Wed, Jul-03-02, 00:36
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Plan: mix
Stats: 120/120/110
BF:
Progress: 0%
Location: Northern California
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Newbie's question - HELP!
I just started adding more exercise (some weights in addition to playing volleyball).
I have a dumb question.
People say it's good to exercise in an empty stomach. At the same time, people say if you are hungry, your body goes into the starvation mode and you cannot lose fat. I'm confused... What's the trick here?
Also, I see a lot of people tracking calories. I have never done that. I used to be on the zone (you count blocks of protein/carb/fat combination, but never calories). I actually didn't lose any weight being on the zone diet although I felt great. (I was hungry a lot probably because the fat ratio is rather low on the zone, so I ended up eating more blocks to keep me filled up.) I could lose weight on Atkins induction (I wasn't exercising much when I did it), but I'm sure I was eating a whole lot more calories than my quota (which is only about 1200 per day even with moderate exercise, accordingly to one website calculation) because I was eating fatty food a lot, like chicken wings and cream cheese. Now, with more exercise, I know I am eating more, much more. Is that bad? Could someone tell me what I need to do with calories?
I have read a lot of technical information on this forum, but some of them are way over my head. I'm sure my questions are kind of stupid, but it would be great if someone could shed some light on this. I ordered Dan's book too, and hopefully, some of my questions will be answered by reading the book, but for now, I would appreciate everyone's input here.
Thank you very much in advance!
Tomo
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