I think I recall a few of you talked about muscle building awhile ago, but I can't recall who and I my search skills are lacking tonight apparently.
Anyway, I've started working out recently, just because I realized I actually weigh less than I've ever weighed in my entire life, but I'm also in the worst shape I've ever been in. I tracked my caloric intake for about a week and a half just to see my average food intake, and most days I eat about 1400 to 1700 calories a day. I think there was one day where I ate over 2000, but that's definitely not the norm.
Anyway, I've been doing a lot of bodyweight exercises, and sort of made my own plan. Trying to make working out a habit, and work it into my routine.
I'd really like to have bigger muscles, because right now I feel like a stick figure lol. I just feel like I'm probably not eating what I need to be eating to put on the weight to actually build the muscle, so I'm looking at making protein shakes and trying to figure out how to add protein into my diet.
This all seems a bit crazy right now because there are so many differing opinions and experiences out there that it makes my head spin. Beanie had linked me to a website called Nerd Fitness, which I've been loving lol, but the forums there are difficult to navigate and it's a little bit intimidating to join a new forum (for me, anyway, lol) and ask for advice, so I figured I'd ask the great and varied people of Chaz's advice first.
But this is what really sealed it for me as far as wanting to change how I look. She and I look pretty similar as far as how she looked in 2010, which is I think the second picture in the actual article.
I don't really have access to free weights though, so I'm not exactly sure where to go from where I'm at.
So really this is one big long ramble. But advice, thoughts, opinions, ect, are always welcome. Just don't be mean, lmao
Anyway, I've started working out recently, just because I realized I actually weigh less than I've ever weighed in my entire life, but I'm also in the worst shape I've ever been in. I tracked my caloric intake for about a week and a half just to see my average food intake, and most days I eat about 1400 to 1700 calories a day. I think there was one day where I ate over 2000, but that's definitely not the norm.
Anyway, I've been doing a lot of bodyweight exercises, and sort of made my own plan. Trying to make working out a habit, and work it into my routine.
I'd really like to have bigger muscles, because right now I feel like a stick figure lol. I just feel like I'm probably not eating what I need to be eating to put on the weight to actually build the muscle, so I'm looking at making protein shakes and trying to figure out how to add protein into my diet.
This all seems a bit crazy right now because there are so many differing opinions and experiences out there that it makes my head spin. Beanie had linked me to a website called Nerd Fitness, which I've been loving lol, but the forums there are difficult to navigate and it's a little bit intimidating to join a new forum (for me, anyway, lol) and ask for advice, so I figured I'd ask the great and varied people of Chaz's advice first.
But this is what really sealed it for me as far as wanting to change how I look. She and I look pretty similar as far as how she looked in 2010, which is I think the second picture in the actual article.
I don't really have access to free weights though, so I'm not exactly sure where to go from where I'm at.
So really this is one big long ramble. But advice, thoughts, opinions, ect, are always welcome. Just don't be mean, lmao