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Actually 5 pounds of muscle weighs the same as 5 pounds of fat. It just means that being equal in weight muscle takes up less volume.

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Outstanding!

I think it has more to do with your TDEE less deficit as to how much you eat verses how many meals you eat per day. But I hear what you are saying.

I am 60 and lift. I have now found my new inspiration.:happy:

Is she the manager? Agree with the others find another place or ignore her and join in.

Wow! This making my head hurt!:laugh:

Great stuff ^^^^

I scared myself into getting a sleep study done. Suddenly waking up with a racing heart and gasping for breath was all it took for me to get tested. People don't realize that when their oxygen saturation level drops to the low 70% range which happens during an apnea event. You are starving your heart, brain, and major…

From a guy's perspective after my initial reset I gained 5 pounds. Since beginnig my 20% cut (I still have 35 pounds to lose) I have only lost 3 pounds in 2 months. BUT I have lost 2 pant sizes and more importantly my man boobs. I have done this by lifting 3-4x a week. The weight is coming down slower, but I am much more…

Everyone has a preference. I like ISS Research Complete whey from Bodybuilding.com.

Read the label. Would you prefer whey or soy? How much sugar is in a serving? What vitamins are included? Fat and Carbohydrate content? Everyone has the own preference due to cost and taste. Personally, I like ISS Complete Reseach Whey Protein. YMMV. Bottom line protein powder can be a good substitute for protein if you…

Newbie lifting will result in water storage and retention. This is temporary. If you are female and eating below your TDEE maintenance level (a deficit % cut) and not taking HGH you will not bulk. Water is needed for the micro tears in your muscles for the repair process. This is sometimes experienced as DOMS or Delayed…

Strength training is key for fat loss while retaining your lean body mass (LBM- everything that is not fat including muscle). It also increases bone density. Even using your own body weight for exercise is a good start. As mentioned kettle bells are good as well as dumb bells.

Personally, I am more concerned with hitting my calorie number. I use macros as a guideline and subconsciously try to choose wisely, but it does not keep me up at night it I miss.

Congrats! Nicely done!

I am 6'0" and 238 and my BMR is over 2100. My TDEE at lightly active is 2900. I think you have miscalculated. My 15% cut is 2465. You might want to revisit those numbers.

What is your BMR and TDEE? Have you read enough to calculate those? What is your current calorie intake? How long have you been eating at that level? Do you record your exercise calories burned? People who eat a very low calorie diet and have done that for awhile have more than likely suppressed their metabolism which…

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/521728-upping-cals-what-to-expect-why-you-need-patience Start here.

Just an opinion, but once you get your exercise hours per week settled I would only cut 10% since you are so close to your goal weight. Obviously with a 10% cut you have to be pretty accurate on your food logging. You can also do a tweener number between lightly and moderately active.

Welcome and good luck!

Start here then read more stickies at the beginning of this forum: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/680246-tdee-bmr-what-they-are-and-what-to-do-with-them You should not net below your 1550 BMR for starters.

Great 1st step. I was and probably still am an emotional eater so I empathize with your eating habits. Exercise is a great way to avoid overeating. Good luck with your EM2WL journey. Read the posted stickies at the top of this group heading and read all you can about BMR and TDEE.

That would take you 7 weeks. Try 250 per week or go straight to TDEE. Some experience more of an immediate weight gain jumping straight to TDEE. I guess it also depends how long you have been at 1500. What is your BMR?

^^^this. Exercise, eating at a deficit, life in general are stressors on the body and it will impede fat loss. Too much of any of those 3 will stall weight loss. Cardio 7x a week 2 hours a day and eating below BMR is a formula for a fat loss stall waiting to happen.

15% is typically the common deficit. As you get within 15 pounds or less you might reduce it to 10% then to 5% when you are in single digits. If you had 60 to lose I see no problem with 20%. IMO the larger your cut the more necessary it should be to reset at TDEE one week for every 4-6 weeks of deficit.

You said "I have been half-heartedly resetting for about 4 weeks, without really knowing that was technically what I was doing. I began upping cals because of other information I had come across while doing research to try to find out what was going on with my body. I have yet to eat to my full BMR, which I know I need to…

When was the last time you did a reset and at at TDEE maintenance? Eating at maintenance 1 week every 4-6 weeks will keep your metabolism burning at its optimal level. Also, I don't read any rest days in your exercises. I would back off the Insanity workouts and build in a couple of rest days following your lifting days.…

So damn true!

Excellent!