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Coming back to do a little update. I am doing Pilates 2-3 days a week, core and glute focused. And doing the 3 full body lifts a week. I stopped eating 1700 because I still felt absolutely awful so I finally just gave in and decided to track everything I ate - whether it was “good” food or “bad” food. I didn’t stop myself…

So you found his book, the Glute Lab, programs too high volume? That’s why I got his monthly programming because he has an upper/lower option that has less volume on each day. Like 5 movements as opposed to 7-8. But even that was too much so I don’t know how else to tweak it.

Yes, but I quit working with her partly because I was starting to feel confident working out on my own and because I can’t continue to afford it.

The weight loss was that quick because I was doing an elimination diet (no gluten, sugar, dairy) for gut health. But ended up falling off the wagon because I struggled finding foods/meals that were enjoyable and I definitely was under-eating a bit. How do I work out though? If I have to not be in a deficit right now, I can…

I workout at home so generally I don’t do cardio lol. But it’s mainly been core/lighter weights of whatever exercises I’m doing that day. Not overweight :) I’m 130 lbs, 5”2. Just bad back and weak core from pregnancies.

I’ve decided to up my calories to around 1730. So 250 above the 1 lb deficit but also 250 below maintenance. Still going to do my 3 full body workouts and 2-3 core workouts. I was originally wanting to add in a session or two of cardio but will probably wait a whole month before I do that just to see how my body handles…

Oh I should probably mention my stats too. I’m 5”1, 25 years old, currently 128 lbs and my goal is 115.

Thank you both for your thorough responses!! I was definitely starting to “fear” carb and sugar foods and was dreading the upcoming holidays because of it. So I know that something was wrong because I was starting to think disordered. As far as calories, I honestly could actually use some help with that. I’ve been feeling…

Thank you so much for saying all this! I’ve been trying to tell myself the same thing but my mind was saying otherwise 🫠😭 I definitely didn’t put on all the weight I want to lose in two weeks lol.

So a typical day on the diet looks like this: Breakfast 4-6 ounces protein 1-2 servings of fat (so like 1/4 cup nuts or a tablespoon nut butter) 1 cup optional veggies Lunch 4-6 ounces protein 1 serving fat 2-3 cups veggies 1 cup carbs (sweet potatoes, beans, quinoa) Dinner Repeat of lunch, just one more serving of fat Two…

I’ve been working on core strength for over a year and it has greatly improved but still so baffling that so many exercises are uncomfortable.

So what if a workout looks like this? (full body): Barbell hip thrusts Leg press Seated hamstring curl Shoulder press Neutral grip pull-down Bicep curls Booty band glute medius kickback