carolineat111 Member

I used to weight daily and now it's every week or so.

An *extra* 100 grams? I don't even get 100 grams to start with (on 1800-2000 calories/day). I would avoid it. Sugar from fruit I wouldn't worry about but added sugar I would avoid in that quantity (I mean once or twice a week, sure, but daily...that's a lot). JMO.

Like you I'm at a healthy weight but want to get a bit smaller (I'm high 150s, 5'10"). I've been focusing on strength training and weight lifting. I'm getting WAY stronger and my body is slowly coming closer to what I want, despite little to no movement on the scale (I don't care what the scale says if I LOOK how I want,…

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Agree with the above. She's wrong. You won't look like a bodybuilder without serious diet adjustments, so don't worry about bulking up. Lift heavy, end of discussion.

I would keep on the weight training. That's a healthy weight for 6'3" so I'd focus more on gaining muscle in place of the fat versus losing weight overall. Good luck!

Strength and weight training (ChaLEAN Extreme) has helped me A LOT in this department. :)

I'm doing ChaLEAN Extreme right now and am thinking of adding PiYo when I'm done (maybe a hybrid? I love the weights from CLX). Has anyone done both? I'm at 159 (5'10") and would like to hit 145 but am more concerned with toning/getting stronger than the number on the scale. I'm wondering if PiYo with CLX might be the…

I'd definitely include weight training from the get go.

I would hit at least 1200. But I wouldn't do it with ice cream. You're using a pill, you can't take a pill forever. You need to make lifestyle changes or you'll always be dieting and losing the same weight over and over again. I usually go for small, high protein snacks when I need to add some calories, such as peanut…

If I only had ONE piece of equipment at home, I'd get a set of Bowflex SelectTech weights. I have a set and they're worth every penny. I typically go outside for cardio if I can't go to gym. Though if I had to decide between a bike and elliptical, I'd go with the elliptical.

I'll admit, I WAY underestimate my calories for workouts (1 cal/minute is what I log) because I already eat 1600-1700 calories (w/ 120g protein) and logging exercise that way allows me to eat SOME exercise calories if I'm hungry, but doesn't let it get out of hand.

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You know just because you CAN get great results without a particular workout "system" doesn't mean there's anything wrong with using a system. Or no system. We're all motivated by different things. There's nothing wrong with that. If your goal on here is to discourage people, by all means continue, but since you've clearly…

I don't eat breakfast. I go straight to the gym and then have a high protein meal right after (usually 500 calories).

I agree with the previous poster. When I got close to my goal weight (lost 60lbs of baby weight) I flipped my workouts to mainly strength training/weights with a bit of cardio thrown in. I do arms and back 3 days a week, legs 4 days a week, and abs 5 days a week. ETA: Oh yeah and I also eat about 500 more calories a day…

I'm 5'10" and lowest is 153lbs and highest is 230lbs (pregnancy). Current is 159lbs.

26 Female 5'10" Current Weight-159lbs Goal Weight-145lbs

I have some (5'10" and a size 8), but my boyfriend doesn't like them at all, so I don't wear them. I usually wear bootcut jeans.

I usually buy myself something related to the gym (a new gym bag, new shoes, an outfit, etc).

Thongs or nothing for work outs.

This. Though I'll admit I have had similar feelings myself. Just try to let it go. Plus, you're on MFP, so you're already taking a step to make a positive change. You got this, girl! Head up!

Woot woot!!

With my first two kids I kinda let myself go, not wise lol. With my third, I ate at maintenance and exercised and gained 35lbs (all of which I lost within 2 weeks of having him). So I would eat at maintenance, but also speak with your OB and get her opinion in case there are special circumstances we don't know about. And…

Good thread, this is something I'm struggling with too. I've lost about 60lbs (and I did it pretty quickly through diet and exercise, about 1600 calories a day, took 5 months and I've kept it off almost 18 months-it was pregnancy weight). Anyways, like you I want to get stronger and keep the muscle I have but still have…

I'm 5'10" 160lbs and wear a size 8, at 150lbs I wear a 6.

My stretch marks (from pregnancy) became a lot more noticeable once I lost the baby weight. Just how it is. :/

I have to do this most days. I do peanut butter, protein shake made with skim milk, an omelet with a little cheese and some turkey, things like that. I *always* make sure it's a high protein meal. Some days I'll leave a big deficit but 95% of the time I eat extra because I'm trying to gain muscle.

Thighs. Ugh the thighs!! lol I was lucky, I had four c sections and all in all my pouch above my scar it minimal (can't say the same for my scar unfortunately).

It depends on how much I have to lose. When I had 60lbs of baby weight to lose, it took a good 20-25lbs for people to notice. Now I'm losing/toning/gaining muscle and way more people are noticing changes and I've only lost 10lbs. ETA: I'm 5'10" and weigh 160lbs.