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RiriMember·10 months ago
@Rikuu 1, Thank you for taking the time to reply and your advices. Really. It feels refreshing being able to talk to someone who gets you.

2, where do you suggest I start then? Even now, laying on the bed, unable to lift a finger I'm believing that if I rest for three days I'll be up and good on the 4th day and will do the 40 minutes workout for four days and rest three days again until my body gets used to it like it eventually did with walking 25k steps daily. Am I heading in the wrong direction here? Also, should I get my steps in on the days I do exercise or no? If not, that'll affect my calorie budget for the day alot since 25k steps burn roughly 480kcal for me and my bmr + light activity is only 1338 kcal per day.

3, one egg is 6g of protein, even if I eat 10 that's only 60g protein with 700kcal with no carbs in it (I need at least 140g+ daily if I want to grow some height acc to chatgpt). - that's about the smaller half of my calorie budget for the day which is 1450-1650 kcal. Also who'd like to eat 10 eggs daily? Now, don't get me wrong, I lovee eggs but wouldn't want that love to switch up to hate real quick like It did with chicken (chicken isn't even bad I just can't eat it because of my braces) because Realistically speaking, you get the ick sooner or later if you eat one thing daily so I eat about 62g of protein from chicken breast (the bigger half) which is only 330kcal and the remaining from other stuff like eggs, chickpeas, cheese, cheeky snacks, (the smaller half). However I'll keep in mind that I don't have to force 100g+ daily on myself from now on! 
 
 

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RikuuGeneral·10 months ago
@Riri   1. About your workout plan (3 days rest till 4 days workout) That mindset is okay, but here’s the catch your body won’t magically reset itself in 3 days to be ready for 40-minute intense workouts. What actually works better is smaller, consistent effort. Instead of "all or nothing",aim for like 20-30 minutes every other day. That way your body adapts steadily.

2. Steps plus workout in same day?Yes, you should still aim for steps on workout days but don’t push yourself to 25k every day. That’s insane volume, darlin 😭. If you’re doing workouts, even 8k to 12k steps is plenty to keep your TDEE high enough.. Think of steps as a bonus calorie burn, not the main workout.

3. Protein intake (eggs, chicken, braces problem) You’re right 10 eggs daily would make you hate life ,Even I will go crazy eating just eggs yur approach of splitting protein is already smart. 
Keep your mix: eggs + chicken (when possible) + legumes + dairy + snacks = more variety, less "ick".
Also, 140g protein isn’t a magic number for you 1.2-1.6g per kg bodyweight is enough. If you weigh 45-50kg, that’s 55-80g daily. So relax, you’re not failing if you don’t eat 140g.You won’t "lose height" just because you didn’t hit 140g protein, promise. That’s not how it works darlin.. 
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