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This! I've actually been maintaining my current weight for the last two years after having lost a considerable amount. I'm still overweight and have now started to lose again but my focus shifted a lot from just the scale. Not saying you should 'pause' for two years necessarily but shifting your focus and taking it a bit…

I love Shock Absorber. My first one was the N109 (http://www.lessbounce.com/sports-bras-non-wired/shock-absorber-high-exertion-n109_ct486pd48.htm) - it gave me an odd shape but the support was totally worth it. I now swear by the 4490…

You'll outgrow 10 lbs incredibly quickly even if they are heavy enough to start with. I've never lifted before and my upper body (still) is very weak but that would have been too low even to start with for lower body exercises and I've now outgrown it even for shoulder presses (my shoulders are my weakest point). When you…

I'm 164 cm and my preliminary goal weight is 65 kg. More importantly, though, I want to look and feel good and be strong so weight has become very secondary to me. Do you currently workout? If so, what do you do? I agree with the advice to start strength training. Muscle is denser than fat so 1 kg of muscle takes up less…

There's nothing wrong with being vegan (or vegetarian) but only fruit until 4 and then a high-carb fat-free meal sounds like a recipe for disaster - your body needs protein and fat. Also just wanted to mention that gluten-free isn't healthier unless you're actually intolerant.

Thanks! I downloaded it and am trying both FitNotes and another one called Progression now. Both do most of what I want so I'll give them a few workouts to decide.

Happy birthday Sara! :)

I started with AllPro and he recommends using your 10RM (10 rep max, i.e. the weight you are able to do 10 repetitions with), which I think would be a good starting point for all the programmes I know. You can get your approximate 10RM by doing an exercise with a weight you think could be good for roughly 10 reps but you…

Heavy compound lifts raise your heart rate as well - squats tend to leave me quite breathless for example ;) Choose a beginner's programme (AllPro, Strong Curves, StrongLifts 5x5, Starting Strength, New Rules of Lifting for Women). Watch youtube videos on good form. Begin. Make sure you have good form (by asking a trainer…

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I have huge strength imbalances and I find it helpful to use dumbbells. I also do them single arm, weaker side first, and then repeat on the stronger side. It helps me with concentration and focus when doing the reps on my weaker side that this is then the only thing I need to concentrate on.

This!! @ Stella_Mayfair Is your goal weight actually 100 lbs at 5'6"?? That would be severely underweight and unhealthy! In fact, you're already at an excellent weight at 134 lbs. If you would like to look more 'toned', eat at maintenance and lift heavy; that will lower your bodyfat percentage while building muscle and…

Ugh, sorry you're feeling so terrible! I have no issues with low carb per se but why stick with something that makes you feel so terrible?? Low carb is not necessary for weight loss and neither is medication (I don't even know what the stuff is that your doctor gave you but it's not necessary for weight loss!). The only…

Thanks! Then I'll stick to that now, with progression every week (reps or weight). I already went from not a single OHP with 4 kg (on my weaker side) to about 10 reps with 4 kg since starting AllPro :)

bumping (or should I stop bumping and just wait??)

It's too thin and simply doesn't taste like milk at all. To me it's just coloured water (yes, with some protein and nutrients but still not milk). In order words, how yummy full fat milk is, and how thin and tasteless skimmed. You see, it's all in the eyes of the beholder ;)

You're overthinking this. Read http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants ! Figure out your TDEE and macros, set up MFP accordingly and log consistently. Pick a beginner's lifting programme (Strong Curves, Starting Strength, New Rules of Lifting for Women, AllPro,…

'Toning' (as commonly understood in fitness advertised to women) doesn't exist. Women also don't just 'bulk out' by accident. I suggest looking at the pictures and success stories of, for example, ILiftHeavyAcrylics and Sarauk2sf. Both lift heavy and look fantastic. Lifting with low weights for high repetitions is cardio…

Like everyone said, do a shorter workout. I don't function well on less than eight hours sleep either, btw. For one or two nights, sure, but not constantly. The comments calling this an excuse are not only rude but potentially unhealthy. People have different sleep requirements and getting too little sleep is extremely…

No, that's not TDEE. The OP works out six times a week, that makes her at least moderately active if not even very active - TDEE is the total expenditure, i.e. including exercise. That means her TDEE is roughly between 2400 and 2700 kcal. I would suggest try how you feel with 1800 as advised by psulemon and if you feel you…

Since I still want to lose some weight, I haven't researched a ton about this. But 21 % bodyfat is already pretty good for a woman so intuitively I would suggest to either do a recomp (eat at maintenance and lift heavy to simultaneously build muscle and lose fat) or start with a bulk (eat a slight surplus and lift heavy to…

Ok, so you clearly don't need to lose weight but should do a recomp instead. The way I understand it that basically means eating at maintenance and lifting heavy. Since you're completely new, you can expect some newbie gains there. Make sure you get enough protein and you could have a look at this group:…

rebumping Also adding that I made a few changes to the template after actually trying all the exercises at the gym.

Don't have any kids but my experience from losing about 70 lbs and seven cup sizes is that mine got a bit less saggy with time (been at about the same size for two years now). I lost the weight slowly and with a considerable amount of exercise and I gave them a little massage with body butter or oil after showering about…

If your caloric intake is less than your body burns, you lose weight. Why would adding more exercise, i.e. more calories burned, lead to less weight loss?? Just make sure you don't create too big a deficit, eat enough protein and also add some strength training to preserve muscle mass.

Good luck! Keep in mind, though, that with so little weight to lose, aiming for 2 lbs a week will mean a considerable percentage of that loss wouldn't be fat but water (which will then come back) and muscle (which reduces your BMR and negatively affects how you look and possibly feel). Slow is always better when it comes…

Congrats, that's an awesome accomplishment!

:huh: Way to waste valuable resources (and I don't mean your money, that's up to you). If you buy food and then not eat it, why not at least give it to a local food bank? Or plan and buy only food you're actually gonna eat?

Well, yes, you will. If you lose weight, you will always lose some muscle as well but strength training plus eating enough protein plus creating only a small deficit will at least help to minimise muscle loss. Read http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants and all…