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If you want to put on muscle and tighten everything up/bring everything in - Lift heavy weights, and eat at a little above maintenance. That would be about 10% ABOVE your TDEE:) It's called bulking. I really recommend the Strong Curves program. It's a huge book full of knowledge, workouts, and direction. It touches on…

A lot of women have found that low-carb(under 50, or 100 depending on the person) really hurt their thyroid levels and hormones, long term. Regardless, that low in carbs will put you in Ketosis. Whispering low-carb in my women's lifting group (with 6,000 ladies) brings forth books of warnings and stories from women…

You're telling me that, if you ate 20 baconators a day, you wouldn't gain weight because it's not carbs - it's all fat and "meat"/protein byproducts? Lol.

Carbs don't make you fat. Your body only stores calories as fat when you consume more than you are burning. It doesn't matter if you are eating Fat, Protein, or Carbs. Science, how does it work?! What you could say is that carbs make you binge, or carbs don't fill you up as much as protein does, so you end up eating more.…

It sounds like you are pretty low in weight, but concerned about a "tummy" or "jiggly bits". You might just need to put on muscle. You can't do that in a deficit. See; http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8td3vEAxv1rqhcajo1_250.jpg http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbpxovG8cG1rd0tw8o1_1280.jpg Great bods look great because…

Make sure you are eating enough, with those activity levels! I am completely sedentary due to a severe injury and I eat 1600 kcals a day, still losing. I use the calculators on IIFYM to determine TDEE. They are way more accurate than the ones here. For example, my TDEE when I work out 4 times a week is 2300. So I eat about…

You literally do not and can not sweat out toxins. Okay, I lied. It is possible to sweat out about 0.05% of the "toxins" in your entire body. I bet you could really feel it.

Hi there, Your kidneys and liver actually process 99% of the toxins in your body automatically. You don't have to drink any special juices to get them to work. They just do their thing. If you want to do a "cleanse", stop drinking alcohol :)

I really second getting tested for insulin resistance. Re-check your thyroid levels. Also, kudos to you for sticking to it. I can't imagine being in your situation, it must be so frustrating. I'm really proud of you for sticking with it despite the lack of progress. Hang in there, ok?:)

If you are linking her TDEE calculators you obviously haven't read the thread, she has had many legit tests done to measure her RMR, and its sitting at 2485. She also has a body media fit device.

Um, whoa. These are not people on MFP. The OP stated that she already has Adrenal and Thyroid issues. It's not as simple as cals in cals out for those people.

I don't want to be rude, but I have a lot of friends, women, in your exact situation who have Hashi's or PCOS. It is not as simple as cals in, cals out for them.

I opened up to my friends and family, that was the biggest step in my recovery. I was no longer in denial and I was forced to answer questions about my ED. It made me realize I had been subconsciously defending it. My S/O helped me destroy it. Talking about it helps so much. I also quit weighing myself. I now eat to fuel…

Purely speculation, but it probably has to do with the fact that her implants are under the muscle, instead of above them. I have seen many fit women who have implants perform chest isolations as normal.

Alya, look into Strong Curves. It's oriented for women by a PT with a PHD in sports science. It's a book full of programs, knowledge, help, and direction. I think it'd be a great starting point for you nutrition and lifting wise. You can buy it online for $9. It's pretty much my bible:) I gained 3" on my *kitten* (it got…

".I weigh the same every time... even on those days I feel lighter and my pants are much looser... " Don't let an arbitrary number determine how you feel about yourself. Water, the physical amount of food in your body, your hormones, and your inflamed muscles from workouts holding onto water, can all affect your weight.…

Yeahhh HIP THRUSTS!!!!

I drink Kombucha instead now. So carbonate, so wow. Seriously it's amazing.. especially the Mama/Hummmm brand. GROWLER FILLS FOR DAYS ^___^ And it has like 30 kcals for 16oz

A LOT of recipes online have a million ****ing ingredients. Maybe google some simple recipes, or recipes for poor people like me. You don't want to be buying 30 ingredients just for one meal. Start with simple things like pasta + sauce. Bake some chicken in the oven, or grill it on the stove, and add it in. Oatmeal…

Honestly, I think if anything fat loss makes faces look worse.. Most of the time. Lines appear, and bones become more pronounced. It was one of the side effects of weight loss I wasn't expecting.. Just something to think about. Weight loss may make your jaw more pronounced, not less. You're absolutely beautiful, and you…

Your surgery concerns me, however, since it directly affects how food is being absorbed by your body. I really suggest speaking with a professional dietitian. And I don't know if you're doing this, but for the record! I really suggest not weighing yourself every day. Weight can fluctuate so much due to stress, water…

I don't think you're lying, for the record. I have gained at less, for months, due to serious damage from an eating disorder. I had to stick with it and eat at proper amounts (my TDEE!) and let my body come back to normal. Now, after much patience, I am losing steadily at 1800 kcals per day.

The issue is really that it's physically impossible to consume the right amount of nutrients minerals and vitamins at low levels of calories. If you eat 0-1000 kcal every day (or even more.. obese people can ABSOLUTELY be malnourished), and you're not hitting 100% of all your iron, vitamin A, etc.. that can add up over…

That's a pretty gross oversimplification. You're forgetting hormones, insulin sensitivity and resistance, alpha-receptors and blood flow and how directly effect the process of fat loss, and adaptive thermogenesis. Some people do gain at 500-900 kcals a day because of metabolic damage or any other factor. Mostly it is…

Why eating less and exercising more is not always beneficial - (why one should eat less/exercise less, or eat more exercise more) http://www.t-nation.com/diet-fat-loss/how-to-burn-stubborn-body-fat

There is such a thing as adaptive thermogenesis - if you're eating too far below your TDEE, your body will adapt and your resting metabolic rate will plummet drastically. If you're like me, it could drop to 400 kcals a day. Ever gained weight at 500 kcals a day? It blows. Don't put yourself too far below your TDEE for long…

Policing other people's grocery baskets is like the epitome of a Nanny State.

Gotcha. Yeah, definitely check out those links! I know how frustrating it can be to plateau, you might just be due for a "whoosh" of weight loss. Hang in there, and try not to cut too low in kcal:) You'll thank yourself in the long run! Also, I've found that, esp if you're working out, the scale can be extremely deceiving.…

I don't think you're eating enough. 1050 calories a day? With exercise? If you've been doing that for 8 months it's very likely your metabolism has adapted trying to keep you alive - Adaptive thermogenesis. Speaking from experience, undereating made my resting metabolic rate drop to 400 calories per day. It took a long…

Actually I don't weigh myself, I hit my macros, hit the gym, and go off inches. This is because you can gain weight while losing dress sizes. The scale just messes with my head and distracts me from my actual progress. I take pictures and measure myself instead:) I really, really suggest it.