OK so around a year ago i was a size 38 waist and i decided to go on a diet to get it down to what i used to be which was 32/34.
I have finally got down to a size 32 which i am happy with but still have a little bit of a belly. I have also gone from nearly 13 stone to 9.8 stone
Now i done all this on a diet of around 1500 calories maybe less sometimes and most of the time i was watching what i was eating but sometimes i didn't really stick to the healthy options but still sticked to the 1500 calories a day and done it with no exercise other than going for the odd walk around my village.
I have now decided to get some small weights and try and build some muscle in my arms at home as i don't have much due to an accident a few years ago and was advised no to lift anything heavy for the first year so i lost a bit of muscle (didn't have much anyway though).
My question is now that i have got to my desired jean size should i eat more calories if i am going to try and strengthen my arms or should it still be ok on the amount i am eating at the moment?
I ask this because i don't want to start eating more calories to compensate for the small lifting just to put more weight on and go up a jean size again as i have just bought a load of new jeans Ha ha ha.
I did read on another site that 1500 calories isn't enough and i won't build any muscle but that was a bodybuilding website and i obviously don't want to be as big as them i just want to strengthen my arms and actually have it look like i got some muscle not just really thin arms.
Thank you for your time.
I have finally got down to a size 32 which i am happy with but still have a little bit of a belly. I have also gone from nearly 13 stone to 9.8 stone
Now i done all this on a diet of around 1500 calories maybe less sometimes and most of the time i was watching what i was eating but sometimes i didn't really stick to the healthy options but still sticked to the 1500 calories a day and done it with no exercise other than going for the odd walk around my village.
I have now decided to get some small weights and try and build some muscle in my arms at home as i don't have much due to an accident a few years ago and was advised no to lift anything heavy for the first year so i lost a bit of muscle (didn't have much anyway though).
My question is now that i have got to my desired jean size should i eat more calories if i am going to try and strengthen my arms or should it still be ok on the amount i am eating at the moment?
I ask this because i don't want to start eating more calories to compensate for the small lifting just to put more weight on and go up a jean size again as i have just bought a load of new jeans Ha ha ha.
I did read on another site that 1500 calories isn't enough and i won't build any muscle but that was a bodybuilding website and i obviously don't want to be as big as them i just want to strengthen my arms and actually have it look like i got some muscle not just really thin arms.
Thank you for your time.
