True that BMI is certainly not the be all and end all. Especially if you've built a fair bit of muscle! Mine is based on what I
think I need to be in order to have the figure I want. When I was sitting around the 77kg mark, I knew for sure I could easily lose another 10kg or so. That is mainly what I'm basing it on. However, it will be trial and error the closer I get.
I may decide 68kg is enough, especially if I'm doing a lot of toning. All in time, I've got awhile to think on it!
Weight loss is simple but only if we keep things simple!
Regular exercise, eating the right foods and portion control are the key factors. I'm also a firm believer of not depriving yourself! The moment you make something an "off limits" food, the more you want it! Deprivation leads to cravings and cravings lead to eating even more of the bad food than if you'd controlled it and worked it into your lifestyle.
So sure, have that piece of cake but know you have to work for it somehow. Whether that's "banking" calories by having a lighter day or exercising harder, the short fall needs to balance out somewhere.
Being strict and depriving yourself day in a day out is not good for the soul. In your journey you need to be happy both mentally and physically. It has taken me a LONG time to realise this. I'm a sucker for fast results so constantly I would be limiting my calories to really low numbers and exercising like a machine!
But that's not what this is all about...it's about lifestyle. The change is forever so you need to be able to live with it
Anyway, checking in. I weighed myself on Saturday before my cheat day out of curiosity and was up 700g
I did test myself out on Friday night and did some planks and the splits and some yoga stretches and my muscles were SORE on Saturday. So maybe I was retaining fluid because of that and building muscle...plus I had an amazing fish burger Friday night. Well within cals but was still on the heavy side.
Having a super light day today to shock my body into overdrive. Really not as bad as I thought, I'm certainly not going to die
Will check in tomorrow!