mrau719 Member

If you want to BUILD muscle you must eat in a surplus. Approximately 200-500 calories over your maintenance I believe. And NO cardio and hit the weights heavy. Definition and building muscle aren't the same so it depends what you're really wanting....

Im 5'7" and I had to lose about 15 lbs before my size changed. Height makes a difference. For some of my friends who are quite a bit shorter than me 5-10 lbs makes a huge difference up or down. For me 5-10 lbs hardly shows.

meh I gave up wine for a few months...bad idea. Now I just have one glass on Sundays. Makes me happy :) no need to give it up completely!

HUGE difference! keep up the great work! :)

Well remember 80% diet 20% physical activity Is there any reason why you only do upper body weights? I'd start by making sure to get a food scale and get your portion sizes under control and exact. I'd also find some workout plans that rotate through all muscle groups

Ok so after meeting my original weight loss goal I went on to try and build some more muscle, but now my body is really holding on to the fat that I gained while building the muscle and frankly it's pissing me off lol I'm 5'7" and lift about 5x's a week with moderate cardio 3x's (~30 mins/day) MFP has me 1320 cals which i…

um are you short? unless you are petite 1200 might not be enough food...

eh it is a little low then. I'd say definitely eat back your exercise cals. You'll the lose the weight at 1280 but it could be hard to maintain once you hit your goal weight. My first time through that's what happened with me so now I'm eating a little more and losing a little slower, but hey it's a marathon not a sprint…

I guess it depends how tall you are and what your goal weight is. I'm 5'7 and MFP has me at 1320...but I eat more than that. I NEED more than that. I could also depend what kind of exercise you're doing.

THIS THIS THIS!!

usually just that I'm pretty, etc. Specifically though my smile by both genders...and men seem to like my *kitten* lol

Same. I can practice moderation for sure....and was doing so well with emotional eating until these last few weeks and boom! It was like damn it had been almost a year. For me it's definitely stress-mental, physical, and emotional. I think it's just something that takes time to overcome....

Salt and pepper! So sexy.

this!

I think so. I think it's just different to each person. First, it's about loving yourself only then can you really give all of yourself to someone and if it's right they'll love and accept every part of you. I think it's hard work. I also think it's finding the person who puts your happiness before their own and vice versa.

Yep did it here in Austin, but I'm doing it again in Kansas City

I try to not eat a lot of gluten b/c I'm sensitive to it....otherwise there is no reason to go gluten-free. It can cause an intolerance later.

The lowest I've ever been was 131 back in November. Right now I'm closer to 140ish as I was trying to build up some muscle. Now I'm trying to get back to a more muscular 135. I'm trying not to focus too much on the scale weight though. Right now I fit in most size 4s.

I use old fashioned quick oats for time. The instant packs are favored b/c of the additives in the flavorings. I mix in some fruit and/or cinnamon in mine. Steel cut just aren't rolled out so they take longer to cook and you get more oats in a serving so higher contents, but still good! The rest don't have much of a…

ME! Love lifting heavy :)

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I do about 40/40/20

I don't think I need to tell you he's being a huge *kitten*. You sound like you already know that. But if you guys have already gone through this before then it sounds like you do need to re-evaluate your relationship. Me, personally, I'd leave him but I can understand how that would be harder with a child. If you know…

ok my reply looks like I quoted myself.....whoops

Up the protein!! Aim for a g per LB of body weight. Cut back on sodium and if you're wanting to tone up make sure you're doing some weight training. Good luck!

THIS! hahaha buuut I'll still be watching the game lol

are you exercising too? and what foods are you eating? the quality of food will definitely make a difference in weightloss. For example "clean" vs processed.

totally agree! :)

10 all the way lol well not really but still pretty high...like 8/9