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I don't really think it was that bad for health services to call her back to talk about her weight. They are MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS before they are university employees. They saw something concerning and followed up on it. What is sad about this story is the absolute negligence of the staff, by not looking at her medical…

No you haven't ruined everything. In the future, you may want to practice portion control instead of avoidance for such treats to avoid feeling deprived and binging on an entire container. I keep little 40 cal chocolates around to satisfy the cravings.

If it all came on very suddenly, yes. If it's been gradual, no. Again, it depends on how drastically you changed your diet.

Depends on how dirty your bulk is. Or if you cut your carb consumption significantly. Or if you drastically change your calorie intake. For me, I went from maintaining/slowly gaining to a very slight daily deficit. I didn't really change my diet (I always eat lower carb/higher fat/high protein) and my weight loss has been…

You forgot bacon.

I measure the smallest part of my waist and the largest part of everything else I'm trying to track (chest, bicep, hip/glute, thigh/quad, calf).

Well, you could try pilates (faster paced) or a different type of yoga (Ashtanga vs. Yin vs. Vinyasa etc are all very different). Or maybe an aqua-fit type class. Or just other studios if you don't like the one you are at.

Only women who shoot themselves up with synthetic testosterone gain muscles fast, so I suggest you stop taking steroids.

The one that you will actually do is the best. Honestly though, don't expect heavy lifting results with 5 pound dumbbells and a tv.

I could write a similar article about "This is why letting people with Blogs think they're suddenly journalists needs to stop" What a b***

Eating vegetables and nuts every few hours?? That is not a well rounded or healthy diet. Incorporate some protein in your diet. You haven't specified that you are vegan, so that's as simple as adding meat (chicken, shrimp, fish are options). You can also add full fat dairy for a higher calorie-to-volume ratio if you are…

You are underweight. If you have a lot of fat, then you need to focus on building muscle. There is also a chance that you are undernourished, which can lead to bloating.

I see the most muscle gain (hypertrophy) when my reps are in the 12-15 range as heavy as I can manage (and eating to support muscle growth). I see the biggest strength gains (i.e. the ability to lift heavier things each workout) with reps in the 3-6 range. I find any range when I am lifting to near-failure to be sufficient…

At 3:02 in the morning, because the moon's gravitational pull is at it's peak and you will weigh the least. .... Seriously it doesn't matter. Be consistent. Most find the best time (i.e. the lowest weights) come first thing when you get up after taking care of your morning business. Naked, of course.

Chances are you are eating too much if: You are not weighing all of your food on a scale. You are estimating, or using volume based serving sizes. You are eating restaurant prepared food on a regular basis (McD's isn't weighing out a serving of fries). You routinely have "cheat" days or meals. You don't count…

For some reason my scale always gives a different number the first time you use it that day then any other time. So I usually step on it once, step off, then step on it again and take that number. I've checked a few times and the third time is always the same as the second, so I think that's the "right" number. I mean,…

Be an adult and have a house meeting with all the roommates to lay down the rules about food sharing. When I had a roommate, we shared food. So maybe it's just mis-communication. Label your food and leave a note on the fridge reminding everyone that labeled food isn't for community use.

My favorite exercise for trimming the waist is the "Put down the cake". Works like a dream :-)

Okay now that's just ridiculous. You mean you don't eat pizza. But exactly how do you "not believe in" pizza? I can order you one over the internet right now and it'll show up within an hour on your doorstep. It's not the toothfairy. Not believing in is not a valid option.

Chances are it was mostly water. Your muscles retain a lot of water while they heal, so when you give them an extended time to recuperate they will not need to retain the water anymore and you will drop some weight. Don't be surprised if, when you get back into your routine, you gain the same ~2 pounds back.

Dear gods I wouldn't want to eat if I consumed that crap either. Definitely a good way to kill an appetite.

At you're height and weight 1500 isn't unreasonable. If you are losing, don't change anything.

I am consuming an average of 1700 calories a day to lose ~0.5#/week. I don't "eat back" calories because I based this number on my TDEE not my BMR.

Goal weight and workouts/week have nothing to do with BMR.

That is very unlikely to be your BMR. You would have to be much more overweight than you appear to be in your profile picture, or exceptionally tall. I also disagree with people telling you to add fats. Your daily intake looks extremely low on protein if you ask me. Also, are you carefully measuring all this honey you say…

Some nice slow, medium resistance stationary biking works for me. It's rough to start but by the end getting the blood flowing through my quads seems to really help.

The most important things for maintaining muscle mass is to 1) Continue weight lifting through the cut 2) Not cut at too large of a calorie deficit (10-20% of TDEE at most) 3) Eat enough protein

I guestimate that I'm between 19-22% right now. I'm "happy" in that I think I look good both in and out of clothes. I'm still trying to lose though, mostly to see how low I can go and I want to see some six pack abs.

What? No. Just... no. Most people will gain weight if they eat 3500 calories a day because they only burn 1800-2500 calories a day through normal activity and exercise. The 3500 number is a DEFICIT. And since it's too big of a deficit to reasonably make for the average human in a day, most people aim for that deficit in a…

Bulgarian split squats. I really really hate those.