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Wow, I thought my cheat days were awesome. That is a huge difference in intake from non-cheat days to cheat day. I wish my digestive system could take in that amount of food. Good for you for realizing you had a problem and fixing it. Have fun reaching new PRs

Most women who do not exercise or lift weights cannot do a push up. I have been trying for a pull up for quite a while but unless I swing I just can’t do it. You are at a disadvantage because you have been ill for a while. But the body adapts to your requests fairly quickly, keep going at it and you will become stronger.…

I don’t care for cardio, lift heavy things.

Use this: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ I agree with the ignoring the fluctuation, you said "during the day". You should only be weighing yourself once a day, same time of the day, no clothes. Day to day fluctuation is also somewhat normal so keep a week's average. But the best way to know your number is…

Ha! I have trouble digesting after the half pounders and some fries. I wish my digestive system could handle that load since it's not a match to my appetite

I did in the beggining but 5 cals? Jeez, I can burn that with a sneeze. I've had a garden salad from subway so I use that as my guide, if it's a pretty big salad then it's 50 cals (only lettuce,spinach,onions,tomatoes), if I put that on a bread I might log a 0.2 of the 50 cals. It only takes 30 seconds so if I feel like it…

Not sure what you mean by "carrying over" the calories, do you mean add them for after midnight? I keep my days at exactly 24 hours. 600 is a lot, if you are going to cook the list would be endless. If having to go out to eat since it's late I would have a grilled burger and a protein shake. :drinker:

Most don't and it is not part of their education. It used to be that doctors were very smart people who knew and did everything related to medicine, nowadays you have very specific profession that can provide better information and assistance to doctors. I am a clinical laboratory scientist, I've had many doctors come into…

4 weeks is not long at all, I didn't start seeing changes until about 6 weeks. I have no idea what my BF is but I can see some of my upper ab muscle, they started showing up after about 4 months of strengh exercising, 3 times a week. No cardio. I ate at a deficit but not a huge one. It's not that hard but you have to be…

Might have nothing to do with your period. You made it sound like you exercised more than you usually do, that will cause water retantion too. Try to never take in consideration weight changes that do not stick for at least a week. I barely flunctuate, barely, from day to day but once in a while I will see a 5 lb increase…

Whatever tastes better, or one of each! Take a break and do it right :drinker:

For you to keep progressing you have to keep pushing harder and harder. I don't do any cardio but it would make sense to me that it would work much like lifting weights. If I keep lifting the same 15 lbs dumbells for bicep curls for a year I will get little progress compared to increasing the weight along the way.

For those who have quite some fat to lose and are novice to exercise, lifting weights while on a deficit will help them build muscle while losing fat. The process gets much harder once you reach a more desirable body fat %, but I've read of cases here where it can be done.

Great job - lift weights, it will transform your body.

Why? Why? :sad: It's 9:00 pm in little town nowhere and I'm hungry

:flowerforyou: so purty, you look great! Don't be afraid. I know it’s so hard to change your mindset but you have to. 20 lbs in 3 months is a pretty good progress, it would take your body quite a while to gain fat back simply by adding a few calories especially if you keep lifting. I cut at 1200-1400 for about 3 months,…

Good job! I have only lost a fraction of the weight you have lost but I am at a very healthy BMI and body fat. I continue to enjoy life and food. I eat sugar, chocolate, ice cream, processed foods as well as whole foods. So thanks but no thanks.

Great job! Thanks for sharing :happy:

I haven't stopped exercising for longs periods of time but I am having a blast at maintenance. I slowly went up in calories and right now I’m about 1900 and eating it up, haven’t gained anything in four months (four months ago I was at 1700). I am 5’7” 123.5 and exercise 2-3 times a week for 1 hour. For the last 2 month’s…

You need to provide more information, how long were you at 1200 and how much did you lose then? How long since the change to 1400? Do you exercise, if yes what type of activities? Do you measure and log accurately? I cut at 1200 for about 3 months and lost a pretty good amount without feeling hungry or with low energy, and…

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Eat when you are hungry, if you are having problems staying under your allowed cals then pre log. I eat more when I work nights (every weekend) because I sleep half my normal amount of hours. Prelogging helped me when I was cutting.

DMX - he screams not sings, it gets me pumped :wink:

I think that like anything in life that makes us nervous you just have to do it. Once you have done it a few times and get used to it your anxiety will be a thing of the past. You really do not have anything to lose other than weight :bigsmile:

I guess because I haven't been below 1200 in forever :drinker:

I haven't had a problem with it

I would think your macros make a bigger difference when it comes to the time of the day (post workout / before bed) then the actual time you are eating it. But I also believe in the grand scheme of things do what works, as long as you are reaching your calories don't stress with the rest. Overthinking causes us to make the…

I like this site: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ 1600 sounds fine to me as a start, if you feel too hungry or low energy then adjust. But if you eat well it is more enough food for energy. There are many reasons why people stall at their weight loss but readjusting your TDEE is a good start. I kept it…

Find out how many calories you should be eating every day Weight/measure your food and count accurately Learn to read food labels Eat anything and everything After a few weeks of logging you will start to understand what types of food you should stay away from and what good substitutions are. You will realize that you…

:flowerforyou: Much appreciated