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HW 150 CW 145 LW 114 (ED - age 18) GW 135 Gym 3-4x/week: lifting (alternating b/w upper/lower body each workout) then interval training on treadmill/elliptical/bike for 15-30 mins depending on how I'm feeling Currently at 1600 (+ exercise cals - sometimes my burn is 400-500+ (fitbit) so ignoring that would be pretty bad)

For a low cal dinner, lots of veggies (either a salad or roasted, you can even roast frozen veggies with some seasonings - it's surprisingly good!), and some sort of protein - half a chicken breast, an egg or two, some beans/lentils. For something vaguely filling, it'd probably be more comfortable to give yourself an extra…

Easiest, cheapest college meal in the universe: 1 can of beans (3 bean mix or 4 bean mix, or any type of bean you like really) 1 can of crushed or diced tomatoes Herbs (any combination of the following: oregano, basil, paprika, dried chili, rosemary, thyme, 'italian mixed herbs', salt, pepper, anything else you have on…

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For me (this is quite personal and potentially triggering) it's when I've been upset by something, and have then had even just 1 "bad" thing, so then I figure I can just screw it all and think "it's ok, I can throw it up anyway" (recovering from an ED) so sort of take advantage of the fact that I know I can throw it up,…

This was me about a year ago, so I'll just take you through exactly what I did :P I've dropped bf%, strengthened my joints and overall just gotten a LOT stronger (and "firmer", which the boyf likes :)) Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift: the three basic compound power lifts - what I chose as the basis from which to build my…

Greek yogurt chicken: 1 cup nonfat greek yogurt 1/2 cup low fat cheese cajun/moroccan seasoning salt pepper 2 chicken breasts, each cut in half or thirds lengthways mix yogurt, cheese and seasonings together in a bowl, rub the chicken all over with the mix, put in a baking tray in the oven at 350 and bake for 15ish mins or…

I have two go-to breakfasts - a savoury and a sweet, and I just go with whichever one I feel like each morning. Savoury: 0.5-1 cup egg whites (from a carton, or 4-6 egg whites), scrambled 1-2 pieces of multigrain toast spread with pesto and tomato slices Sweet: 200g greek yogurt 50g frozen berries or other fresh fruit…

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uhhhhm. I grew up in China so I'd say I would be qualified to give you some info, starting with the fact that China is the third biggest country in the world, so your lack of specificity is a bit of a hindrance. At least give me a vague idea of the province you'll be in?! or better yet, city??? suburb? Even just narrowing…

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Looks really good, and I totally might try it sometime as I don't have diabetes/blood sugar issues, but I think that having two cups of raisins in the recipe really might offset any lower sugar levels from not putting in any white refined sugar...raisins have tons of sugar! I know it's natural sugars rather than refined,…

Lift heavy! By that I mean resistance training for the WHOLE BODY. Yep, core work and cardio is good, but if you really want results, compound lifting is a great thing to do. Increasing muscle mass (or at least, not losing it as you lose weight) increases the metabolism, meaning that with the same amount of cardio and same…

I'd like to be in on this too! I'm lifting anywhere between 3-6 times a week (depending on how busy the gym is each day so how complete of a workout I get!), and for the moment eating 1600 a day (to get back on track after a week's holiday eating probably 2500-3000+ per day :P). Once I'm back under about 23% bf, which…

I'm no expert but I'm fairly sure WW has a slightly larger deficit built in to accommodate for having 'free' foods. I personally can sometimes consume about half of my daily calories in fruit and veg (I'm a massive pineapple/banana monster) so if I just didn't count them and still hit my daily target with other foods, I'd…

I'd say start as simple as possible. I tried to start with New Rules Of Lifting For Women, and while it was a good read, I'm not a huge fan of the workouts, I like simplicity and they change up a lot, and add in some exercises that I personally feel are too complicated to try to get perfect without a trainer. I did a bit…

I'm a 5'7, 138lb 19 year old girl, and I only started deadlifting about 2-3 months ago. I started from 45lbs to get form down, and progressed to 120lbs by about 2 weeks ago (so within about 2 months of starting). Then I had a session with my boyfriend's professional powerlifting trainer, and within the hour, just from him…

Haven't read the entire thread, so I don't know if this has been read yet, but why necessarily cauliflower? If you're just looking for a "healthy" or "clean" cake, what about the tried and tested, and actually relatively GOOD, black bean cake? There are tons of recipes out there for black bean brownies and cakes, as the…

Ok, thanks for your responses! I'm getting from this that I should still be at a deficit. BUT, as I'm going a little insane at the deficit I'm on now (MFP-generated, on like 1300 a day), I've used the scooby calculator thing to figure out TDEE-20%, which puts me instead at 1700! I feel like this will be sustainable over a…

Hmm...what I'm trying to accomplish. I guess that'd be two-fold. Health and fitness are important, and naturally my first motivations. BUT, given that I'm now in decent shape, at a healthy weight for my height, the aesthetics come more into play...I'm a 19 year old girl - put simply, I want to look "hot", and as my ideal…

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I'm pretty much doing the same thing, though I'm just finishing up a cut-type phase right now so still at a deficit for just a few more lbs...I will be more focused on bf% than scale weight though, especially from a few weeks from now

Probably right on an hour. If you count stretching, maybe an hour and 10 or hour and 15. I'm the same as the above poster - I don't do splits, just full body 3x or 4x a week.

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Oven-baked "fries" are my go-to with steak! Take any veggies at all (sweet potato, carrot, baby broccoli, green beans, asparagus and bell peppers are all good), chop those that need to be chopped into french-fry-type proportions, lay on a baking sheet on a tray, spray them with some spray olive oil, sprinkle some salt,…

Well, I'm not an expert but what seems to stand out to me is that some days you're just having two meals, and never any snacks. That might work totally fine for you, but I like to eat fairly often, and especially if you're under your cals, maybe you should keep doing what you're doing, but definitely eat all 3 meals, and…

BEST BREAKFAST EVER, HANDS DOWN: 6 egg whites as an omlette with salt+herbs (100ish calories, 18g protein!) 2 slices multigrain toast (150cal) spread with pesto (60cal) and tomato slices (20cal) COFFEE. I'm a major breakfast lover and this is a huge, filling, protein-rich breakfast that perfectly fuels a workout, for under…

Depends how inexpensive you're looking to go, but I'm a student so have a few ideas that I have just sort of come by... Chicken Tinfoil Wraps (below recipe is per serving - just do as many as there are people) 1 chicken breast half or quarter of an onion, chopped finely 3 cloves of garlic, chopped any more veggies as…

bump! OH MY GODDDD YOU'RE ME! I was so close to writing this exact same thread. i want answers!