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Someone told me I was shaped like a pumpkin.... :( Big momma is what my kids would call me. Now they call me little momma. :)

bodybuilding.com is the best site for women bodybuilders. There are a ton of us out there! And we all have totally different goals. There is a "find a plan" tab where you can choose from a few custom plans for women, (I would recommend live fit trainer for a noob) But you can also look at inspirations and choose what model…

totally! I had a hard time getting up to 1200 when I switched to clean eating because I was eating so much. That being said, my body did adapt and I eventually upped my cals so I could be more flexible with my diet. I would recommend eating whole, unprocessed foods and maybe even cutting rice and even whole wheat flour out…

You might not be getting enough potassium... I may have taken a peek at your diary and it seems as though there's not many whole food in there. (I hate to have my diet critiqued, so I was hesitant to post this...) Maybe up your protein and veggie intake to help yourself rebuild the muscle and avoid soreness. :)

I do vinyasa as well. usually about 150 cals per hour for me with my HRM... The website way overestimates for me!

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=108574231 This thread is my inspiration! lol

Biologist here. Confirming the above food scientist. :) This is why you can eat a crap ton of cals on a raw diet and lose weight. The cals cannot be utilized. The invention of flame is why we evolved our big calorie consuming brains! This girl is smart. Like me. :)

Daal or tandori chicken skip the naan!

I have two full time jobs and go to school and have two kids and still go to the gym. Two hours is not necessary, actually that's excessive. Losing your all or nothing attitude is probably the best thing you can do. Do what you can when you can. A little is better than nothing. My lifting routine takes 20 min max most…

I hurt my lower back and do all sumo deadlifts now. Listen to your body, even with those!

get more unrefined sugars and complex carbs in your diet. throw out the chips and crackers, eat a potato with salt and pepper or a sweet potato with stevia and cinnamon make oven fries eat air popped popcorn eat oatmeal! eat squash, it's in season! Get those carbs, but eat the healthy ones! :)

An egg, 3/4 cupp egg beaters with leeks and spinach (nuke it) 1/2 cup oatmeal with 1 tbs coconut oil and 1tbs cocoa powder and stevia extract (nuked as well) I'm a microwave breakfast kinda person. :) This is over 400 cals, but is SUPER filling. Coconut oil is an appetite suppressant and is pretty good for you in…

Hehe, you ladies are silly. I've been at a deficit and built muscle over the past few months. Went from 45 lb squats to 85 lbs, upped my bench from 45 to 65... Could give endless examples of this, plus it shows on my body. Maybe some people need to bulk, but not everyone needs a calorie surplus to gain muscle. And don't…

Hit your cals within 100. Go over on your protein. I eat 1g per lb of my ideal body weight at least... Hit your fats. Don't worry too much about carbs. Under 50 will send you into ketosis, which can be unpleasant for some. Sugars don't matter at all. Also, I try to hit my cholesterol because it's converted into sex…

A slice of pizza is not going to make you gain a whole lb. 1 lb = 3500 calories. If it does, you might have a gluten allergy that's inflaming your body. That's crazy talk. A whole pizza, yes. A slice, no. It took me 5 years to get where I'm at now from 235. I took small steps and now I do eat very clean and work out at…

I lost a good 30 lbs without exercising at all. I was super flabby though (skinny fat) and felt hungry sometimes. I would say that if you can fit it in, exercise will make your journey more pleasurable. But, it can be done!

Thanks for the input guys! I'm def gonna see my dr to see what's up, but I'm a worry wort, so I thought I would see if anyone has had similar experiences.

my diary is public now, so take a peek and let me know if you think something's up

butch chicks are hot! work with what you've got. xoxo

I like green shirts.

I love my foreman grill... :) I marinade in teriyaki or baslalmic and olive oil or just sprinkle with different seasonings, greek, hickory, salt and pepper, adobo, ect... or put salsa on it, or pesto sauce... serve with the vast array of veggies and squash and salads there is and I never get bored! :)

Little whiney girls with eating disorders. I don't even friend men in the first place, ha...

I lost lots of weight and my butt and boobs went bye bye... It actually used to hurt to sit down on the cement steps outside. I would consider this loss of cuves. Nothing I can do about the boobies, but I have been working my butt like crazy in the weight room! I agree that it's not an excuse to stop working hard, but I…

Yeah, their recommendations are low... I try to eat my goal body weight in grams of protein.

A guy with big muscles! :)

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When I first got to my goal weight, it didn't even register... I still don't think I'm thin even though I can fit into my kids clothes. Lol, sometimes I'll look at a pair of my pants and be like "there's no way I can fit into those" Its weird! I hate taking pictures, but when I do, I'm like, damn I'm skinny... Glad I'm not…

I think you can lose however much weight you want... It's silly to have people jump down your throat because you want to look a certain way. I think really lean guys look great. 1400 is prob too low. I had a friend on a 1500 cal diet who was about 6 ft and he got super thin really fast and suffered from some pretty bad…

I pay 600 for two... 50 percent custody too... :(

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