jaredb2395 Member

Bump Also, I intend to focus mainly on burning fat, but am also looking to build a little muscle too.

Everyone has given me a lot to think about and look over. I'll be trying to take everyone's advice into account. Thank you everyone so much for investing into my journey, and for giving me tough love, specific and detailed advice, and pointing me to other sources.

What is a good daily deficit for me?

Do you have a recommended brand or model?

Oh boy...I certainly don't want to deal with any side effects. What would that include?

My problem is that I've tried to eat like that. Less food, some more healthy stuff, but still eating bits of things I love. Problem is that once I get a taste, I don't want to stop. Going (nearly) cold turkey has worked very well for me to this point. Maybe I can try though! My body type is very short, and very stocky.

Haha, I don't know, I don't mind it so much! But perhaps you're right, maybe I'll get tired of it. I believe MyFitnessPal said around 13 weeks at 2lb loss per week. Long term my goal was to transition my diet into higher carb and calorie for more intensive weight training after I hit my weight loss goal. Do you think I'm…

I am purposely doing low carb, but I've honestly been struggling with the importance of that. I know calories are most important to measure, but I'd heard that given my body type, carbs cause me to have cravings and slow my metabolism. What do you think about the whole low carb thing? And thanks for the suggestions!

Thank you! I was really wondering if stints of time with no change/small gain is common or not, followed by weight loss after. This is encouraging.

Do you have suggestions? Thank you for the reply.

Honestly I've been pretty comfortable with how I'm eating. But I get it sees extreme. I'll try not to overreact. I think I just got so used to consistent weight loss this past month. I get scared easy because I have ALWAYS had a hard time losing weight. Thanks for the reply!