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Feel free to add me, I need to build a new friend list, this is a newish account for me and I find I do better with encouragement as well. My goal right now is building muscle.

Move to Arizona, we don't participate in changing times 😃

Sounds yummy! I like to squeeze fresh citrus on salad in place of dressing. Salsa is also a good choice.

Protein powder, Kodiak pancakes, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, egg whites, lentils, PB fit powder, string cheese.

Have you tried prelogging your food for the weekend? Also it's ok to have a treat, maybe if you scheduled your treat you would be less likely to binge as you would know you have another one coming again soon.

Thanks for all of the suggestions! Some of these I already do and some I will give a try. I think I will go ahead and add in the Pilates for a few weeks and see how it goes.

I love all the food but really love dessert. Pumpkin cheesecake, apple pie, and pecan pie... Yum.

That sounds amazing! Do you mind sharing your recipe?

I love coffee. I can drink a good quality coffee black but I do prefer it with a tbsp of half and half. I also prefer dark roast.

This another program that you may want to try. https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/muscle-and-strength-womens-workout It can be done in maintenance, deficit, or surplus. Per the author if you are not running a deficit or trying to lose fat you can skip the cardio.

What I mean is, is running a lean bulk without logging food going to be effective? I try to be mindful and make sure I eat plenty of protein but I'm not tracking it. I had to log food to lose weight and to maintain weight loss, so not tracking sometimes makes me feel like I'm out of control. And is gaining about 1lb/ month…

I was able to lose weight and maintain the loss by tracking/logging my food. I don't have any food restrictions but try and make healthy choices and eat foods that will nourish my body. I do of course enjoy years as well.

I agree with above poster. Look at this photo next to one of when you were heavier. I'm sure you will see your progress. Also, photos can often distort the way we actually look, the quality of the camera and lens can really effect the photo.

Are you wanting to stay on a full body program? I like doing an upper/lower split. I add in glute specific exercises on my lower days.

I recommend going to the bodyweight subreddit and reading their info tab. They have a fantastic plan with progressions for a beginner bodyweight routine.

My husband is doing this one. He likes it so far. https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/9-week-progressive-bodyweight-workout

I would do weight training on MWF and do some cardio on Tuesday and Thursday.

Thanks everyone!

Age: 34 BMI or Height/Weight/Bone Structure: BMI 21, ht 5'2" wt 116 BF%: no idea Number of Pregnancies: 3: 1 c section and 2 vbacs Medical Conditions affecting appearance: Scoliosis Primary form of exercise: Weights and some cardio Number of years doing aforementioned exercise: about 2

Thank you for replying. Honestly my main goal is to be generally healthy and fit. I'm happy with my body the way it is, sure I can make improvements but I'm fine with those being slow over time.

The thing to do would be to get a physical and labs now for a baseline and then get them rechecked at the higher bf %.

I started with strong lifts and then switched to an upper lower split after a few months. I'm thinking about switching to GZCLP.

I'm meaning progress in relation to my goals of building muscle. Really I'm ok with it being slow, I was just asking if it's still possible to build muscle past the first year of recomp. When I did research online there was a ton of conflicting opinions/information. I'm probably more comfortable continuing recomp because I…

I don't think it has a time limit. I was asking if it does, because my progress has become so slow.

You look awesome!

You tube has a ton of Pilates workouts you can do at home.

How long have you been recomping? I've been doing it for a little over a year. I have made good progress but it has become very slow.

Good point. Honestly, I really hate eating in a deficit so cutting after a bulk may be a challenge for me. I enjoy being in maintenance but I guess I'm worried about not making any progress. But you're right it's not a sprint.

Thank you. Sounds like I can keep doing maintenance and it will take forever or I can speed up the process with bulk/cuts.

Thank you, I should have been more clear. I've been lifting since the beginning of 2017 and have been in maintenance since about May 2017, so over a year. Yes, I do follow a lifting program. My question was more of can I keep building muscle beyond the first year of a recomp or do I need to move on to bulk/cut cycles to…