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I definitely have those days!! I keep a meticulous log and make sure it averages over the week, but yeah, I have days where I get ravenous from a hard lifting session and eat like 2300, not as much as you lol, but basically almost maintenance, and it wouldn't be junk and I know it's true hunger, I'd eat extra hard boiled…

I wouldn't say I'm "skinny" or anything, maybe not in my eyes at least, but I'm definitely in the last leg of my journey. I'm in the range of normal weights for my height, and a range of average body fat, although I'd just like to be leaner. I think that because I'm normal/average/whatever now, the process has to go…

Yeah, I don't think it bothers me so much if I do cardio... Today I did an hour of Zumba class fasted and that was fine, but doing weights fasted makes me feel weak and lightheaded. When I've done it at home (I have selectable dumbbells that go up to 50 lbs each dumbbell) I've actually stopped and gotten a protein shake…

I guess since I listen to my body it really knows what's best then. I'll stick it out!

@PAV8888 I love what you posted! I read both and I'm in a similar position to that woman... I've lost a lot of body fat, made lean muscle gains, recomped my body, etc. but my weight loss has been slow. I have close friends that lose way faster than I do and it kills me when they say they lost 20 lbs in 4 months or…

Ok, a lot to take in and answer, but I am glad I came to this forum! So, as for @lightenup2016 we seem to be so similar! My kiddos are almost 6, one is 4, and the baby is 2 though. So I have a lot on my hands lol. But my TDEE is very similar as well. Using Fitbit's data, my TDEE over the last month is 2396 with 29 days of…

I haven't. I wish we could afford it! Sometimes I wonder if I have sleep apnea though. My tracker says I'm restless like 20x a night and that I lose an hour of sleep. I wake up at least 2-4 times fully that I catch myself waking up or I actually get up to go to the restroom. My gma has sleep apnea and used to use a CPAP…

So do IF and lower my cals below 1800-2000 and then do refeeds? Or stay at 1800-2000 and do refeeds? I feel like I have almost no energy beyond fueling my workouts and doing what I have to do as a mother of 3, it's so strange. I do have to take my kids to two different schools, pick them up, grocery shop, work out, and…

Thank you so much. I know you're right. Sometimes I'm impatient :# but I do want lasting sustainable results and I'm all for less work lol! I need to stop being so focused on the scale. I am glad I came to this forum! :)

I'm 5'7.5" and my goal weight is 135-140. But I'm trying to focus more on the mirror because I've built a lot of muscle and look vastly different than I did when I started my journey. Before I had kids, I was 127, which was the very bottom of healthy weight range. For me that seems unachievable and unrealistic to maintain.…

Yes, I make sure to recalculate often. My HR monitor syncs with my MFP also, but I do reset MFP often as I lose weight. I am losing 0.5 lb/week and not having a problem with that, I weigh 3 lbs less now than I did 6.5 weeks ago... It seems to be working out fine. It just seems like my body doesn't want to go any lower than…

That's what my husband said. That I might be losing slow, but it's all fat and my body is recompositioning instead of losing muscle + fat. I am feeling the pressure though to get smaller for a wedding that I am the matron of honor in. It's a ways away but the rate I'm losing I feel like I won't be where I'd like to by…

OK, gotcha. Do you have a specific one you'd recommend? I use bodybuilding.com for a lot of my ideas. I used to do Stronglifts 5x5 but injured my foot in a bootcamp-type class, spent 5 weeks doing a seated routine, and now am doing a full-body lifting routine with free weights back on my feet that I put together myself…

I don't have any idea of how to post pictures on this forum if allowed? But my Instagram is coffee.and.barbells if you'd like to see my recomposition and weight loss.

I do feel like they've increased my hunger, but part of the reason I don't want to give them up is I haven't just ended up a smaller version of myself (flabby and out of shape), I'm changing my body composition along the way. I now have leg muscle, biceps, lifted firm glutes, etc. I look so much better to myself,…

Yes, I don't seem to have a problem hitting fats lol although my minimum is set at 25% of caloric intake; but my minimum for fiber is 25g and I usually am above it, and my target for protein is 115g (1g/lb lean body mass) and I don't always hit it but I am also more often above it, near 130g, and I won't be satisfied if…

Yes, in that instance, I would find the correct brand and entry (I have seen many that are wrong). Trust me, I'm obsessive about tracking! My logging is tight. If I eat PB & toast, I'd weigh the toast because some brands I've found the grams to be off per what they say they are, then I'd tare it and put on the PB and log…

Okay, I am 5'7.5" for reference, 157 lbs currently, and 26-27% body fat last time I measured. I started at 184 lbs and something like 33-36% bf, wearing 12/14 and now in a size 8. So I've made huge progress, but I'd certainly like to see more. I do ascribe to a sort of IIFYM lifestyle also, like letting myself have a treat…

I love this post! Definitely agree with what you are saying here. I went to school for biology and now am pre-nursing for my second bachelor degree and am so guilty of only wanting to see published studies, but I have seen people defy CICO with my own eyes and know there is much to be interpreted and much lost in…