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[image removed by MFP mods] Lifting has definitely given my butt a TON of shape. I've always had a bigger butt (pear shape body typebut it was very square with a lot of cellulite and dimples. After 8 months of lifting HEAVY (I can squat 200+) all of the cellulite is gone and I have a round shape. This is after 20 lbs of…

Tops pics: 165 lbs. Bottom pics: 145 lbs. Working on losing the last 10!

Of course I googled that and well...wow 😂. Thanks for the laugh!

How am I deliberately skewing the outcome? I eat 1500 calories a day because I WAS sedentary. As of two months ago I'm no longer sedentary but I still eat only 1500 calories. I'm not sure what was so confusing about that question

@sijomial my question wasnt about Fitbit or manually entering exercise. It was simply do I change my activity level or eat my exercise calories. Thanks for eventually answering my question....

Thanks Cassandraw3! That's exactly what I was asking about. Getting them to "show" but also look as big? as they do during a workout.

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I don't manually add anything under exercise. But I do have Fitbit so I see my calories increase throughout the day depending on the # of steps I get. Thanks for the great advice! I'm a little nervous about eating calories back because I worry about overestimating calories burned. Maybe start at 50% and check in a few…

Great suggestions thank you!!

Thanks! Not sick, feeling the best I've felt in years. I have a history of overeating so I wonder if it's my body getting adjusted to me not overeating.

I'm 5'6", 154 lbs, 21% bf. Yes, I'm losing at 1400. Losing about 2 pounds a week. I weigh and measure all my food and prep my meals ahead of time. Have zero desire to eat though, it's very bizarre because I love food.

Awesome job! You look amazing!!

I do Strong Curves 3xs a week and Banish fat boost metabolism 4xs a week. Hikes on the weekend

Eh it's none of my business what any of my "friends" do. If they do something great I have no problem giving encouragement. If they do something I don't agree with I don't comment. Honestly, the only time I feel it'd be appropriate to reach out to someone is if I see they haven't logged in days or weeks. I'm not a…

Completely agree. It would never be my cup of tea (I don't see the point of it), but nothing wrong with someone else liking it.

Obviously domestic violence isn't ok no matter the situation. If you have functioning legs then nothing is holding you back from walking away. He wasn't defending his life, it's about a man with no self control. Unless your life is in danger and she was yielding a life threatening weapon then there's no reason to put your…

I don't think the purpose of those comments were to make the OP feel stupid or alienate her. No one said "how dare you feel that way!" Everyone experiences life differently and they were just sharing their take. She asked a question and they answered it. I agree with you, self acceptance is a life long journey and I think…

There's better places to meet someone than at the gym. Everyday I go to the gym people are focused on what they're doing...unless you're asking someone how many sets they have left or to show you how to do something most people don't even speak.

Definitely don't go back to eating ONLY 500-1000 cals a day. That's extremely low for someone that is working out and/or has an active lifestyle. Sure, it'll get the weight off but it's NOT sustainable in the long run which is why you keep gaining the weight back. The last few pounds are always the hardest to lose for…

^^this. I'm a legs fanatic, they're strong and are only getting better. I have weakling arms so I hate working them out haha

^^this!! I'm a black woman and always had and always will have a big butt. If people like it, fine..If not, that's fine. Race has nothing to do with how I feel about my body AT ALL. You can't please everyone no matter what the subject matter so why care? I'm on here to lose weight because diabetes, high blood pressure, and…

I have to agree with this. Being thin, generally speaking, is more socially acceptable. Being fit or thin is still the standard of beauty so it's not socially acceptable, on a large scale, to be overweight or fat.

Thanks! I'll definitely try implementing more shoulder and back workouts.

Yeah I've been lifting progressively for nearly a month now. I lift 4xs a week (legs twice and arms twice).

Glad that someone else experiences this! It just looks odd to me to have virtually nothing on top but so much extra on the bottom lol

Again, thanks everyone. Got a ton of great (easy to understand) info :)

Yes, I've used a few calculators for my macros and got 42g for protein (but I felt this was low so I eat at least 80), 208g for carbs, and 103 for fat. I have 105 lbs of lean muscle so my protein should be 105g daily?

Thanks!! I remember reading that somewhere as well now that I think about it.

Thanks everyone! I'm definitely very new to lifting (nearly a month in) and have lost inches and weight since implementing it into my workouts.

@chilvaryder. And eating at maintenance while lifting would lend the same result as eating at a deficit? Just curious.