Posts by ecorvi

Hi and I too am new to CC. I am 42 and want to loose 20 pounds. I started tracking my logs on July 7 and really didn't get the concept of 3500 calories need to be burned to loose one pound. Once I got that, I made sure the difference between my intake and my effort was near 1000 calories... this meant I had to increase my cardio. I bumped up my effort on the elliptical machine at the gym and started to walk at night.

I have now lost four pounds. I am a little less knowledgeable about the starvation mode, so I make sure my calorie count is no lower than 1200. CC recommends I eat 1500 calories a day. I always try to fall between the two.

The only recommendation I can make is to boost the cardio. From what I have heard that's the optimal way to burn off the calories, although your weight lifting helps build muscle which burns calories better than fat.  Hope you continue. I know it's hard to stay motivated, but there are alot of nice supports on this site.