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You look incredible! Great job!!!

Wow that is amazing! GO YOU! You look awesome!

I started lifting years ago about 14 years ago with the help of a friend who was an exercise physciologist/trainer. Then I had kids, did mostly cardio and dieting to lose the baby weight, and a few years later (about 4 years ago) started doing Crossfit and got back into lifting. I learned a lot, did CF for about 2 years,…

Between bikini and fitness - leaning more towards bikini. Simply because I have a womanly figure, and although I think JE looks great, she doesn't have the curves I do and I could never have that kind of bod.

4-5 months

You will benefit greatly from eating at maintenance and weight training 3-4x a week. I did that when I was 110 pounds, I ended up gaining a couple of pounds in the progress but I lowered my body fat by 3% or so. My clothes fit better, my body is less jiggly, and bonus, I hardly do any cardio and I've brought my workouts…

I think you're doing everything right, macros sound good, calories sound good to start a bulk. You look awesome, I really think you'll benefit greatly from a bulk. Just make sure you keep progressive load on your workouts.

What are your goals? Just to have a defined stomach? Well, it is pretty much all diet there. I don't do more than 3 minutes in planks a week and I have ab definition. I find that when my diet is lower carb/less processed and sodium, my abs are more defined. Weight training/compound lifts also helps.

I agree with the others, you're doing the right thing. However, when I do a cut I tend to stick to the 8-12 rep range, simply because I lose a bit of strength when cutting...that's me personally though.

New Rules of Lifting for Women is a wonderful resource for a beginning lifter. I did the program twice, and had great results. As the others said, the compound lifts are the way to go - deadlift, squat, lunges, overhead press, etc.. - I personally don't do bench press but that's another compound lift. The book will get you…

That seems low for a young person such as yourself...how many exercise calories are you eating back? Like the OP said, it isn't going to be a one fits all type of number, I had to play around for 6-9 months before I really had a grasp on what it was.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/21/dry-skin-brushing-benefits-cellulite_n_1811708.html Not saying this is a magical weapon, because clearly it is not. Cellulite is mostly genetic as we all know. However, it does help stimulate skin cells, exfoliates the area and does improve the appearance of cellulite. It can't…

One more thing, I exfoliate with a dry brush twice a week, and also use a sugar scrub a couple of times a week also, it helps with overall smoothness and appearance too.

I had cellulite at 5'4 102 pounds. I smartened up, picked up heavy weights, stopped doing so much cardio, and gained 10 pounds of mostly muscle. Cellulite problem gone...95% of it gone. I wear the smallest daisy duke shorts and mini skirts and it looks great. Deadlifts, squats ( all different kinds), lunges, step ups,…

Are you working out? Protein is especially important for muscle development/ repair, but in general also very important for health, plus it keeps you full. I would definitely try to get at least your minimum, but the general rule is .8 grams per pound of body weight. There are some decent shakes powders out there, I like…

My son was 18 months old when I finally lost every pound (and then some). I bf until 1 year old, didn't lose much of anything. As soon as I stopped and really started watching my calories, those 30 pounds flew off my body in 5-6 months. I was eating much less, and exercising more. I really think it takes time!

I exercise as much as I did when I was lost my weight 9 years ago...however my fitness mindset has changed COMPLETELY. I used to do 8 hours of cardio per week, now I do 40-60 minutes TOPS. I spend those other hours lifting weights. My weight is close to the same as it was when I initially lost my weight, I'm 8 pounds…

I go on 4-5 vacations a year, cruises, Vegas, places there are good food and drinks, and when I don't exercise at all. I will come back 3-4 pounds heavier, in reality, it is only water weight. Usually 2 weeks before vacation, I will go into slight deficit and just eat as healthy as possible, sometimes going down a few…

WOW. Very hot. You look 10 years younger than your bigger self. Good job.

You are going to have to venture out and try new things. I thought I hated veggies, turns out I just hate frozen or canned veggies. I love fresh veggies when I make them - roasted broccoli is amazing! I make all kinds of salads w/ different ingredients, and I make my own salad dressing. As for fruit, you can definitely add…

Muscle rules. Heavy weights rule. And YOU RULE!!! Looking good!

Coffee and a little something in the belly helps... even just a half a Greek yogurt or something.

^^^^ This exactly!

Add another to this list! I used to be 102 pounds and was flabby and unhappy. I gained 8-10 pounds and am in much better shape, eat more, and am happier. Still wearing same clothes! I would not waste your time and spin your wheels doing that stupid Jm dvd. You're already in good enough shape to start really lifting.

Another vote for lifting heavy! I will do the elliptical for cardio every once in a while, but I attribute my slender and toned legs to weight lifting. I do a heavy leg routine 2x a week.

I reduced mine to practically nothing by actually gaining weight in the form of muscle in my kegs....my legs went from smaller and jiggley to slightly bigger (and by bigger I'm talking 1/2 inch). I had more cellulite at 102 pounds/skinny than I do now at 110 pounds/athletic. I do lots of heavy deadlifts, squats (multiple…

Very nice!! Congratulations!

That is impressive!! And you look great too! Awesome job!

I'm happy at 110, but I've been as much as 5 pounds either way and it doesn't bother me or seem to last, it eventually ends up right back to 110 barring exercise and dietary habits.

I used to enter it in based on what the workout entails, but mainly I would just use "circuit training" and enter in the time of the WOD. You're not going to be able to accurately track it though, unless you wear an HRM, even then....just estimate.