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Lost 60 lbs then gained about 8 after feeling like I was on the skinny side and wanted some muscle :)

Here’s a mix of cutting and bulking 😉

I’m 28, 5’3”, 120 lbs and maintain around 2300 calories, so no, 1700 doesn’t seem bad at all, but there are SO many more factors beyond height and weight that impact your daily burn. Activity, metabolism, hormones, body composition... the list is endless! I found after searching and searching and reading the maintenance…

You’ll absolutely lose muscle, that’s part of weight loss. You can’t just choose to lose fat only (I wish!). In addition to muscle, you’ll have less blood volume, water weight, fat, etc. The scale is probably inaccurate, but even if it were accurate, you’d have to consider those things. I agree with pretty much everyone…

I’m 5’3” and maintaining 120 for about a year and a half, started at 175. Feel free to add me!

40% carbs/30% fat and protein has been really good for me. The key is to make sure they’re quality foods—healthy fats, carbs that have good fiber and nutritional content, lean protein.

5’3” and lost 60 lbs (175->115), then gained back 5 through weight lifting. My success was based on taking it slow(ish), about 1lb/week average loss over the first year and then another 6 months to take off the next 10 lbs. Learning to cook healthy foods I enjoy has been a big part of it because I couldn’t stick with Lean…

Getting my stomach flat took till about the end of my weight loss goal (50-60lbs). Weight lifting and cardio together were really big for me, but the stomach being the last weight to go and first to arrive is just in my genes.

May 2015->September 2017

Left: June 2015, 175 lbs Middle: October 2016, 114 lbs Right: July 2017, 118 lbs (ate more and focused on weight lifting) I've done the yo-yo dieting thing more times than I can count. This time I took it slowly, learned to cook well, tried out different ways of being active before deciding what I enjoy. I never quit when…

Fitbit has been AMAZING for me with maintenance. I have the Charge HR2. I tracked my food and weight and what it said I was burning for a long time, and discovered my real burn was about 90% of what it said. More recently, maybe they did an update, but it's more like 95%. So you can't totally take that number as fact, but…

60 lbs down here, (175->115) and maintaining for 6+ months. So many inspiring posts on here!

I think it's a little easier, except if you are prone to skipping a day or saying "oh well" because you're happy where you are. that can start to get out of control, but for it's been the same with some more calories.

Didn't realized I'd basically re-said what @KLParmley had right above me, but maybe that will illustrate the truth in it. I absolutely fall off the wagon when I feel deprived, and feel guilty if I indulge without making it fit into my daily plan.

I'm an "everything in moderation" person, but many (including my doctor and my parents' cardiologist) would argue that a glass or two of wine is a good thing. If you're on here, you probably get the calorie thing. If you can make it work and are paying attention to getting protein/good fats/fiber/etc elsewhere, I'd say go…

@sardelsa I'd describe myself as being in recomp now. I'll eat a little over maintenance one week and a little less the next, which I think speeds up the results a tiny bit (though I do it more just because things like holidays or events put me over). I want to play around with bulking a bit, but I've got a wedding dress…

Can't put it any better than @PAV8888. If your goal is better health and sustainable weight loss (as opposed to dropping weight really fast, hurting your body possibly permanently, destroying your metabolism, and gaining it back, then starting over again), listen to the advice. Loss will be slower than starving yourself…

Woah, those are some really low calories if you're trying to maintain. I'm 5'3" 115 and eat 2500 cals/day on average (usually 2200 during the week and more on the weekend). Maintaining weight and losing fat (recomp) is a long process, but it's possible. To an extent you have to ignore the scale, at least on a day-to-day…

Not sure if I would say PMS symptoms, but certainly the pain around my period caused by endometriosis has gotten much better. And I'm less grouchy and feel better all times of the month :)

Only a few months in, but here's progress so far!

Great work! This was the hardest part for me because it took such dedication and patience, and the scale wasn't a reflection of progress like it had been when I lost the weight.

I'm always looking at the next event. Now it's Easter, then Memorial Day, a NYC trip in June, engagement pictures, Ozarks trip in August, and getting married in Jamaica in December! I'm where I want to be, so thinking about these times I'll be indulging helps me stay on track and plan better now.

@chach722 I run 3x/week, walk my dog every day, and then do three days of full body lifting. I especially focus on my lower body. Some of my exercises include 3 squat variations, deadlift and single leg deadlift, leg press, calf raises, kettle bell swings, glute bridge, hip abduction machine, fire hydrants, lunges and side…

I'd be careful with some of the numbers given here for foods. Just as an example, it took me quite some time to find an accurate representation of chicken breast, despite many being "verified". Salmon is worse--many people log the entry that has literally half the calories of regular salmon. Right there could be 200…

@windrunner666 It took me 52 weeks to lose the first 53 lbs. My goal was 1 lb/week so I could eat more and help maintain a better metabolism and make smaller changes for a lifetime. My original goal was 45 lbs, but once I got there I felt I could do better. The last ~10 lbs took maybe 6 months because I was starting to…

It's amazing how much that low impact exercise can make a difference when it's daily! I always call him my personal trainer. I can't say no when he loves his walks so much!

I like to do full body so that more muscles at a time are going through recovery and getting a few extra calories burnt. I do it three days/week, but I've done four with a less strenuous routine.