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I'll open my diary for anyone interested. And yes I am done losing weight but I've lost a good deal of proportion and even went under my goal weight so my focus now is on being more active and trying to improve my fitness abilities

I'm intrigued by your comment on not eating enough. I'd prefer to eat more but since I just lost a lot of weigh, I don't have much muscle mass. So if I eat more, wouldn't I just gain fat?

Not gonna lie, the title "Insanity" kind of sent me running for the hills. Since I exercise alone at home, its easy for me to quit or not follow proper form, so I need a way to slowly get better so I am motivated to keep pushing through (its pretty deflating when you can't seem to get any of the moves right)

It seems the consensus is to eat more, but with little strength training, is that definitely the best idea?

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I guess the biggest thing that stops me from eating more is the fact that my workouts are not that intense. Body weight exercises are too difficult for me and my strength training background is very weak; I've tried to slowly build my strength but my athleticism always seems to fail me.…

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But my question is whether 30 minutes of light/moderate exercise per day qualifies as lightly active or moderately active. Not knowing that makes me skeptical of the TDEE calculator

I'll bump this because I actually struggle with this question as well

I lost about 4 to 5 pounds since the end of December. I think my main struggle is deciding whether it is more prudent to work out for 20-30 minutes 6 times a week or an hour 2-3 times a week in order to maximize my maintenance calories

I am sort of in the same boat and idk about you but I can't always keep making fish and chicken everyday for every meal, so instead I eat cottage cheese with most of my meals. I personally find it to be very filling.

I'm 5'4 started 152, currently 130 and hoping to get to 120. My main goal is to practice portion control over everything else though. I wish you good luck, I get the need for constant motivation:)

I've been here for two months and I love it; the forums are very motivating and thought-provoking and it's pushed me through a rough patch so I understand the need for support. I'll add you if you would like.

I can't low carb for a sustained period of time or else I'll just binge on it later. I'll open my diary if that helps

I debated that for a while but like I said, I'm not very strong or athletic so I don't want a program that I will probably do completely wrong and not get a useful burn out of

Thanks for the suggestion, I think I'll try this program. As for the weight loss, I just hope I can remain patient enough.

What I meant was that I struggle with form when strength training; I don't follow a specific diet, I just try to fit in whatever foods will fill me up and still provide me with the right nutrients. My worry is that I have made a lot of healthy adjustments while eating at a deficit but have seen no results; I'm not sure if…

This is probably going to sound dumb but are these programs that can be followed at home, because I have no access to a gym and work only with dumbbells...

I just finished a few days ago and I'm about to start Ripped in 30 tomorrow. I agree those side lunges made me cry, but the pushups scared me the most. Just keep going with it, even if you don't see any difference on the scale it's a good routine to implement in my opinion. Good luck!

I'm 5'4 130lbs and I've lost 22lbs since i started but that lower belly is still hanging because I'm just that lucky

I heard of the problem with soy so I'll keep that in mind. But I also heard that calcium is bad too? That sucks because I eat a lot of greek yogurt in an effort to increase my protein intake...

I am currently doing Jillian Micheals 30 Day Shred everyday along with 30 minutes interval running 3 times a week, and 30 minutes of any strength/bodyweight/full-body cardio routine from youtube on the other 4 days. And I eat just under 1400 calories daily, but I worry that I am eating too much, and now the hyothyroid…

I've calculated my BMR and TDEE but I'm scared to increase my calorie intake in the event that I overestimate the amount of exercise I do daily. Some days I don't push myself hard enough

Thanks for the feedback, I've been in panic mode all week so its nice to hear from others. I've heard a lot of great things about about kettlebell workouts; I don't own one but I was following a Jillian Micheals routine once while using a paint bucket instead. That's the kind of improvising I meant lol

So for someone who works out at home with limited equipment, how would you suggest I start?

Thanks that seems to be what I need right now, except I'm a newbie and I work out at home with makeshift weights. But I'll take your word for it; I've done a lot of cardio and trained myself to run so it seems strength training's the next step.

Thank you for the reply and the link! I'm 5 ft 4 in by the way. I think I'll increase it to 1300 calories a day since I exercise daily and continuously exceed my limit anyway.

I'm in:) Today's my fourth day and I'm really struggling with the pushups. My arms feel like they're about to snap off any second.