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Yes im following the program in Mike Matthews "Thinner, Leaner, Stronger". I just know that my BF has increased because my weight was around this level when i started and my thigh measurement was around 15-17 mm. Now i get around 18-21mm and my thighs are the same size. This sucks for me because according to all of the…

So i guess i really have been losing muscle...my thigh skinfold measurement is thicker than when i started but my thighs are the same size. I hate it! My legs are like jello now and i really just want to fix it without gaining any more fat in the process.

Im extemely nervous because my thighs are the same size as when i started but the skinfold on them is thicker than when i started. Im going around in circles and i really dont want to gain any more fat!

Yeah...before i started binging, that was about where i was so thats where i started. Im scared and i dont know what to do.

Ive been lifting for almost 5 months. Im not sure if i lost that opportunity yet.

I live in Houston, TX and im 20 years old. I still live with my parents and they always have to know what ive been doing or why im going a certain place.

As much as i would like to be fully evaluated by a doctor, my parents think im fine and healthy and that i should just eat whatever and keep going to the gym. They dont understand what im trying to do because they dont care.

Ok also may i ask what lifting program you started out with and how you made sure you were lifting with the right weight? Ive been following the workout program in "Thinner, Leaner, Stronger" by Mike Matthews but on all of my lifts i can get to ten reps but if i do any more or add even 5 pounds to the bar i feel like my…

Should i post a photo of myself and see what you guys think?

Ive had other people try to do those but they all squeeze too hard or dont grab enough skin. For subscapular ive gotten anywhere from 8-10, Bicep: 4-6, Tricep: 10-16, and Lower Back: 15-18. Of course that is a huge margin to work with on all of them. Plus, even personal trainers love to squeeze the calipers so i cant trust…

Also, i got 21% BF using the Parillo method. With all of the calculators out there i get results from 15%-22% and i dont know what to believe.

Im sorry. Im just really overwhelmed by all of the things ive been reading. Everyone tells me that weight gain should be my first goal which i definitely agree to. However, a bunch of people are telling me that 21% BF is too high and therefore i shouldnt focus on gaining and instead focus on losing a bit of that fat so…

Thanks guys! Im going to go for a recomp for awhile and try to improve my situation that way. This would probably take some stress off of my mind and keep me from falling into a binging cycle that caused me to gain the fat in the first place.

Ok so how exactly do i recomp? Also im about 116-117lbs so how long would it take for me to get to a healthy weight? (Around 125-130lbs in my case)

I would be a bit more comfortable bulking if i lost some of the fat but im worried about losing muscle in the process. Also ive been having a bit of a binging problem so im worried i might be on thin ice here. I dont know what to do! I want to lose the fat i gained during the whole binging fiasco but i just dont want to…

I started my fitness journey at the beginning of this year and was doing ok for the first few weeks but then my weight started spiking and my body was growing (my thighs more specifically) really fast and i knew i was gaining mostly fat so i lowered my calorie intake and ever since then ive been stuck. I want to start my…

Ok so basically its just using common sense when eating. The reason why i wanted to stop counting is because ive been doing it since last October and ive gotten obsessed with it to the point where i have an unhealthy relationship with food. I feel like i cant have certain foods anymore and it ultimately leads me to…

However if i havent lost any muscle and kust gained fat, wouldnt my thighs be bigger than when i started?

I always thought that your body goes right for your muscles first whenever that happens

The only thing is i think my calories are too low right now (minus the binges). Im trying to eat at about 1450-1500 per day, assuming i dont binge. Im thinking that because my nutrition hasnt been the best, ive been losing muscle while lifting and then gaining fat in its place. This would probably explain why my thighs…

Also has anyone else dealt with this during the first part of their fitness journey? I feel like ive really screwed up. Im not going to give up on this but still.

Ive been following the "Thinner, Leaner, Stronger." program by Mike Matthews Program for a while but ive been having trouble staying on the plan due to not knowing my maintenance calories. Ive been trying to find them through reverse dieting but due to the binging problem i had these past couple of months ive ended up…

Its not the weight fluctuating in the day. Over time my thigh circumference would decrease and then increase whenever my thigh skinfold measurement increased. Plus most of my weight gain hsppened within the past 1.5-2 months.

Ive been lifting about 4-5 times per week and i usually do about 3 15-20 min hiit sessions per week however i havent been doing that much hiit cardio lately. I also work as a hostess where im on my feet for at least 4-6 hours per day worked. As for my lifting, my bad flexiblity and balance makes it harder for me to do…

Ok well heres the deal on the caliper tests, goals, and weight gain. 1. My goal us to gain muscle in order to re-comp my body. I started at 113-114 pounds and am at 117 pounds now. 2. I use my own calipers on myself and i usually use a 3 site method. 3.The weight gain didnt come that gradually. It mostly came from a month…

I lived in New York for about 8 months last year while trying to pursue a modeling career. I fell into the whole stupid model crash diet fiasco and lost a lot of weight. After i learned about what happens to your body after you lose weight i kept my calories low. I brought them back up for a bit when i came back but they…

Im not trying to lose weight. I got scared of my weight fluctuations and ended up restricting myself. Im trying to come out of it. The only thing is what do i do about my macros? Do i increase all of them so they stay at the same ratio or do i just raise carbs or what?

Right now im eating 1400 cals per day, im 5' 10", lift about 4-5 days per week, and weight around 114-115lbs so im definitely in a deficit. However, my goal is to find my maintainance again so that i can move on to putting on muscle.

We'll I'm going to start school soon so that will keep me occupied. It's tough because my family does NOT eat healthy and I'm just surrounded by junk. Other than that I will definitely try this. Thank you!

If there's one thing I know I'm getting enough of, it's protein. I'm about 115 lbs and I'm eating close to 120g of protein per day. I'm doing a reverse diet right now because I have been restricting my calories and I'm trying to boost my metabolism back up but I will definitely play around with my macros. Thank you so much!