using the Harris Benedict Equation, if she was exercising moderately (whatever that means, heh-heh) then she multiplies the BMR by 1.55 to give a daily calorie allowance of 2136 to maintain her weight. If she worked out hard most days of the week she can have 2377 calories a day.<br /><br />I think something in between the two would be more manageable for me which doesn't look too scary, calorie-wise!<br /><br />I hope that is a little more encouraging to think about when at maintenance.Fat[free]Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657562694069139967noreply@blogger.com