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I want to thank everyone again for your input. Today was my first day of my new regimen, which is as follows: Day 1, 3, & 5 - 10 minute warm up jog, 30 minutes heavy lifting, ab work out (30 day challenge) Day 2 & 4 - HIIT for elliptical or treadmill, ab work out Day 6 & 7 - Rest On lifting days I take in milk with whey…

It's all starting to make sense now, and I really appreciate all the responses. I will do what the majority of you suggest; lift heavy 3 days a week to maintain LBM and cardio on the other days. I'll up my protein and go with a calorie deficit. I'm not looking for a super toned body, I just want to to get to a point where…

I'll look into this. Thanks. My gym does have a pull down bar/chin up machine but unfortunately it's been out of order for about a month, and I'm short, I don't think I could even reach the chin up bar. At this point, I'm pretty confused. I feel as if I'm getting mixed messages. Some people are telling me to lose body fat…

Ok time to clarify, as I said, I'm a noob with no idea what I'm doing. I want to lose fat first and foremost, I was under the impression that building muscle would do that, but if they're in opposition of each other then yeah, getting rid of fat is first. So does that mean what I have been doing, 30 min cardio with some…

I started at 140 on Sept 21, I weigh 132 today. I've lost an inch off my waist, but it's not noticeable.

I see what you mean about the goals. That's a tough one, because I know muscle will be heavier than fat. But I guess my goal would be 120 lbs, since that is an ideal weight for my age and height. I will take a stab at this weightlifting regimen I'm looking at right now, but I foresee some issues as my apartments gym does…

Thanks. I don't use the measurement aspect of the scale much as I know it can be inaccurate, but 26% definitely seem plausible based on what I see in the mirror. That's why I'm so frustrated, because I see my belly and back flubber and it's not going away. But I'm ALSO seeing the nice tone starting in my arms from…

I know it's aggressive, but in high school my body fat % was 17.5, and I was not athletic, but was more active than I am now. I know it's kind of ridiculous to think that I could get back to a % I was at 10 years ago, but I'd like to try.

Thanks for this, I had a feeling this was screwing up my logs. I had to sort through like... five different PB&J's before I found one that was similar to the components separate. I'll just do that from now on. These are my current goals, what do you suggest? Net Calories Consumed* / Day 1,200 cal/day Carbs / Day 150.0 g…

I use an EatSmart scale that measures % Body Fat, % Total Body Water, % Muscle Mass and Bone Mass.

So would you agree that these are the things I should do: 1) Increase weightlifting and protein intake 2) Decrease cardio and calorie deficit Those are two things I would be more than happy to change, and would be easy to maintain.

Thanks for your response. 1) I actually considered doing this today, I feel really good lifting weights. I'll look into a more intensive weight lifting regiment and cut back my cardio to maybe twice a week. 2) 1200 is what was suggested by MFP due to the fact I have a sedentary work (8 hours in front of the computer a day,…

My counter says I've only lost 3 lbs but that's incorrect, I've lost 8 lbs since Sept. 20 which is when I got back on the wagon. I want to get to 120, though I'm not sure that's possible if I keep gaining muscle.

Hey, we're about at the same point! I'm 5'2" and 132lbs right now. I've plateaued. It kind of sucks, but just keep at it; diet and exercise, rinse/repeat, and don't get discouraged!