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I'm 5'7 3/4 but I say I'm 5'8. :blushing: Check out my pictures. I'm classic hour glass figure of 36 - 27.5 - 36. I'm a heck-of-alot "curvier" now than I was at 240. I was just lumpy and bumpy.

Correct, meal timing has no affect on weight loss. Eat when you want. I normally eat 1200-1400 calories between the hours of 6pm-10pm. Meh, whatever on the scare tactics. Diet Coke curbs my hunger for some reason, as well. And it's just a tasty treat. I eat at least 2600 calories a day, so I'm rarely hungry though. So it's…

Soreness (DOMS, delayed onset muscle soreness) = normal Pain (ouch, ooh, yikes) = not normal Never train through an injury. You can train around one, though. Hurt knee? You can still train you upper body, for example. BTW, I've attempted to train through many injuries and regretted it every. single. time.

I'm not sure why anyone would be tempted to eat too few calories. I eat at least 2,600 per day. And lost the majority of my 75 pounds eating 2,000+ per day. Why in the world would I eat half that when I don't have to? Do you water down the gasoline before you put it in your car? Probably not. Can it run when it's on that…

I eat anywhere from 2600-3000 calories a day, weight in at a whopping 158 pounds and am 5'8 tall. Okay, I'm not a beast, but I get to eat like one. I'll take my size.....AND my food. BTW, I lift heavy stuff, put it down and repeat 3x per week.

OP, how tall are you? How much do you weigh? How did you calculate your TDEE of ~2100? That seems low for all or your activity, but I don't know your other stats. 1800 calories is not alot for a mom who is on her feet all day AND doing extra, intentional hour long cardio 6 days a week. Perhaps you are eating too much by…

This is great info. If you eat TDEE-%, then do NOT eat them back. Unless you have an unusual day, like an all day hike, bike ride, etc and it not considered in your normal TDEE. Then enjoy more food. If you allow MFP to set your calorie goal, this is NET calories, so you need to keep up with exercise calories burned and…

Same thing happened with me after two bulging discs. I was cleared 100% and reinjured myself with a little "tweak" doing a 15# KB swing of all things! I decided to step back from lifting even longer and focus exclusively on BW for about five weeks. This helped strengthen my core and give my back more time to recover. After…

I didn't read through all of the pages, but I'm curious about why you want to be a certain scale weight. Do you need to "make weight" for a competition or something? If not, why strive to achieve a certain weight?

How about calculate what YOUR body needs? I'll be happy to help if you want to PM me your age, height, weight, estimated BF% if you know it and what your job/workout schedule is now. If you don't want me all up in your biznass, then check out this link:…

Lift heavy, eat a a slight deficit and you'll see body composition changes. While you appear to have a gorgeous shape and beautiful body, the parts you zoned in on look like you have some extra fat. You'll be able to tell once you lose the fat underneath and have loose skin. I speak from experience. See my pix? :wink: ETA:…

Oh girl, I'm so sorry. A few things that you MUST know. 1. You did nothing to cause miscarriages. 2. Lifting weights will help heal you mentally, emotionally and physically. It will be the BEST thing you can do for your body composition during your fat loss program. 3. You will ALWAYS weigh more the day after lifting due…

For realz?

That's what happened with me. My hips got WAY smaller, which made me look less curvy. Squat and deadlift to build the butt and work shoulders, back and upper body. Okay.....so I should've said to lift heavy full body! Broad shoulders and well defined glutes/legs will make your waist look smaller, even if you aren't…

1. Get a strong core, overall. 2. Achieve a low BF%. 3. If you don't like how your muscles look, blame your genetics. Not everyone's muscles look the same. I have a very deep vertical line, as you can see in my pix, but I did nothing special to achieve it. I lift heavy, compound lifts 3x per week and do very little…

I'm a girl, only 5'8 and have a TDEE of 2600. :wink: A 400 calorie deficit of 1600 is 25%!!!! That's a very aggressive deficit and should be reserved for obese individuals. You're better off taking a smaller cut of 10-15%.

Yep. You will find that most people who have had long term success with fat loss and a healthy lifestyle have this mentality. The more restrictions you have on your diet, the higher the likelihood of a binge or giving up (unless you have medical reasons for eliminating certain foods/food groups). This is not a 100% rule,…

Yeah....I'm soooooo much bulkier now than I was at 257 pounds. Psht. And in for the gifs, too.

Loose skin will be largely based on genetics. Lift heavy things, lose weight slowly, eat enough food to preserve LBM. In the end, you will have a healthier, stronger body. As you can see from my pix, I have loose skin and stretch marks. Better than the 100 pounds of extra fat I was once carrying on my body. Will I ever…

2,326 Actually a little low for me.

I'm confused about why you need to eat whole wheat bread to meet your calorie goal? Anyway, these things are fine. I eat bread, beans, pasta, 1/2 large pizza EVERY week, wine on the weekends, ice cream most nights AND I also lots of meat, insane amounts of veggies and fruit. Just follow the general 80/20 rule. Eat good 80%…

Congratulations on your 10 pound loss! Truth for any fat or LBM lost. The exception here is water weight. Truth. Truth. Clean eating certainly has it's benefits, without a doubt. Reducing sodium will help with water retention, not with fat loss. Eating junk will likely make you feel like poo. Lots of benefits. If you want…

This won't make me fat. This would make me happy!!!!!

Everything except slices of store bough slices of bread or buns. I even use the scale when preparing one pot dinners like spaghetti, weigh the whole amount and divide by servings. Then weight out my portions. I used to be a hassle, but now it's just habit. I put my container, bowl, plate, etc on the scale, zero it out and…

Look into SL 5x5 (free program) or something by Nia Shanks (Beautiful Badass is awesome!!). These are both beginner friendly, 3x per week total body and then you can add HIIT or Tabata after lifting for cardio benefits. My workout plan is..... T - lift 5x5 Th - lift 5x5 Sat - lift 5x5 Can't get much easier than that! I'll…

Best. Answer. Ever.

I have discovered that I'm one of those women who can build muscle mass a little easier than the average. I look at it as a blessing though. I have strong muscle definition and don't feel like I look "manly" at all. In fact, I look soft and feminine unless I'm flexing or in the middle of training. Another benefit is that…

I totally agree with this. Don't use exercise as a form of punishment for food choices. If you hate running, then don't run. Hate elliptical, then don't do it. Hate cardio, then don't!! To me "working out" has no goal attached to it. I TRAIN. Find something you like and do it. Oh, and whatever you do, incorporate strength…

I started in January of 2012, so a year and a half. About half of that time was filled with mistakes life found excessive cardio, no strength training and eating too little. The changes started with strength training, brief HIIT and eating more. I figured TDEE and took no more than a 20% cut from that...... 10% the more…