sarah5423 Member

Sorry but this is wrong, being short doesn't have to mean low calories and by stating this it isn't giving a good message to new members. I'm 5'2" and currently 98lbs, please feel free to check my diary but I consumed an average of 2022 calories per day last week and I don't spend hours everyday at the gym either, I do 2 x…

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Hi Sara - so sorry I missed this completely - thank you for getting back to me re my intake. I have been eating more over the past week or so between 1600 to one day over 1900 but last week my net average for the week was 1382 as I didn't eat all of my exercise calories back. My trainer also suggested last night to up my…

Thank you for your response SS - I have changed my macro goals as suggested and will work on these - Will also eat larger meals in the morning and afternoon as dinner is already a good sized meal. If you could assist with my current intake I would be very grateful - what further information do you require?

I know that feeling - time to get the slow cooker out and make some healthy comfort food!

Hi Rhonda - I have messaged you as well but just to say you will not be too old for the group - we are all ages, shapes and sizes - everyone is welcome :smile:

My weight seems to be staying the same (some days slightly lower) but I have crappy scales - not digital so don't have very accurate measurements - although I would expect it to be going up slightly with increased muscle (hopefully). I've increased carb intake over the past week and a half which has lowered my protein and…

Thank you Sara I will continue as suggested and query with my trainer re the supersetting and drop sets - as I say I am a complete beginner so really didn't know any different to question this in the beginning. Do you have any opinions on my food intake? I have been more hungry than normal the past week and have eaten a…

I love Vitarium Drinking Chocolate 100% Natural from Coles / Woolies / IGA - it's not too cheap but so low in calories Also Queen Sugar Free Maple Syrup is great to use on pancakes / yoghurts

Thank you Sara I will look at this today - I'm more than happy to incorporate additional training and the weekend is ideal for me. Would you suggest that I look at changing my routine with my trainer? I signed up to 16 weeks of PT sessions because I am a complete beginner and wanted to ensure I learnt the correct form in…

Unfortunately I have no home equipment currently but have been discussing this with hubby and we plan to set a home gym up in the garage. In order to access a gym 1 day per week I would need to sign up and pay a membership which isn't really an option finically whilst I'm paying out for the PT sessions. I think any home…

Training is Tuesday evening and Thursday morning and it doesn't include gym access unfortunately it's specifically for PT and group sessions. Would you suggest additional training on other days?

This is the breakdown my trainer sent me: DAY 1 LEGS + ARMS Squats 4*8 DB Lunges 3*10 Leg Extension 3*10 Tricep ez bar extension 3*10 Bicep ez bar curl 3*10 Leg raises 3*10 DAY 2 BACK, CHEST + SHOULDERS Dead lifts 4*8 Reverse pull downs 3*10 Incline bar press 3*8 Push-ups 3*10 DB shoulder press 3*8 Full body crunch 3*10 In…

Thank you - look forward to hearing the verdict!

Yes the chart says I'm slightly underweight but I certainly don't look it at all. I would like to gain some muscle and basically have a more toned look overall - I don't want to lose any more scale weight and happy for the scale to increase and inches to decrease. The only kind of weight training I did which I'm sure…

Ha ha Meegz fair point but using the same calculator and using lightly active (which I don't feel I am) still only puts my TDEE in at 1589! It's becuase I'm such a short *kitten*! :happy:

Bump! I have very similar stats - 29 years old, 5'1.5" and weigh 98lbs with 18.2% body fat - I have recently started strength training 2 x per week for 30 minutes with brisk 30 minute walks every day as a minimum. My calories are set at 1550 and eat back some of my exercise calories. I'm wanting to reduce body fat and gain…

That's great - I'm sure we won't be ordering dead on 7pm so no problems if you are a little late... I will message you my mobile number now so that you can let me know and I'll add a few spare seats to the booking :smile:

I'm 5'1.5 and currently 98 lbs down from 130, I have never been this weight my entire adult life so didn't choose 98 as a goal weight but went more by how I felt. I have a small frame but still hold weight on my lower half - currently working on body composition. For me getting to this weight was through sheer…

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I think switching up days and times of meets is a great idea, hopefully give everyone a chance to meet then! Such a pity you can't make it.... Next one though :smile:

Perth here to - a few of us organised the meet up as mentioned above.... there is a Facebook group called MFP Peeps where we will keep everyone updated on planned meet ups. Feel free to add me as a friend - Sarah Potter! :smile:

I'm in Perth too... originally from the UK though, feel free to add me :smile:

I'm the same - been at maintaining since September and I have an awfully low BMR of 1145 so need to exercise everyday to get my calorie allowance up and I average about 130 - 150 grams of protein (through food not protein powders) per day which is roughly 1.5 grams per pound of body weight and I still feel hungry. My day…

Without knowing your tastes or if you want breakfast / lunch / dinner recipes - I thought I would let you know what I did yesterday to prep for my working week - these are for breakfast, lunch and snacks - I don't pre prepare dinners as my husband says how does he know what he will want to eat on Wednesday :smile:…

I love my coffee to! Originally I would have it with 2 sugars and quite a bit of semi skimmed milk, have never tried creamers... I slowly cut back the sugar adding less every time and am now down to less than a quarter of a teaspoon also I switched to skimmed milk. The other thing I found was that the better quality coffee…

I've been maintaining since September - please feel free to add me :smile: