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I'm exactly that height and 115lbs and maintain around 2500/day. It's all about your activity level. You may have to experiment to find yours.
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I have a 3 lb range, but don't fluctuate much. I'll be toward the top of it if I have a weekend with a couple eating out events, but the bloat and any extra weight goes away by the end of the week, and I'm back at the bottom.
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I've been the same weight for several months, but definitely look smaller. I would say, if you lift, it's probably body fat dropping.
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Haha! He has a block head, kinda pitbull-like, though he's pure bred. His favorite morning greeting is bashing it into your face. So painful.
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I lift three times/week, whole body each time. I do three upper body exercises (mostly 3 sets of 10 reps), 3 abs, and 5 lower body (my focus area for growth). I always push myself to be increasing weight so I avoid being at a stand still, and change up what I'm doing about every three months.
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@lilawolf I do log everyday, even those weekends with a few too many drinks, so I know where I need to be throughout the week. I think the times before when I'd reach a goal and quit logging made it easy for me to lie to myself about how much I'd eaten. I'm a planner, so I kind of enjoy the logging. My doctor, a different…
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Sorry, it deleted all of my text... trying to fix it. Update: Fixed, yay!
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This is amazing, and especially inspiring that you're still here and active. A lifestyle change, not a diet, is the key. So inspiring to have your son really change your view like that--you've made his life so much better. Congratulations!
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I do both! I run 3x/week and lift 3x/week--really love the feeling I get from both, so anytime I've considered narrowing it down to one, I decide it's not for me. I owe my success to this (and diet), so why change?!
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Thanks @tiffanifair ! ... And you're right, I'm not very tall haha. I'm 5'2.5"--I started at 175 and am between 115-117 now. This time around I ate about 500 calories under maintenance on average each day (little less during the week and more on weekends/holidays). The number of calories varied as my weight and activity…
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Sweet potato nachos with ground turkey Crispy sesame beef over rice noodles Thai noodle dish (I made up the recipe--kind of a cross between pad thai and red curry) Pork katsudon Bucatini with short rib marinara sauce
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I made my goal to change my lifestyle. I had dieted and lost weight several times, but never stuck with it. This time around, I decided to lose the weight slowly by eating more than the 1200 calories I'd tried before. I also learned to cook well, and cook things I like so I'm not tempted to binge or just go out to eat.
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Customizing for sure. That exact number depends a lot on your exercise, of course. My goal was to lose more slowly than I have in the past so it could be a lifestyle change, and so my metabolism would stay up a bit. I started at 5'3" 175 and was eating around 1700/day to lose the first 45 lbs, if that helps at all. I…
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One thing that helped me get a little more size was, instead of the three sets of 10 reps of exercises, a couple people suggested I did more reps at a lower weight. On leg press, for instance, I do three sets: one of 50 reps, one of 30, one of 20, using the highest weight I can do at those numbers. It's like 2/3 of what my…
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I've always heard not to eat before bed or to avoid carbs before bed. That's my weak time, so I set aside a lot of calories for dinner and afterward, and have still been successful.
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I lost 30 lbs before I started lifting. I lost another 30 after that. I lifted while on a deficit of about 500 calories/day, and loved the results. I look much better now at 117 than I did without lifting at 117. I'd recommend doing both lifting and eating at a deficit to help minimize your muscle loss.
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Love that you're using the word lifestyle and not diet--I entered with the same attitude (after years of yo yo dieting) back in June of 2015. Lost 60 lbs and am now maintaining, but staying right here since this is a lifestyle. Feel free to add me!
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Finally got off yo yo dieting and into a lifestyle change June 2015. Lost 60 lbs over about a year and 4 months, and have been on maintenance for 6. I also follow my macros and do both lifting and cardio.
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Happy to help motivate! I started on here in 2012, got to my weight goal at the time and quit. Came back almost 2 years ago, after gaining 45 lbs, and have been here ever since. Down 60 to my lowest weight since high school and maintaining for 6 months.
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Definitely tons of water and fiber... but not fiber without water. Exercise and caffeine helps me too.
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Obsessed with Halo Top, especially cookie dough, s'mores, salted caramel, and mint chip... Bought an Eat Me Guilt Free sample pack and was really disappointed. The cornbread was okay, but the brownie and blondie were so bad that I haven't eaten anything in there since.
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So now for my questions: -Is it fine to add back the 500 calories I cut straight away? It is, but it might be better to do it a couple hundred at a time for two reasons: 1) it'll be a less drastic change for you, helping to avoid going overboard; and 2) it may help you decide exactly where your maintenance level is (mine…
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The bottom transformation was overall, going from 175-->117 with cardio, weights, and a deficit. The top ones are 117-->117 with maintenance calories and a big focus on lifting.
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I tracked mine for about 6 months when I was losing weight and found it to be about 90% accurate (FitBit Charge HR). I just finished tracking it the last 8 weeks (maintenance) and it was around 92% accurate (Fitbit Charge HR2). For instance, if it tells me I burned 3,000 for the day, I find it's more like 2760. I agree…
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Steps can be useful for holding yourself accountable for being active in general, but 10,000 is an arbitrary number. You can also be active if you do things that don't get steps. I'd say focus more on calories burned. I still make sure to get in some low impact cardio on days that I left just because I have so few calories…
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I'm lower now (115 lbs) than I was in high school, and have a lower body fat percentage (have really gotten into lifting along with my cardio), so I also look much smaller. I never thought I could get below 130 because other times I dieted, that's where I got and plateaued. My goal was 130, I got there, and thought "I want…
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I absolutely agree that doing both is the best route. I do cardio everyday with walking my dog (if that even counts), and three times/week in the gym. I also lift 3x/week, full body, about an hour each session. I started out just doing tons of cardio and eating less... my weight loss slowed a little when I went to weights…
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I wear mine all the time--totally didn't think I'd want one but I love it! It helps remind me to stay active all day, even outside my gym visit.
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Great work! I'd say switch something up--workouts, diet, whatever. More than a month is rough for a plateau. Make sure you've been eating enough to keep your metabolism up and log accurately, and you'll get past it! In the meantime, you look great!