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I have come to like exercise with time but because I learnt to focus it on a new light. There was a time I could not run 5k. That's terrible. I'm 25yo. I just couldn't stand that. Why? Because I want to be fit, I want to be healthy. Why? Because being healthy is the fundamental aspect to ANY life you want to live. I'm…

A lot of good advice was given already but I'm gonna repeat the old saying: confidence comes from knowledge. There's an exercise database for example at bodybuilding.com, it shows you exercises by muscle group, maybe just start looking at that and you know "ah, so this works these muscles". Search for some classic…

I think it depends mainly on time available and then goals. I think they are not opposite, in the sense that when doing compound movements you end up hitting all major muscles. I personally "mix" them both, I have one leg/lower and one back/upper day that are the core of my routine and are as said compound/full body…

I don't consider 200 calories to be that little. Anyhow, when I need low-calorie, filling, cheap = EGG WHITES. You can make them in the microwave NO OIL, add spices, maybe mix some garlic powder, chili, I don't know whatever you like...and low-calorie vegetables you can add broccoli, mushrooms, etc. You can eat a whole cup…

Maybe. Boobs can keep growing at that age, but probably it was mostly fat gain (sorry! but it probably is, as women we store fat in our boobs...) and probably then you'll lose volume there too. The nipple size, as far as I know, may be due to several things so it doesn't mean that it was from "natural" growth. You'll have…

I don't know you or your habits so this will come from my experience and may not be relevant. I would opt for the 2200 and longer time to reach goal. Why? From 2200 to 2500 the difference is little so all that time that you are on deficit will help to solidify your habits (maintenance is another challenge!). Also you can…

Fat distribution depends on genetics so if when thinner you had less boobs, probably when going back there you'll have the same fat. It may depend, of course, maybe you were younger when you were thinner and they "developed" while being fat or things like that...but in general almost everybody will lose what came with the…

Unless you have been going at it with GOOD FORM, HEAVY loads and mixing isolation and compound (in my experience isolation works better, mixed of course, but only compound doesn't target the glutes as strongly) and of course have enough of a low body fat to let your glutes determine your *kitten* shape instead of the fat…

If you gained fat, and not water (you can't know this on a one-week basis, weigh yourself for a month having a certain habit and see...) you didn't gain that fat from that shake. If you're generally eating below maintenance, do some cardio and weights and even more, substitute a meal with the shake...there is NO way the…

For me it'll depend on my feelings rather than the calories: am I REALLY hungry? Unless you periodically have a "cheat" meal/day/X and thus really need to mantain the non-cheat meals on point or the deficit is really little because you're already lean, etc. if one day you eat more because you're really hungry that's okay,…

Depends. Most of the time, before. But, it depends whether the meal is for one or more regarding certain foods. If for myself only, I weigh anything before because I'll be eating all of it myself. This is very useful when eating something like rice or pasta. If shared, is more difficult, I'm not eating a whole cup of…

If you have been dieting for little it may just be that you're used to eating at certain hours/quantity of food and now you're not. If everyday you eat something at 10 o'clock am, even if X day you just ate at 8 o'clock let's say, you will probably be hungry (unless you ate way too much sooner) at 10 o'clock. Your body is…

Study. I've spent months in PubMed and reading people like Lyle McDonald and such, seeking for the base of many ideas I had about nutrition and body recomposition. Starting dieting without the understanding of what a protein is, having a grasp of the metabolic process of fat loss, etc. is crazy. Starting to exercise and…

How much could water retention from lifting -supposing that's true?- affect how much you weight? I started lifting with the "New Rules for lifting..." a month ago and this week started Insanity. It happened me before also that when I'm really sore, I weight more. Not much, like 2-5lbs more or less. The problem is that I…

It seems you read it too fast, I said: " The MFP calorie calculator seems to not consider exercise in the activity part", I'll repeat: NOT consider. I argued that (1) calculating calories burned from exercise is VERY hard thus personally I prefer, and recommend, using ANOTHER calculator which includes exercise in the…

If your thyroid is stabilized, then it functions normally, so everything related to it -as weight loss- should function the same. You may have a low dosage, not stabilized thyroid (it takes a time) or then if your thyroid functions normally (remember that thyroid related problems that are treated are worked to function…

I won't use MPF's calculator. I see a lot of people saying they're under a 1200kcal diet because MFP said so - which is crazy! I'd try with Mifflin-St Jeor formula considered to be the most accurate (for women: [9.99 x weight (kg)] + [6.25 x height (cm)] - [4.92 x age (years)] -161) to get your BRM and then multiply that…

As a vegetarian (I've been vegan for many years and started to take eggs and milk some months ago because of some health problems) I won't encourage nobody to follow this diet just for losing weight, it just doesn't make any sense. Becoming vegetarian requires from you, in order to be healthy, to learn, study and dedicate…

Depends on your habits. Your body does not make a difference regarding the source - just considers the nutrient. If you find it easy hitting your daily protein requirement with your diet, or see plausible to change it to hit them; then you can perfectly leave the powder. If you find it difficult, take it. Just search for a…

No - your maintenance caloric amount is calculated including your activity level. Thus, the deficit is calculated also considering it. If you eat them back you're eating more than you should be eating. The MFP calorie calculator seems to not consider exercise in the activity part, anyhow (another reason to not consider it)…

I do. Lately I experienced a plateau: controlled everything, even ate up to 250kcal less than needed, etc. and couldn't drop the weight. Looking at my diary I realized I didn't "cheat" for several weeks. Then I tried doing some cheat days -which I did every week/two weeks before this period of "no-cheat"- and ended up…

Sure. Normally people with hypo -which I have- put random excuses. The truth is that, when you start taking meds and find the right dosage, you are *normal*, this means: you have the adequate amount of levothyroxine (which substitutes thyroxine) inside your body, thus, your thyroid works normally. Everyone with any problem…