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I strongly suspect you are not eating enough. 1300 calories a day for a 19 year old running 5 days a week is extremely low. Increasing calories seems to have helped many people on this site get past a plateau. Calculate your TDEE and set your calories to 20% below that. This (http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/) will…

I'm 5' 6" and my goal weight is 135. I picked that as my goal because it's right in the middle of the healthy BMI weight range, but once I reach that weight I plan on re-evaluating to see if I want to change it at all.

You can also click on the 'Reports' tab, select 'Progress', pick the measurement you are interested in, and then that will produce a graph of your measurements over time.

Let me see if I can help a bit :) I don't really like salad either! I agree, it's really not very filling. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I had a salad. If you feel like you must eat some though, try making a small side salad in addition to something else small that's more filling. I found the best way to deal…

Pick a day of the week to weigh yourself, and do so at the same time of day each week. You'll see much less fluctuation that way. Also, cook more and eat less fast food :)

I had that exact same NSV today! Rock on :)

I lost some weight last year, and bought a new pair of jeans that I loved. About 5 weeks ago, after months of cramming my increasingly fatter butt into these jeans, they finally gave way and tore in the thigh (the zipper had partially broken weeks before that, but I had refused to give them up at that point). I was forced…

My current favorite afternoon snack is a peach and a piece of low fat string cheese. Other good choices include any fruit and veggies, nuts, and yogurt. If you find that you're still very hungry between lunch and dinner, higher protein is the way to go. Hardboiled eggs and Greek yogurt are good options. I believe there are…

I second that. I haven't done this program myself (I have done Starting Strength, however, which is a great beginner lifting program, though not geared specifically towards women) but I have heard it recommended over and over by many women lifters.

Couch to 5K is a free program you can do by yourself. http://www.c25k.com/

It absolutely does not matter what time of day you eat, so long as you are within your calories. Your body does not magically stop digesting at 9:00pm or whatever other times people come up with. That myth came about because there appeared to be some correlation between late night eating and weight gain - but that is…

I'm currently on Week 3 (treadmill version too, I'm a wuss about running in the cold and it's already chilly here in Wisconsin), so I'm a bit ahead of you, but you can feel free to add me and we motivated each other to keep going :)

I would say as long as you're not putting tons of sugar in your tea and as long as you are able to handle that level of caffeine intake (I've long since learned that everyone reacts to caffeine slightly differently), then that's totally fine. Tea is a much better choice of drink than soda or even juice. With no added…

If you want to firm up your body, you're going to have to lift heavy. With a barbell. Squat, deadlift, bench press, all of that kind of stuff. And no, you won't end up looking like a manly bodybuilder, that's a silly myth. Check this site out if you don't believe me:…

I did WW ages ago (I think maybe 8-10 years ago now), mostly because my parents were doing it and I was in high school at the time, so therefore I pretty much ate what they bought and served. It was easy enough, I suppose, and I did lose weight, but gained it all back (and then some) when I went to college. One of the big…