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If you're trying to reduce your overall bodyfat %, you need to be in a calorie deficit. If you were doing some form of strength training when you were going from 180 to 200 you'll have put on some muscle mass. A calorie deficit will allow you to reduce your bodyfat and keep more of the muscle gained, you will probably want…

It seems to me that you've made your mind and you really don't want to meet the suggested calorie goals. If you lose at a rate you're comfortable with then continue on with what you're doing.

Why did you stop eating 2-3 times a day? Just add extra portions to your meals or eat high calorie low volume food (nuts, cheeses, oils, sugary creamy treats)

Greek yogurt is great stuff imo, but it just doesn't seem to have any potassium. I wouldn't use it as a potassium source

I would try to eat 2450 a day and walk for about an hour a day to get the 250ish deficit. (bringing you back to 2200 net)

beans, dark leafy greens, coconut water, squash/gourd, yogurt (but not greek style yogurt according to labels I've looked at), bananas, fish, avocado

This is exactly what I do, too. I try to salvage it somehow, especially if I went through the effort of cooking/cutting/combining ingredients but didn't like the end result due to poor decisions with spices/herbs.

You should go to the gym but only take selfies while using the equipment, or you'll risk starvation mode

I usually keep at least 1 jar of a nut butter in the apartment. I don't think any kind of lingering snackiness/hunger would be satisfied by eating a whole jar. Ice cream and chips, though, I tend to buy in smaller volumes. I find it easier to buy an amount I plan on being able to finish soon after the packaging gets opened.

Stick to your routine, I'm sure you'll be fine. Keep monitoring your weight over the next 8 weeks is what I'd do if I were in your situation. Your post count leads me to believe you've been doing this for a while, so I bet you'll come out of this looking how you want, over time :)

That's 1 lb a week gain, are you sure some is not just water weight?

Runners world had an article with suggestions for keeping warm that would be applicable to walking, too. See if it helps: http://www.runnersworld.com/cold-weather-running/10-tips-for-running-in-the-cold

Yes, you may see a bump up in scale weight when just starting to exercise again. If you're feeling any delayed onset muscle soreness then expect to see a bump up in scale weight until your body finishes holding onto the extra water it uses to repair. Good luck!

Hmmm. Is it really inaccurate? I'm thrilled with the results i have now, and i want to believe my fitbit charge hr had a significant place in helping me determine my tdee. Is the concern that the hr is low balling the numbers? My tdee is even higher than i thought? Jeez. Maybe i really have been pushing too hard. I don't…

Thanks for the great info everyone! I'm still having serious hang ups about purposely gaining weight. It's irrational, because i know how to lose it. I think I'll drop some cardio from my current routine to create a calorie surplus when I'm ready to take the plunge. I seem to be having trouble determining how much i need…

I agree. Recipe sharing would be a nice feature!

What kind of butt would you feel happiest with? Like, what butts are you comparing yours to that makes you feel yours is not normal?

I used to jog at 4:00 am, now i do it closer to midnight. I don't feel unsafe, but I'm quite disconnected from my surroundings, general. My female friends have talked about feeling unsafe late at night being out on the streets. Other contributors to this thread have offered advice I'd pass along to my female friends who…

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A deficit will lead to weight loss. Both fat and muscle gets lost. Resistance training will preserve more of your lean body mass versus being in a deficit and doing no resistance training. Have you looked through the stickies for this forum? Lots of your concerns are addressed there. This one is probably most appropriate :…

5'9 male, sw 277 gw ~175 cw ~175. Body fat around 12% as per Dexa scan a few months ago. Not sure if i should be in recomp or doing bulk/cut atm... A little worried about getting fat around the waist again. Maybe staying on recomp will give me the best of both worlds

I sometimes think about the kinds of things (and the amounts) I'd eat daily. Knowing how sedentary I was before, and how much I was eating in comparison, I'm not surprised I got 100+ lbs overweight. Like you, I would eat out a lot, and have a lot of calorie dense foods (pizza[because of the cheese and all the meat toppings…

I usually buy a large espresso drink made with lots of steamed milk and sugar, and a muffin or pastry.

I don't prelog, but I'm beginning to notice my "breakfasts" are usually in a calorie range of 500-700, my multiple course lunch is usually around 1100+ and another multiple course 1100+ calories for dinner. There are definitely days these numbers change.

on the web site you go to "My Home" then "check in". I'm not sure how to do it on the app

Many have done it that way. My first 60 lost was with no meaningful exercise.

Why is this! It erks my nerves to have to wait 20-30 minutes to weigh after #2. [/quote] I'm guessing this is due to weight redistribution of waste material/partially digested food in the digestive tract. It's kind of like how one can increase or decrease the weight the scale reads if they change their posture while using…

Thanks for that suggestion! I'll Look through here more, now :)

Thanks everyone. If i decide to start bulking, I'll mentally prepare myself to gain fat again o:)

I was kinda hoping a bulk would allow me to sculpt/shape my body. I would like to maintain my waist size but increase other areas. I suppose that's silly to expect lol