MzManiak Member

No. They like women with vaginas. Va-jay-jays are for little girls.

The logic that if it's good for me, it must be good for you, is misleading. The OP may have more LBM than you do, so for her to get down to that weight may mean that she is at a much lower body fat % than you are, which affects whether the weight is maintainable or not, and also, whether it will be what the OP is aiming…

There IS no answer....

If it's a goal you want to strive for, by all means, go for it. I think you look more fit in the picture at 144lbs than you do in the picture at 125lbs. Perhaps you have more LBM/ less fat than you did. It might be more beneficial to you to switch to body fat % goal now and let go of the scale weight goal. Or at least be…

Fruity Pebbles gets soggy too quickly. I agree with Lucky Charms. Possibly Cookie Crisps. Or Cap'n Crunch. Or Cocoa Puffs. ETA: Also. Froot Loops. I think I eat too much cereal.

I buy packages of Halloween candy... and... they disappear... somehow...

In. For bro science.

I reward myself with a new goal. :wink:

You have 13 pounds to lose. Go back and select "I want to lose 0.5lbs per week". You should be eating more than 1200, I'm guessing. ETA: Also change your activity level to lightly active, since you probably chose sedentary... :wink:

All the weight you lose will not be fat. Some of it will be lean body mass. So that calculation is a lot more drastic than your actual results will be. Your goal should depend on you and what you are looking for. Most people start out with a goal weight in mind and then change to a goal body fat %. I, personally, feel that…

I'd say eat half. You probably don't want to net less than 1400-1500. But it's really just a balancing act, and you have to find what works for you and your goals. The more calories you eat, the better your workout will be... the less you eat, the more weight you lose... ETA: you can always adjust the number based on how…

I also do jumping jacks, jump rope (not with an actual rope), wall pushups, chair dips, v raises, lunges, punches (like, in a half squat, punch left, right, etc.), butt kicks.... um... that's all I can think of at the moment... ETA: I forgot wall sits. :wink:

How many calories are you eating already? How many calories do you usually net? How hungry do you feel? Do you have enough energy for your workouts, or do you feel really sore and tired?

No, because I know that undereating can be just as detrimental to my goals as overeating.

My thoughts exactly. Weight loss is not linear. It's important to look at the big picture. You are averaging 2lbs/ week. When you go 4-6 weeks without losing, then reevaluate, but for now... just keep on truckin.

That's not true. The smart ones I get have 20grams of protein... There also isn't much nutritional difference between whole wheat and white bread. I agree with the protein and veggies for dinner. I'd go a step further and say you should have some protein at every meal.

That's called Anorexia... The hunger feeling encourages them to not eat because they take it as a sign that what they are doing is working. Ooh, hear that tummy rumble? I got this! Absolutely nothing healthy about "reframing" your mind to have an unhealthy relationship with food.

You mean chili cheese fries? :bigsmile: Yummy.

I'm 5'1"... currently at my first goal weight of 105lbs.... but now that I'm all into lifting and getting my body fat down low enough to see some abs... I'm thinking I'd like to be about 115 at the same 16-18% body fat.

I used to be like that too without breakfast. I was borderline hypoglycemic. No one could tell, because I never had my doctor appointments in the mornings... so by the afternoon I was fine. It wasn't until medic school in the military they started noticing my pulse really high and started questioning me about it. Once you…

You mean Whierd crushes? Ok, who ratted me out???

You pay for a gym membership just to use the treadmill?? Psh. Take advantage of the free weights! Get your money's worth. You can look into Stronglifts 5x5. All the information is free online. If you want something to do at home, I recommend 30 Day Shred.

Well... I'm not a new mommy. :cry: My oldest is almost 10. :sad: My youngest is almost 2. Fun age. :wink: Congrats on your little one! Be careful getting back into abdominal workouts so soon... it can cause diastasis recti (separation of your abdominal muscles). Good luck!

The deficit is already built in to the calories that MFP gives you. So, if you said, I want to lose 1.5lbs per week, and MFP gave you 1300 calories to eat... The deficit is already there. Then you add in 500 calories for breastfeeding + your exercise calories and eat the total. How long have you been doing this? Are you…

There's no bad foods. If Ramen is your treat food, enjoy it. I like them plain... but I know people who add an egg. They think it tastes better like that (plus more protein for them). I'm sure you could add veggies too. Some peas or cut up carrots or something if you wanted.

That's what happens when you consistently eat under 1200 calories... the moment you eat a bit more than you have been, the weight starts coming back on. A better way to go about it would be to figure out how much you should actually be eating and lose weight a bit slower and actually keep it off.

Did you recalculate your calories? 40 pounds lost usually means a bit less calories... sorry! :wink:

Do you input your exercises on Fitbit? Or do you let it calculate those for you as well? I found that the Fitbit gave me a really low number for weight lifting... and was really disappointed... but it's been pretty accurate since I'm maintaining my weight as I should be. I would suggest trying to let Fitbit pick up on all…

You should weigh your food and stop changing everything every week when you don't get instant results.