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Take a look at the success stories forum, that always gets me motivated. No one can do this for you. You have to find your own motivation within yourself. Figure out why you want to do this and put it on a post it note on the fridge and through out the house. Also, try baby steps. Make one small change a week and stick to…
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I prefer TDEE because I like eating the same amount of food every day whether I exercise or not. My exercise schedule is pretty stable and I never burn so many calories on exercise days that I am left starving. I can see how MFP would work better for someone with inconsistent exercise or very long endurance exercise a few…
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I update my weight daily to analyze on trend weight. Though I sometimes ignore a random high day that I know was the result of extra sodium or alcohol. If that high weight stays more than I day I log it.
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You did not list your stats so I'm not sure if 1200 is an appropriate amount of calories for you. If you are doing a drastic cut and don't have a lot to lose, then try upping your calories a bit (amount to lose .5 lb per week) and continue having a few higher calorie (maintenance or a little above) days when you get tired.
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It is more likely that the stretch marks were already there but became more apparent once the skin loosened a little. I didn't realize I had a couple stretch marks from my 2nd pregnancy until my stomach started deflating after the baby was born. The only way I could see rapid weight loss causing stretch marks is if you…
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High cardio is not necessary for weight loss. If you still need to lose some fat, adjust your calories to a reasonable deficit and continue lifting heavy. Cardio can be added for health and fitness.
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If I were you I would lose a little more to get closer to 15%. A 5% body fat reduction is going to take a while in recomp. I don't know a specific timeline, but a shot in the dark is a minimum of 9 months to a year. You could lose 3% at a small deficit much faster, and then take a couple months of recomp before starting a…
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I think what is hard is coming to terms with the fact that you will have to do something proactive to continue maintaining your weight forever. Whether that be calorie counting, portion control, exercise, whatever. It is also harder because you are fighting to keep the status quo instead of progressing and having small…
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I've tried intuitive eating and no tracking but the lbs come back slowly. I will continue logging for a long while until I feel more comfortable that old bad habits won't creep back and I am better at guesstimating. But long term, my plan is to be able to eat mostly intuitively but still use calorie counting to find out…
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If I am reading your post correctly, it sounds like you stopped working out and "dieting" once you hit maintenance. Most people that successfully maintain continue to exercise and watch what they eat, the calories are just a bit higher than when losing. So just continue logging but eat at your maintenance calories and…
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I weigh daily as well and sync it to trend weight. It evens out the daily fluctuations and allows me to see my weight trends.
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How you chose your first goal weight? I originally chose a weight I was happy with when I was younger and where I wore the size I wanted (size 6). Did you stop when you got there? Once I got to my original goal weight, I was still a size 8 and so lost a few more lbs. Was still size 8. Went into maintenance and lifted heavy…
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https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/p1#notifications Try this thread for some weight lifting results.
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Congrats! If you keep losing weight you will probably need to up your calories a little bit if you want to maintain your weight.
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Wait wait wait… you had your third baby 9 months ago and wondering why you have some fat on your belly? That is why. You may need to cut some more, but you may also just need some more time and lots of planks before the stomach retracts fully. Are you sure you don't have any diastasis recti? And I just wanted to make sure…
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If you are weighing yourself at Walmart and the pharmacy, that could be your problem. You aren't using consistent scales at consistent time of day with the same clothes. Scales can be off by 5 lbs from each other. I weigh 2 lbs more at the end of the day than when I first wake up. Get a scale at home and weigh yourself in…
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If you really don't want to weigh your food, try this experiment. For one week eat only packaged or frozen meals. The calorie counts will be off by 10% and you will have more sodium than usual, but your calories will be pretty accurate. Eat a frozen meal for lunch and dinner. Eat two eggs and a piece of toast for…
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Congrats! You may find that you don't need to lose more after recomping for a while. I thought I wanted to lose a little more because I wanted to go down a size and wasn't quite there yet once I hit maintenance. After two months of maintenance and heavy lifting I have lost the jeans size and I'm gaining definition.…
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"Healthy weight" can be quite a large range. If someone is skinny fat and under muscled they may need to lose weight to get towards the bottom of the healthy weight range before looking lean. They can then recomp and add more muscle and lose a little more fat. Edited to add: I didn't see the earlier post that you would be…
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I currently lift 3 days a week (SL 5x5) and do a short cardio + abs session at least one other day. If I have the time and energy I will do 2 short cardio sessions a week. I used the scoobyworkshop calculator, which has been pretty accurate for me. I think I can get away with 50-100 calories more than the calculator says,…
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I think TDEE vs. MFP method is a matter of preference. I personally prefer the TDEE method because my exercise schedule is very regular and I like having a good amount of food every day. I also like to view exercise as strictly for health and body comp, not as calories burned. When I did the MFP method, I kept overeating…
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I agree that you need to start accepting your body NOW because otherwise you will probably never be happy with it. I lost a jeans size within 2 months of starting maintenance, and I am now noticing more tone in my arms and legs 3 months in. For the first time in my life see a little quad/ham separation line on the side of…
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Makepeas - The study has not been published yet. I don't think the study will show a linear decrease - subjects had to have lost at least 20% of their weight, so they won't know if say a 10% decline in weight would have an affect. They also did not measure changes in food accommodation in the subjects, only the reduction…
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While the stomach may not shrink in size, after significant weight loss the cells in your stomach wall may have less capacity to relax to accommodate more food. The result being the same - you feel full earlier than you did before. But this has only been seen after 20% or more reduction in weight, not necessarily short…
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I second the idea of roasting veggies. It brings out the sweetness in many of them and is so easy. Just toss them with some olive oil (be sure to measure!), salt and pepper and put in the oven. Fill 1/2 your plate with roasted veggies, add a protein and a small portion of carb and you have yourself a meal.
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I'm not sure that the 20% reduction is totally accurate, but I do believe that the body tries to move to its "set point." If an individual was over weight for a long period of time, their set point would be higher. After losing weight, the body tries to over eat in order to gain weight back to your set point. I have heard…
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Everyone is different so you will have to find he calorie level that works for you. I'm 5'8, 133 and maintain at 2150.
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I wanted to give a quick update since first reading this thread and starting a recomp a little over 2 months ago. I have stayed the same weight but lost a jeans size! My lifts are also finally improving with more calories. I have been taking progress pictures and I haven't noticed a real difference in them, but I can see…
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You are not too far from your goal, so I would personally not have a 1400 calorie deficit in a day. Especially not on a regular basis. I sometimes leave myself some extra calories if I know my tracking may not be accurate (eating out) but otherwise try to stick to my numbers. Eat something calorie dense to get closer to…
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No to be a downer but I didn't love the PiYo dvds. I took live piyo classes at the gym before the dvds came out and the intensity of the dvds is no where near the level in the live class. Maybe that is a positive thing for others. What I loved about that class was that I felt like I got cardio, strength and flexibility all…
