RebeccaNaegle Member

Dumping bread is the dumbest thing Ive heard. Fat loss is just your body burning more energy than you consume. It doesn't matter if you eat bread ALL day if you are eating less than you burn you will drop weight. Its science. Your body doesn't care if you eat your carbs in strawberries or bread , as long as its less than…

Im a girl, 5' 4", 119lbs, fairly lean, and it takes a month to lose a real pound sometimes. ugh!

I cant see any reasoning behind a high fat low carb diet unless directed by your doctor. I personally love my carbs!

Im 5' 4" and I weigh 119lbs. I eat around 1200 calories a day and lift weights 5x a week. My goal is another 5-10lbs to get my abs to really pop. Hope that helps!

I love sweets also, so I feel your heartache! haha. I eat sweets everyday and stay within my calories/macros... I make sure to fit them in! Check out Arctic Zero ice cream. Its AMAZING and LOW in calories. Sometimes hard to find though. A whole pint is only 150 cals! and the choc. is the bomb! Also check out skinny cow…

lol, ok.... Well. Clearly, the information in the book may benefit. Confused or ignorant would have been rude. Telling someone they should read a book because it may help them, is not rude. You guys seriously do seem angry for no reason. Maybe you should have a snickers.

I didn't go back down to 1200 after leaning out. I am still leaning out, and will be going up when I am finished. And it wasn't a snide remark. I seriously think you'd benefit. :)

When did I resort to name calling? And yes, it was.

Well a little over a gram IS what I am eating. Hence 1.2 per pound. I am not going to lose any sleep over you guys not believing me, and I am certainly not out to prove myself to people I don't know. You keep doing whatever it is you're doing. And I will keep doing what works perfectly for me. She asked for good advice. I…

You do realize most of the articles you just posted in that link back up my 1.2 recommendation right?

Yeah well my progress isn't lying. I have only gotten leaner and stronger during the process. No, its not "bro science" in his books. He backs up everything he recommends with REAL science and research. I have lost around 25 pounds of fat and put on a ton of muscle. My fiancé has lost around 40lbs of fat and also added a…

Mike Matthews book for women, thinner leaner stronger is an amazing book with tips , exercises, marco help for each individual woman etc. Its an amazing book and I've come A LONG way in the six months or so after reading it.

You're right, she probably wont need to eat that little unless she ever plans on doing fitness comps. I eat 1.2 grams per pound on protein because that is what your body needs to maintain/build while you are cutting out calories. Otherwise your heavy lifting will get you nowhere.

Two months is not a long time to get "bikini ready" . But should get you close. I wouldn't bulk until then if you already feel like you need to lean out. I think the macros of 1.2 grams of protein, .25 of fat and 1 gram of carb is a perfect setting of caloric intake for anyone wanting to cut/lean out while…

You shouldn't eat 1200 a day. That will come when you get more lean. For now, I think you will need to eat around 171.6 grams of protein, 32.75 grams of fat, and 143 grams of carbs. That is around 1550 calories a day. That is still putting you in a 20% deficit.

...and yes, lifting burns a lot of calories, and builds/maintains muscle, so long as you keep your protein levels high while you cut.

You wont get bulky. You're not a guy so it just wont happen. You will however build beautiful curves! Add me as a friend. I eat just a bit over 1200 calories a day. I am leaning out AND building muscle, I eat 1.2 grams of protein per pound of body weight. .25 grams of fat. and .75 grams of carbs. So take your weight (IE :…

I weigh daily, to track the changes, and it changes daily a pound up or down, give or take a few ounces. Trend is moving downward, slowly. If I were going to give my actual weight to someone, I would say whatever the scale said that morning.

I bench alone all the time. I agree I think men are more intimidated by a lifting woman. Don't make eye contact. Don't feed them. Haha. I get treated like one of the guys at the gym now days. I love it.

I am building muscle, cutting fat, leaning out and lifting heavy! :)

I count my macros. I am 5'4", 121 lbs., and I eat macros of 145P, 31F and 90C. I am still cutting fat while building/maintaining muscle. I work out 5x a week lifting weights. I've gone from 138 down to 121 doing this, and added a lot of muscle. 1.25 Grams of Protein per lb. of body weight, 1 Gram of carbs and .25 Grams of…

I am building muscle and leaning out!

Fettuccine alfredo... yeah its pretty much a cheat meal but delicious!

Not to get too much muscle. Its a "turn off".... I'm sorry, was I trying to turn you on? I missed that memo. Shut up.

Ask her to workout with you. Tell her you love her company and she motivates you. You want to spend more time with her blah blah blah.

OH MY GOSHHHH..... :neutral: I am so jealous. I cant decide if I hate you or love you. Haha.

If you want to snack at night just save calories for it. It doesn't matter if you eat your snack at 2pm or 10pm. Just save some calories for your late snacks and youre good to go.

I weigh myself every morning and log it every morning on MFP.

I can eat that much if I want that early also, because I love coca cola and donuts. lol. Think of your calories as money, and see whats "worth" spending those calories on for the day. You can spend 300 calories on a snickers or the same calories on a grilled chicken salad and apple. It IS hard, but you can do it! Just get…

If I crave something sweet a lot of times I will just fit something into the calories for the day. Sugar free jello (orange and lime are my favorite) only have 10 cal. in each, and I top them with light cool whip. (15 cal for two tablespoons). Also could just do 100 calorie bag of cookies or something. I don't deprive…