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"I'm trying to eat as clean and natural as possible while maintaining my calories"

So I'm using "myfitnesspal" app to track my calories daily. In order to lose fat my personal trainer has me intaking roughly 1800 calories give or take. I say give or take, because if I'm below my calorie intake and not hungry it's ok and at the same time if I'm over, but I'm hungry -it's ok to have a healthy snack. I sometimes feel that 1800 is more than enough, I'm going to try 1650 calories for a few days to see if it helps.

I'm trying to eat as clean and natural as possible while maintaining my calories. I was working out at least 2-3 times per week and I didn't see results on the scale... the positive side to that is that I am losing inches and fitting into my clothes a little better. I can even see my tummy flattening and my bicep looks nice. This isn't enough for me sometimes- you know how we all want to see quick results? Well I need to stop looking for quick results! I'm going to just not obsess over scales and mirrors for a while and continue to train, but harder. This week I already increased my workouts - I trained 4 times this week so far. My trainer and cousin (also a trainer) tell me that I need not worry about the scale. They tell me that I am still burning fat while building muscle. For example, did you know that a five-pound mass of muscle is smaller than a five-pound mass of adipose (fat)??!!

Other things that I've changed about my eating / drinking habits are; increased water, decreased sugar, decreased 'bad' snacks, and increased veggies, fruits, and lean meats. I also started ingesting a tablespoon of ground flaxseed daily. I now drink black coffee most mornings (no milk, no sugar)! I hope that all my food choices are right choices and that I'm not sabotaging myself. I will take my dietary intake report to my trainer to look at.

Some healthy snacks I may have throughout the day include mixed, raw nuts, banana, orange, apple, fiber-one 90-calorie granola bar (only 5g sugar). Some that I have not as often are whole wheat Ritz crackers, Smartfood reduced fat cheddar popcorn. Once per month I like to treat myself to non-fat vanilla frozen yogurt. I enjoy sipping fruit-infused water when I can throughout my work day. Being that I work a desk job and I'm sitting all day - I try to get up and walk around more often, stretch, and lift this little dumbbell while on the phone.

I'm hoping with the increased training weekly and continuous healthy food choices, that I will see more results in a month from now.

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