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Good luck on your journey as well!! :) Wow, that's amazing!! Did she lose the weight just from eating under her calorie limit? I hope to be in her shoes someday. Just stick around the community here and I'm sure you'll make a lot more friends too. :)

Thanks... I added you. I had to do the same too. I once had an account here when I was around 17 years old, believe it or not, and I tried to log back in right before I made this account and the +30lb gain did not look pretty. One step at a time! :) That's a good way to look at it. Feel like I kept gaining and losing the…

I suppose I mean "success" as in not overindulging or whatever to the point of losing control like me. At least you can start from a clean slate. Or I guess that's just kinda how I see it? Though I know building muscle and gaining weight can be just as difficult in that respect, and of course you have your own goals. So…

Haha maybe that's just the key to your success~ I've always been an extremist of sorts (having too much of a good thing and never any balance) lol Well, you should get back on that horse cowboy. I want to get on the bike a bit more but I'm worried about my legs getting thinner than my belly. Is that possible? lol

Calories are a big reason to why someone is overweight. However, in my situation, I don't lose weight as easily as someone else could, because I don't have a lot of muscle. My last trainer said building muscle and eating enough of the right food (protein) would really help with my weight loss. So yes, it's mostly calories…

I've heard a lot about keto dieting but it would probably be very hard for me. I get turned off of meat easily, unless it's a little chicken every now and again. & I hear you have to stay away from carby fruits and veggies as well? I've been trying to stay away from refined sugar/carbs, but I'm also trying to have more of…

To measure my body fat, they just used a tape to measure me, and then took my weight on some fancy weight calculator thing. You have to hold onto it with your arms and stand with your feet, and it measures which side is stronger, as well as how much you weigh and how much of it is muscle vs fat. & I'm guessing my muscle…

I moved to a different city, still stabilizing. Haven't found a better trainer since. At least they taught me enough to go forward until I can get a new one. They helped me measure my body fat percentage, and symmetry. They designed specific workouts for my asymmetry also. For you, it might be interesting to find out what…

Well, I'm actually trying to gain some and lose some in the right places. I need to build muscle as well as lose the fat. My last trainer said I actually don't eat enough either - I was basically consuming too many empty calories in drinks (with soda/sweet coffees/energy drinks)