birdiecs Member

I put butter on everything :drinker:

It took a while to overcome the squick factor, but damn that is some good stuff. I whip mine up with butter, coconut oil and a bit of pure cocoa powder in my Nutribullet. It comes out like a frothy chocolatey dream!! Great right before lifting.

I missed this last month, jumping on for Feb. I'm 10lbs from goal so 5lbs would be a miracle but I'm going to push hard and see what happens. SW: 168 CW: 130.2 GW: 125

You forgot to stomp your feet and pout

Yes this, I've gone from a 14/16 to a 4 and there is no way I would have been able to afford constantly buying new clothes. Savers is another great place especially for casual clothes.

Unless you are very old and or very tiny you don't need to eat so little. It might be worth it to determine your TDEE and eat at a reasonable deficit from that. In the long run it's a much healthier approach. Just a suggestion.

I felt snarky for asking, hence the edit. But wow I see it over and over and I can't understand it.

Why would you not want to, fuel your body it will thank you.

38.5-27-38.5 Would not mind if my boobs and butt shrunk to 37, still have 8lbs to lose so here's hoping. I just figured my hip to waist ratio and its .70..it used to be .78 Thank you heavy lifting!

Mine is currently set at 65% Fat 25 Protein 10% carbs. However I'm about 10 weeks into Keto and only upped my carbs this past week. Mostly to give me a little wiggle room on heavy lifting days as I was finding myself stalling. It still works out that I end up eating less than 30G of carbs anyways, with some rare 40G days

Because I can't find a rack and heavy weights in the outdoors. I could try bench pressing small children roaming around outside but their parents may not like it.

http://www.fitnessfrog.com/ has some helpful calculators

I was one of those random women who feared 'the bulk". It wasn't until someone pointed out that the key is muscle definition and that is based on body fat %. It was an aha moment for me. I don't think that information is posted enough. So thank you!

1350 cal seems unnecessarily low considering your stats and activity level. With only 15lbs to lose such an aggressive cut will probably result in reaching goal weight flabbier than you'd like. That's what happened to me, trying to repair that now. I would figure out your TDEE and try a 15-10% deficit from there.

She will not get bulky eating at a deficit no matter how heavy she lifts. It's outdated advice like this that makes women afraid to pick up heavy weights I lift very heavy, low reps and my legs are thinner now than when I started.

First is stomach, last boobs and hips/butt. Right now I feel very disproportionate. 27: waist with 38.5 boobs and butt. They are not budging. I'm losing only .5-1 off my boobs and hips for every 3" off my waist.

Ah yes a fellow masochist Scorpio. It's no fun if it doesn't hurt.

Sympathy hug. I'm on a 2 week squat stall. I cursed the barbell out today, it didn't care. Still stuck

That my squat is stalled at a pathetic 75lbs, sigh. Maybe I need to eat more but I'm already eating 1800 cal on lift days. Still feeling gassed half way through.. Grrrr

Kerrygold everyday. No such thing as a substitute for butter, blasphemy!

No such thing, I eat one a day. Yes one every single day. They are 50 cent each here in AZ, or free if you have a nice neighbor with an avocado tree.

It's numbers pulled out of the air because unless everyone is getting Dexa scans it's all guess work at best.

First off, ladies get properly measured. http://www.reddit.com/r/ABraThatFits As to your question. at my largest weight close to 170 I was a 32GG, now at 129 I'm a 28GG/30G depending on brand. that's a 2 cups size loss. They seem to look bigger now because my waist has shrunk by 8 inches but my bust only by 2. I'd be fine…

Oh I hate hate hate cardio, but secretly fear dropping dead of a heart attack now that I'm an oldster lol I run about 20-30 min 2x a week, should be 3x but never seem to get that one in. The weather here in AZ this time of year is perfect, so it doesnt feel to much like torture. I don't do cardio machines, I'm not a…

Sounds about right, I lose steadily eating 1600-1800 cal. 2100 is right about maintenance for me at 5'2.5 129lbs 43yr old. My workouts aren't terribly long 30-45min 5x a week, maybe 6 if I feel up to it...but most often than not I don't hehe

Whaaa? That's insane, I eat at least 1600 and I'm 5'2 and 43yrs old. I would have run like hell from that trainer, while eating a donut and laughing.

Deadlifted 100lbs for the first time. It's not that much but I'm old and small so...Yay me!

5'2.5 129lbs now but I started at 165lbs. Currently eating 1600-1800 cal and losing a steady 1lb a week. I've never eaten only 1200 cal and dont think just because we are short we have to eat so little. Being hungry isnt my idea of sustainable. 1500 seems fine, in fact you could probably go higher and still lose weight.

This is what I've been doing with some better than expected results. Stronglifts 5x5 3 day a week (MWF), some form of cardio (running, rowing, half assed zumba lol) on alternating days. I really hate cardio so it's 30min tops and done. Rest day on Sunday. I eat 1600 cal on cardio days, 1800 cal on lifting days and 1300 on…

It wasn't so much which was better, but I decided on Stronglifts for it's simplicity. I was really intimidated and overwhelmed by the idea of weight lifting. SL made it much easier to jump in, I read NROLFW but kept putting it off because I never felt ready.