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5'1" and 104 lbs here. Eating at maintenance calories, going to start my bulk soon! I want to gain muscle first and then lose the fats to reveal them. Can't wait!

Anyone? :( or maybe this was a topic already discussed?

Okay thank you so much! :)

So I would put it as 5 days of exercise/week?

I'm confused with the TDEE calculators. When they mentioned exercise, is it only cardio? Because I lift weights (stronglifts minus the bench press) about 3 days a week and do HIIT once and steady state cardio once a week. So do I count it as 5 days of exercise/week? Newbie here :P I know I have to see the mirror to track…

Oh and I'm 18 by the way, in case it affects anything being that I'm still developing and all :)

I'm not that new to strength training, I'm btwn beginner to intermediate I think! So how do we know how much calories we burn during strength training? Oh and one more qns, can HRM be used for HIIT?

Haha yep I'm unsure if I should recomp by eating at maintenance or slow bulk then cut! By the way, I can't use HRM for weight lifting?? Goodness me because I've been doing that for awhile and eating back exercise calories!! Must be why I'm getting bigger (in a flabby way)

So you're saying I should eat at maintenance net? I follow MFP method because I have a heart rate monitor and my workouts usually varies. Oh and I'm not sure if I should do body recomp or a lean bulk.

I'm 5"1 and I weigh about 47-48kg, it fluctuates. I've been netting below 1200 for months and now I'm trying to up my calories so that it is 1200 cals net on days that I workout! ^^ hope I am able to lose some fat and gain muscles!

Thank you all so so much! I think I should stop over thinking and just see what works for me! I'm still relatively new to lifting because i can't seem to keep up a routine of lifting thrice a week. I shall up my calories a little and see how things go. All the best for all our goals :) Btw klaff411 you lost me there when…

Yep it's me, thank you so much you're too kind :) Hmm my diet is generally clean and healthy but I do wish I could eat more hehe. When I'm at a deficit I'm usually tired during my workouts so I was wondering maybe I was undereating :P

Oh because it was leg and back day at the gym for an hour hehe. My profile picture was back when I was about 44kg, now I'm 48kg :) And I'm wearing a HRM whenever I workout. Okay I've changed to a more current photo of myself ^^

Oh wow thank you so much this could probably save my soon to be damaged metabolism. I've been hearing different information about the 1200 calories diet and I've been netting below 1200. But I guess I should just eat more and if I gain weight really quickly, just do some minor adjustments. I guess it's different for every…

Thank you so much for all the great advices and sorry for being missing in action, my A lvls are looming around the corner. I'm stronger now but not as strong as I was hoping because I can't lift weights routinely like I used to because I have to study. I'm now 105lbs and I'm feeling pretty happy! I feel better when I eat…

Because I thought that once it is stored as fat it is harder to lose it, so I would want to use it up as energy before it is stored.

Sounds delicious for dessert! I'll keep that in mind, thanks :)

One important question though, does the whey lose any nutritional value when it's baked? Sorry if it's a DUH question but I'm really unsure on this one because from what I know from the basics, proteins do denature at high temperatures.. I'm pretty sure 375F is considered high :P

Sweet. So in order to lose weight i should create a deficit right? But i'm a very hungry person and i can only manage about 200-300 net deficit which factors in exercise and all. But is it okay to eat more on my rest days? Or should i eat lesser during rest days and more during days i work out?

I'm pretty petite that's why 98lbs seems okay for my height :P Alright thanks I'll try tracking my food intake and see which is the culprit.

Ah I see, thanks so much! I think I should start bulking up first! Yay food :)

I'm still relatively new to the terms "bulking" and "cutting" because I thought only males are able to do that. Mind simplifying it for me? I've read up on it but I seem to get different information.

Oh thanks! So do people usually eat the amount of calories of their TDEE/BMR?

The only time my tummy isn't bloated is in the morning when I get up haha! Hmm define heavy? Because I realized I'm rather weak so I'm not sure what starting weight should I lift. I'm currently squatting only 22.5kg, bicep curls only about 4kg. I've got a loooong way to go!

Oh wow thank you so much! I'll definitely stick to my plan. But do I have to "bulk up" and then cut afterwards? Or does that applies to males only? Newbie here hehe.

I do strength training with barbells and dumbbells but they are considered light compared to others (because I'm petite and my muscles are not yet strong enough). I do cardio every Tuesdays and Thursdays (physical Ed in school). Carb:fat:protein ratio is about 4:3:3 My weight fluctuates between 43.5kg to 45kg. I'm not sure…

Thank you all so much for your kind responses! It's amazing how our body works :) The dilemma I'm facing right now is that I want to gain muscle mass and yet lower my bodyfat percentage at the same time so I'm undecided on the approach I should take.

I've tried calculating my TDEE from various sources but they all seem to differ so I'm not sure which should I follow. Is TDEE and BMR the same thing?

I wish you all the best for your goals ^^

Alright i will keep that in mind, thanks so much for your help :)