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@cmriverside what do you suggest I increase too? Just general overall caloric intake or carb specific or protein specific goal?

@Lietchi thank you that would have been helpful to tell you! I take in roughly 1600 calories/day- sometimes more if it's a long run or a lot of calorie expenditure. I aim for about 180g of carbs and 120g protein. I am 5'2 and weigh about 114-117 depending on the day. I am not looking to lose weight, but just enhance…

I am regularly constipated honestly- why?

Thank you for the quick reply. How can I quickly determine if the problem is hormonal? I can certainly watch sodium intake....

So you would say to keep the weight lifting in addition to cardio correct? Just up the intensity of both?

I gained these few ponds during the Covid situation so I know it’s not a lot, but I just felt healthier without those extra few pounds of fat on my body both mentally and physically.

Thank you all for your replies. To be clear- I’d like to lose 5 lbs of fat and what I believe to be excessive water retention, as opposed to muscle, so that’s why I’m keeping the weight lifting in place. I have been keeping an aggressive calorie deficit to try and manage this- 500ish a day with one day a week that I eat at…

Hi there My weight has been trending up for the last 6 months or so which Is why I thoufgt it might help to mix things up. I am female and 125 lbs now at 5’2. The body fat percentage I obtained from a scan at a local university where my friend works- measures fat lbs, muscle, skeletal,etc. I just don’t feel great anymore…

Thank you for getting back to me- I probably do underestimate calories on occasion so this is definitely something I’ll be more mindful of. I didn’t think about the hormonal side of this but that makes a lot of sense. This has come on more recently. I had consistently been losing weight and then increased my training to…

Sorry - to clarify- that calorie deficit is with activity factored in.... I'm not perfect at adhering to it but I try to stay close.

so you feel like my metabolism is just shutting down because it's not getting enough?

Thank you for the quick reply! I am female, 118 lbs, 5'2- I am trying to maintain a deficit to recomp, so I eat about 1200-1500 calories/day and try to get most of these from fats and proteins. I do leg day only once a week because I am also a distance runner (25ish miles/week avg). So my strength training program is only…

I guess I didn't think I was undereating because I'm not losing weight...but I guess that makes sense and it's possible. As far as overall calorie consumption- I have been trying to abide by the standards set by the app for my size, but I wasn't taking energy expenditure into consideration, and when I'm training for races…

Thank you! I am 30 years old, 5'2 and weigh 117. I eat 1200-1500/day on average but trying to keep better track of this using MyFitnessPal. Sodium around 2000 g/day and in general I am around 100g carbs/day. I'm not looking to lose a ton of weight- maybe a few pounds, but primarily interested in performance. I run about…

Thank you for all the feedback. I am eating about 30% carb/40% protein/30% fat split right now, but maybe it's the overall number of calories that isn't enough for athletic performance. I am about 5'2, weigh 118. I want to lose about 5 lbs, so not a ton and maybe this is just where my body wants me to stay.....but ideally…

Thank you all for the replies. I’m honestly not trying to lose a ton of weight- a few pounds - but mostly want to be a high performer in my races and sports and just be healthier overall- eat cleaner that sort of thing. I appreciate the input and I think this is pretty obvious now what I need to do! Seems to be a fine line…

Thank you all for the replies. I’m honestly not trying to lose a ton of weight- a few pounds - but mostly want to be a high performer in my races and sports and just be healthier overall- eat cleaner that sort of thing. I appreciate the input and I think this is pretty obvious now what I need to do! Seems to be a fine line…

Thank you all for the replies and help! I typically have just one "long run" a week (8-12 miles) and 4 days of between 3-5 miles each, plus two days of strength training/weights. I make sure to have 1 day of complete rest each week, sometimes two. I am gathering that maybe I am just not taking in enough fuel period. I try…