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Personally, being 5 ft, I can only eat more calories & still lose weight ONLY if I'm constantly active. If I'm sedentary and lazy, I usually maintain around 1390-1450 cals. So 1200 cals is such a slow loss for me. I can easily eat around 1000-1050 cals a day and be perfectly fine. Of course if I'm active I bump up the cals…

Yeah losing weight and eating less can affect your cycle. I was at too low of a weight a year ago & combined with stress it made my period disappear for like, 3 months! then after slowly eating more & going in maintenance it came back no problem. sometimes my flow is lighter or a little late when my deficit is more…

hi i'm only about 5 ft. maybe 5'1 now? if i'm lucky :smile: i struggle with my weight, and i'm a pear shape, so most of my weight tends to be past my hips. you can add me if you want! i find staying active is a MUST to retain any weight loss & further weight loss.

oatmeal, soups/broths, popcorn/kettle corn, high volumes of veggie or certain fruit, smoothies, herbal tea, coffee, salads, adequate protein. things like bread, cookies, cereal, candy,or sweets in general make me want more. so if i want something to fill me up i eat a real meal or something that takes up a lot of room

Just hard when everywhere you turn and look there's people with leaner legs! i just hate looking so stocky & having weird knees. lol

I appreciate all these replies, its making me feel better lol. I guess I am just being my own worst critic. Also thanks for supplying some pictures @ninerbuff

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probably how short my legs are & how weird my knees look. i could list a lot of things but those are the biggest probably lol

i know how you feel. i lost my mother when i was 15 when she was only 34, she was my best friend too. it is a very surreal thing to happen, and i can tell you over 7 years later and i still feel like it didn't happen and it destroys me at times. i've dealt with depression even before she passed, but it worsened and has…

isnt that a troll account

i have that problem too. 1200 is simply not a big deficit for me at all. it's aggravating. but i just have to make myself get off my lazy butt and exercise and it does make a difference. guess it can't be easy for us short people, if we just wanted to eat a deficit to lose weight i think we'd be around 900-1000 calories a…

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i think everyone would like to eat more every now and then lol but it's the sacrifice you have to make. plus it's not so bad once you get used to it!

oatmeal with fruit toppings usually does the trick for me! either original instant oats = 100 cals or regular dry oats =150 cals plus half a serving of berries or banana slices or apple chunks with a couple grams of raisins. usually at 200 cal or less. or you can have eggs, i like scrambled egg whites or 2 whole eggs…

and here i thought i was the only weirdo who paced in circles

yeah it sucks that because we're shorter that our calories are different by a couple hundred cals but i find that i can still eat a lot if i measure accurately, eat a variety of different foods and exercise. even going for a 1-2 hour leisurely walk can get you some extra cals. i'm one to complain that it's not fair that…

i'm 5ft. what are you struggling with?

honestly i avoid the scale like the plague anywhere from 2-3 weeks before my period, and then wait a week after before i weigh. i retain a lot of water & get super bloaty. i also have fibrocystic breast disease so my boobs swell up by like a whole cup size. so really, PMS weight gain is unavoidable for me unless i'm…

i tried these today. they're ok. i had to add some water to the batter because it was so dry it wouldn't mix.. i also used peanut butter and no coconut shreds because i'm allergic to almonds, so i just stuck to good ol' peanut butter. mine came out a bit bland. but i guess it differs depending on the brand of protein…

my lowest was 22" or 23'' but now it's around 25" i think after gaining some weight back & bloating lol. idk what my start was.. probably 26 or 27. i'm 5 ft though

could you just use peanut butter instead of almond?

I struggle with depression too. I find it makes me fatigued and often lose motivation to workout or be active in general. And too tired to make healthier meals... so I'll grab something quick or eat out too often. You can add me if you wanna be friends! I understand where you're coming from.

exactly!!!!! i'm so bad about the "i'll work it off later" and never do which irritates me so much about myself. i'm truly just being lazy! i wish i had a physical workout buddy to join me on jogs or something, but it's kinda scary these days trying to meet random people off the internet lol.. i'm hoping i can do it! i…

unfortunately i know all the tips and tricks to follow, it's just.. i'm not following them! it's like.. i can't be bothered with it. like i've lost all motivation which sucks.. also i've noticed that when i want to be included in whatever gathering it is, i will nibble on the food present like everyone else is, thinking…

i don't eat red meat and stray from dairy. i do eat salmon or chicken a few times a week. i don't think my calorie goal is too restrictive, i just think between my slowing metabolism and being bored i overeat. plus we go out to eat a lot and i'll be like "whatever, i'll restart tomorrow" so it's not like i'm even hungry!…

uh idk i want to look toned? i'm not sure because i'm an idiot and i don't really know.. i want to lose fat for sure because i've gained belly fat i have never had in my life and it's annoying. the toning part should come naturally as a result of fat loss right? so yea that's what i mean by toning, i've done it before…

i won't have any type of equipment available to me until we move into this gated community in the near future, but i'm not sure what they will have at the gym there & how limited it is. i do have a few hand weights. i'm gonna check out that site. i don't think i need a whole lot of equipment because i'm looking to tone &…

lived there all my life up until last year. now i'm a LA girl lol

oh okay i get it now!

usually i weigh the contents drained (unless it's soup lol) and i go by the amount on the can. so are you saying to weigh each portion as 100 grams as the serving? or am i misunderstanding. sorry if i sound stupid