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Here's my problem(or maybe there isn't much of a problem but just very slow progress)...
I'm trying to lose bodyfat and build muscle at the same time or at least lose bf and maintain the muscle I do have. I did 1 body for life challenge from april to july and didn't lose all that much.
Some stats:
5'3" , 26 yrs of age, BMR is ~1400 calories and I have a medium build.
In july when I hoped on a tanita scale, I was 22.1% bodyfat compared to a previous 27.4% done under the same condition at the beginning of my body-for-life challenge. Scale "weight" (though I am not focussed on it) went from 143lbs to 139lbs. I haven't been this low in bodyfat and lbs since High school where I was ~23% bf and 135lbs most of the time.
I shoot for 1600 calories daily and I've tracked this via fitday to insure I am not going over or getting too few calories. My protein/carb/fat intake is 40/40/20.
My workout schedule looks like this :
day 1: 20 minutes HIIT
day 2: chest/triceps/abs
day 3: 20 minutes HIIT
day 4: legs & shoulders
day 5: 20 minutes HIIT
day 6: back, biceps & abs
Supplements include 2g creatine post-workout on weight days, 1-2 protein shakes, multi-vitamin, calcium and 1 tbsp flax oil.
At this rate, I would expect to still be losing a substantial amount of bodyfat. Am I missing something? Should I be doing something different?
I'm planning to have my measurements taken this week but I don't expect the changes to be anything big. I'm also thinking of changing my protein and carb intake depending on what my workout is (higher carb on weight day, higher protein on HIIT day) and taking something like hydroxycut.
Could I just be one of those people who it will just take a long long time to take off the remaining lbs of fat? I'd to lose another ~10lbs of fat and I don't think that is unrealistic at this point.
I'm trying to lose bodyfat and build muscle at the same time or at least lose bf and maintain the muscle I do have. I did 1 body for life challenge from april to july and didn't lose all that much.
Some stats:
5'3" , 26 yrs of age, BMR is ~1400 calories and I have a medium build.
In july when I hoped on a tanita scale, I was 22.1% bodyfat compared to a previous 27.4% done under the same condition at the beginning of my body-for-life challenge. Scale "weight" (though I am not focussed on it) went from 143lbs to 139lbs. I haven't been this low in bodyfat and lbs since High school where I was ~23% bf and 135lbs most of the time.
I shoot for 1600 calories daily and I've tracked this via fitday to insure I am not going over or getting too few calories. My protein/carb/fat intake is 40/40/20.
My workout schedule looks like this :
day 1: 20 minutes HIIT
day 2: chest/triceps/abs
day 3: 20 minutes HIIT
day 4: legs & shoulders
day 5: 20 minutes HIIT
day 6: back, biceps & abs
Supplements include 2g creatine post-workout on weight days, 1-2 protein shakes, multi-vitamin, calcium and 1 tbsp flax oil.
At this rate, I would expect to still be losing a substantial amount of bodyfat. Am I missing something? Should I be doing something different?
I'm planning to have my measurements taken this week but I don't expect the changes to be anything big. I'm also thinking of changing my protein and carb intake depending on what my workout is (higher carb on weight day, higher protein on HIIT day) and taking something like hydroxycut.
Could I just be one of those people who it will just take a long long time to take off the remaining lbs of fat? I'd to lose another ~10lbs of fat and I don't think that is unrealistic at this point.
