Thanks.
I already have a meal plan. It took me 2 months to adjust it so it felt good.
Maybe I will post it sometime because there's always room for improvement.
@ Skorpiozi, thanks for the link. I knew most of it already.
However, the fat burning zone doesn't exist? Why do all the machines at the gym tell me otherwise?
Is this really true? I've read many sources telling me it's important to focus on.
I will start another topic about this.
It does really exist, but it isn't a magic zone that you must stay in. Higher heart rates can burn fat too - it's just the "fat burning zone" is often one which people find sustainable - they can keep exercising longer and burn more calories from a higher workload overall.
An example. Running 6mph puts you at 50% max heart rate (mhr) and you can keep it up for an hour, burning maybe 700 Calories. Running at 9mph puts you at 85% mhr and is too strenuous to maintain for more than 20mins, thus in those 20mins you might be able to burn 350 Calories.
See what I mean? Heart rate isn't everything - and especially not when comparing different exercises. For me, I can have a relatively low heart rate and jog for an hour, burning 1000 Calories. However on an ERG (rowing machine) to get 1000 Calorie/hr burn rate gives me a very high heart rate and is a workload I can't sustain for more than 10mins.
