jesshali119 Member

5’3”, 29 years old, no medical condition and normal blood work. TDEE method and never eat back exercise calories either way. i’ve only been super strict with the app for the past 2 weeks or so recently. i just opened it

i have always weighed and measured everything i eat, i cook almost every single thing i eat. the occasional meal out maybe once a month i’ll try to estimate as good as i can and i eat less on my own that day because i know you can’t get the restaurant meal calculates perfectly. i only drink water everyday, maybe three…

ok so this is what i’ve been having trouble with for over a year. for instance. i started at 2000. then cut by 200 gave it time had no change, then cut another 200 and same thing, then another. i got down to 1100 at one point and was miserable. there’s only so low you can go before it becomes unsustainable. it was months…

i spoke with a trainer, made some tweaks when i put it together and they agree its as balanced as a “proven program”. i am gradually adding more weight. the whole problem that’s been happening is not knowing how much to eat. even if i’m eating at a calculated deficit i’m not losing fat or weight. seeing a third dietician…

not exactly. i have in the past and when one thing get off course (machines being used when i need it/not enough time/not being able to do the entire split) i get discouraged. i’ve taken the best exercise/parts of different programs and put them together so that it works for me. i am lifting, i am increasing in weights,…

i’m at calorie deficit already.

Thank you for everything:) can I message you when and if I feel things are getting off course?

Long Island. I did a search for 25 miles out and said no results.

I will follow the spreadsheet, because apparently they only do the testing in California and I am in NY. Thank you!

Having the amount of fat on a stomach like mine is not the skinny fat situation. I definitely have a lot of work to do with my entire body, that's just the part that needs the most work. Yes, it's diet but I will figure out what amount of calories I need to be at. I will definitely be getting more protein from now on, that…

I want to genuinely thank every person who has given their insight and advice. It was really helpful to actually hear from people for once where the answers weren't "eat less, workout more", "oh *kitten* that doesn't work? your're broken" or the ever so popular "you're lying about everything you've said, this doesn't…

I did decide to eat at maintenance for probably until January or February. However, still don't know what that would be without eating too much. Could you please help with the math?

its the same thing, just one i write down. i dont know, cant explain it

reposted from above: While I don't know how to manipulate images digitally, it was perhaps just the amazing high waist legging and lighting. That picture is the worst to be referenced in this discussion. My arms are fat and big, pretty much no visible muscle.

While I don't know how to manipulate images digitally, it was perhaps just the amazing high waist legging and lighting. That picture is the worst to be referenced in this discussion. My arms are fat and big, pretty much no visible muscle. When I originally lost weight it was eating between 1000-1200 and strictly cardio for…

I did that for 3 years and it became obsessive and not good for my mental health.

I mean I do track as I track everything else. Just the foods I eat change. I can eat a burger or veggies or a omelette, as long as it rounds out and stays until the total number of calories for the day.

I was being a little dramatic, barely eating to me would be 1000-1200. I was not craving food in that period, I was not starving myself by way of having hunger. BUT YES, this is what I'm trying to figure out. If and could I have *kitten* up my body somehow during that time. I made amazing progress and then no matter what…

In the morning I would weigh less than I did at night, but the next morning its back to what it was the last morning. If I weighed myself on a monday, the next monday it would be the same number.

1. Why the good health insurance comment? 2. It's just that it's difficult to find where I should be at to get results. The whole main point is I'm confused why I'm not losing below TDEE or gaining over maintenance. 3. What would it matter if I get injured? It's not likely in way of exercise or diet unless you're talking…

Then how would I know the exact grams and ounces without weighing? I get what you're saying but whether it's a diet break or being strict, I'm always going to weigh what I eat. It's part of the obsessive I can have control over.

No, you're right. I just want to read it through before saying or thinking yes i'll definitely do it. It's worth a try.

Just because someone is nervous about doing something, doesn't mean it's irrelevant or that it's not valuable. There's a number of things that people have suggested the past few hours. The reason I'm mostly hesitant to ever ask for help is for people such as yourself that mince words and try to find where you see the…

I was asking a legitimate question. I never said i wouldn't consider it.

But wouldn't that give the opportunity for weight gain? it would be terrifying to me to do.

Thank you, I will read through it!

I don't do it intentionally IF but I tend to eat 11am and stop around 7pm

Letting myself have whatever for dinner, and only going to 4 classes a week is me cutting back. I used to do some form of cardio 7 days a week for at least 45 minutes.

I have found mine to be pretty accurate as far as heart rate and step count. Even if the calorie burn is slightly off, I am still not eating near that number. Serious question though, how is 20-25 pounds not a lot to lose where it's very visible on my body? It's mainly my stomach, it's disgusting for lack of a better word.

I actually did PHUL for a few months last year and that's what I'm saying it didn't make any change in muscle. I am doing upper body weight training 3x week now, though.