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Count me in! This will be a fun and motivational way of keeping myself on track! SW: 180 as of Dec 1 GW: 165-170

I agree with this post. It's the same thing my doctor told me after getting my annual check-up. Even if you take into consideration working out like 3 times a week ( 30min-1hr), but still is mostly on the couch, chair or whatever, you should still consider yourself sedentary. You can add up the calories burned from working…

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Agree. Macros will depend on your needs.

When trying to lose weight some people prefer to put carbs at the least percentage with fat and protein at 35%. I'd say up the protein more than the carb.

That would be more likely due to your water intake.

Aside from your personal gauge of your body, I think you should try computing your TDEE and see how much you really need in a day based on your activity. www.fat2fit.com should be a good site to visit to get your TDEE

I prioritize on body parts on a 3 day split and have a full body done usually during Saturdays. I'm still experimenting with my calories though but at around 2000-2200 cal a day I was losing while now at 2300-2400 I've started to see near pound gain.

TDEE includes already your exercise calories so eating at MFP 1200 cal and lets say you burned 300 cal in cardio and you eat that back you will still net around 1500 a day so you would still end up at near to the TDEE value. I'm not sure if the way I presented it is clear.

MFP doesn't count your exercise calories. It expects you to eat back your exercise calories so given its set at 1200 with eating back you cal lost, you would still be eating around 1540 a day.

1. peanut butter 2. wheat bread 3. six star creatine x3 elite series 4. chicken breast 5. rice medium grain 6. fat free milk 7.black coffee 8. granola bars 10. single cheese slices reduced fat

Don't pay attention to the other people in the gym. Just focus on what you're doing. If you're too intimidated to go to the free weights part then maybe you could start on cardio on the treadmill or elliptical.

Not cutting out anything. If it fits my macros and calories left for the day, then I eat it. If not, then I'll just have to save it for tomorrow.

Congrats!

I do a mix of heavy lifting and cardio. My weekly schedule looks like this: Mon - Chest, Triceps Tuesdays - HIIT jump rope/abs Wednesday - Back, Biceps Thursday - HIIT jump rope/abs Friday - Shoulder, Legs Saturday - rest, regular walks Sunday - rest, regular walks I'm eating at 2220 cal at the moment but I'll be…

I'm really not sure but doesn't Insanity hit almost every aspect using body weight but there are also cardio specific ones? Maybe you can opt to go with Insanity cardio then do heavy lifting. I don't do Insanity but my younger brother does and he also lifts heavy. Just split your cardio and lifting days since even though I…

I don't go to the gym but I can still work with strength at home.Dumbbells are cheap and you can get them online. Additional plates are also cheap. If you can't purchase dumbbells then you have your body. You can still do push-ups, squats, dips etc.

Guess for the grip. My hands tends to sweat a lot and I also play the viola. My teacher who also lifts told me to use gloves for better support to the wrist and also to keep me from slipping due to my hands sweating.

I just came from an extreme calorie deficit so I'm still working up my calories. My goal to maintain for a while is at 2500 a day. I'm still slowly adding cal every week to help my body adjust and my stomach to get used to eating a lot more again. So yeah, I guess even at 2220 cal a day it may still be a deficit for me…

Dude, its too low. Eating at that amount will only hurt your metabolism and slow down weight loss. I personally think you should start at 2500 which I think some would even say is too low. You're also about to start strength training soon as I read in your post then you will be needing the extra calories to aid your energy…

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For me I go with Mon: chest tric Tues: off Wed: Back Bic Thurs: off Friday: Shoulder/legs Sat: Full body lighter weights Sun: off I used to do 2 day splits before I messed up my metabolism and drastically took down strength. Trying to strength train so I prioritize a bit.

I say 5 days is enough. You'll just have to look into your diet to see how much deficit you are doing and try not to put on too much deficit since you workout, that is for losing weight. For maintaining it, 5 days in the gym is also alright, its your calorie intake that you'll have to adjust so that you'll be eating just…

Great post!

Hi there. I've also been through that extreme calorie deficit. For one, we can't really confirm how bad the damage to our metabolism has been but I guess if you were feeling rather weak, sluggish or just not feeling that great despite eating that low then I guess that would help confirm a bit of that. I've also greatly…

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Just a year younger. :)

I go over the top and am still adding calories though. Still feel free to add me. :)

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Its a great source of calcium and protein. There are fat free milks that are really good. I always add milk to my protein shake for an extra protein content.