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I'm 5'2" currently 120. Not sure what my target weight should be. Still have a good bit of fat to lose but figure I will need to bulk when I get there. Been lifting a little over a year.

I just want to learn from females who bulk. What body fat percentage were you when you started?

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The calorie calculators are just a starting point. Each day I plug my numbers into a spreadsheet which I have been keeping up with for well over a year now. I average out my calories over a month's span and as long as my average is under 1900, I lose. If you begin a new exercise routine or even eat a bit too much salt it…

What you have accomplished is amazing! You are beautiful! We are all so hard on ourselves. I've only lost about half of what you lost but I have noticed since I began lifting heavy that things are firming up nicely.

I'm 5'2" 121. Still losing slowly. I average about 1700 total calories a day. I would eat someone's face off if I was only allowed 1370. I started using the TDEE method since I wasn't losing eating back all the exercise calories mfp was giving me. During the process I learned that my maintenance calories were around 1900.…

5'2" here. 38 years old. My highest weight was 194. 121 now. I was 136 when I began MFP. I lost most of that weight before mfp by exercising more and eating a few more salads. When i started mfp, I didn't lose a bit the first two years because I was overestimating my exercise calories and had a major pepsi addiction. I…

Wow! Great progress!

Protein is needed to help you keep your muscle while you are losing or for gaining muscle if you are bulking/recomping. Glad I could help :)

I too had a little bit of cellulite beginning with my teenage years. I gained 70 pounds with my first pregnancy at 21. I lost a bit of that and then got to an even higher weight with my 2nd baby at 27. Still had about the same amount of cellulite as when I was very thin. Over the years I lost some weight but my cellulite…

I was just thinking the other day about when my cast was removed from my leg after being enclosed for 2 months. That leg had no muscle definition compared to the other. It looked scrawny, white, and hairy. haha. As soon as I began walking on it, the muscle quickly returned to the normal size. So.... ? Thoughts?

I seem to be stuck.... Perhaps from way too much sodium because I have been under my calories all month. ?

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Getting there... 5'2" 120 currently. Highest weight was 194. I was around 136 when I began using mfp. I highly recommend lifting heavy weights and eating an adequate amount of protein while you are losing! My initial goal was 121. Now 116. Will reevaluate when I get there. Still have some flab that I want gone.

5'2" HW 195 CW 121 GW 116 I aim for 1500 total a day but usually average between 1600-1800. Losing slowly. Very sedentary job. Walk a mile a day and lift heavy weights twice a week. Try to get at least 90g of protein a day to keep lean muscle mass! All cardio and low protein diet seemed to make me flabby! I've noticed…

I'm 5'2" 121. My highest weight was 195. I'm aiming for around 116 maybe lower. Don't really care about the number, just want to get my body fat and cellulite down some more. I usually eat an average of 1500-1900 and am losing very slowly. I try to eat at least 90g of protein daily and lift heavy weights twice a week…

My cellulite just seemed to get worse and worse as I was losing until I started lifting heavy and upped my protein. It has diminished a good bit but I'm still working on lowering my body fat percentage. You've done an amazing job. Congrats!!

I finally weigh what it says on my driver's license. haha! My lowest weight in 17 years!

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great progress!

Way to go!! Edited to add: You can do it if you set your mind to it. Work those muscles if you want a high schooler's metabolism! :smile: I never, ever though I would be 120 again. I hit it on the scales just this morning!

If you are unhappy with your percentage of fat, I suggest upping protein (if you aren't already eating enough), continue lifting heavy weights, and eat at a slight deficit. The TDEE you mentioned seems really low. I figured mine out by keeping up with my numbers on an excel spreadsheet. Mine is around 1900 and I am only…

This stopped my walk because I had to watch... a baby mallard duck was taken underwater by a fish. the mother duck started frantically squawking. 3 male ducks flew from across the lake and they begin attacking the fish until it releases the baby duck. Wild!

I lift weights at home following stronglifts 5x5. It has transformed my body unlike any other workout I have ever done.