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OK, I will admit I have only read half of the replies here......taking care of things and trying to read was not working.... As a person that can be judgmental, the lack of empathy in this thread is appalling. For those speaking of those scamming the system, yes many do....but many more need the help to better themselves.…

In........ Now to go read.......

What Vismal said ↑↑ Also look at your posture, sometimes poor posture can lead to a distorted image. In the pics it seems your lower back is arched in and shoulders drop forward, those things can cause the lower belly to sit forward and compresses the entire abdominal area.

Seafood, generally low cal, high protein and Yummy!

Lmao ....↑↑This just made me spit my coffee all over, I guess I need to learn to control that and just swollow :laugh:

Anything hot sold as ready to eat at the gas station......oh, and those red smokey sausage things....Yuck!!!! :grumble: Plus all the stuff listed above.......except peanut butter....WTH is wrong about PB?

The things that helped me most were..... Taking full responsibility for my gain, no excuses....purely... My portions got too big, I was having too many unhealthy snacks at night (time of day and health mostly irrelevant, just applied to me) and I was lazier overall. Once that realization hit, it was easy to adjust my…

Interesting read, myself I have not seen this...but I also do not follow fitspro bloggers. My ultimate goal is anywhere from 18-21% BF, anything under that I view as more of a competition body composition. You are right, this article is relavent to men and women. Last comment...but that *kitten*.. Could careless about her…

Any reason you are reposting when people replied to your last thread asking the same question? They gave you multiple answers.

Just scanned prior post history, I did not realize 1200 calories is a surplus for you. I got the runner part from .... This was posted this weekend, so you have now dropped cardio? If looking to gain muscle, you will have to be eating at a surplus, protein will need to be .82-1 g per lb of lean body mass and heavy lifting.…

In another post you mention this plan and that you are using 1200 calories as your goal. You also seem to be a runner, and mention weighing roughly 45kg (99lbs). 1200 calories could be why you are hungry. Meat and fats are filling but so are carbs, especially fiber. I don't follow low carb but I thought those that do…

At first reading the OP, my thoughts were......what a douche she says her husband is, she cheated.....wow what was the question?!?! Then I read the whole thread, this is just one side of the story.....but from what is said here, neither one of you should be in a relationship. You have both been physically and emotionally…

You know your from northern Ohio if.... 1. You can pronounce Cuyahoga 2. People down south have a confused look when you say "pop" 3. You think everyone else has an accent 4. Nobody can decide if you are from the Midwest or just the North, including you 5. You understand what lake effect is, also get really confused when…

Diary is closed. Calories themselves are not what make you full.....example I can have a few cookies and rack up a few hundred calories or I can have a massive high fiber bowl of broccoli and be stuffed.

Listen to Vismal, his success is incredible. TDEE is total daily energy expenditure. It takes your calories needed and averages them for the week, including exercise. It keeps the numbers simple and will help once you hit maintenance. Search TDEE on the forums, you will find great info. The links others posted are great…

If your intake logging is accurate, then exercise logging must be off. The machines and MFP are notorious for over estimating by a lot. Try only eating half back, or I would recommend the TDEE method. Find your TDEE www.iifym.com has a great calculator, then eat TDEE minus 1000 (2lb per week), 750 (1.5lb), 500 (1lb), or…

My husband would be very upset if I cheated, even on special cheat days and if I had 2 "treats" that may blow his mind.....oh, you meant cheating on what I eat......I eat as I please, what I want, and when I want. I can not cheat on myself, that would be cheating myself. I stay in my deficient, some days may go slightly…

Congrats! Get your sleep now, you will need it. For those judging, what is done is done....now there is going to be a beautiful baby, no matter how, a baby is always something to rejoice about...... Well until they run and talk back. Advice I can offer, enjoy everyday it really does go by too fast. Plus when they are…

Started for pure vanity. Started lifting for vanity, also figured if I now had to work at being fit looking.....I might as well improve on that look and actually be fit. Now it is vanity and strength, I love lifting heavy stuff and being confident that i can....all without chipping a nail :drinker: Looking fantastic naked…

Most ways are incredibly inaccurate, especially a scale.....I have one, I change bf% multiple times a day. They even state about a 4% error either way. The scales measure hydration and that is different for most day to day, moment to moment. If you are eating in a deficient, you are not gaining muscle. There are noob gains…

Not always, my weight fluctuations 4lbs within 48 hours all the time. When bloated it may be on the high end on my range but not always. If you weigh often you could see swings of a few lbs from morning to night. Edited because I can't type

Our starting and goal are about the same. A lb a week is great, I agree with other maybe set goal at ½lb per week. Also if you haven't already start taking body measurements, your biggest incentive now will probably be watching these numbers move and clothes fitting better.

Macros are Carbs, Fat and Protein micros are the other things like sodium, vitamins ect. Eating enough protein helps you lose fat instead of losing fat and lean body mass (muscle). Weight lifting also helps this. I know you feel nobody is listening, we are.....but if logging was 100% and goal was under TDEE you would have…

You seem to weigh your food, so unless there are omissions you probably just need to limit the range of your consumption like the previous poster stated. Also now that you weigh 164lbs (huge congrats :flowerforyou: ) You may need to rerun your numbers. Smaller bodies burn less and weight loss needs to slow. Depending on…

You really are over complicating it. It is calories in vs calories out for fat/weight loss. You made this post, had a bad 2 weeks.....maybe those 2 weeks are the cause of the stall. Without weighing and measuring you have no idea if you are under calorie goal, then if activity is over estimated that can cause numbers to be…

You asked so a few of us have tried to answer. We can agree to disagree but swimming laps and playing in the water will burn but not that much. I was a competitive swimmer when I was younger and unless you are Michael Phelps you are not burning that. You said you have only gone over sodium a few times, that does not mean…

This may not be your favorite answer, but the truth is you most likely are consuming more than you think. If you were truly eating below 1600 or so calories you would be losing weight. Weighing solids and measuring liquids is needed to know what your true intake is. Your diary is locked so, this is just speculation. Try…

Since you have already lost a bunch of weight, I think the issue the last month is miscalculations and possibly water retention. Looking at your diary, it seems you weigh many foods, but some that could be extreme differences between weight and cup ie: potato salad, are logged as a cup. You also had "Swimming, leisurely,…

The bolded section is not right for everyone, at my standard adult size I loved when low waist jeans came into style. I always had a small waist with flat stomach but I have hips and a butt. Mid-rise and waist high jeans size 6 fit my butt but the jeans belled out around my waist so bad that even a belt made the waist line…

This is how I set my goal also. I am 5'4" goal for me is 131lbs plus or minus 3. Started at 179 lbs current is 156lbs. At 135-139 I plan to reassess, if I am happy I will keep my goal, if I can be smaller than 130 I may aim for 121-125lbs. My standard weight my whole adult life was 135lbs +/- 3, lower 120's do not look…