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Just about to start stage 5. Have never seen my body look like this. Great beginners program to strength training. Looking forward to finishing the program, though, and splitting my workouts in the future however between upper and lower body so I can lift 4 x per week but not get DOMS throughout my entire body the next…

So what about your macros? Insulin resistance? Type of training you're doing? Whether or not you've been able to gain some muscle? When you've been weighing? Other measurements like inches? It's not wise to just throw all your eggs in one basket without considering a whole plethora of other variables that most likely…

IF SHE CAN'T SHIP TO AUSTRALIA, NONE OF YOU ARE ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THEM ANYMORE!!! :explode: hahahahaha. Joking. Partially. :tongue:

LOL. I think that sums it up really.

Work out your TDEE here: scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/ Then choose the deficit of your choice and then you have a good idea of what to aim for. I've got vegetarians on my friend list who nail their 30-35% protein target every day. I would recommend you start strength training immediately. There is no…

:noway: I'm not sure that will be an effective way to keep the weight off in the long run, regardless of how many carbs you're eating.

^^^THIS! I'm 5'3. I eat 1800-1900 for my deficit and 2100 for maintenance. I skip between the two depending on short-term goals. I adore each delightful, delicious calorie and watch my macros carefully. And I lift heavy. I've actually put on scale weight while my body has gotten smaller and way tighter. Try to set your…

Couldn't agree more!

I totally worry about this too but I figure people can just deal with it :laugh:

Not gonna lie... I love making a little noise. I'm working hard *shrugs*

I'm a gloves girl, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. The hurting hands and callouses annoy me, my gloves really help. Since getting them my callouses have all but gone. ....And yes, they have pink on them. :tongue:

Don't even own a scale. How can it tell the difference between fluid in my muscles, my muscle growth, my body fat reduction? If anything, I'm proud that it has gone up while I have gotten smaller (I occasionally weigh at the gym, just for a giggle). I still don't understand why rational women are so hung up on it when they…

Absolutely natural to gain after upping cals. And even more so when you start a heavy lifting program. All the fluid and glycogen in your muscles, the process in helping them repair and get stronger. I've put on 11lb and it hasn't disappeared the entire time, and my body is used to lifting but after a particularly intense…

LOVE this!!! :love:

You are amazing!!!! I love this so much. This will be so helpful for others!! :love:

Great idea, but I believe that HRMs are very inaccurate worn for non-aerobic activity and long periods of time. A BodyMedia Fit perhaps is a better device for that longer-term type measurement. Fairly accurate for TDEE and more accurate for strength-training burns than HRMs or FitBits.

^^^ This. Regardless of whether or not people are netting under or over their "supposed/calculated" BMR, the important calorie deficit number comes from knowing your TDEE. Someone is not going to gain from eating over BMR, but they will gain from eating over their TDEE. I don't really mind if my BMR is lower than the…

Hmmm the only thing I can think of at this stage of the game is that perhaps your body is becoming more sensitive to carbs and producing more insulin than you need, meaning more fat is stored. Things change as we get older :ohwell: Can you test a week or two on 35/35/30 (c/p/f) and see how that goes? I would be interested…

Wow. You are definitely working hard... it's a tough one.... I'd like to know a couple of things please :smile: What are your macros set at? What is your BMR? Do you ensure that you net over it every day?

She's more muscular than the regular models but I think this cross-fit chick looks GORGEOUS - Camille I think her name is.

Really? I would tend to politely disagree. If you bulk before goal, yes you'll obviously add a little fat, but if you're prepared to live with that then you're a step ahead before cut. I would put it down to personal preference.

Depending on what your daily activity is like outside of exercise, I would possibly call that moderate. And 1600 is too low if you're consistently netting under BMR. Your calorie target should be TDEE minus 10% or 15%, ie. most days eating somewhere between BMR & TDEE. Have you worked out those numbers yet with the scooby…

I think they are... thank you :blushing:

I've always had a naturally pretty small/flat butt... but after eating at maintenance for awhile and lots of lower body strength training, I can now happily say it's MUCH perkier and rounder... pretty spank-worthy LOL. I love it! Balances out my umm... upper body :wink: So yeah... basically what others said. Lots of squats…

We were all scared once upon a time, I promise!!! Some days I'm now eating 2400 (I'm trying to gain a bit of muscle without bulking just yet). My eyes still bulge at the numbers sometimes and I swear I'm eating more than my boyfriend hahaha. But I love EVERY meal. Just keep going. When you continue seeing results as you…

Sounds pretty spot on to me!! Sounds like you've really done your research. Awesome work :smile: I got my BMF a month ago, and have since tried eating at the TDEE that it tells me. After 4 weeks I have appeared to have made a bit of gain with my muscle size but all clothes still fit perfectly so doesn't really look like…

Your measurements came down?! Why didn't you say so!! You were definitely on the right track, then! :happy: And if the scale has gone up, yet the measurements and bra size have gone down, you're definitely losing fat. So I'm not sure why you think you're not. Maybe because it's slow this time. And unfortunately that's the…

Something I find very interesting is that many of the 1200 calorie eaters say things like "everyone is different, I'm fine on 1200", "eating more might work for you, but it doesn't work for me". However they are ALL eating the magical 1200 number. Others that have calculated their specific calorie needs are all eating…

Definitely agree that we all need to do what suits us best. Just wanted to make sure that OP was aware of all the options. :drinker:

I'm really sorry you're struggling. It's not a nice feeling. However that 2lb you've lost doing 1200 is most likely fluid. And only putting on 5lb whilst upping your cals all that time - that's actually a win. Also, it seems like the only way you're measuring is with the scale. This is going to set you up for failure. If…