hi, i'm 22, at 5'5" and weigh about 122 lbs. (i dont know bf%, where do i go to get this measured?)
i work out pretty regularly, day 1: cardio 20 mins, followed by light weight training with free weights 20 mins, day 2: rest, day 3: cardio 30 mins, repeat 3-day cycle.
my current meal plan is really random, i work 8 to 10 hour shifts retail, where i hardly get time to eat and if i do eat, its while im working so its kind of hard to eat really healthy foods. i end up eating lots of frozen entrees or buying. but this is my current basic day to day meal plan:
bfast: protein shake
snack: apple (or apple sauce) and string cheese
lunch: canned soup with rice or frozen entree, yogurt
snack: nutrition protein bar
dinner: chicken breast with a side salad, or other veggie
my goals are mainly to gain some muscle and definition. i have some excess abdominal fat, im pretty much ok with the rest of my body (altho some loss of arm and thigh fat would be nice). it's strange. i accumulate fat on my tummy. with new diet aides (eg: relacore) claim to blame this on stress which release cortisol... i don't remember exactly what the claims were. is this true? i always just assumed it was genetics.
any advice would be wonderful. thank you!
i work out pretty regularly, day 1: cardio 20 mins, followed by light weight training with free weights 20 mins, day 2: rest, day 3: cardio 30 mins, repeat 3-day cycle.
my current meal plan is really random, i work 8 to 10 hour shifts retail, where i hardly get time to eat and if i do eat, its while im working so its kind of hard to eat really healthy foods. i end up eating lots of frozen entrees or buying. but this is my current basic day to day meal plan:
bfast: protein shake
snack: apple (or apple sauce) and string cheese
lunch: canned soup with rice or frozen entree, yogurt
snack: nutrition protein bar
dinner: chicken breast with a side salad, or other veggie
my goals are mainly to gain some muscle and definition. i have some excess abdominal fat, im pretty much ok with the rest of my body (altho some loss of arm and thigh fat would be nice). it's strange. i accumulate fat on my tummy. with new diet aides (eg: relacore) claim to blame this on stress which release cortisol... i don't remember exactly what the claims were. is this true? i always just assumed it was genetics.
any advice would be wonderful. thank you!
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