Jennifer_Lynn_1982 Member

Thank you for the reminder Tereza!! You're so right - no quick fixes here!

Reposting my response to Tereza's article this morning about self love/loathing....a great reminder to reflect on what your true goals are when t comes to fitness. Thank you for sharing @terezatoledo "Thank you for this @terezatoledo! I needed this article this morning to remind myself of my journey and why I'm on it. I…

Thank you for this @terezatoledo! I needed this article this morning to remind myself of my journey and why I'm on it. I had a good weigh in this morning - down 0.5 lbs this week and down 0.5-1" on my measurements - but then I took the first pictures I've taken in months and didn't see the progress I thought I had had. I…

^ true @beastmode_kitty!

I am in a deficit yes @saranharm. I'm playing around with my calories a bit with some calorie cycling. More of a deficit on lighter days (arms, shoulders, rest days) and less of a deficit on heavier work days (legs, cardio). It's only been 4 days though with calorie cycling.

Thanks Tereza! Yes you're definitely able to repost my NSV's!

great post!

@TerezaToledo - so true!! I've been feeling really strong lately and my body seems to be shaping up differently now (finally). I have been tracking my measurements every week and have been seeing those numbers go down - I'm down about 10" since October (bust, chest, hips, waist & legs) which I'm thrilled about! PS - I had…

^ what she said :)

I love this thread....way to go @beastmode_kitty!

@TerezaToledo Things are going well for the most part. I seem to be going up and down with the same 1.5 lbs but I'm getting back with consistency at the gym so I'll give it a few weeks before making any adjustments. I'm feeling strong - really strong so I'm still really enjoying my time at the gym. Thanks so much for…

I love this post - welcome to the EM2WL group!!! please keep updating us on your journey :)

A quick update - I had a maintenance/planned week off last week when I had friends in town which meant more eating out (so they could eat yummy off-island food). I was able to get to the gym once for a great upper body workout and then went on 2 hikes (1 pretty steep up a mountain for 45 min, then 35 min down; 1 hike was…

^ so true!!

Thanks @heybales - I appreciate your feedback and will consider calorie cycling. I'm currently listing weights Mon-Fri with rest days on weekends so I may eat more during the week and less on the weekend too. I will have some fun with it

big hugs to you!!

Thank you all for your input!! Realistically, I have about 10-15 lbs to lose max. My lifts don't seem to be affected at all especially since I have re-arranged my meals so that I have a carb/protein before going to the gym after work. That's helped me have more energy for my workout. I should re-do my calculator from…

First off, I am so sorry for what your'e going through! As for your goals and such, I would recommend that you eat at maintenance and allow yourself the time to get stronger mentally and physically over the next 8-10 months. As Dope mentioned, if you increase your NEAT, you could see a bit of a deficit from the increase in…

welcome back!! looks like you had an amazing time!

Official weigh-in on Sunday morning this weekend - I'm down 5 lbs in the last 30 days. My measurements are down too. I'm a bit concerned that I'm losing too quickly as I want to ensure that I don't lose too much muscle mass. I'm currently eating 1700 cal/day. Based on my weight loss, my maintenance calories is around 2280…

Thanks @heybales and @saranharm :smiley: I've kind of stalled the last few days but I'm still feeling positive about my results so far and I'm feeling a bit leaner as well. @saranharm - I fully get some days are planned higher calorie days! I plan on eating closer to maintenance and not worrying about my macros as much…

Happy to report that I'm down another 2 lbs since Apr 7th! Keeping my calories at 1700/day with a few planned days that were around 1850-1900. Looking forward to seeing how the next few weeks go but my measurements are starting to move in the right direction too!

I started doing PHUL (https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/phul-workout) in the fall and I've loved it. I felt that it had a good mix of hypertrophy and strength and am now looking to move onto another program. I decided to make a change when I was getting frustrated with moving up in weights on squats and overhead…

Happy to report that after almost 2 weeks of sticking to my calories and macros I'm showing some weight loss (hopefully not any significant muscle loss). I'm down about 1-3 lbs (depending on trending/moving avg or recorded weight) over those 2 weeks. I changed up my program a bit too - still strength focused. I'll update…

I hear you about being frustrated @ambsnic17 - after cutting for a few weeks in March I lost focus and probably ate at TDEE or just above. Frustrating but I'm back at it this week and have felt so much better and more balanced! For weight training, I too used to work out with dumbbells and found I was limited once I got up…

Oh I totally get that!

Could it be from less sugar over the last few days since Easter? For me, dips or rises in sugar levels can give me a headache as well.

Let us know how it goes :)

Welcome!! Feel free to add me as a friend :) I've also put on some weight since reaching my goal in Dec 2012.

that's great!!