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I would start a program like 5x5 stronglifts with a slight surplus, then maybe after a few months do a small cut while eating enough protein and lifting to maintain your newly built muscle. Also if you start to lift you can temporarily look larger due to water retention. It always happens to me if I take a break and start…

Week 2 Score Intermediate/Maggie 60/90 cardio - sorry team :( university midterms this week left me with little time 90/55 strength Calories: Yes Maggie: Yes Punishment: yes and i loved it haha

Thank you!!!

Just realized this was not the official page to post and I only posted in here. I hope I was counted cause I completed everything+!

Cardio: 80/80 Strength: 90/50 Within calories: always!! Team Maggie challenge: yes it was fun lol

late Introduction here! I'm Taylor! I chose team Maggie because she's strong and always staying positive :). This is my first time doing the challenge and I've already started by doing my strength training this morning. Good luck everyone!!

153 vs 129 and I still have 11 to go!

Intermediate and Maggie!

Me as well! I'm 5'3. My high weight was 153 and l am currently 129.8. I'd really like to be 118-120! Like others have said the first 20 came off easy but I was stuck in the 130s forever, finally seeing 129 is such a relief! I've fluctuated twice from 135 to 129 and I noticed a bigger difference in my physique the second…

So I made the recipe! I bought mini graham cracker pie crusts to put the mix in and used 1/3 cup stevia and 1/3 cup sugar. It also took about an hour to cookie through. They came out amazing! Especially with some lite cool whip. Love. Thank you!

Def going to make this

23! Anyone add me!

Start counting your calories and weighing your foods! Healthy and weight loss are not always in the same category. It's all about calories in vs out and making sure your macronutrients are right like protein so you can maintain the muscle you have! You may be losing muscle and gaining fat (someone may correct me if I'm…

I just looked at a few days of your diary and another thing that could be holding you back is simply sodium. You probably are eating more without a scale which is the main thing you should correct but you need to try to keep your sodium to at least under 2000mg, even 1500. You could be holding on to water weight masking…

This. And welcome!

Definitely going to hop on the "you're not eating enough" bandwagon! I'm only 5'3 and 1200 is way too low for me. The only thing that will make you gain weight is if you're eating over your TDEE which is probably at least 2000 calories for you but find out the exact number yourself online :) I would also suggest you start…

So beautifully said. I am only 23 and my morph into the real me is only starting! When I was 18 I had a lot of confidence problems about my self image but she's right in telling you that you must focus on the positive! Being negative will only hold you back from reaching your goals. I love that I love myself now and once…

How tall are you and how much do you weigh? You reeeaallly shouldn't be eating under 1200 calories. Find out your BMR and your TDEE. Your BMR is the amount of calories you would burn laying in bed for 24 hours. You should eat at least this many calories for your body to function properly. Once you have your tdee which is…

Even with no cardio just strength training?

Should've worded it current weight.

True I drink a lot of water and try to get lots of potassium to even it out but I'll see if I can lower it more. I'm only 5'3 so my tdee is around 1850 so I think my calories are okay but correct me if I wrong :p

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/berardi4.htm Post workout meals are a must!

Yes! I weigh everything religiously and I'll usually give myself some room for calories in case I ate something that's harder to log. The protein is just so hard to get because it fills me up so quickly every time I go to eat it but I'll definitely work on trying to hit the numbers more diligently. I do think I probably…

Hmm that could be a possibility since I'm doing full body lifting 3x a week. Do you have any idea why doing too many muscle groups would make a difference? It was funny because all summer I was doing just cardio and a lot of it but I saw nothing change but a combination is probably the right and obvious answer lol.

I've never felt more proud of myself. Lifting gives a serious sense of accomplishment, especially after seeing my body change week to week! Best decision I ever made.

thanks everyone, that's all I needed to hear. Despite scale frustrations, getting stronger feels awesome!

siamese cat :3

You will definitely become more toned! The only way you're going to gain weight is if you eat more than your body can handle. Since you're an active person I doubt cutting the cardio is going to cause anything. Lifting weights is also not going to do this alone. However, when you lift your muscles will swell temporarily…

I'm not sure if someone said this already but I just found that VItaCoco actually has 450mg per serving so a medium sized one is a total of 900! Helps up it! Also spinach is a great source.

I'm not sure 100% but calculators online says between 20 and 23%. I'm guessing it's more towards the 23 though since I'm not athletic looking. That's all great info though, you've been very helpful and that is likely what I would like to aim towards as well.