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Crazy how much younger you look, congrats

Patience is the hardest part

I know it sucks to hear, but you can't maintain any rate of weight loss. The more you lose the less you have to lose and therefore the harder it becomes. Don't use your progress right now as a bench mark, it will only disappoint. There are a lot of people out there that will say heavy lifting is more important than cardio,…

Cut 50 calories, try that for two weeks see how it goes. How do you measure your food anyway though?

You are going to get different results based on how you train. I am telling you that if you want to just lose weight then you need to buy a good food scale, track your calories better and reduce your net (more cardio or less cals) if you still do not like the results you are getting (get more realistic with what your…

I must have missed the part where she said she wanted to bulk.

Of course the deficit has to be reasonable, otherwise it is unsustainable and you'd beinge and ruin the deficit anyway. And I agree that she has to reassess how long she thinks this is going to take.

Why?

I must say that I disagree with this statement. You cannot out run the fork. If you were trying to bulk this might make sense, but if you are strictly trying to be more lean then eating at a deficit and doing cardio is the fastest way to get there. Lifting will maintain your current muscle and might add some depending on…

Swimming is awesome. I would do it everyday if you could listen to music in a pool.. till then, basket ball!

If you eat all your calories super early, you run the risk of becoming hungry and eating more after you've already eaten too much. So in that sense it matters. I prefer to wait until later in the day to eat most of my calories because if I can get through the first part of my day by the time I leave the gym I could eat…

That's the perfect attitude to have. If you are losing inches who cares what the scale says? There are too many variables involved with weight. Inches are much more straight forward.

Awesome, great job!

Between this post and the OP this topic definitely messes with my brain... I'm probably somewhere inbetween. Don't know if I should get my hopes up for bulk and cut to work out or resign myself to surgery if I ever want it. Only time will tell, motivation will remain either way.

Trying this, thanks!

People are crazy...

You'll get all sorts of different eating philosophies on this site if you are asking, but when it comes down to it you will lose weight no matter what you eat as long as you are at a deficit. Not measuring your food isn't a great start, do you prepare the food? Do you know what kind of oils / seasoning are being added?…

Don't waste your money

I graduated last May from college. You do need to go out and drink during school. And this *kitten* hat is wrong, it is easy to quit drinking when you get a job. I've never tried it, but as recommended here the skinny girl brand is supposed to have less cals. Other than that stick to shots of normal liquor (no rumchada or…

The only way I've really found to combat a lack of personal motivation is planning. If you plan out what you are going to eat, when you are going to work out even what you are going to wear you take all the work out of living a healthy lifestyle. Rather than convincing yourself not to eat that candy or to go to the gym you…

I get what you are saying, but consider the fact that beyond what the food is made up of I love food. I don't really differentiate between a candy bar and a lean streak, I think they both taste amazing. Why eat a tiny candy bar jammed packed with calories when I can have a huge streak instead? I like food too much to eat…

In for when I can get to 10% bf

Avoiding bread, sugar and processed foods makes it easier to meet your caloric goals. These foods are packed with calories compared to the nutritional value you are getting. Can you lose weight and eat them? Sure can, but you better pay close attention to your portion sizes. I would rather eat a big steak and a full plate…

Considering 98 percent of your body is water doesn't any weight gain constitute a water weight gain? I'm just saying if she is gaining weight she is tracking incorrectly, not going into "starvation mode." Turns out the prescription for losing weight isn't always to eat more. I wish it was, I'm pretty good at eating.

It's really not that complicated. If you are gaining you are either misjudging how much you are eating or how much you are burning when you work out. Stop focusing on hitting a number and figure out what works for you. People on here tend to be very pushy, the ones that want you to eat more in particular. You need to eat…

Find something you enjoy doing for exercise. Accept the fact that you are going to fail to eat well sometimes and either plan for it or make up for it the next day. Pretty simple, but just don't give up: you are going to go on vacation and gain 5 lbs at some point, just get over it and get back to work losing it. Momentum…

If your legs are unusually sore after you run that is a good indicator, or look at the treads on the bottom. If you have worn them out then you need new ones. I just bought my third pair since last July, they aren't cheap unfortunately, but you can use them for other stuff just not running once they are worn out.

I have the same problem! Clothes are dang expensive. I'm just gonna donate all my old clothes and start rebuilding my wardrobe, one outfit at a time - that way I have to keep the weight off to stay dressed.

Take responsibility for yourself. No one made him swallow food. People are always trying to blame someone else for their poor decisions, he made choices he suffered the consequence.

You can still lose weight just by eating right. Cleaning and laundry are actually great physical activities. Focus on the things you can control instead of what you cannot. And really everyone can go to sleep later or wake up earlier by 30 min to have time to get a workout in. I understand where you are coming from, but…