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My favorite answer to this question: Try to think of just one person that got fat eating bananas. Go ahead. Try!

There's almost no way for an ordinary heavy lifting lady to get as muscular as that picture. You'd have to have unusual genetics or a lot of testosterone to get there. People exist who look like that without crazy steroids or hormones, but you can bet that they are not just in there lifting heavy three times a week, and…

Yup. Subtract the number from step 2 from the number on your HRM at the end of the shift. That's the number of cals extra you are burning.

Almost 5'0" reporting in

It's heavy duty manual labor. You're burning a lot more during your shift doing that than you would be sitting at a computer writing code or something. You could try wearing a HRM while working and comparing the calories it shows at the end of a shift to an estimate of the calories you would burn being sedentary for the…

This this this this this My first thought was that she sounded depressed.

As heavy as I can handle, I aim to struggle on the final rep. For me this is 90 lbs. My thighs have yet to get bulky with muscle lol

No staring, no heavy perfume (holy crap is it hard to breathe if the person on the machine next to you smells like a bottle of axe or chanel 5), wipe stuff down, if there's one bench in front of 30 lockers, do the math and don't hog it while chatting on your phone

Pretty new to it (only started in like... January? late December? and we take too much time off), but here we go. Also, we only do 3x5 sets, which I'm trying to talk them into 5x5's. I may go back to 3x8's at least. I'm 4'11", 123 lbs, and it's nice to see a few serious lady lifters doing similar weights as me, as I was…

I like the laughing cow cheese wedges when I want cheese on things. They are really pretty tasty! I like almond butter more than regular peanut butter, but it has the same number of calories. I've NEVER found anything I like as much as Blue Bell ice cream, though :( For chips (crisps), I like popcorn chips, but you have to…

I keep them in my freezer for emergencies, as was mentioned by someone else. I don't get home til 8:30 often and if there are no leftovers, I need something quick and easy. Often I eat those organic boxed soups, which are about on par with Lean Cuisines for sodium. More often I try to just have leftovers from days when I…

My boyfriend is one of those guys who is weird about me paying ever, but he also pays more of the bills and tends to buy more of the house things, and we make about the same salary, so I like to try to give back sometimes. I prefer a 50/50 split, so I'm pulling my own weight. But he really hates to let me pay at a…

If you have energy to spare and your health is good, who cares what anybody else thinks? You're the one who needs to be happy with your body, not us schmoes :)

Annie's has a lot of really delicious low calorie salad dressings. One of my favorites is Green Garlic and it's only about 45 calories for a tablespoon.

It's obvious his words hurt your feelings. You should talk to him about that, and instead of focusing on what HE said or what HE does, focus on what you're feeling and why. Be rational, calm, and collected. You got hurt. It hurts to hear that your poor choices because you aren't dealing with your stress and unhappiness…

Fellow glove-wearer here. That douche would totally say I wasn't "proper" lifting, because I'm small and weak and my max lifts aren't impressive to even children. But, 85 lbs still rubs my hands the wrong way, so I put on the ole gloves.

When is 1200 calories appropriate? When your sedentary TDEE - 20% = 1200 (Mine's 1260, and I'll laugh at anyone who says that 61 calories matters enough to cause a fuss about.)

Definitely give it a try! It is a serious, hard work out, and it produces results. Just keep an eye on your heart rate, go at your own pace, and listen to your body. It's not for everyone, but it works very well for beginners and advanced folks alike. If you find it hurts your joints too much, just pick another workout…

I have been that person who comes up with a million excuses to keep eating cookies and to keep my activity low. So, while I agree with these points (with some exceptions--depression is pretty serious), I also know that someone who isn't ready to change his/her life isn't going to read this and have an epiphany. You have to…

I net around 1200 a day. I don't consider it a magic number, though, and am just as happy to net 1100 as 1300 or 1400. It's still a deficit, and if I feel good, that's probably a good sign. You're not exercising, so it's probably an okay number. I'm super short, so if you're not very short, you might consider adding in a…

I don't change much at all and just remember that the scale isn't the best measurement of my progress. Just gotta know your body and when you're going to be bloated. Also keep in mind that as long as you're an honest tracker and stay on target, your body will respond. It may not respond as quickly as you want or as stably…

Oh I've seen your posts on here, but didn't realize you were from my area! DFW high five!

If you really are super short as your user name suggests, if you up your calories to 1500, make sure you are exercising. I'm 31 and not quite 5'0" and 1500 is pretty near my maintenance net intake.

Hell yes! Maintainable lifestyle changes!

Great job! You look fantastic!

explainsitall, if you're experiencing *fear* of overeating, that suggests a problem. You can eat over 1200 calories and not gain. Based on your profile, I'm guessing we started around the same size, which means you would likely have to eat 1600+ calories and not exercise to gain. Don't trust the scale too much. I tend to…

Diet is forever, you just alter it based on your goal. If you reach your goal weight, you diet to maintain instead of lose, that's all. People gain it back because they go back to their old habits, which are what got them needing to lose weight in the first place. New habits are needed, and the lifelong diet changes are…

My boyfriend is very thin and when he talks about it he says, "I have a very fast metabolism" or "I eat whatever I want, I just don't gain" Well, I've been with him 3 1/2 years now, and I can tell you, his metabolism is the same as any other man his age and size. He definitely eats a LOT when he sits down to have a meal,…

It depends on how you have your mfp goals set. If you've got it set to sedentary, eat about 75% of them back, yes, otherwise you might be creating a larger deficit than is necessary or healthy. Leave about 60-80 cals per hour of exercise uneaten, though, because you burn some just standing around not exercising. You just…

My BMR is 1314 and my TDEE is 1575. I choose desk job for TDEE, but I eat back the majority of the calories I burn during any cardio I do. (Not all, because I burn 50-60 calories anyway just standing up, so I don't want to eat back those, of course.) I aim for a 500 calorie deficit from my TDEE+cardio calories for the day