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Google "protein sparing modified fast." But understand, you can only do such a diet short-term, maybe 10 days.

Any diet in which you create a calorie deficit will cause you to lose weight. Exercise is great for health, but not essential for weight loss. But upon your resumption of normal eating, you will have to eat healthily to maintain your weight loss.

The choice could have been more adventurous, but having seen Peter Capaldi's work in the Pompeii episode and The Hour series, among other things, I think I'll like him. I started watching around the end of the David Tennant era. He was extremely good, as was Matt Smith, but the Matt Smith episodes were enhanced by his…

The OP said she was physically uncomfortable. In addition, many women don't want to draw attention to themselves while exercising. They're working out to be healthier and assist weight loss, not to put on a show for every guy in the vicinity.

Eating in moderation is fine, IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO IT. Some people can't. Certain foods are trigger foods. Dieter, know thyself.

I'm 5'2 too. If I'm in active weight loss mode I have to be below 1200.

People have different needs based on age, sex, height, body type, activity level, and lifestyle. 1200 is not too low for some people. Research has shown that slow and steady is not necessarily the best way to lose weight for everyone. So long as they don't revert to their old habits, some people get a boost from sticking…

I guess I don't understand. If you are not losing weight with your current calorie intake then you are not creating a deficit and have to go lower. Bear in mind that many people on MFP advocate calorie minimums (usually 1200) on which short, petite women will not be able to lose weight unless they are extraordinarily…

If you're a student, there must be facilities that you can use for free or low-cost. You have to explore and find something you like and then make a point of doing it regularly.

I maintain myself by weighing myself at least twice a week and reacting if my weight goes up. I also try to eat basically healthy food, although when under stress I tend to eat badly, but I make up for it.

You look great and good luck with your bulk. I just wanted to point out that women who post about their concerns in regard to getting bigger usually don't have your body type. They can be goal weight or even low weight but still look relatively stocky: added muscle in the wrong places would not make them look better.

See if your firm will buy a standing desk.

You could try doing yoga exercises at your desk:http://www.yogajournal.com/officeyoga/ Every 20 minutes, get up and walk, or at least stretch. Walk during your lunch break. Take the stairs. Those are all small ways to get exercise during the day.

Good luck. It's hard to give up both comfort food and cigarettes at the same time. What's your strategy for dealing with stress?

I'm a "short woman," not a "shortie" (women are always using such silly labels for themselves). I've never been overweight, but around 30 I stopped being able to eat anything I wanted in any amount, and the older I get the worse it gets. Such is life. At 27, you're still young,and have decades to enjoy the benefits of…

I think you'll find the fascination eventually wears off. :smile: I really like the redesign of the Fitbit dashboard, very cheery and cute.

The other sister might find that insulting, actually.

Ignore her. If you've told her more than once, she's trying to get a rise out of you. She's probably envious.

Look at a program called "Visual Impact for Men." It's for men who don't want to bulk up. Or did you mean no muscle definition at all?

Some short women need to be under 1200 to lose. It's a matter of trial and error.

The rate of weight loss depends on how overweight you are and how drastic an eating plan you're on. Plus, everyone is different.

My current Fitbit is a hand-me-down. When you sign up for an account I assume that the information associated with the previous owner is wiped out. I have the clip-on variety, not the bracelet. I think they're great fun, although not essential.

Try compression shorts. Two pairs if you need them.

Notwithstanding what some people will tell you, weight training does tend to make body parts bigger, so if you are already concerned about being large in certain areas and are training primarily for aesthetics and basic strength, you might want to train those areas less intensely, or not at all. Definitely don't train to…

I do a program called Visual Impact for Women, which is for women who want to be trim and stronger, while not increasing any parts of the body that are already big enough. It has strength training and cardio (interval and steady state) components, but recently I've been doing only the strength training because of fear of…

It's really only recently that anyone has felt entitled to walk around naked and be worshiped. In the past, people had a very different relationship with their bodies.

I think we all are or can be beautiful in a larger sense. We do that with our thoughts and acts. I believe in enlarging the concept of physical beauty, for too long in the West it's been Eurocentric. But I think it's ridiculous to try to completely redefine the entire concept of physical beauty, which may have evolutionary…

She's presenting herself as if she wants to be judged by conventional beauty standards, which are physical. There are variations, but physical conventional standards usually start with tight, smooth skin and regular features, a general appearance of health, not morbid obesity. She's not touting her inner beauty. If she…

I received this email from a trainer whose ebook I bought, "Visual Impact for Women." He talked about how when he was doing heavy squats he could barely fit into his jeans because squats made his lower body bigger and he eventually decided that a slimmer look was more attractive. Here's an excerpt on what he said about…

It's not an excuse, but a pay rate of slightly above minimum wage is not enough to live on in the U.S. I understand the lack of enthusiasm.