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I 100% agree! I haven't had the scale go down hardly at all over the last 7 months but my measurements and pictures tell a MUCH different story!!!! I would be depressed if I hadn't been taking photos the entire time to compare my progress! I have found these forums to be quite frustrating because people care primarily…

Actually I am. I do 30 mins of cardio 4 days a week with 30 mins of strength training directly afterwards, and run in HIIT for 3 miles 1-2 days on the weekend with my dog. I eat at a -15% of my TDEE and count calories while trying daily to balance my macros. I drink primarily water and only have coffee 2 times a week and 6…

Absolutely!!!! I took before pictures from various angles and take them everywhere eek on the same day and compare. Since I wasn't super overweight, primarily held fat around my mid section, this has been the best way for me to track results. My weight has stayed the same since I have been gaining muscle while losing fat,…

I'm 5 foot and 1.75 inches tall, I weigh 146lbs. I work out doing 30 mins of cardio and 30 mins of strength training 4-6 days a week. I started at eating 1200 calories a day and eating back exercise calories. Now I eat between 1500-1800 depending on my exercise level.

Thanks! I had some days where I didn't track due to moving into our new house. I was eating poorly because of fridge hasn't arrived and kept forgetting to log anything.

I wouldn't say I drank excessively. I had 3 beers over the entire weekend. Normally I try and limit myself to one a week (I love microbrews) but we did eat out twice- I never ate a large portion and listened to my body about being content. But it was food I don't normally eat and not clean by any means. Saturday I ran 2.8…

Ok- Female, 24 yrs old, 5 foot 1.75 inches tall, 145 lbs. I do cardio 6 days a week and lift 6 days a week. I eat 1600-1700 calories a day normally, but on occasion when I eat poorly over the weekend I could go to 1900-2000 depending on the microbrew consumption and what is specifically going on.

Thanks everyone! I'm interested in only sustainable ways so if I can't do it long term then no! I do 30 mins of cardio and 30 mins of strength training 5-6 days a week. I am constantly changing my machines and workouts. I have built muscle and lost fat and inches. But my stomach seems to have slowed down on the fat loss.…

Thank you! I've been very pleased with the results so far! When you say HIIT, what would that look like if I do things like ellipticals, stair climbers, etc? Short bursts of fast and then some slower?

I don't weigh my food, but I measure my food, and since I cook all the time I can also visually see exactly the measurement. (Trust me, I'm in the kitchen all the time and know my measurements) but I don't have a food scale. I occasionally can go up to around 1800 but that's only if I've had a beer or its a special…

Thanks. Yes fat loss not necessarily weight loss! I actually take a core class twice a week where the instructor switches it up every time. Then I also have him change up my strength training routine every 4 weeks or so that I do 4 times a week. So I don't think it's that I'm not switching it up. I'm a bit more concerned…

How did you come up with those numbers? I workout 6 days a week usually.

I am almost 25 years old, 5 foot 1.75 inches tall. 147lbs. I don't really have a goal weight as much as a physical appearance. If I got to where I want as far as inches and how I look then I don't care what number the scale says. I have about 2-3 more overall inches to lose, particularly around my abdominal area. Legs are…

I would die as well if I did 1200! I would be a starving ravenous grump!

Good question! I just checked and its been 8 weeks. But I haven't lost weight at all as of now. I did lose 3 lbs after a few weeks but it came back again. Not sure why. And the 3 lbs lost ere the week of July 4-8th and I did not eat very well that week! Had a lot more to drink etc than I ever do! So not sure what happened.…

We ate out 2x last week, I went to a wedding and ate some things I don't normally, we had some birthdays at workspace that was a bit of carbs and sugary deliciousness that I don't normally have and I had a really fun but rare night of drinking a week or so ago. So a bad week and a half. That's what I'm detoxing!

Yea sorry- I'm not just doing TDEE /20% I already do that and eat clean. I just feel like my body has slowed down over the last week or two, as I have eaten out a couple of times and had a lot of carbs in my daily caloric intake. I can FEEL it so I know. It's not like I'm not going to eat my calories! I'm still planning to…

I think you should start looking at what you are eating. Even if you eat lower calories like you have been, I encourage you to stop or at least greatly limit the prepackaged and processed foods. From what you described, that will eventually catch up to you. You'll hit a plateau and plus those are just not healthy! It's…

Also there is zero way exercise is a distraction. That's the only reason I've really even lost anything. My diet has hardly changed since before I worked out. So it's definitely not that I just need to diet. And I'm talking long term lifestyle not just do something short term to meet a goal.

I have only been doing TDEE -20% for a week so that's totally true it could be just the beginning of it. It just makes me a little nervous. I take pictures once a week and do a comparison of before, then the week before, an then a before/middle/to date one. And so far I haven't seen changes since starting TDEE except I…

I was eating 1200 plus eating back my exercise calories before so I was consuming around 1400-1500 depending on. Workout but ending at 1200. Now I'm aiming for 1700 and not eating the calories I burn off exercising. So far I have barely been able to get that amount. Usually I can get to consuming 1500 but I still gained 3…

The calculator I did asked me the number of times I exercise a week so I did 5x a week. The total TDEE they gave was 2200ish so then -20% is a little over 1700. I set it to be a goal of 1700 (I like even numbers and better to be under than over) so don't eat back what I burn?

I don't have a HRM yet. I REALLY want the Jawbone UP but right now that's not in my budget (building a house so that is a bit more important at the moment!) maybe sometime soon. I hate guessing on how many calories I burn!

I'm not sure yet whether I should eat back my exercise calories? Today I did but an like 30 under 1700 (Today was a light day only burned 180) but I'm not sure if I should eat hem back or not?

Also- I started at 147 lbs. am now 143 lbs after 11 full weeks (starting week 12) and have remained that weight for 5-6 weeks. I have my "goal weight" at 118 but in reality I care more about inches so idk if that weight goal is even accurate. So idk how close I am to my goal haha

I over the last week I've been more and more hungry after my workouts so I think it will be ok to increase it at once. Today is my first day doing the increase. But usually my workouts are after work before dinner, but today since its the weekend I worked out after breakfast before lunch. And I've been hungry all day. So…

I am 5 foot 1.75 inches (not quite 5'2") I exercise 5-6 days a week for an hour or a little more doing cardio and strength training all days. I burn 300-400 calories each workout. I was eating 1200 a day an eating back the calories I burned. I lost about 4 inches and 5 lbs. I've hit a plateau the last 5 weeks and barely…

Thanks! I'm also trying got make this a lifestyle change and not a one time thing so trying to make long term choices. It's all just so confusing! 1700 seems like soooo many where I would feel like I'd have to eat crap to get that high! But I will try to get the calories that high with healthy options. Bread and baked…

So I'm at the point where my weightloss stalled and am going to do my TDEE (2247) -20% which is 1797 calories. Do I eat back the calories I burn in my work out? And this is a big increase in calories for me in general, so how do I up my caloric intake? With what kinds of foods? I try and eat clean. I could use more veggies…

The pictures are what keeps me inspired! The scale has been a let down but taking a picture every Tuesday morning and comparing one week to the next, before and then, and before/mid way/then really really helps! I thought the scale would change more than it has. So I try to think inches not lbs, but I overall didn't have a…