KaterinaTerese Member

I hear ya! It's one thing to have a big butt, it's another to have a shapely one. OP, I have a similar situation. Keep weight training the area (squats, glute bridges, stiff-legged deadlifts, those pilates "clams," etc.). After you've reached goal weight, it might still be something you want to work on, but so long as you…

No, but really. Don't moralize your eating choices.

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Damn. You are a hero. What a polite response to a rude-*kitten* comment.

We have to go by weight not volume. Better grab a scale.

Naw, I don't want to be on a roll. Put dat butter on it instead and I'll eat it. :wink:

Doing weight training throughout your weight loss will help prevent muscle mass. Yes, cardio is great for weight loss, but the consensus around here is to combine the two. Keeping your NEAT - Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (walking to the post box, standing instead of sitting) - up will also help in general. Best of…

228 sticks of butter

Food.

Lard pie crust. It's perfection.

No! Get to 175lbs and maintain. If you like the way you feel, you're good. Your body, sister. Your rules.

Hi! So first things first, I have a really similar background to you! When I found EM2WL, I probably was at my lowest mental state (trying so hard to re-lose those 10lbs I gained back!) You definitely fall into the moderately active category, but you'll have to experiment and track your progress once you hit maintenance…

I use TDEE, and have worked for the past year at being in tune with what my body needs, so I sometimes go over if I'm having trouble or if my immune system seems to not be functioning at an optimal level. If you're having trouble concentrating or feel weak, you probably need more. Care for your body and it will transform…

Sorry, but one week is not a long enough time for data collection. Could be anything, but is probably water, if you only just started exercising that much on the reg. TDEE vs. MFP settings is all up to your personal preferences. The only major problem with MFP's settings is you're supposed to eat back your exercise…

Hi! I am 5'6" as well, and I lost 60lbs over the course of a year, so I'm just speaking from my own experience. Calorie counting is your friend, and is the king of weight loss. It's possible you don't have to eat as few as 14-1600 calories a day (if that really makes you miserable, you could try and up your intake); I'd…

Waffles and fried chicken. Literally one of the messiest nights of my life...

Classic: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html

Hallelujah. I put my scale away, and, even though I know it's a great data point to keep in mind, it's no longer the best tool for charting my progress. I have about 10-15lbs of straight up fat to lose, but at this point, I'm more interested in the 20lbs I'm trying to put on my deadlift!

Oh, and I totally didn't answer half your question: Sounds like the higher end of moderate, but once you're ready to eat at maintenance, just try one and chart your weight/measurements. If you don't gain or lose, you're in the right ballpark.

I'm sure someone will have better advice, but I would say stick with the moderate deficit until A) you're hungry and want to eat more or B) your lifts begin to stall Only because you will make strength gains without the extra food for a while, just because you're a newb (newb power!). After a while, as the weight goes up,…

There's no time limit on eating. Many people on here practice intermittent fasting and don't eat until the late afternoon. You eat when you feel ready, choose things which fit into your calorie budget (weigh them on a food scale), and your metabolism will be just fine. Really. :flowerforyou:

^^ This. There's also a beginner-friendly program called StrongLifts, which you can google. The site has video tutorials, but getting one of these books can be super helpful as well. So glad there are such great answers for you here! Here's to the educated female lifter! :drinker:

It it true for everyone. "Improving" doesn't mean smaller for everyone, no, but it always develops the muscle (but not necessarily where they store fat -- not sure if that's what you meant to say). Size is of course determined by genetics, but if she has fat or flab there, reducing her overall body fat would be her best…

... No. Get out. Weight work will improve the underlying musculature.

And IIFYM made me feel like I was starving at their recommended maintenance, so different strokes for different folks! :drinker: Your formula makes way more sense -- the only way we can know our true daily expenditure is by using long term, first hand data.

Check out health-calc.com, though from your description, the numbers will probably generate close to a general "moderately active." One thing I do like about Scooby is the calculator asks you for workout hours instead of workout sessions. So SL takes around an hour (including rest times), plus the hour you get from HIIT…