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This is true! If you are only eating 1000-1200 it can't be junk food or you'll have very poor nutrition so if you increase your calories you have a bit more flexibility. You'll have enough to get proper nutrition plus flex calories because everything you put in your mouth will not always be nutritionally focused which is…

Good advice

Didn't notice this. Agreed!

You'll be fine. 1200 isn't some magical metabolism number. If you're not super hungry after 1000 (net) I don't think there's an issue with it considering you're only 5 ft tall. That being said - you only have 7 lbs to lose so 0.5 lb/week is a healthy rate of loss with so little to lose so I think your 2 lbs per month is a…

Open your diary (set to public in your settings). It's too tough to give advice until people can see what you're logging

Yeah I would say a piece of fruit and/or 0% M.F. greek yogurt. That will give you carbs + protein but no fat. Oooor pickles + a small can of tuna ( I buy those single serving size ones that are like 90 calories). Or a low cal smoothie (Greek yogurt/protein powder, fruit, maybe a bit of almond milk, ice) depends on your…

You're 16!? Jesus Christ. I believe it from the neck up, I guess! Haha Oh and, feel free to add me Canadians on here and OP! I'm from Sask

I'm Canadian! Saskatchewan, but possibly moving to Texas this summer. Any Canadians feel free to add me - but send me a message if you do! :)

As a Canadian, personally I am way more pumped about the golds in men and women's curling this week! I could care less about hockey!

5'10" and my ultimate goal is 145-150. I'll probably make my deficit smaller when I get down to 155 and just lose those last 5-10 lbs slowly so 155 is kind of my first mini-goal. 8 lbs to go!

If you're in a calorie deficit you are absolutely not gaining muscle. That's impossible. It's actually really hard to gain muscle, especially for women, and you need to be in a calorie surplus to do so. At best you are maintaining the muscle you have, or losing it if you're not using it/have too big of a deficit. Anyway,…

Interesting, hadn't heard of a new calculation. I'm in a healthy weight range and this "new" bmi is 0.6 lower than my other one. The healthy weight range is 2-3 lbs higher at the lowest and highest weights. I consider myself to have kind of an average body comp (not super muscular, not super high body fat %) so I guess…

There's a lot of body negativity in the beginning part of this, and in all of your posts. Someone said don't play the victim... and I agree. Mothers aren't victims they're strong, self-sacrificing, amazing women with amazingly strong bodies with some battle scars to show. Some women will get their "pre-pregnancy" body back…

I don;t know what fat bombs are and I'm afraid to find out.... BUT GOOD LORD you put a whole tbsp of butter AND coconut oil in your coffee? I'm not a picky eater and I'm open to experimentation but the idea of buttery oily coffee in the morning is enough to make me gag haha. One or the other is bad enough but both!? I…

If you have a small frame your healthy weight range is about 114-127 according to this website http://www.healthchecksystems.com/heightweightchart.htm. If you have a medium frame you might even be underweight. At most (assuming small frame) you have like 5 lbs to lose and then you will be borderline underweight... losing…

You mentioned a classroom.. are you a teacher? Is there a school gymnasium for the kids? I would just go run around that, I'm sure you have access in the early mornings/after classes. Can even figure out the distance of a lap so you can track how far you're running if you want.

Hey I'll add you I'm in college too.. just finishing my 4th year and then heading to grad school. Like everyone else said.. planning is key. I have never lived in res, I live at home.. eating my parents never ending supply of junk food and carbs. I started taking the time to buy my own groceries, prep my own meals 90% of…

Some of the teas I drink (from Davids Tea) are up to 15 cal/ cup (1 1/4 tsp of loose tea) usually not a big deal cause I drink like 1 cup... but before you go crazy drinking 10 cups a day of something called chocolate mint tea check the calories! Some have calories because they have real dry fruit (that will have some…

Haha, I agree I don't think men should be objectified like that either and that thread should also not exist - I don't think I said anywhere in my post that threads like this about men are okay, in fact I said they sound ridiculous. I haven't seen a thread like that but I also haven't been looking for threads like that and…

Why do we need to sexualize and objectify women's bodies at the gym? This thread is ridiculous. Could you imagine a woman posting a thread "Ladies - men in basketball shorts or running shorts at the gym?" And then women replying "Oh the ones in those silky basketball shorts are just faking nice quads. Whereas the ones in…

How are you not dying and/or starving right now!? 1000 calories and not working out most people would be quite hungry... burning 1200 daily and eating 1000 sounds extremely dangerous. I'm not a doctor but this sounds like the beginnings of an ED/overexercising disorder. Are you under the supervision of a doctor? This…

It depends. How large is your calorie deficit? In theory, you should lose 1 lb for every 3500 calorie deficit. However, it is more complicated than that and weightloss is not perfectly linear. Some people lose a lot initially that is really just water loss due to depletion of their glycogen stores (a quick energy storage…

As far as store bought bars go, I really like cliff's builder bars. Theyre 20 g protein, although they are 270 cal and more of a "meal replacement" type bar. They are super chocolatey and delicious I find, but I also love the taste of soy!

Agreed with the slow and steady approach, that might be for you! For me what works is seeing change as it's happening so I tend to go all out. As a fellow lazy person and student... totally understand eating out. I finally tried to start looking at things more positively than negatively which has seemed to help. I also…

This is Agnes, she turns 6 on February 25. edit: Oops :( these pictures aren't working and I'm a noob so I cant fix them :( well she's a pug and shes cute. haha

Yeah hips I'd say widest part - maybe find a pair of shorts to wear every time and take note of where you measured on them last? Waist either belly button or measure the smallest part by tipping your upper body to the side left and right - where you crease between your hips and ribcage should be the smallest part.

Yeah I'm sure people would be willing to help you out on your form/give you tips if you ask! Or, like I said you could also do a consultation with a trainer at the gym (although that usually is a bit expensive, even for one session). Good luck! :)

Haha, me too, I'm a self-professed strength-training n00b. So far, classes have helped me as a beginner - they keep things intense and concise, every work out is a little different using different equipment (free weights, resistance bands, body weight, body bars). Like sure, I could go to the gym and do a few things on my…

Also, an extra benefit of even a little strength/resistance training is that it increases insulin sensitivity (decreasing risk for type 2 diabetes). So in sum, both consistent cardio and strength training are great for long term health :)

Most people on here will suggest you start strength training right away. If you're eating at a deficit you won't gain muscle, but strength training will minimize muscle loss so that you aren't inefficiently losing muscle with fat and then trying to gain your muscle back later. Personally... I enjoy cardio way more so I…