rachelmazour Member

Great thanks for the input!!!

Thank you!!!! I think that's what I'll do!:) thanks for the tip:)

Awesome thanks so so much:) that's super helpful

Perfect thanks a bunch!!! So when I start my maintenance I should start eating back calories otherwise I will lose weight?

Ok thanks that helps a lot! Maybe I'll just approach it by easing up on my deficit since I still have a little to lose and then keep adding until I come to an eventual halt! Thanks for the input and support!

Wondering what to expect. If I want to find maintenance, why do I keep hearing to expect weight gain/water retention. Does that mean my weight might spike a little one week but drop back down the next? I don't know what timeline to go by.. If I gain water weight, how long until I know it was water weight or weight gain ?…

I actually started at 1350 cal/day. I wanted to cut my fat and honestly I don't know why I started doing the 1200cal.. I don't even remember. I'm very impatient so I'm assuming it was because the quick results on the scale satisfied me even tho I knew I was losing some muscle with it. Oh yes I remember. I hit my first…

That makes sense. Yep I put my pic on but they were deleted awhile after for some reason ha but a couple people guessed me at 20-22% I told myself 3lbs ago I'd start maintaining but I feel comfortable and would love to keep going down a bit lower but need to make sure I have a plan in place so that once I reach the new…

I am. It freaks me out when I log them but I try to anyway. Sometimes I'm only 200cal over goal and sometimes I'm like 800over so maybe I just need to pre log my cheats and make them consistent while I up my calories. Somebody back in another thread suggested leaning out a little more (guessing off my pics BF) and then…

I mean I guess since I'm doing that now and losing that I should be able to do it while upping calories. Wtf am I worried about. I don't know why I can't get my head into maintaining right now. Just feeling anxious about it and frustrated

I'm at 1200-1250/day right now and losing about 1.5 a week on average. The thing I'm worried about is that I give myself a one meal a week cheat meal..and I love doing it that way so once I start upping calories, won't my weekly calories possibly be over and cause gain? I'm not sure how to word that. Basically I still want…

I've never tried finding maintenance before and enjoying being this size right now so my mental game needs help :/

Oh yes, I meant by adding calories back too quickly and overestimating my maintenance while trying to find it:) and ok! Thank you!

To clarify.. They don't like the cutting/maintaining/bulking aspect of my fitness plan.

Thanks! Will look into it:)

Thanks a bunch that helps a lot! Definitely something for me to look into. I think I need to cut a bit more (Someone estimated me at 22% area BF by looking at some pics)before building or recomping but it sounds like a recomp is what I need to take master first:) thanks for all the help. Thanks a bunch!

Thank you so crazy much! So would it make sense to continue cutting and then recomp over the summer and 'bulk' over winter if needed? Honestly I just keep seeing the word recomp pop up in my convos and i need to do a little research but it sounds like that's my way to go. Thank you a ton for the direction.. I've always…

I know my numbers according to st jeor equation and a different one..it's around 1600-1700 I believe... I've never been there tho so does it work to add calories slowly so as to let my body adjust and for me to figure out what my maintenance is that way? So basically if I eat the same amount of calories per day and gain…

So those are some pics this morning... Judging by the chart about maybe slightly higher than a 25% bf .. Maybe 30% bf I decided to cut first cuz I had a lot of Prego weight on me. My macros are 35% protein, 35% carb and 30% fat on a 1200cal diet. (I'm really impatient).. So I've lost muscle and a lot of fat in my booty. I…

Wow that's awesome!! Thanks so so much! And yea that what's I thought.. Pretty similar bodies compared to the crazy wide variety mfp has so that helps I found one similar to mine:) I screen 'shotted' that last message thanks a bunch:) I'll look into all of that for sure! And congrats on working the way you do.. It is…

Thank you thank you!! That helps a lot and thanks for the input. I'm 5'3" and am down from 143 to 126lb right now. Not happy with my softness and some extra fat in legs and butt. I told myself at first once I get to 126 I'm bulking.. Now im saying 124. Smh. Lol. I just need to educate on bulking the way I did on fat loss..…

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That's the same her! I'm smaller upper body, thicker legs and butt! And I'm not sure yet. I'm not being coached as I live in a small village lol so all of my progress so far has been self educated. I've lost a lot of muscle due to lower calories (I'm impatient) so I'm ready to bulk but worried I'll do it wrong :) I want to…

Oh awesome girl!! I've been so nervous about this bulk.. It took so long to finally drop the babyweight.. So glad to hear that it's been working for ya!