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I think that building muscle while SLOWLY getting rid of fat is recomping. Bulking is focusing on building muscle by eating at a surplus and lifting heavy. Yes, you will build muscle but you will inevitable gain fat as well because of the excess calories. I was told here on MFP that if body fat was over 25% percent it was…

Thanks Raynn1. It is something to think about. Maybe I think 1800-1900 is my TDEE because I felt confortable eating at that level and after a while my weight was leveling out. Now I wished I hadn't stopped logging! Heybales, that is including my exercise. I wear heart rate monitor ( I know you have explained to me the…

Thanks for your reply. I'm trying to work on being consistent. I think my posts were unclear and I was rambling a bit. But let me explain, the reason I started eating 2000+ is because I was doing Crossfit 2-3 a week plus 3 days of weight lifting. I dropped Crossfit and all forms of cardio three weeks into the reset. I…

Thanks all for the Replies. I'm eating 1500-1600. The 1350 was a moment of panic then I came to my senses since nothing happened. My maintenance is about 1850-1900. I work a desk job so i'm sitting down for most of the day. I've been religiously tracking and measuring since Tuesday and dropped some water weight. I'm…

Sumiblue you look great! So do you arditarose, I think those 10 pounds look extremely well on you.

@arditarose Amazing! You look great especially the underwear pic! The last 15 weeks I have increased my cals finding TDEE. I started around 2000-2050 but lowered them to 1950-1850 because I think I maintain around 1850. I'm also doing PHUL and no cardio. I'm curious about how many calories you eat when you are cutting?…

Thank you Stephxo1. I will send you a pm, I'm very interested in hear your advice. I was actually trying to cut last week but ended up going over the goal I had set. I started this process of maintenance in August and with the exception of last week there has only been another week where I ate 1700ish. I do agree that I…

I'm not entirely sure I'm eating at maintenance. I think I'm slightly at a surplus because I have gained a little and it has been gradual after the initial water weight gain from upping cals. Which I kindaq knew but I didn't care. As far as telling the difference, I started focusing solely on lifting weights and dropped…

Thanks. I will lower my cals a little bit below maintenance which I think it is somewhere around 1850, and see what happens.

@Samm471: I was 120 at the beginning of the summer( I got there doing paleo, but I just can't deal with restricting food groups)I did look leaner, but hardly any muscle. I started this maintenance process at 122 and my measurements have stayed relatively the same from when I started only now I'm between 125-126.5lbs. I…

I'm interested in this as well, I think I'm recomp but not entirely sure. I've upped in the beginning of August, I might even be eating slightly over maintenance. My weight as gone up a little 3-4lbs but measurements have stayed the same with the exception of my hips and my under belly have gone up but not much. I can see…

Check out Nia Shanks. She has good body weight routines or bodybuilding.com

I will send you a private message in a bit.

Welcome! I don't eat perfect either and I love to lift heavy stuff ( well, heavy for me ha). I've eating more since August and so far so good. Feel free to add me :)

Great job! I think feeling leaner is what matters! So your weight is holding steady??? I also went up an inch on my hips, I don't mind as long as it means booty is lifting or growing :)

Hi you can try to recomp. I think it is possible with CF as long as you focus more on the wods that incorporate weights. I did it for 9 months and saw big improvements but decided to give weight lifting a try. We have the same stats I just eat less because I have a desk job. I started at 122 ( maybe 124?) and eating around…

Week 11: This week was TOM and an emotional one so cals eaten 1815/cals burned 1850 / weight 127.7 . I went up quite a bit this week with pms symptons. I also didn't eat as much, but I', trying to eat between 1800-1975 which I feel it is a more accurate TDEE for me than the 2000 because I have dropped high intensity…

This is very good to now. I have been wondering about this myself. I tend to eat lots of fats and protein and was worried that this was somehow affecting my fat loss. I started eating at maintenance ( or at least what I think is) in the beginning of August and my weight jumped 3-4 pounds that month but measurements are the…

Week 10 : Cals 1934/ cals burned 1868 / 125.2 Weight

Welcome! You are very active, and if you're TDEE is 2700 your intake of 1700-1800 seems pretty low! I'm no expert but if you want to recomp I would drop some of the cardio or if you really enjoy it then the spinning classes maybe. I thought about running a half in November and backed off. The training is too intense and I…

I try to plan ahead and prelog lots of things. I eat same things during the week. I just adjust as I measure. For example I eat the same breakfast every single day! So I just copy from previous day. I was very inconsistent about logging. I thought I was eating little but who knows! I know I ate little during the week and…

I have gained three lbs since increasing calories in the beginning of August. It has really leveled off over the last few weeks. I still fluctuate a couple of pounds up or down but weight is pretty stable mid week. Also, my weight gain was gradual. I feel the same in my clothes and measurements are still the same.

How about bacon, sausage, protein pancakes or banana pancakes, almond butter with bananas, avocados? All those are paleo approved options. Trust me, the first week your body feels stuffed, but it will adapt. You just have to keep trying.

I do have a sedentary desk job. I average about 1850-1975 cals burned during the week, depending on my workouts. I just want to add that I started at 122-124 in the begining of August eating 1200-1400cals. I have increased to 1950-2050 since then (I stry to stay below 2000 but not always possible). I did gained about 2-4…

I have the same stats as you and i'm maintaining between 1950-2030 average cals. I lift four days a week (PHUL) and no cardio.

Well, update just because it's already a habit Week 9: 2009 avg cals/ 1844 cals burned / 125.7 lbs.

I couldn't agree more with kickboxdiva. Give it time and trust the process. Your body will adapt to the new calories really soon, and so will you!. I was scared to see the scale go up too. I was terrified of dropping cardio too and focusing on weights. I have only gained 3-4 lbs. My only regret is not starting this process…

Robb Wolf comes to mind. There are tons of blogs with recipes, like paleo omg, nom nom paleo, stupid easy paleo just to name a few. Also a friend of mine uses beef protein because of lactose intolerance. I know it sounds weird but she says it is pretty good, so maybe you might want to look into it. I forgot to mention that…

I have always been like that , gaining 2lbs on thw weekends is normal to me. I If it makes any difference, I do eat healthier during the week, still eat simple carbs but in less amounts. Also, I do not eat out at all during the week my main meals are homemade except for protein shakes or a few snacks. Now, Friday and…

I did Paleo for about two months, and althoygh not my thing, I found it easy to hit protein. I do love meat, though. For breakfast I incorporated eggs, sausages etc. I used to make banana pancakes and add a scoop of whey. Also, cottage cheese ( unless you are not eating dairy) tuna, fish, chicken, fish, etc. I would make…