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Makes total sense to me. I got it at 'lifting me weights'. Salt of the earth an all that. Top bloke.

That's very sad news. I am sorry for your loss. I hope you're ok.

whats the point? You're supposed to target fat loss, not water loss? It will just go back on again. Weigh every day and average out every 7, that's your true weight....oh and for females there will be a monthly blip before tom. But if you go from month to month there will be a trend downwards hopefully. Cutting carbs and…

I'm 5'7" and so fine boned and small framed that I can't go over 130lb without losing shape, even though I have a low body fat percentage. I also have to resist food all the time, have a young son who has dinners twice the size of mine and needs constant high calorie snacks. I also get a lot of comfort from food, or used…

I can see how bone density and muscle mass which is good can get you higher on that BMI. I forget how small framed I am, so I need to be low BMI to get low body fat. I'll try again! I think we should forget BMI altogether. It doesn't work. We should concentrate on getting better technology to target body fat percentages. I…

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You're not going to get better advice than this. I did this to get from 123lb to 132lb, gained about 4lb of muscle, then went on a very slow cut to reach 127/128. At 43 my body astonished me. But to gain that muscle I had to eat 250 cals every single day over maintenance (easy for me, because I love food).…

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Great advice!

All the women in my family are pear shaped and overweight with high body fat percentages. We like food! They didn't get to benefit from all we know now about diet and exercise, and have the luxury of going to the gym and using software to calculate and count calories. I don't have that excuse. I have one life and I'm going…

0% fat greek yoghurt with raisins and oats soaked overnight, a squeeze of honey, some blueberries

Hi OP. how much weight did you lose? You may have loose skin, or still be mentally the size you were. I know the feeling of skinny fat though! No muscle tone and the same shape as you were but smaller? I was there at 123lb! And I'm 5'7" so yes it is possible. I went on a progressive weight lifting routine and gained 8lb,…

Just to add the skin is delicious and nutritious! I dice mine, roast with chorizo, red onion and herbs, then add feta cheese....SO VERY GOOD!

Carrot, omega 3 tab, vit c chew and a cup of tea. Sad but it keeps the wolf from the door until my delish dinner.

I wish you a good recovery! The trick is not to put on too much fat by doing it too quickly, but I'm sure you have some leeway there, and should eat high calorie and nutritious foods for the recovery for a couple of months. Usually men bulk at a 1lb gain a week (that's 3500 extra calories per week over your maintenance…

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Well done! Enjoy the journey!

Mani30032, we have a kind of unwritten rule here that when an eating disordered person posts here, we gently guide them to professional help, and try not to advise. We can easily do more harm than good. Jokes and japes in the fun chit chat forums perhaps?

Are you being treated for any kind of illness? That's a very low weight.

Oh no! You have what is called a Basal Metabolic Rate, which is what you'd need to just lie in bed all day. Mine is about 1300 calories, and I would never go under that. Add on your daily activity level which is another 100-500. THEN you add on your exercise. The total is your calorific needs, or TDEE (total daily energy…

Hi, you won't lose the gains instantly, not if your overall weight is up. What you may see is loss of water weight, and glycogen loss, resulting in a drop in scale weight the next day. Have those high calorie peanut butter type foods ready to keep your calories up!

I'm 5'7" and only happy when I'm below 130lb, even with muscle. I'm fine boned with a small face and the weight really shows. I'm losing 1lb per month until May.

Best person to ask is The Singing GLUTE lady!

You should be going for a 1lb (.5kg) per week gain, with the heavy lifting, you get get half of that being muscle. In other words, perfectomondo! As you get bigger, your calories may need to go up. Also, are you following a progressive weight lifting routine along with your bulk?

I really like this thread. There is so much confusion about metabolism, which is a shame, because when it comes to health the truth is always important. Like for example I have a friend who won't even bother dieting as she is convinced she has a slow metabolism. Until I was 16 I had an infamous 'fast metabolism'. My…

Eat 100 calories less a day and weigh yourself every day, average every 7 and see if there's a downward trend. Unfortunately as you get get smaller, you need less fuel. But you'll be less hungry!

Lovely job. You might not even need to cut at all after either, just go to maintenance and see......

Heehee!!!

Thank you for a very informative post. I have found this to be my experience. When I concentrated on my lean body mass, things got much better. I also upped my Tdee as I became less depressed and more active in day to day things. It took a few years but I started at 42, and over 30% body fat, sluggish and shapeless. I am…

I suppose I just dont use age or peri or menopause as an excuse to not find my own personal TDEE and eat slightly under it to lose weight. I have had excellent advice from both men and women from this site and it saddens me to see people being rude on this post. So what if guys are different? I advise men on their bulking…

Blow all the air out of your lungs. I weigh every morning at 6am and average out the last 7 days everyday. This stops me going fruit loopy, even a .2lb loss is a win for me, on the average. I fluctuate everyday so don't take the daily weight seriously.

Woah! It's not different for guys at all, and has nothing whatsoever to do with 'female hormones'. How silly! Now please apologise to Mr Cwolfman he's a lifesaver on these boards, and knows his stuff.