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I would do it every other day and then have one day a week of resting. So exercise some muscles three days a week, and then the others another three days a week, and then one day for recovery.

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It's probably water weight. I don't think gaining that much weight that quickly is possible. You'd have to eat/drink a lot of extra calories, and you didn't. Make sure you weigh/measure your food, log everything. Food, drinks, little handfuls of snacks. Eat back around half of your exercise calories (people often…

If you don't measure your food, how do you know how much you're eating? If you are already thin then I'm guessing you are eating regular-sized portions (unless you have a disorder where you overexercise and/or vomit up your food). But if you're overweight then it's good to measure/weigh food so you can know how much you're…

Frame size is important. Please keep in mind that the low side of the "normal" range is for the small-framed. If you have a medium frame at 5' 3", here are what some different sites say your weight range should be: freedieting.com = 115-119 Ladies' Home Journal = 112-126 HealthCentral.com = 124-136.4

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Great job! Keep up the good work. :smile:

Yes. I say 80% healthy foods and 20% indulgent. If you never let yourself have a treat, you're more likely to binge later. 80/20 is a habit that you can continue even after reaching your goal.

It's water weight, most likely. Are you weighing yourself at the same time of day? If not, that can make a difference as well. Unless you were seriously underestimating your calories or overestimated your TDEE, I don't think you gained 5 lbs in a week.

No, I still have some more to lose. But I can see that happening within the next 10 lbs or so because everyone is used to seeing me bigger. But I want to get to the middle of the "normal" range and then reevaluate. I might be fine and just want to get in better shape/build muscle or I might still want to lose more to get…

Make sure you log everything: all food groups, what you drink, etc. Weigh your food and measure your drinks to get the best results. Even things that are "too small to count" count those things anyway. Be careful about eating back exercise calories. MFP and gyms generally overestimate how much was actually burned. Do not…

It doesn't matter where the 1200 comes from. 1200 calories is 1200 calories. The number 1200 is the lowest recommended intake because it's difficult to maintain proper nutrition if you go below that. Some sites say a VLCD is below 800, but this site gets mad if you eat less than 1200. It's also super easy to gain weight…

You can eat back exercise calories, but: 1) You are probably eating more than you think. Log everything including drinks, fruits and veggies. Weigh/measure your food/drinks. 2) You are probably burning less than you think. MFP and most gym machines overestimate how much was actually burned. Keeping these things in mind, I…

Make sure you weigh/measure your food/drinks. Log everything. Some people come from certain diets that count fruits and veggies as "free foods" but those calories add up. Also, 1100 is too low. The minimum should be 1200. Be sure to get as accurate as possible when measuring food, and underestimate your exercise burn to…

TDEE - 20% is a good rule. That other formula only works if someone's goal weight is 170+. 170 * 10 = 1700 (max) - 500 = 1200 (min) My current goal (to no longer be overweight for my height and build) is 132. 132 * 10 = 1320 (max) - 500 = 820 (min) But if I set my goal to be 120 (my weight when I graduated from high…

I've been an 8/10 pant size this entire time. At my lowest weight I was 120 (high school graduation), my highest was somewhere in the 160s range. I did have trouble squeezing into my pants toward the end. Shirt size is another story. I carry a lot of my weight in my stomach. I used to be able to wear a small shirt but now…

BMI (kg/m2) Classification < 18.50 underweight 18.50–24.99 normal weight 25.00–29.99 overweight 30.00–34.99 class I obesity 35.00–39.99 class II obesity ≥ 40.00 class III obesity 5' 3" and 250 lbs is a BMI of 44.3. :frown: I'm guessing the law is new so they didn't catch it right away; otherwise, they would/should have…

1 cup = 8 oz If you drink from a bigger glass then you should log appropriately. 2 glasses of 12 oz = 3 cups, 2 glasses of 16 oz = 4 cups. Yes, you should count the water that you add to your protein shakes. But also log the protein shake to your diary.

Anything with liquid can count as water. It's what keeps our body hydrated. Even fruit has liquid in it although I don't really count that. I usually just drink plain water, although occasionally I'll have some juice or something. I usually drink enough water that I get my 8 cups in without needing to log a non-water…

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Exercise, lift weights, and eat a balanced diet to minimize muscle loss. Most of the weight loss will be fat but you will lose some muscle as well. But you can always build muscle once you reach your goal weight/goal body fat percentage, so it'll be okay.

Congratulations! Great job!

Motivation is always great. but keep in mind that in order to see the results you want to see, you will need to first lower your body fat percentage. Lifting weights is fine and good to get stronger and it's supposed to be good for your bones, but most people suggest waiting until you reach your goal body fat percentage…

Are you logging everything, including drinks? How long have you been at this weight? It could be water weight. Take a recovery week from exercise or eat at maintenance for a couple of days and the water weight should come off. If that doesn't help then either you're eating more than you think (no or very low deficit) or…

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lb/week is ideal If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lb/week is ideal If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lb/week is ideal I think your calorie goal is so low because you're trying…

Well, it took me 10 lbs (a little over a month) to get my family who lived with me to notice. I started out at 160, so 10 lbs was about 6% of my body weight. After 15-20 lbs, the family members who didn't live with me started to notice.

You need to make yourself go on and log your food every day even when you don't feel like it. There are going to be days where you feel lazy and those are the times you really need to make yourself do it. It's especially helpful if you have set times of day where you go on (lunch break, before bed) so it becomes part of…

The problem with soda is that it's empty calories (high sugar, no nutritional value) and it will just keep adding on weight. I weighed 120 lbs when I graduated high school in 2005 and was addicted to soda for years and slowly kept gaining more weight, especially after college (my college campus was big and I took the bus…

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