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Well how much do you weigh now? If you're already at a low weight, which I'm assuming you are since you only need to lose 5 kg, then it's also a slower process because a smaller body uses less energy to do things than a bigger body would, so you're burning less calories even if you're doing the same amount of exercise as…

4 lbs in a fortnight is actually quite fast. I'm also on the lower end in weight and I'd be lucky if I could lose half a pound a week. It's definitely a slower process to lose weight when you're already at a low weight

It's not just about exercising or eating well (although these are important to your overall health) The main component of weight loss is calorie deficit. Meaning, you can eat the healthiest foods in the world, but as long as you are eating huge portions of said healthy foods, you are probably not going to drop the weight…

Yup I said I was sedentary. I'm not actually that sedentary, I do light exercise but i don't rigorously work out so I thought sedentary would be a good place to start.

Not sure what you mean by that. I would say 1500 is vastly different from 1200 calories.

Don't force yourself to eat if you really don't feel like it. As long as you don't do this on a daily basis, I think it's fine.

A mixture. I don't eat super clean like brown rice and veggies, but I don't eat badly either. So for example I would eat things like... Meat sauce spaghetti with salad or home made fried rice with steamed vegetables. Occasionally the fatty snack like chocolate but I don't overdo it.

Oh I see. Then wow, have I really been undereating. My BMR is 1276 which is more than what MFP had recommended for me to eat. And my TDEE at 15% is 1516. So I guess I should actually be eating at 1500. What happens if I continue to eat at 1200 though? I don't feel dizzy or hungry at all, I feel perfectly full and healthy.…

Question about the scooby calculator: am I supposed to be eating at BMR?

Wow thank you so much! this is super helpful. I'm definitely gonna check out that link.

help?

really? I thought it was a good thing to eat less than the calorie goal. So am I supposed to eat exactly 1200 calories, or how does this work?

What I mean is, wouldn't I be gaining muscle in certain areas than the areas I actually want to gain muscle in? And how will I be burning fat in my core, if these exercises are meant to build MUSCLE in legs for example.

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Would this be something I could do in place of weight training? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iwl0TGfmDg

This is really amazing! I would like to do weight training but I don't have access to weights at the moment so I searched up some home exercises I could do to build strength w/o equipment and most of it seem to be some variation of a plank or a squat. And I'm wondering, aren't these exercises mostly used to target the arms…

So there's no other way than to do a body recomp?

I don't think I have a BMI of 25, I have a Body fat percentage of 25

Okay so now I'm in a conundrum since losing any weight is going to drop me into an unhealthy BMI. But on the other hand, not losing weight means I'm still gonna have flab everywhere and not be able to see abs since I still have a high fat percentage. You guys are recommending weight lifting but I don't have easy access to…

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I agree with everyone about the low calories contributing to period loss. But it could also be stress. At one point, I was so stressed out with everything going on in my life that I didn't get my period for THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. It was pretty scary. So yeah, try to relax if you've been stressing lately.

Oh wow, thanks for all the suggestions everybody :) I'm definitely gonna try them out this week I only have access to a stove, a fridge, and a rice cooker. So it'd be great if people can give me some recipes that don't involve using an oven :)

I started it about 2 weeks ago. I mostly just do ab ripper x and sometimes yoga x when I have the time (it's seriously so long...I like yoga but that's inconvenient for someone with a busy schedule) Ab ripper x was intense in the beginning. I was swearing like a sailor throughout, but after awhile it gets easier. As of…

That flour tortilla wraps contain so much sodium :O Maybe it's just my brand but I logged it in today and it has 430 in sodium value! I was pretty shocked.

no because you're only eating once per day so that probably only added up to a 1000 calories or so. The point is to eat more calories (at least 500 more calories) than what you normally eat in aday. An excess of 3500 calories a week=weight gain of 1 pound. so for example if you normally eat 2200 calories, you want to be…

Eating junk food and drinking caffeinated drinks actually leads to weight gain for most people. I think you're unable to gain weight because you naturally have a fast metabolism. I have one too. You can make yourself protein shakes in order to bulk up on the calories and aside from your exercises try not to burn any…

Thanks guys! You've been a major help. I took a quick look at You are your own gym and some of the things that bachampion04 mentioned and as it turns out, it's kind of similar to some of the things I had already been doing in my workouts :)

So now my second question is, is there any way to do strength training without weights? I don't have easy access to a gym at the moment and I've really just been doing cardio exercises at home or going out for a jog most days.

Thanks everyone for all the helpful information :) I'm a little bit confused because of all the different advice people are giving here but I guess this is the gist of what I came away with: Eat my normal amount and strength training.

Congratulations! :) So pretty much all you did was restrict calories? No exercise?