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Are those muscles I see on your biceps? So fit!!

I'm so glad to know that it was encouraging to you! Thank you so much :) I guess I just want to shed those last few vanity pounds hahahaha.

I started at 144 lbs in early-mid November and I got to 118 in March. I've been at around 112 since May, I believe. It was so hard at first, but seeing those first 10 lbs come off so quickly in the beginning was really encouraging. I also forgot to mention that I cut down A LOT on sodium. Salt makes it so easy to become…

Sorry about that! I have changed the links so the pictures are working properly now ^^ To be honest, I didn't do anything particularly special except cutting down on the calories. I really cut out a lot of snacks that I didn't need to eat and for a time, I ate more wholesome meals. Nowadays, I'm lazy and I kind of just eat…

I'm only 4'10 :sad: My goal weight is 100-105. I'm at 117 now and I still look like huge ._.

I'm really in love with strawberries these days! Strawberries and raspberries both go really nicely with my greek yogurt on top of whole wheat crepes for breakfast.

I heard that it's best to eat breakfast simply because it's unhealthy to not eat anything for 10 hours+. I'm not sure how accurate this statement is tho.

Our family used a cheap scale for years and we never knew that it was off by 6-7 pounds. As a result, I became obese without me even knowing it! The digital scale at the gym had a more accurate reading, but I guess I was in denial so I really didn't want to believe it. I did a test with a 5 (or was it 10?) lb dumbbell and…

I think they mean that you should be eating back your exercise calories. In other words, you should be eating your NET calories per day. Let's say your goal is 1400 calories per day. If you ate 1400 but lost 200 calories through exercising, your net would only be 1200 calories. MPF and many sites give off highly…

You are so gorgeous! Even when you were bigger, you were still beautiful. But now you must feel so much more confident with such a fit body :smile: I have always been overweight ever since I was in grade 5-6 so it's awesome to see others who've gotten past a years of bad eating habits.

In the last minute, I decided not to exercise after work but I still finished with 4 calories less than my daily goal (TDEE-20% = 1342 calories). Unfortunately, that means I went over on carbs :grumble: EDIT: The TDEE value does include exercise since I log that separately.

I'm so jealous of your current weight! I don't think I've been that light since elementary school. I really started gaining the pounds when I was 11 :/ We are the same height btw xD

Whenever I go to visit relatives in China and Korea, they always comment about my weight :( It's a very typical thing for older Asian relatives to do so I don't feel too hurt about it, but it's annoying LOL. I'd love to see the shock on their faces when they see the new me when I go back again this July! The thought about…

I'm 4'10 and currently 128. I started out at 144 but I never knew I had become slightly obese because my bathroom scale was off by 4-5 pounds haha. My goal is 105 but I'd love to get down to 100.

I just put together a simple honey & greek yogurt parfait the night before in a cup to save time and put the toppings on the next morning. Then, I bring it to my classes or work in the morning (late riser...). All it requires is 1 cup of plain 0% fat greek yogurt and a tablespoon of honey for the main part (you can adjust…

I put all of it under running water and made sure that it's thoroughly soaked, but it STILL won't work! It's tight enough too. I'm beginning to think I should just return it -_-

I actually put the strap under a bit of running water in the sink, so I think it's wet enough? Still not working tho :/

The screen is fine but it won't pick up my heart beat at all.

I don't think it's a battery problem since I JUST ordered it and received it in the mail from Amazon. I read through all the instructions and I pretty much did everything it asked. I guess I will try again with more water in the middle this time :(

I have a pretty healthy liver, but my dad has hepatitis (I can't remember if it's B or C) and I believe he was also diagnosed with a fatty liver. However, with the proper medication and with weight loss, his liver has become a lot healthier! Stress seems to be one of his triggers though, so make sure you stay fit and…

I had lost 10 pounds before I could go from a size 8 to a size 6, so I think it takes around 10 pounds for me to go down a size.

You mean underneath the thing you "click" on? I didn't deliberately get that part wet, but some water did get on it as I was wetting the electrode parts.

The 1200 calories that MFP gives you already takes into account weight loss. If you don't eat your exercise calories, you will be at an even bigger caloric deficit which can actually make your weight loss STALL. That's what happened to me :/ I've now raised my calories to 1350 (a little more than my BMR) and eat back…

Way to go! There's nothing better than actually being able to feel improvement in your fitness! It's so easy to give up in the beginning because you feel exhausted after doing simple exercises but when you experience being able to do more physically, it's such an awesome feeling. I remember when I could barely handle a…

I totally know what you mean by sounding like you'd be normal weight but not looking like that at all because of our heights x.x I have around 20-30 pounds to lose as well :(

Thank you so much for your reply! I will be following 1ConcreteGirl's and your advice to log the exercises separately :)

Having activity level being included in my TDEE was actually the reason why I shied away from using this number in the first place! I should have just realized I could use the "sedentary" option for TDEE and log the exercises separately. Thank you so much for all your help :) Hopefully my weight loss is steady and healthy…

This sounds like it should be so simple but I'm having so much trouble wrapping my head around this :( I thought TDEE already accounts for exercise? Wouldn't that mean I don't have to eat back my exercise calories on work out days unless I'm burning a bigger deficit than TDEE - BMR? I set my caloric deficit as 25% because…

Thank you so much for your help! I've decided to use this TDEE method instead of keeping track of exercise separately (although I will still count the calories burned because of what you said about eating more on certain days). I think I was looking to lose weight too quickly, but I'm definitely up to losing 24 pounds in…

It just makes me sad to know that it will take an extra month to lose those 5 lbs :( But yes, you're right that the number won't really matter as long as I look fit in the end! And LOL, thank you for the compliment xD