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Um, if you're logging accurately and your diary is a true reflection of what you're "eating", you're actually pretty much starving yourself. You don't need to be worrying about a 78 calorie dessert, you need to be more concerned about, you know, not dying.

^^^ This.

I just started at a gym for the first time and it's awesome. It's a strength training gym specifically, so yes there are a lot of bodybuilders, but every time I go in I see all types of bodies - old, young, skinny, overweight, strong, weak - and everyone is respectful and nice. The biggest dude there today (as wide in the…

I do all those, including OHP! :) Just need to keep plugging away at it :)

All that stuff in bold up there.

Hi again! Ok, I took everyone's advice: narrower stance, wider grip, head/gaze down, elbows in/down, and then I deloaded to 100lbs, and also (on another person's recommendation) tried high bar instead. I think this looks way better - thoughts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlvr8-GvQaU&feature=youtu.be

About 160-170 in HS. About 135 now.:drinker:

You're new here, aren't you.

Then you're eating more than/the same amount as what you're burning. Simples.

Thanks for the good advice as always, Dope :flowerforyou: I tried the thing with the broom handle and I see/feel exactly what you mean. I'll work on that next time I'm under the bar, and will drop down to 100 lbs for a week or two to get it down. (I just want to get to a bw squat so baaaaadly - I'm not quite as petite as I…

Going low-carb can result in a pretty dramatic drop in water retention, which can create the illusion of fat loss. But hey, if it's for a competition, and it's working for you (bodybuilders go low-carb before competitions to achieve the same effect), and you know you might have to change tactics down the road, but you're…

You're probably underestimating your calories - it's extremely easy to do. Their products don't have any magic ingredient that causes extra weight loss (b/c no such thing exists).

Completely normal - weight loss isn't linear. I'm eating at a deficit, training hard, and GAINED 2 lbs this week. It's normal fluctuations predominantly caused by water retention. If you haven't lost any weight, ON AVERAGE, over the past month then you might want to reevaluate and tweak your intake. And no, you're not…

Vanilla/chocolate ice cream sandwich. Because I have a sweet tooth, I like to cap off my dinner with some dessert, it fit my macros, and I can lose fat even while consuming sweets/carbs (you can't target fat loss from any one place in the body, neither with any specific exercise nor with any specific diet or dietary…

Oh crud. Sorry about that :/ It's fixed now!

Halp plz. I've been able to put some weight on my squat, but I'm not happy at all with how it looks. This is my third set of a 5x5, 115 lbs (heaviest weight I've squatted to date). I'm clearly dropping my chest.after I finish the decent. I'm not sure how to fix this. Also, I'm clearly struggling to get out of the hole. I…

Daaaaaaaamn :drinker:

So my "cut" seems to be "maintenance" right now - weight has shifted very little for the past month (staying around 136, which is down 6 from max bulk weight). I'm actually ok with that. I don't want to go much lower than my current intake (2000), can't be bothered to do much cardio (I'm just really out of love with it)…

It's so you can accurately determine how many calories you're eating. Without weighing it's just a guess. Here. Read this http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

Absolutely. Pick a good progressive heavy lifting program and modify the lifts to suit the dumbbells (the popular programs are for barbells - you can easily YouTube the modified lifts). I recommend All Pro's Beginner Lifting Routine: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4195843 I did this for almost my first year…

FWIW, I'm female, 34, 5'9 and 136 lbs, and I'm currently losing weight eating an average of 2070/day. I strength train 2-3 times a week for an hour, walk a bit, and occasionally (rarely) do cardio (15-25 minutes max) but otherwise sit at my desk most of the day. Those intake numbers you're calculating seem perfectly…

:huh: The TDEE method is logical and simple to employ. Your TDEE is not, however, determined with 100% accuracy by any online calculator. That said, by tracking your intake and weight loss, you can easily come up with a very accurate idea of your TDEE, which you can also easily adjust as needed if your activity level…

If you want to lose fat, you need to create a caloric deficit: eat fewer calories than you burn in a day. You can do this through diet alone, or by adding exercise to burn more calories. There are no exercises you can do that will remove fat from any one part of your body - all you can do is reduce you body fat % overall.…

This my problem too - I'm sometimes hungrier on rest days than on wo days - I HATED having less to eat! Having one steady intake goal every day is much easier for me :)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :huh: No.

I did this at about the same point (and fwiw I'm 5'9 and active) and it was a great decision for me. I found that I really benefited, physically and mentally, from the extra calories, and it didn't hurt my loss one bit.

Don't be discouraged - like everyone else has said, we all had to start somewhere! You'll progress quickly if you stick with it. That said, one thing that hasn't been mentioned is the fact that you don't "need" to exercise to lose weight. Is exercise healthy and important for fitness? Absolutely. Does it help retain lean…

Sounds like a plan! :) When you get to the "bulk" part, there's a good group on here, "Women Who Bulk" - you might want to check it out, there's good info and support!

You can either lose fat or gain muscle (and probably some fat with it). You can't really do both at the same time :) If you want to gain muscle, eat about 200-250 calories over your TDEE and lift like a boss. You will gain weight. If you want to lose fat, eat about 10-15% below your TDEE and lift like a boss (to keep the…

Yes, this. X2 Also, what's a "naughty" food? Do you sent it to the corner?