JessaLee0324 Member

Wow I wasn't fat at all.

I was going to ask the same thing. I lifted today and I'm sure my legs will be sore tomorrow but I was wanting to run tomorrow afternoon. I didn't know if that would set my recovery back from lifting???

Very inspiring. I could look at before and after pics all day.

I've recently been having this issue also. It seems the older I get, the easier it is for my body to retain fluid. I don't track it but I'm sure I'm eating and drinking the wrong things. That and exercise can do it also. I know my muscles retain fluid after a good beating!

Maybe I will unsync the two accounts and only use the Fitbit for steps. Its too bad :/

Ok perfect example. I set my Fitbit so that I'm at maintenance. I want to see exactly where I am at and since I do the deductions on MFP it's all good. Here is what Fitbit says I ate 1682 I burned 2030 Cals left 704 WHAT??????

The Fitbit messes with me. Now I "think" I can eat up to 2030 and maintain or eat less and start losing a little. My diary has been at or over each day because of this :( and the more I walk the higher my burn is. I'm thinking I need to get rid of this thing. The only issue is that it does help me get more steps in.

Eating more cals then you realize. I'm currently (and always) struggling with this.

You guys rock. Thanks for the prompt info! I normally ignore what FITBIT says about my eating and just watch for what it give me on MFP. That should be ok right?

Thanks. I just went in and set both MFP & Fitbit for a 1lb a week loss. I set my MFP to sedentary though....should I set it to lightly active or is sedentary right? I'm not sedentary -- I just don't want to over do anything...

Makes sense. Maybe I'll give that a go.

I guess I don't understand what you guys mean. I should set my MFP to 2000 daily calories? According to all the TDEE calculators out there, they say my TDEE is about 1850-1900 a day. And to set my calorie goal to about 1624 in order to lose weight. So if I set my MFP @ 1624 -- I will end up getting more calories to burn…

^this... Weight training continues to burn calories well after your session is over, unlike cardio. Also, weight training makes the body work harder then many forms of cardio. I don't know about you guys but I can feel my body continue to repair itself up to a day and a half after a session.

Height: 5'3" Deadline: Ongoing SW: 146 CW: 146 GW: Evolving but anything under 140 would be lovely :) I recently started weightlifting, so I've started to take a whole new approach to this. Instead of wishing I could eat less and lose a bunch of pounds, I'm building some muscle and feeding them well. We shall see what…

Thanks for all the advice everyone. Last week ended up being a great week for me. I took your advice and ate more protein. It helped BIG TIME. I felt great AND my hunger levels were under control. The biggest thing for me was rethinking calorie intake. Eating a bit more but still staying in a small deficit really helped. I…

@SideSteel‌ - I'm goingto keep it simple as you suggested. This week I am going to work on keeping my calories around 20% below TDEE (which I have been majorly under estimating ... says scoobysworkshop calc). I started a new lifting program this week also, so I'm going to keep aware of my body and adjsut accordingly.…

Is it bad that I want to try some of these food combos? Lol Seriously, you guys are making me hungry! I can't eat an entire anything in one sitting, but what I tend to do is eat at it all day til it's gone. Cheese and sausage, package of Oreos, any type of leftovers. I can however drink an entire bottle of something in one…

I did meet the first goal for December, in November. It was short lived after I started lifting. I've opened my diary up to the public.

Oh wow Madrose you look amazing! THAT is the body I want! And to be totally honest, I currently look very similar to your before picture. How big of a deficit did you lift heavy with and what was your program? How did you stick with the deficit??

When I first started weight lifting I gained 3 lbs the first week and was horrified. The second week it went away along with an extra pound.

I try to get up once an hour and take a little walk around the building. I have a problem with wanting to eat everything I've packed by 10:30am...so I struggle with that. I go to the gym on my lunch break and try to drink a lot of water, coffee, and diet soda to keep me occupied.

I just started today! Wow....I thought my arms were going to fall off afterwards but it was great otherwise! I'm 5'3" and 147lbs. The app is really cool. I especially like that it tells you how much weight you lifted in total. I do the workout at work on my lunch hour. Luckily they have their own gym! I would love to join…

That's great. Are you going to see her again?

I am in the exact same boat as you...asking the exact thing. I've been weight lifting for almost two months and have not lost any fat. In fact, I eat more because I'm so drained after lifting. So far I've been told to keep lifting but decrease my calories a little.

I log everything I eat. I have since October 2014. Recently I've started wearing a fitbit. I'm not sure how accurate (I know nothing is 100% accurate with calories) but according to my fitbit, over the course of the last 20 days I've averaged 2030 calories burned a day. According to the average of the last 20 days logging…

Thank you for the video response! I am for sure, not giving up on this then. I will lift weights while in a deficit and continue to tweek my macros and calories until I find a happy balance. I am going to try a different lifting program for now though. One of my girlfriends uses the Bodyspace app for her lifting workouts…

I'm sorry, I was all over the place with my post. I want to lose some body fat. I'm not huge, but not small enough to notice muscle gains other than looking fatter. So if I continue to lift and eat at maintenance, I will not make gains in lifting but slowly lean out? Is that what I'm hearing? When we say lift...does that…

I did read that thread and I know what you are going through. It's frustrating to put so much time into something and end up with nothing. It takes weeks for me to see a loss and about one day to reverse the whole thing.

I do 5x5 and am currently struggling with eating the right amount of food. I love the program but as one person mentioned, it's very taxing on your body. Doing 5x5 is not good for your body at a deficit. Believe me...you need MORE food for repair then you can imagine.

I was wondering the same thing.