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Unless your metabolism has slowed down and your true TDEE is lower than estimated by TDEE calculators... that's why I recommend reverse dieting up to maintenance over several weeks.

Benefits will be noticing that fluctuations are normal- 1, 2, or even 3 pounds difference from day to day is not unusual depending on if you are watching your sodium intake, how regular your digestion is, and your workout schedule. If you use with a graph it might be good so you can see the overal trend is that you are…

These leggings that were my old standby are now to loose to wear!

Maybe you lost back fat

So far so good- 16 pounds down (5'4") I did have to accept the fact that I am short and curvy and that's ok. I'm never going to look like Cameron Diaz or Giselle Bundchen and that's ok. I used to just want to be skinny (and wished I was taller) but I have a medium/large frame and an pretty short and naturally curvy and…

Yikes- someone had a really low BMR!! Might want to grow some muscle or reverse diet so you can eat more. Needing to eat below 1000 calories to achieve weight loss is not normal.

I do get the bounce. I guess all are different. But I gain between 2 to 5 pounds when I switch from deficit to maintenance.

You will gain a little back when you switch to maintenance- to minimize this you could do a reverse diet. This means a you very slowly raise your calorie goal up to maintenance rather than switch immediately to 1400 calories try 1250 for a week or two, then 1300 for a couple weeks, then 1350, then 1400. It takes longer but…

Lift weights, eat adequate protein, eat at maintenance calories.

The "AGAIN" makes me think you've lost weight in the past but keep gaining it back - here is an important tip: maintaining weight loss is just as important and challenging as losing the weight. When you get to your goal weight the worst thing you can do is stop tracking and just think "ok I'm done now!". Nope, you're not…

You're not eating enough, that's why you feel bad. Start eating all your allotted calories, you shouldn't be eating less. The part about the deficit being built in is why- the calorie goal you are given is how much you should eat to lose weight. There's a calorie deficit for weight loss included in this. The calories you…

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Could be sodium intake too- did you happen to eat out the night before you weighed in?

It's low because you picked 2 pounds a week weight loss which is a 1000 calorie deficit per day. Try 0.5 (250 calorie deficit) or 1 pound (500 calorie deficit) weight loss rate instead of 2 pounds- you will get a higher calorie allotment and probably much better results too.

Same here, that's what I lprefer

Also the next workout would be completely different exercises that work different muscle groups, like maybe biceps, shoulders, and quads. I always do at least a little core work though, and generally do at least a few lower body exercises with each workout, though different ones than the time previous. And I always leave 1…

Something like this might be a bit much for a beginner- I had to work up to this.

No... I lift and strength train for a full hour (plus a quick warm up plus stretching before and after) 3 times a week- so 3 hours a week total. I also do 20 to 30 minutes of HIIT cardio about 2 times per week, and if the weather is nice I also walk 2 or 3 miles around my neighborhood a couple times per week, and hike 3 or…

That's a good start, but working up to more and lifting weights would be good. I do 1 hour of strength training & lifting weights 3 times per week. But you're doing 5 days a week so the equivalent would be 36 minutes of strength/lifting.

You're going to be quite surprised the difference in portions once you start using a food scale to weigh all your food. That's probably the problem.

If you had anything with artificial sweetener that can also throw things off- it counts as carbs but not calories.

Not sure how much strength training you can get done in just 15 minutes, but it's a great start!

Love this one!! I'm doing it for me this time too! I've had other reasons in the past I have to admit- which didn't make me want to stick with it long term.

Wow that second pic!! I'm sure there's some major photoshop enhancement of course but that body type is definitely achieved with more calories than 1200 and lots of lifting & squats etc

I want to lose weight and get fit so I can enjoy the rest of my life more. I am in my mid 30s now and the times I enjoyed life most and felt most confident and healthy were when I was at a healthy weight. When I have been overweight (which unfortunately was a majority of the time so far) I just felt so self conscious and…

Lol!!

Haha yes!! I definitely lose first in my boobs and in my stomach last!! Fat totally is mean!!

Best way to lose belly fat is to lose overall body fat. You can't spot reduce. In my opinion a mild caloric deficit (between 250 to 500 calories less than TDEE/maintenance or 0.5 to 1 pound weight loss rate) combined with strength training/weight lifting, and consuming adequate protein (between 0.6 an 1 gram per pound of…

I would definitely eat healthy foods for optimal nutrition and health, but calories are what matter if you want to change your weight. FYI macronutrients matter too. Maybe first just focus on eating mostly healthy and tracking calories, but eventually you'll want to start paying attention to you macros too. When you're…

If you want to be SURE you will lose weight then yes you need to count calories. You can overeat healthy food too... and a caloric surplus causes weight gain, and eating at maintenance causes weight to stay the same, and a caloric deficit causes weight loss.. no matter if what you're eating is healthy foods or not. This is…