__freckles__ Member

I've always had a crush on captain picard. :heart: :heart: :heart:

I lost my butt last year after losing the baby weight because I ate too little and lost weight too fast. So I completed a 15 week bulk while using the Strong Curves program. I've now cut back down to almost my pre-bulk weight and am happy to say the booty is still there and going strong. :wink: The secret is to lift HEAVY…

Macros are easy - watch Vismal's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cc18wLJW3k&feature=youtu.be Basically you can set your protein goal to around 0.8 grams per pound of body weight. Fat goal around 0.4 grams per pound of body weight. You have some wiggle room either way (watch the video) but these are easy to remember…

I can't even follow this post. So confused. OP - listen to AliceDark and read the link she provided. Good luck! :flowerforyou:

It won't really make a difference if you increase by 100 calories each week or if you immediately bump up to your bulking calories now. The only real difference is time. Do you want to get on with it and start your bulk now? Or do you want to wait another month? It's up to you. In my case, I just bumped it up immediately.…

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LOVE IT! Watch it every week. Commentators don't bother me. My hubby loooooooves him some Jenn Brown.

Totally white here. Thinks the food is crap.

http://www.acaloriecounter.com/building-muscle.php http://strengthunbound.com/bulking-complete-guide-for-beginners/ That's all you need to know.

Stay under your rock. You're not missing much. I stick with hole in the wall places where you have to guesstimate the deliciousness.

It depends on how much you weigh now, how much you want to lose, the rate you want to lose, your activity level, etc. Some people can lose weight eating 2200 calories a day. Plug your numbers into here and see what you get. It's a starting point at least. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

You are eating too few calories. Some people can eat 1200 calories a day and feel fine. Obviously you're not one of them and there's nothing wrong with that. Wouldn't you rather eat more and not starve every day? It will take you longer to get to goal weight, but you won't be miserable and setting yourself up for failure…

Water. I log everything else.

Looks good!

If you're losing and regaining 4 pounds in the span of 7 weeks, it's all water weight. If I were you, I'd keep my numbers the same as you're still having a new low weight and downward trend, right?

OMG I'm super weak too. The week off and missing a workout here and there is NOT helping.

Sounds like you've lost 4-5 pounds in 7 weeks. That's perfect! So I don't see the problem? Did you want to do a more aggressive cut?

Glad to see this thread updated! I've had a pretty rough month since I last posted, I'm not gonna lie. We had a tragedy and family death and now my kids are sick again, so I haven't been sleeping, eating or working out very well. There were a couple days where I couldn't care less about counting calories. I didn't eat like…

LOL. Yeah, playing dress up with your 4 year old is just horrible for the child's self esteem. Because having fun with your kids and making them laugh is like poison.

I think anyone with a 4 year old can understand the silly things we do to make our kids laugh. No biggie. And honestly I could care less what this woman or anyone posts on their instagram. #aintnobodygottimeforthat!

I'm 5'8 and once dated a guy who was 5'6. Ultimately broke up for different reasons, but I found out I preferred taller men. Hubby is 6'1 and is the perfect height for me.

We are most definitely shallow. No shame.

My TDEE is higher than MFP's recommendation, so I've figured it out through trial and error and eat 10% below that. I only have a few pounds to lose so I'm shooting to lose 1/2 a pound a week. I'm taking it slow and steady to minimize muscle and LBM loss so I don't end up skinny fat like the first time I lost weight (I've…

The real question for you is do you want to waste your time guessing the amount you are eating? If so, you'll probably not be eating enough and consequently not be building any muscle. Weighing food literally takes a few seconds. Logging it takes a few minutes. If you're serious about bulking, just suck it up and do it.…

Also curious - why aren't they taking naps to give you a break during the day?

I'm not going to tell you how to parent - but for my 1 year old and 4 year old bed time is 7pm and 7:30pm. No way would they be staying up until 10pm. So I workout after they both go to bed.

Yeah, I haven't heard that either. If you truly want to bulk, then you need to figure out your TDEE. The online calculators are a good place to start, but the only way you're going to figure it out is by trial and error. My TDEE was actually 200 calories higher than all the calculators. You need to maintain your weight for…

What is your TDEE? If you're not eating above that then you're not gaining any muscle. And you're also not gaining any fat. As long as you're still eating at a deficit, what you are gaining is water weight.

Oh crap, yes I forgot the ice cream! I could only fit a 1/4 of a cup yesterday but I still met my calorie goal. :bigsmile:

I'm not a PF fan, but I eat a bagel every morning and pizza once a week. I workout and still lose weight. So much for your logic. :wink: