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That makes me feel so much better :) And congrats!

I don't know my body fat percentage, but I think it must be pretty high. I have a few goals; I would like to have a more active lifestyle, currently I sit on a couch all day, except for when I am running around or hiking with my nephews. I would like to lose a LOT of fat from my belly area and just generally lose the…

I definitely fit the definition of skinny fat, this thread has made me decide to put a lot more emphasis on keeping the macronutrient ratios as opposed to the calories consumed. I have uploaded a picture of me at 53 kilos versus at 44 kilos in order to settle the body dysmorphia issue, I am 160 cms, so quite short.…

I really want to get into lifting weights, I have been reading about its benefits for a while now, I just really hate going to the gym, but I do want to incorporate that into my lifestyle gradually. This might be a silly question, but besides losing fat from my belly area, I also want to lose some of the chubbiness from my…

I am planning on eating at least half of my exercise calories back, especially since swimming is my choice of exercise and I heard that it makes you really hungry.

Wow, thank you so much! I will read these right now, this is really helpful.

I think I am as far from being anorexic as possible, if you guys saw me in person, you would not be thinking that I am anorexic for wanting to lose weight. I think I am going to upload a few images in my profile that show how my body looks right now and how it used to look when I was 44 kilos. But if it is as unhealthy as…

I kind of anticipated getting a similar response, because I know that on paper it looks fine, but at the same time, I have a lot of fat to lose. I weigh a lot less than I look, I alwazs have, and the only reason I have set a goal in weight is because I used to be around 44-47 kilos consistently for years (and still had…

I did not put in any exercise, since I haven't started yet. I will just eat back my exercise calories when I do start working out. I calculated it with a 25% deficit and it told me to eat 1106 net calories. Maybe I should do a 20% deficit? Edit: I calculated it here http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ when I was 52 kilos,…

I lost 2 kilos in 2 days, and I wanted to ask if this was normal. I know it will plateau, but it just seems way too sudden. I am on a very low calorie diet, since I am really short and lead a pretty sedentary lifestyle, and I don't feel hungry (except at nights), even though I am a HUGE foodie, I used to eat a little of…

I am not gaining but I was worried that I would need to eat 1200 calories to lose weight, since I always hear that you should cut out around 500 calories per day to lose one pound a week. However, I am getting more and more convinced that I should rather focus on exercise than cutting out calories and see whether that…

That was a bit of an exaggeration, I am just very unfit. I smoke a lot, too, so I get tired very easily. Besides the smoking, I have no health issues yet, but cutting back on the cigarettes is also one of my goals, which is very hard to do while I am also trying to cut back on calories. I guess that is why I snack so much,…

I had no idea, this is great news! I always wanted to get into lifting, I have seen what it does to women's bodies and I was always amazed at what a beautifully healthy looking body image it resulted in. I definitely want to stick to cardio as well, because I am just sick of getting exhausted so easily. Thank you for your…

Thank you for your responses! I can't even begin to imagine my life on 800 calories, I don't think I would have the will power to stick to that, so I am very impressed!!

The thing is, I don't even look skinny but my fat % must be pretty high. I have the typical apple body shape, with my legs and arms being quite skinns (but my thighs have been getting thicker) and I carry ALL my weight around my face (cheeks and neck) and belly area. I have awful love handles, it looks very bad. I…