First, @mom23mangos You look so good in that dress, you should reclaim it lol

@GoldenEye_ I feel like at some different point for every body, you can't really get smaller and still keep curves like that - my hipbones are wide-set, so if they were ever under 90cm, I wouldn't have a booty to speak of

@dubstepvideobody Yes, she's pretty tall! 5'10" / 179 cm. It's amazing how much difference a couple of cm can make in regards to body aesthetics. Thinking about that makes me a little happier with the couple of cm I lost so far :-) The measurements you had where insane! That's model measurements right there. Are you trying to get back to those numbers?

Haha, I tried dyeing my hair too in high school (just brown)! There's just so much natural difference in color in my hair that the plain colour looked really weird to me. It did get better near the end when the brownness faded a bit and showed the natural differences while still being brown, but since then I just stuck to whatever I have :P This is such a girly thread, haha. Usually I'm not into all that, but it's actually nice to talk about all of that here.

In answer to your question: I'm trying to eat 1200, but since I mostly eat super healthy and fresh vegetables and fruits it's hard to get to that, especially on a busy day. It's more work to prepare and keeps you full for longer. When I'm very low for a day I'll just eat some extra chocolate to at least get myself above 1100. On a heavy workout day I'll add some legumes since most of them are high calorie and protein too. What about yourself?

Some great images ladies.

@mom23mangos I agree about your rockin look in that dress too!

@dubstepvideobody thanks for sharing your very specific visions. I understand the elegance aspect of what you're going for.

For me, it's seeing my collarbones, keeping a long-necked look and lean face. Looking well-kept even in business-casual but flowy clothing which I wear for my job (massage therapist) which can look like a classy yoga look or maternity wear, depending on my physique.

My vision involves getting the look of my legs longer and leaner. I'm long in the torso and sadly short on legs so I think my plan is correct to be doing HIIT for fat burn, light weights for functional strength, and keeping up with yoga and Pilates.

@GoldenEye_ your diet sounds light and delicious.

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@plainpixxel oh wow those women are stunning! But I totally know what you mean appreciating what someone looks like but not wanting it for yourself!
Thank you! I will say, I gain and lose weight pretty evenly so it helps my proportions, which is nice but not when you want a much larger booty haha. For my glutes, I do a lot of hip thrusts, glute bridges, abductions, kickbacks, back extensions, as well as deadlifts and squats (although these target the rest of the leg as well).

Oh and right now I am eating anywhere from 2200-2500 cals per day to lose, I am still nursing my baby a bit so there are extra cals in there, normally I would lose at 1800-2000cals per day. I keep my protein pretty high to maintain muscle. My cals are higher since I lift 4x per week as well as yoga and cardio, plus I am on my feet most of the day. Plus I do have more weight and muscle to carry around

@sardelsa
Oh mer gerd. I forgot you had a little one who was still nursing.
I just can't believe that you still find the time to stay healthy when you take care of them so diligently.
You are truly an inspiration of what I hope I can accomplish (And keep up) once I graduate and start my first job on August 28th. Do you struggle to find time? How on Earth do you manage? My parents had to hire help when I came along but it seems like you do it all on your own. Write a book please lol.

I wish I lost weight evenly. I know it's impossible to spot lose weight and that's kinda my issue. I'm afraid I may lose what little curves I have and want to keep. I mostly just want to slim my thighs which is happening but I did lose a little bit from my bum and chest. It doesn't look bad but I'm gonna to have to tone up when I reach my goal weight to get some of the roundness back.

I wonder if I lost some bum because I eat very little. My limit is 1200 calories a day but since I'm finishing up engineering school that honestly clocks in more around 1000 calories a day because I don't have time to eat big meals. The meals I do eat are usually meatless and sometimes breadless and I really struggle with keeping my calories up. It's so easy to throw some veggies together in a salad or wrap than it is to cook. Plus with how massive the campus is and all the walking I do in the hot Georgia Heat I burn about 200 calories just from moving around all day. What do you eat to keep your calories so high? Maybe I just need more simplistic high-calorie meals?
I did just do a weight check this morning and I lost 3.4 lbs since last week which is higher than my 2.0 lb goal. I need to step it up to make sure I lose weight safely.

@plainpixxel you are too kind! I am a stay at home mom right now, my daughter is in school 3x per week and my mother in law comes to help once a week so I can run errands on my own. My only issue is I don't sleep at night because my son is up so much, last night he was up from 1-4 straight. I hardly slept it was terrible!

If you are losing your bum it could be because it was more fat vs muscle and if you aren't stimulating it (resistance/weight training) while you lost weight, then your body will let it go! Also keeping protein high helps to retain the muscle. So do those exercises I mentioned (even bodyweight hip thrusts and banded stuff will really help!) an try to get protein in.. vegetarian options are eggs, Greek yogurt, dairy, whey protein. Vegan options are tofu, lentils, edamame, pea protein etc.

I eat a lot of food.. haha.. I include calorie dense foods like peanut butter, cheese, pasta, rice, also treats at the end of the day help too!

ETA my calories are net.. I do the TDEE method which includes all exercise and activity calories (vs the MFP method where you add exercise)