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^^ Agreed, I think you look amazing now :) My lowest weight was 115lbs and as of my most recent measurements, I actually have 114lbs of lean body mass now - no way I'm getting back to my lowest weight without sacrificing significant muscle.

lol I'm American, that means nothing to me. hahaha

Ha, just did the math and I'm right about the 10% lost mark. Interesting...

All true things! Keep bashing me over the head with it until it sinks in. lol

So funny, I didn't read your post before I typed mine :) Guess we need to just keep on keeping on, but it's frustrating!

You may not be building muscle, but you ARE building some LBM. Remember, LBM includes much, much more than just muscle. And LBM in general is good for metabolism. And yeah, it might be easier to build muscle later, eating on a surplus, but you're still going to be months ahead of the game if you start early.

^^ good advice. I'm working toward a half marathon, so I currently lift M/W/F, short (4.5m this week) runs on T/Th, long run on Sat. Once I'm done with the half training, I'm going to back off on the running, probably down to 2xweek, and thinking about picking up some sort of class, maybe like a bootcamp type workout.

Disagree. OP is taller than me, and also weighs about 15lbs more, and I also work out 6 days a week, and my TDEE-20% goal is about 2000 calories a day. OP, you've done great this month. But, I think you really need to fuel those workouts better. Go here and do the math:…

Yes. So your first workout you would do squats, squats, push-ups, rows, push-ups, rows, lunge, jackknife, lunge, jackknife. Or whatever those last 2 are, I just follow my little piece of paper, haha. Usually takes me about a half hour to complete each. I do think that's too much weight training, you need to give your…

^^^All that, plus I would like to add that you should keep track of your body fat percentage vs your weight on the scale. Once you know your BF%, you can figure out how much fat you're losing, plus how much muscle you're building. I was so upset that the scale wasn't budging until I checked those numbers and realized I…

Agree. Assuming I maintain lean mass, my 20% BF goal puts me 10lbs overweight on the BMI.

So it looks like protein powder is the key...seems like most people who are up there in terms of intake do protein powder. Are there any out there that don't suck?

Thanks!

You CAN keep it up and you WILL do this. One day at a time, and don't get discouraged, you'll get there when you get there!

I agree, I'm working up to a half marathon now and I'm slow as molasses (12 min pace). The only reason I'm starting to care about speed is because I'm going to be running again with my SIL in another month and the last time we did it, I got my *kitten* handed to me...never again! lol

Way to go! If you stick with it, you will be amazed at what you can do - I ran 6 miles today and I NEVER would have that I could do that (or want to - lol). Keep it up!

Bahahaha I think you can turn that struggle into a strength, just put all your candy bars on the high shelves! I'm 5'1"ish (I actually thought I was 5'2" for a while, but apparently I'm...not), goal is in the 130's. I'd like to hit 132 b/c then I will have lost 50lbs and I just like how that sounds. But really, that's the…

I'm 5'1+", SW was 182, CW is 164, and I'm honestly not sure what my goal weight is. It seemed like my body really liked to hover around the low 130's through high school, so that's my aim, but I'm lifting now and if that muscle makes me heavier, that's fine. I'd like to get down to a 23% BF, though.

This is actually what I do, too. I keep forgetting it's not the norm lol. Without working out, I'm "lightly active", I have 2 young kids to chase around all day. Working out, I either lift heavy, which is not a lot of cals, or run far, which is. So my daily calorie needs are pretty variable right now. If I wasn't working…

I did TDEE-20% on and off around the holidays, and finally buckled down in the last few weeks and have lost great each time I did it. Usually works out to about 1-2lbs/week on average, I think. And I love that it doesn't feel restrictive, at all. I can easily see myself keeping these habits the rest of my life, which is…

Way to go!!!

lol I don't know.... ;-) I'm ordering some new running shoes right now to cheer myself up :) You are all right - I'm going to try to double down on the water today to make up for it.

I think you look AWESOME, and I would not look twice if I saw you on the beach in that bikini. Well, I'd look twice, but only b/c you look hot and I'm jealous ;-)

OMG, tell me about it. I need to get the damn scale out of my head. Easier said than done.

Thank goodness you gave it another try! That must have been awful :( But yay for the weight loss!

You look phenomenal!

I keep putting it back on (not at 1700 calories...I just suck at staying focused), but so long as I stick to it, I lose 1-3lbs/week, on average. Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

I'm 5'2" and losing steadily at ~1700 cals/day. I have a couple goals this year - 1) get to a healthy BMI; 2) run a half marathon; 3) get back to lifting. Once I get down to that healthy BMI (which is 132lbs), I'm going to switch focus and worry about BF% instead of the scale. My goal there is 20%.

Perfect timing, I'm on day 3 :)

Assuming you don't have insulin resistance, the only thing the met will do is make your ovaries more sensitive to insulin. It doesn't seem to help me lose, either, so I kind of go back and forth with being on it (probably not the best for me, but eh...). Don't wear flip flops, they are terrible for your feet/legs/back, get…