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I lift at home in my living room. Go for it!! I prefer dumbbells and a pair of pushup handles. I do supersets to wipe the muscles out and I got good advice that you should focus on getting a good squeeze at the top of a rep. Quality counts! Good luck!

Come home and log them. You'd be surprised on what's already in the data base.

It's all about calories. When you get down to that last 5, it gets tricky. It's so easy to slack on calorie counting because you're almost there, but if you want to lose that last little bit, you've got to tighten up on the calorie counting. Make sure you're not erring by eating too much. Measure and weigh your food. Your…

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I like to nosh on Shabbat, too, that's why I eat less during the week, saving up 600 cals extra for fri and sat each. Unfortunately, that's still not as much as I'd like. So I take walks which gives me another cookie or two. ;)

For weight loss: Hunger pains? You're lying to me, stomach! I know how many calories I fed you today!! For exercise: Bored, stressed, PMS? Drop and do 20!!

I'm this kind of mom with my sweet foster baby: But getting my teens to go to bed looks more like this:

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This is me, kicking myself in the head: These are some of my kids:

I do the same thing. I put it out there. Sometimes it even motivates me to get on the exercise bike and ride and ride until I see green again. Keep on logging. It really helps.

I pre-log Friday night and post-log Saturday. Also, I eat only 1200 cals (plus 2/3s of my exercise cals) during the week because I give myself 2000 cals each for Fri and Sat. In this way, I meet my weekly calorie goal for my height/age/activity level.

You're beautiful!! You got this!! Keep on it!!

You are a hero and a legend!! ;)

Being at home, we should be able to come up with a very steady menu plan. ;) I eat a big lunch of meat (chicken or ground beef) on top of veggies (salad or cooked). Sometimes with crackers or rice cakes. And usually with frozen cherries for dessert. Keep it simple and healthy and fast to make.

I just peeped your profile. What?! You're an expert at this. You should be giving advice, not asking for it. ;) If you got down to 10% BF before, then you know how to lose.

I think figuring out your TDEE and eating 10% over that is a safe and healthy way to gain. And it will encourage a habit of calorie consumption that is good for you. When you get to goal weight, you'll only have to cut out that extra 10%.

What he said. Great tips! I highly recommend calorie cycling - low days and high days, all meticulously mathed out for your weekly goal plan. But if you just count calories, you will succeed.

I would give myself 100 calories of exercise an hour, for sure.

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I choose the lesser of the evils. haha. No really, it's worth it to me to skip the high calorie foods, so I can indulge a little in the good stuff. High calorie is all the starches like rice, noodles, potatoes, bread. If you skip those, then you'll likely be able to eat the main dishes. It's all about making compromises.…

It's not your fault! You must watch this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i_cmltmQ6A It explains that when your body/brain realizes that you are dieting, it will do everything it can to convince you to eat. Food will taste extra specially good, and you'll be really hungry. Recently I went on a binge, and…

You are eating too much.

I think the exercise was making a big difference for you. Those exercise cals put you at a greater deficit. That said, give it a full week before you worry. When I eat a high carb meal, it takes me about 5 days to see my true weight.

Totally had that problem. The most important task at hand is slowly finding your maintenance calorie goal. You'll be surprised at how much you get to eat. But you'll also be playing with fire. Hold on tight to counting those cals as you slowly increase them. Don't try to go without counting and loggin, for several months.…

Great success so far! I totally know what you mean about not feeling full and just going with will power. Same here, totally. I have no 'off' button when it comes to food. I try to space out my calories for the day and then just stop eating when I run out of cals. lol Good luck. And be sure to watch this documentary, so…

Beautiful!

You're right about the risk of injury. I modify HIIT exercises for "safety first" and take it slow enough so that I don't break my face. ETA - but she may be talking only a 1/2 hr of exercise a day. That's not too much. Let's ask OP - how long are your HIIT exercise routines? When you weight train and run, how long does…

Alternatives for Pizza - matza pizza. Matza (110 cals) topped with homemade pizza sauce and shredded cheese. Bake until cheese melts. Pepsi - fresh squeezed lemon juice (1/2 lemon) mixed with bubbly water. Gummi worms - maybe homemade jello using real juice. Frozen cherries? I would like to find a healthier alternative to…

Losing that last 10 is about calories. Stay within your calorie goal, and it will fade away. I think your exercise plan is awesome. You probably won't burn out on it because it's short term for the summer, right? And likely life will get in there, too, so some weeks you'll be doing other fun stuff, instead. I say, set it…