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I haven't tried a Bench in a while but the rest of these are up to date: -Bench: 75 lbs -Back Squat: 155 lbs (1RM) -Front Squat: 100 lbs (3RM) -Dead: 195 lbs (1RM) -Snatch: 75 lbs (working on it!) -Strict Press: 70 lbs -Push Press: 90 lbs

I would recommend using TDEE - 20% for your calories. You can find your TDEE here: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ Then take your TDEE and multiply it by .80 to find your calories. In these circumstances, they recommend you don't eat additional calories back on exercise days because your burns are averaged out for the…

I really like NROL because of the detailed instructions, and the many "alternative" exercises they show you. It also talks a lot about diet and what your body needs macro-wise. It's a great, scientific read that really enlightens. I bought a used copy of the book online for $7.

Sausage crunchwrap was delicious - but 710 calories is rough. IF you have the room for it, I'd recommend.

Because you don't have a ton of weight left to lose, I'd set a goal of losing 1 pound per week. That means you could be close to losing 10 pounds by June 1.

You need to eat more! I eat 1500-1600 calories a day and I'm 5'6" 155 female. Try to stick to your 2200. It sounds like you're incredibly active and your body NEEDS the fuel to keep you going. I agree with previous posters, too. Take measurements and photos of yourself.

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I've been steadily losing weight losing the TDEE-20% method. I went to the TDEE calculator here: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ and put in your stats. You should be eating 1550 calories a day PLUS your exercise calories. You don't want to eat below your BMR. Try it out for a month, if it isn't working, reevaluate. But…

2 pounds per week is the "healthy maximum" I hear. When you have less to lose, it comes off more slowly. I aim for 1 pound a week, and usually hit that. In the beginning I was losing 2 or more each week, but that slowed very quickly. I'm at 160, 5'5" right now, and I use TDEE-20% (I eat about 1450 calories a day, and eat…

Either a blonde roast coffee, black -or- if I have enough calories to spare for the day, a tall non fat white chocolate & peppermint latte. YUM.

I would stop focusing on fat loss and start focusing on gaining muscle. Lifting heavy will help you lose fat, but it will tone you up so you look less "skinny" and more "fit!"

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I understand where you're coming from. I've lost almost 40 this year, and I don't see it. My friends and family didn't notice until I'd lost over 30... but now they say I look like a new person. Keep at it. You're doing great.

Cocnut, slivered almonds & chocolate chips... now that sounds AMAZING.

From what I hear, eating breakfast gets your metabolism started early (ideally you'd eat within 30 minutes of waking up), which would cause you to be hungry throughout the day, because your metabolism is burning through energy. I eat a light breakfast and two small snacks all before my lunch at 1 pm, and it seems to be…

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If you have some small boneless-skinless chicken breast tenders (bake them) and then cover in salsa. I know it's not the perfect easy "snack," but it's a healthy and delicious option with some good protein. Add some slices of avocado if you have room in your cals/macros!

Holy YUM. Sounds so good. I think I'm going to attempt it this week.

Yep! Looks like I'll be continuing into next year, too. Almost 40 pounds down, maybe 25 more to go.

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Choose sedentary and then eat back your exercise calories. Eat more than 2000 cals. Check out the TDEE calculator on iifym.com and subtract 20%. I don't know your info, but I'd guess you need about 2300 calories a day + exercise calories. I'm no expert, though.

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37 pounds since February 20, 2013. Still another 25-30 to go.

You should be eating 1500-1600 calories daily. It's important to eat above your BMR. 1500-1600 will put you around a 20% deficit of your TDEE but still safely above your BMR. Did you calculate your TDEE with your correct exercise amount? If so, don't eat your exercise calories back. If you calculated your TDEE with…

I've gotten really interested in craft beer, and in the great state of Michigan, we have hundreds of microbreweries. Before I got serious about losing weight, my boyfriend and I would drink almost every night, in our pursuit to try more and more of these microbrews! It wasn't like we were drinking a lot each night, but two…