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I don't think it's that crazy, i eat just over (1200) that on any given two days if i want to lose and i'm 10cm taller than the OP. I've never tried 5-2, curious what you think? how long have you been doing it?

I"m very similar, 134ish and 5'6ish - feel free to add me. what are you doing for exercise?

On a different note, i now have a shoulder injury and it really limits what i can do. SO ANNOYING.

i write down every day and then look at trend. I can fluctuate as much as 5 lbs but still see a decline over time. I do carb re-feeds once a week and my biggest loss is always 2 days after that.

I lost about 5 in February, another 5 in March would be great. I'm about 7-8 away from goal. I'm hitting the gym 6 days/ week, combo of HIIT bootcamp days and heavy lifting, plus one day of yoga. Eating clean, HFLC. Wine 2 days a week max.

I have the same situation. Back extension is also a great glute-isolating exercise.

I shoot for 120g/ day - feel free to add me to see what i eat. But, in general - tuna, greek yogurt, chicken, eggs, egg whites.

Carb refeeds, high intensity interval training, heavy weights.

Eat more, bulk then cut. Lift more: add compound exercises, like deadlifts and squats. It is likely that you can do more weight than you think. You have to both challenge and feed your muscles to grow them. Make sure you add some fats, too.

If you're sticking to 1200 (I do that), up your protein and fat grams within the calorie limit - really helps keeping you full. Tuna is your friend :)

I don't know how much you weigh, but 60ish g of protein is quite low. When I'm eating a deficit I eat my weight in lbs (not even LBM) so that I stay fuller longer. I always make sure to hit that on lifting days. MFP is quite high on crabs, and as someone said above, you have to calculate based on your weight/LBM not random…

Starting Strength is great, as is New Rules and StrongLifts. I did Starting Strength because I prefer compound exercises.

Of course it's good to do as much as you can BUT it's more important to have a plan you can sustain for a long time. Take a look at your schedule and fit in as much as you can.

Practice/ Strengthen with wall sits

+1, try reducing calories and upping protein, with a refeed day.

Shoot for 4 times a week and 400-500 calories if you can plan it in. Make sure to do both weights and cardio. Are you just starting? how much time do you realistically have?

I agree with above: a visit to a doctor (and perhaps, a sports doctor), better footwear. To better support your knees, you need to strengthen your quadriceps. Wall sits are the easiest way to do it at home. Another piece is balance exercises - just stand on one foot, and then the other, for starters. I had some massive…

Download Couch to 5K - it's a great program that paces you just the right way. Good luck!

Make sure you don't have any in the house Pre-log food Curb cravings with fruit/ dried fruit - make sure you "schedule" those into your meal plan Good luck!

What exactly are you trying to achieve? You can bulk then cut, that's pretty common. Have you tried Starting Strength?

It seems like WAY too much. You can do half the exercises as long as you add enough weight. Give some examples for the weights you're using. As far as bulking - what they ^^ said :)