alysonbriggs22

Also, just want to clarify that I am not saying it's possible to build muscle while in a caloric deficit. I mentioned that the increased size in my arms "could be muscle" simply because I'm REALLY bad at consistently taking measurements and the increased size of my arms *could have possibly occurred prior to my initiating…

I appreciate that you're trying to help, but I kind of feel like you're attacking me lol. Anyway, in response: Yeah, I use cups pretty exclusively for my veggies. I don't think that's a HUGE crime, especially since the frozen ones always give calories per cup, but if the consensus on here is to use the scale for them as…

Yeah, I don't eat back calories burned during exercise. I'm not very consistent with other measures. I have lost an inch around my hips, but I've gained .5 an inch in each of my arms. It's possible that this is muscle.

Yes exactly; I am cutting for a bikini competition on March 28th, so I'm currently a little less than 12 weeks out. That Layne Norton article is a great one! I'll take a look at the bb.com one too! Thank you a lot!

Appetite-wise, well, I am ALWAYS excited to eat, but I would not say I fixate on food or anything. When I was doing steady state cardio 45 min./day my energy was EXTREMELY low, but I feel much better now that I've switched to HIIT. Before cutting I wasn't really doing cardio and I was lifting 6 days per week. I still lift…

Thanks! I do weigh in everyday, but hadn't thought of averaging it! My weight steadily fluctuates between 128-129, and has done so for four weeks. One day (last week) it went down to 127, and that was two days after I did a re-feed and upped my carbs to 160, lowered my protein to 150, and just kept my fat at 43 like it…

Thanks! Probably a needed reminder that I need to be patient lol

Yes, I portion it out and cook in bulk.

Thank you, yes, I really don't plan on cutting that low. I just cut from about 1900 down to 1500. 1900 was my maintenance.

I'm 25 years old, 5'4", 128lbs. I'm training for a bikini competition.

I use a food scale every day and weigh everything meticulously