Springfield1970 Member

Not true. It's about the lower body fat percentage. You got to shrink those fat cells to smooth them out, a calorie defecit will do that, whatever way you do it.

Get under 20% body fat and it will go. I can have cellulite at 130Lb but when I go under that I'm fine and I'm proud to strut my stuff. I weight train heavy 2 X per week, and triathlon train, but it's irrelevant to the cellulite and body fat percentage. That only comes with dogged, slogging away at that small calorie…

I don't have a Fitbit. But what were you doing to burn 500 cals? Is this an exercise burn?

500-1000 calorie a day deficit? Why would you do that to yourself? No wonder your body is stressed and you can't sleep. You also have no way of accurately knowing what your body fat is unless you're going to a lab or have an expert with body fat calipers on hand. You could be measuring yourself to see if you're getting…

I'd go back on a sensible deficit so I don't end up bingeing and risking overeating. What's your plan? 1200 is misery. It really doesn't have to be like that.

Thank you. Good report which explains how much better at losing weight I am (when cutting)when doing high intensity as my Tdee overall increases (usually during spring summer). But it still doesn't explain that even eating at maintenance we still feel hungrier than normal. I compensate for the extra calories yet it's…

Eating exercise calories back means adding the burnt calories on top of your chosen calorie number. It doesn't mean 'when' you eat them, not in this context. For example my daily calorie needs are 1750 without exercise. I would stay the same weight if this is what I ate. I eat my exercise calories back, because it works…

Find out exactly how much 1500 works for you by weighing yourself every day, averaging out every 7, then compare your weekly average weight over a few weeks. However much you lose in pounds, convert to 3500 per pound and divide it by the amount of days you dieted. That's your daily deficit. Add that number to 1500 and…

Great article! I didn't realise that fat needed water for storage, but of course now that makes complete sense. Especially when I see how wobbly my fat can get! Then also how my lower body can shrink drastically with just a pound lost. I can add that to my list....

the body is made up of lots of elements that can effect the scale weight. If one lost 10lbs in their first week it could be: Less food and waste in the gut Less water in the gut, due to less carbs (which get pumped with water) Less water in cells throughout the body, dehydration. Less glycogen in liver and muscles, and the…

That happens to me too. The first time I went to see the London Triathlon, me and my friend couldn't believe how many good endurance athletes were overweight, not just muscley but overfat. I completely understand how that can happen. I have a theory that there are more anorexics and authorexics in the professional sports…

We still haven't ascertained if that was what she was eating in reality.

Do you mean to say that your weight has never gone up again after a drop following drinking alcohol? Girl I think you've found the next diet fad! The Dehydrated Drinkers Diet!

Water retention can EASILY mask weight loss, making is seem like you're gaining. It's a mind meld. Don't underestimate the pounds of water your muscles can hold on to for repair.

Average to whom?

Depends what intensity. How do you feel? Are you progressing or do you just want to maintain your speeds and distances and weights? Signs of overtraining are, soreness, tiredness, elevated heart rate in the morning (althetes usually take this every morning as a guide to their training state), diarrhea, depression. I…

No it seems you aren't a fitness person, so why give advice? You can't gain muscle in a deficit. It doesn't matter how often or whether the food is healthy to lose weight. You can retain water for muscle repair without drinking a lot of water, you can retain water within the muscle cells that you get from other parts of…

They're trying to be the top weight they possibly can be for a light as possible class, so they have an advantage over the other people in the class.

If fasted means 2/3 hours after a good carby meal then, yes I'm fasted. I wouldn't dream of doing high heart rate zone stuff if I hadn't eaten for more than that amount of time before. Why run a sports car on low octane fuel? Body fat can only burn so fast, ie not fast enough for a proper anaerobic workout. Aerobic is…

Too much insoluble fibre (roughage), less volume, and things get difficult for me! Keep the fats up and eat more insoluble fibre.

I avoid direct ab work because I have an umbilical hernia that didn't get fixed properly. But I have definition in my stomach area. I do: Run 10k-15k per week interval or tempo Cycle 60-100k pw Swim...some Squat Hip thrust and glute bridge Walking lunges Deadlift Chest fly Anything I can think of that fits 45 minutes!…

I'm with you. This is what I had to give up. My evening 'coma' meal where I stuff my myself with pasta or bread or ....everything. It's still the meal where in the wrong part of the month I feel a little sad when it finishes. Even tonight, my dinner was over 1000 calories and I felt sad as I licked the bowl of greek…

Well done. You've become instinctive. (Like a wolf!)

I track about half the year, usually after Christmas holidays for some reason! It's usually only a pound or three I want to lose, but I can't tolerate carrying any weight anymore. I love tracking, it's very relaxing, no worries, I know I'm getting my macros and I don't have to panic.

heart rate zones, make sure if you're going to use them you find out your maximum. It also drops every year. There is an estimate that is used to gage your maximum which is 220 minus your age. That didn't work for me at all. My maximum was 200 plus even when I was 42! Joe Friel has some great charts where you can transfer…

When you are performing at over lactate threshold the body cannot convert body fat fast enough, you only need to look at competitive athletes diets to see how important carbs are. I gave myself fully to the lifestyle, absolutely no sabotage, did it longer than most, believed all the hype, but it is very inefficient and…

Strong Curves and New Rules Of Lifting for Women. Glad you're well again. Try not to gain weight back too fast, learn your programme the. Go for a half a pound a week gain.

Weigh yourself daily and try to gain on average a half a pound a week. If you are weight training well, perhaps half of that will be muscle. You need to lift three times a week, all body, gradually getting heavier. Try to eat 100g of protein a day. Good programmes are Strong Curves and new rules of lifting for women.

How did you come to your fat percentage conclusion. It's notoruously difficult to do this without a bod pod or an expert with calipers. I doubt you're much over 20%. You can post pictures and we can help you too. I recommend you buy Strong Curves by Bret Contraras, and eat a weekly maintenance. Make sure you lift heavy to…

I get it when I hyperventilate, have too much oxygen in my system. I get it when I'm cycling and im glycogen depleted, or just dog tired.