Consistency is key to anything! This absolutely applies to losing weight and getting in shape. The hardest thing for me to keep up with is the dieting. I thoroughly enjoy working out and I’m glad to be doing it again; getting the dieting down is by far the hardest part for me. Continue reading “Smaller By The Day – Day 2” »
Smaller by the day. That’s right, you’ve read it correctly. Last time I went public about cutting fat and maintaining muscle, I completely flopped and didn’t commit as I should have. However, this series will be completely documented on YouTube (SUBSCRIBE PLEASE!) I plan on vlogging 5 days a week and uploading the vlogs that show what I eat throughout the day and what exercises that I plan on doing as well to maximize fat loss. Continue reading “Smaller By The Day – Day 1” »
Well, it’s the end of the second day of the 3 Week Cut for me and unfortunately due to an ankle injury, I’ve had to take the day off in terms of cardio lifting. That’s okay, because I’ve still managed to burn more calories than I’ve taken in throughout the day and I plan on being back in the gym tomorrow if my ankle allows.
It’s the first official day of 3-week cut for me, yes even though it’s a Tuesday. Unfortunately I haven’t had the time yet to make a video and post it up on YouTube just yet (SUBSCRIBE HERE), but I fully plan on making a series of videos throughout these three weeks with updates and showing the scale, etc…
The biggest mistake that people often make is that they go to the gym and look to find a level of comfort within their exercises. The problem that this creates is that comfort leads to no results. Going to the gym should not be taken as a leisurely activity that you do just for fun if you’re serious about getting gains and seeing results happen.
You want change. Simple as that. The “hard” part is developing that change. I say “hard” because the difficulty of any task is relative to the individual. It would be only as hard as you make it, but reaching your goal will require work. You will need to put in the time, energy, and effort if you want to see change. But, where do you start?
In order to lose weight or fat you must be in a Calorie Deficit, meaning you are eating under your Maintenance Limit. In order to gain weight or add muscle you need to be in a Calorie Surplus, meaning you are eating over your Maintenance Limit. When you eat under your limit, you are burning more calories than you consume. When you eat over your limit you are consuming more calories than you burn. Remember that! People either have the goal of losing fat or gaining muscle and it takes calories to achieve either goal.
Okay. So you know how many calories you need to eat everyday. You know if you were to track calories that you would be focusing on reaching each macro limit. But, how do you reach those limits exactly? Follow with me:
The main reason we adjust our calories is because we feel something needs to change.
What makes up calories? What is the difference between Calories and Macronutrients? Are they the same?
