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As others have stated - it's called re comp - you are losing fat while gaining muscle - eat near maintenance - get plenty of protein - follow a sensible lifting program . Don't worry so much about your scale weight - you may loose fat but not loose much weight if you are lifting and gaining muscle

Hi Miss Groovy - I'm working on increasing strength - not so much weight loss . What lifting program are you using ?

Just like the other poster. Suzy said - It takes time -you want to be it a calorie deficit - I also eat low carb - it works better for me

Lisa - Good beginner programs are Starting Strength , Strong Lifts , or Stong Curves. Google them, pick one and follow it. Stong Curves focuses on the booty, if that is what you want. I would suggest run one of the others first for 2-3 months , then decide. Increase your cals a little bit , and eat sufficient protein

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This ^^ Use a real program Starting Strength - Grey Skull . or a 531 Variant like the beginers or full body

Yes - quit - It's not easy , but you can d it - I did

I didn't watch the video , I don't know if this was mentioned, but stand on a stool at the top position , then lower yourself slowly , repeat until you can pull up

Yes you can - eating real food is better. 105 gm protein is not high- it is OK I would bring it up a bit if you are lifting seriously. Start the day with some eggs - a protein shake peri / post training is good

You won't get huge bulky muscles overnight - it takes years of hard work and much food

Google Starting Strength & Strong Lifts -They are both beginner programs - Pick one and follow it - Use a starting weight that you can lift OK - Starting too heavy can be counter productive. You will get stronger. Go for a walk on your off days

You lost 80lbs before - What did you do then?

I would increase proteins intake - What program are you running? Are you consistent? Are you progressing - increasing weight / reps? After a certain point progress comes slowly

It doesn't matter - you have no muscle - start a lifting program & eat

I would say you should bulk, gain some muscle mass . You are lean and can afford some fat gain in the process.

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Recomp is engaging in a weight training program while eating at a maintenance level. The idea is to increase muscle mass while loosing fat , and maintaining your current weight. You may want to increase your cals by 1 -200 per day.

4 oz of tuna = 100 cals 22 gm protien 1Tbsp of Hellmann's mayo = 90 cal - add them up

Welcome -Sorry , Can't help you with the Fitbit - don't know anything about it

So your total cals for the day would be 1600 + 3-500 = 1900 to 2100 I would start with 2000- 300 = 1700 cals per day - log your food to keep the calories accurate & keep exercising. maintain that for 2-4 weeks and see what happens , you may have to adjust the calorie intake

You won even if you don't make the 100 lbs

Jane - I was talking diet with a friend who is vegetarian for health reasons and just said that. It describes how I eat - meat, eggs, Fruit ,veggies, potatoes, some bread.. ...

I'm kind of Vegetarian + meat & eggs & cheese I generally stay low to moderate carbs, with more carbs around training times

Agreed with the full body program. The body part split is better suited for an advanced lifter. Your 3 days per week in perfect for that. You want an upperbody push / pull and legs each workout. Look at Strong Curves, Strong Lifts, Grey Skull, Or 531Full Body / for beginners

You look lean in your pic. If you are looking to gain some muscle, I would look at Starting Strength, Strong Curves, Grey Skull or similar programs. Adjust your cals to a 2-300 daily surplus. Be sure you get 120 gms protein per day. Eat your veggies. Repeat for a few months.

Jess - That is a great start - do you have a plan going forward? Are you weight training?

Start with small changes - eat more veggies - have some protein at breakfast and each meal, have an apple for a snack, other good snacks might be a piece of fruit , a few almonds , hard boiled egg. Drink more water instead of soda or fruit juice. You can get a food scale and weighing your portion sizes. -- Go for a walk--…

You can start with small changes - put more veggies on your plate at supper. eat an apple for a snack - or some almonds, or a carrot. Eat breakfast - some protein - not donuts . Eat some protein 3-4 times per day, starting with breakfast .You get the idea ---Go for a walk --

After a good squat session - walking sometimes can be an issue I once played hockey after deadlifting - that was fun -

You can push one day pull on another. I treat the bench as a strength move - lower reps, I do higher reps with dumbells , I row at 8 -12 reps. Same idea with the overhead press heaver weights / lower reps with barbell, higher reps with dumbells. The dumbells are easier on my cranky joints. It's probably a good idea to pull…