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2 weeks is really not a lot of time, it sounds a bit too soon to say you're stuck... also I know if I drop my calories I first get a "woosh" and lose a few kg, then tend to not lose much the next week or two (it eventually starts moving again) Also, 1300 sounds like a *really* low amount to be aiming for, especially for a…

I've created a huge workout playlist for myself on youtube - fitness blender, yoga with adriene, popsugar fitness, etc and I pick 2-3 videos to do per day. In addition to my old Jillian Michaels and Insanity dvds. I have 2 sets of adjustable dumbbells at home, some resistance bands and a kettlebell.

I don't really notice a difference between caffeine vs no caffeine, tbh, my sleep doesn't change at all. I drink a lot of coffee but I just enjoy the smell/taste of it, and it's sometimes a social thing

btw. this is me at 18 vs me at 30. It's for sure possible to do a LOT (I wouldn't assume anyone would consider me particularly fit just looking at me atm, but I've been absolutely crushing it with my workouts lately)

I spent all my teen years overweight and obese, then lost a big chunk of it in my early 20s... a bit up and down over the years, but never re-gained it. I've been able to get quite a lot of muscle definition on my back, legs, and arms. My stomach is unfortunately a nope because any abs I might have get covered by the loose…

in the past couple of years - somewhere in the 25-26k range, I do go for walks often but those are usually between 10k and 13k steps (anything before maybe mid 2018 - I didn't track my steps)

only in restaurants or if I'm visiting someone for a meal, or if it's something like lettuce, I've also stopped weighing packaged food if I'd previously weighed it a few times and it was within a few g of what it was supposed to weigh

(I've been doing youtube workout videos lately)

If you're eating a lot of low calorie high volume/filling food I can see why you might struggle to get enough, but that's where I'd try and throw in more nuts, seeds, oils, or smaller snacks to add calories without feeling stuffed. But yeah if you've completely changed how you eat I could see that happening, especially…

fitnessblender also lets you sort their workouts by type/length/difficulty (on their website), could have a look at that and give some of the easier ones a go? They also let you choose low impact or stuff with low impact modifications

It's my 30th birthday today and I feel like I'm in better shape than 10+ years ago

Mid to high 50s for me last few times I checked my blood pressure at home, I'm 29 (30 next week) and maintaining a BMI that hovers between 22.5-23, I currently work out about 5 days a week - but my resting heart rate was never super high (low-mid 60s) to begin with (highest weight put me around BMI 36, but I was pretty…

I've been following fitness blender's workouts on their website, they let you sort stuff by length, difficulty, part of the body, equipment etc

got all these cute new outfits past few months (yay sales) to replace the stuff that is now too big - and nowhere to wear them because of the virus... ah well

I'd strongly recommend checking your diary entries (especially food you eat often) to make sure you're not using entries that are wildly incorrect (say, something claiming X is 100kcal per 100g, when it's really maybe 300kcal per 100g), make sure you're not eyeballing your portions etc. The most common cause of not losing…

I was more than just "chubby" by the time I got to my mid/late teens so not sure if I'm the type of person you want feedback from, I believe I hit BMI 36 or so when I was 18 or 19, though I was a "just chubby" kid up until I hit my teenage years - but basically my family is used to big portions, home cooked stuff,mind you…

I like mine because it's nice and flat, my mom has one that has a smaller round (raised) area to put stuff on and it's really awkward with larger plates/bowls. But basically any scale should be OK (even my old non-digital one was decently accurate), some are just less awkward to use

I also have PCOS! Down from 90kg to 59kg through calorie counting. Consistency and kitchen scales are key, imo. Also estimating your activity levels correctly - something being healthy doesn't mean it's low in calories and exercise doesn't always burn as much as people think.

That's... not true unless 1300 was their maintenance kcal? 1300 eaten minus 500 puts them at net 800kcal, which is really low

5'2-5'3 hovering around 130-132lbs depending on day thigh: 20-21 inches calves: 13 inches other than that, I'm roughly 32-24-36.5 atm

159cm tall, 90kg at my heaviest, now hovering around 59.5kg, I'm currently trying to maintain for a while before attempting to drop to maybe 55kg or so

I only eat when actually hungry. People complain about how my eating patterns make no sense and about me often not eating my main meal with my family but this is basically what stops me from overeating later in the day. Their lunch is always way too early in the day for me so then I'm basically ravenous by dinner time. I…

I'm still going, I think I might need a bit longer per level though, I remember level 2 somehow being the hardest and I'm still working my way up to proper pushups

I did it yesterday but I'm taking today "off" to do some yoga

Ah. Yeah MFP is giving you the lowest amount it can possibly give you because of the 2lbs a week goal. I'll just say this, if you truly log everything properly and consistently you're not gonna hit a wall with 1200. Your deficit is gonna get smaller over time because you'll naturally burn less calories when you're lighter…

finished day 1, wasn't as bad as I'd worried it might be

I've been having some issues with my left elbow and my shoulders, the jumping at least shouldn't be an issue - I might need to find an alternative for some of the moves involving my upper body tho. planning to do day 1 tomorrow

I've been thinking about it, since I still own the DVDs! I've been having some issues with my joints tho so if I see that it's making anything worse I might need to stop and try something different

159cm SW: 90kg(?) - highest known, might have been more CW: 59.6kg - and aiming to maintain here for a while GW: 54-55kg(?)

lol, someone flagged my photo (of me in jeans and a shirt)/me saying I wanted to maintain in the low 130s for a while as "abuse" Either way, 2-3 days later and I'm less than 1lb away from my pre-holiday weight (dropped 2 of the 3lbs practically overnight). I'll count this as a win.