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You cannot build muscle on that much of a calorie deficit while simultaneously doing absolutely zero resistance training.

Okay. Lift heavy things. Put them back down. Repeat. Watch as your arm wiggle decreases over time. Make sure you're in a deficit. Better? =P

I'm with you on that. Can't stand the stuff. Blek indeed!

Lift heavy things. Put them back down. Repeat. Watch as your arm wiggle decreases over time.

I mean...it does....but not much! Willing to conduct some...scientific experiments...to check though! :D

It'd burn more calories too! :D

Okay, I lowkey don't like avocados! It's definitely a texture thing for me.

Girl, YES. Raw kale? Step aside. Kale chips? Nnnnow we're talking! Kind of loving that kale isn't getting much love in this thread! ;)

I LOVE SALADS. My favorite salad of the moment: 3-4 cups of arugula 1-1.5 oz prosciutto 1 heaping tbsp olive oil 1 just under tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 small/medium-sized apple, sliced or chopped 1 tbsp burrata cheese salt pepper Top that ish with sliced almonds and you are in BIZ-NASS. SO. EFFING. GOOD. Literal image of me…

Absolutely seconding this. The scale is lying liar many times. I am very curvy and started out at 107 lbs at 5'4", so, fairly close to your stats. My waist was 26" and my hips/butt 36". I am now fifteen lbs heavier with a 24" waist, and my hips completely slimmed down, but 38", due to glute hypertrophy. Focus on recomping…

Stronglifts is supposedly a really good program. There's also a ton of beginner programs on bodybuilding.com.

I said this in another thread: a bad meal isn't going to make you fat any more than one good meal is going to make you skinny. It's got to be an aggregate.

LOVE: deadlifts...just feels so natural... <3 DESPISE: dreadmill, stationary bikes...

I remind myself that one cheeseburger (or day) isn't going to derail you any more than one salad (or day) is going to make you look like a fitness model.

Oh man, I started my cut today and I'm already miserable despite only being 300 cals under maintenance. Solidarity, bruh. Drinking a metric ton of water helps, and also--and I can't stress this enough--being okay with the fact that your lifts will be a little bit weaker, initially. It's a bit of a mind-***k, but it's…

Sounds like my kind of salad!!

Oh that sounds so good...

I skip for six months at a time with the help of OCs. I do find that I have a little water retention towards the end, but, like yesimpson said, it drops off after three or four pills into the next pack. When I'm on my "period" (re: withdrawl bleed), I literally gain a good 6-8 lbs of water weight. I legitimately look 4…

It's the alcohol that kills me. I'm on a serious cut right now. GIVE ME ALL THE BEER. :(

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Damn! Any other hella curvy (esp non-white) chicks low-key mad that big butts are in right now? WHERE WERE ALL YA'LL WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL!!! lol :lol: Back to the matter at hand: You do you, boo. If you think your body is beautiful, then that should be enough for you. Back in the day, it was the opposite for me. No butts,…

OH MY GOD YES. THIS. A THOUSAND TIMES. Fat is a descriptor--nothing more, nothing less.

Ugh. CURSE THIS LADY BRAIN OF MINE!!!!

I just realized you are absolutely kidding and I am dumb. I am going to go to the corner and reflect on not reading your whole post and question my life choices now LOL

Some science says yes: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eva.12190/full And some say no. My area of study in undergrad was neuroendocrinology, and it's been heavily debated, but regardless, even if it isn't coming from hormone fluctuations, the physical changes in the body are absolutely real and definitely…

Sure. Always consult your doctor. Bring it up though for sure. More info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP0Mcq73eyo

Nope. I'll break it down further for you! So, you take 24 pills right? And then there are 4 placebo pills right? Instead of taking the last 4 pills, you just move straight onto the next pack. So let's say the you take pill no. 24. Instead of taking pill no. 25 (the first placebo) when it's time to take your OC the next…

Oh okay great! Now we're getting somewhere. So instead of taking the 4 placebos, just skip those and go straight onto the next pack. Voila, no period.