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  • thank you! thanks for your help, it is motivating and inspiring. I use the Nike Training app to do 30-45 minutes exercises every 3 days, if that counts as some sort of progressive resistance body weight training. thanks! not sure i’ll ever have the success or guts (literally) to post success photo but I know the way I’m…
    in short women - how do you consistently lose weight? Comment by loralorent May 2018
  • yeah, I see what you mean. I think my metabolism is shot too after years of disordered eating, starving and binging and purging. (not any more mind you!) I will try your calculator, I did do a TDEE calculate before and it said I should be eating over 2000! not a chance I could do that unless I was eating a pizza throughout…
    in short women - how do you consistently lose weight? Comment by loralorent May 2018
  • I use measuring cups and I’ve just ordered a food scale. I had one before which i used religiously but I left it back in England (i’m in Canada now). yeah I try to do a lot of body weight exercise. I love weight lifting I just don’t have the time or money. I think I’m just being impatient. it’s only been 6 weeks and I feel…
    in short women - how do you consistently lose weight? Comment by loralorent May 2018
  • honestly I don’t eat a lot of brown rice or quinoa but quinoa more so. yeah I’m not a fan of seafood but I will and do eat some fish. honestly i’d love to lift more but my job requires me to work 15 hour days (I work in marine conservation & tourism) and as I’m travelling I can’t purchase gym equipment. lifting is my…
    in short women - how do you consistently lose weight? Comment by loralorent May 2018
  • i’m eating around 1300 calories, weigh the majority of my food, I have my most calorific meal in the morning. I do log my food too. I’m not too bothered about the scale as much as I am not looking any more lean. I still have a layer of fat on my ribs which is the thing I want to rid the most!
    in short women - how do you consistently lose weight? Comment by loralorent May 2018
  • ohhh i see...I get it now. I knew it was easy I just couldn’t get my head around it. thanks for all your help explaining to a numbskull like me!
    in net calories Comment by loralorent May 2018
  • ok I see I see. so if I was eating healthily - as in, more calories considering the amount I burn, 4000 net calories under would be ok because 3500 calories is a pound, so therefore it would mean that I am continuously losing weight (in theory)...? is that right or am I just duh? what is a “net calorie goal” like where do…
    in net calories Comment by loralorent May 2018
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