Please, serious fitness experts only! I’m female and I gained a couple pounds over the holiday and am trying to lose it. Normally I eat 1500 calories per day and do 30 minutes cardio followed by half an hour of weight traning (usually core followed by arms/chest or legs)…well, to up my weight loss to 1-2 pounds a week, I decided to eat 1200 calories and up cardio to 45 minutes followed by the same half an hour of weight training. On Tuesday and Wednesday, however, I wasn’t able to eat more than 1100 calories (I counted) due to work. When I checked the scale today, it said I had lost 5 pounds! I’ve had a problem with losing muscle before, which means that anything I ate would come on twice as quickly! What should I do! I cut back to 30 minutes cardio and did more strength training today, but should I up my calories or keep it the same or see what happens on the scale?
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First… are you sure you lost 5 pounds of muscle?
Sound like water loss to me… I seriously doubt your body can burn 5 lbs of muscle in 2 days.
In terms of losing weight… just take it slow. It sounds like you’re obsessing over the holiday weight gain. You’re on the right track (you’re conscientious, exercise and watch what you eat), but over-thinking the issue.
In terms of cutting your calories, your 1500 calories/day already sounds low especially with the cardio and strength training.
Do you do cardio and weights everyday? It’s not clear based upon your info. Daily cardio and weights sounds a bit much, especially if it’s high intensity.