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Usually 5-6 days per week: strength training 3 days for about 40-60 min (combination of ICF 5x5, NROL4W, or TRX) and cardio or mixture of resistance/cardio/ yoga for another 2-3 days (about 30-50 min).

Too much sugar in a tiny bottle... It tastes good but I'd rather eat the real fruit :neutral:

I don't want to throw cold water on this "shred fat in two month" plan, but two month may not be enough for you to change much... Fat loss is mainly achieved by diet (calorie deficit) and no one can control where they lose fat first. Yes, you could have lost fat in those areas you don't like by the assisting of weight…

Depends on where you start and your genes. It also depends on your standard of round butt (believe me, the popular round butt weren't like those nowadays when I was a teenager). There might be a way to improve what you have now, but just remember, the composition of butt (muscle AND fat) has to be balanced to make the butt…

I usually workout 5-6 days per week and about 30-90 min per day depends on what I do. 3 days for lifting program (currently ICF5x5 plus NROL4W as warmup. Just added TRX as alternative warmup). Another 2-3 days are my all-what-I-like-to-do cardio workout time, mainly Les Mills programs (Body Combat & GRIT) and once a while…

I'm kind of in a similar situation and this sounds like a really good idea to make ourselves more knowledgeable, so I asked my brother (he's a PT overseas) how practical or beneficial it would be for me. He said "it could be helpful, but remember not everyone fits the classic textbook examples." I believe he has no…

This is harsh but I do feel the same a lot of times... :|

I have a long-term motivation and a secret one. Of course I want to look good in the outfit I like, and that can eventually make me a little bit closer to being photogenic. Life is short and I don't want to waste chances of taking pictures with the people/view/things I adore, yet I'd hate my pictures if I don't look good…

I don't think BMI is flawed. It's just a screening tool- means it should not be accurate to fine-filter. It's just one of many ways to look at things, and it can be a helpful tool with other proper judgement/measurements. Obviously no one's gonna describe a powerlifter "obese" simply by his/her BMI. We look at body fat %…

Yes tofu is a great protein source but just make sure you buy the soft or extra soft/silk one. Some hard/firm tofu could be hard to smash by just tongue & might need some chewing... I'm not sure how many teeth you're about to remove (I got mine extracted one by one... now all 4 are gone). Since this is considered a…

Sorry I don't have pic to share neither, but I recently found myself losing back fat by trying on a dress I bought 2 years ago (didn't try it on for about a year and my weight now is just 3-4 lbs lighter). I'm now 4 months into ICF 5x5, one of the beginner lifting programs using heavy weights. I use dumbbells (17.5-40 lb…

As far as I can remember, my waist was always 27" since I was 12. It went up to 30" for a short period of time and I was able to keep it around 27" for the past 8 years (I just turned 31). Just when I thought there's no way I can cut anymore fat there (thanks to my genes, lol), it went down to 26.5" last year around this…

I have that problem too. My preference of food used to be carb-based, especially lots of vegetable and fruit. Now I have more dairy products (pepper jack and also plain nonfat Greek yogurt), meat, and nuts because of the need of increasing my protein intake. The good side for having more fat is it t kind of takes over my…

My weight hasn't really changed much but my waist finally got down another 0.5 inch! Seems like I lost some fat on my back as well since dresses I bought two years ago now look much better (little bit more room and no more embarrassing armpit-back fat showing). Guess I'll just keep doing what I was doing :blush:

I've been using Charge HR for about a month... Still not sure if the calorie expense from workouts is accurate and I tend to log my exercise calories a little bit less than what the Charge HR shows (didn't connect it with MFP & just to be conservative). The HR part seems working fine compared to the readings from my blood…

Any kind of hand-crafting would help! The one costs the least (and also the most convenient, imo) would be origami. All you need are just paper, clean & dry hands, and patience (and of course, the folding instructions!). Once you get into it, it'll be really hard to get your hands off the paper (not to mention grabbing…

Too much of anything is not necessarily good though... There's a condition called water intoxication or water poisoning (too much water affects the balance of electrolytes) and it's the opposite from being healthy. I thought I didn't eat too much high calorie food before I start using MFP for serious logging, but I was…

Thighs, belly, butt, face, and now finally upper arms. I suspect chest is actually the first to go & continue losing all the way along... :s :'(

Sweets are not never excluded from my diet!!! I found this amazing ice cream bar (from Enlightened) in my local grocery store and it boosts my protein % too. (I personally like the salt caramel flavor the most but chocolate fudge has the least calorie plus most amount of protein!) http://www.eatenlightened.com/#/products…

Agree with the above about reading it at healthy weight!! I'm really glad to read this post and thank you for sharing! I'm currently at my lowest weight and probably the best physique since entering adulthood (physically or mentally, lol) and often have this "what to do next" question in my mind. I mean, I'm definitely not…

I keep changing my goal weight... I'm 5'5.4" and currently around 117-118 lb (average 53.5 kg). My current weight was my goal at some point before but now I really want to go down to 52.5 kg later. Not a lot to lose but I'd like to see how I look if I can lose some fat while keeping my current muscle mass :smile:

I think the food I made/ chose is healthy and delicious. Sadly that's only good for me but not the case for other people who had the same thing as me... So I kind of agree OP's statement but also disagree with it... :neutral:

Thanks! This is very practical (and like you said, not easy) and directly points out what I need. I'll work on the record (make it more detailed and periodic rather than random entries of measurement) and hopefully to have some clues.

Sure. Sorry... that was like my nearly 6 months of self-murmuring and I should have thought about that before I post it... I'd like to ask if under my current situation, a 30 yo female, 5'5.4" (166 cm) & 117-118 lb (around 53.5 kg) - with an estimated BMR 1260 but TDEE between 1420 (evaluated from previous 3-months of…

A heavy book/ water bottle can do the trick for a while :smile:

Thank you so much @SideSteel ! I guess I'll try to describe as detailed as possible and yes, a general direction is certainly helpful and I'm very grateful for that! I'm a 30 yo female (166 cm/ 5'5.4") and currently weigh around 53.2-53.8 kg (117-118 lb). There are two major things I'd like to see from my diet & workout…

Hello :) I need some advices for my calorie settings and workout routine in relation to my current goal... would it be ok to ask that here?

I think it all depends on genetics and how we interpret a "young looking," which is, in my opinion, a smooth facial outline with full (or even slightly chubby) cheeks and no (visible) wrinkles nor under-eye sacs. These are just what I see in general from a young-looking face and the criteria (not a set standard but usually…

First of all, this does sound like a question you should discuss with your doctor since eating disorder is a serious health issue. Second, I'm just wondering how you get that number of 1000 kcal burn. Not that there's no exercise (or combination of several different workout routines) that'll burn 1000 kcal, but those are…

Just want to second the "effect" from body combat... It's painful in the beginning but the hard work will pay off if your diet is also on track! It's also stress-relieving & I'd think it's a good tool for you as well :smile: