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I've up-ed my calories before and realized I gained a lot more than losing. So this time I decided to down my calories to see if I lose weight. I'm not sure if I lost weight or kept it maintained. My weight seems to fluctuate. I'm at 104 lbs as of this morning. I was 106 lbs on Saturday. So it goes back and forth between…

All these comments are very helpful. Thank you. Having a timeline even if its just estimated, gives me more patient and I can keep doing what I am doing. Right now, I'm eating at deficit because I don't want to gain a huge chunk of muscle on bottom of my fat. It has been at least 4 months since I started working out and I…

All of you thank you very much. I almost didn't go to gym for a month because I didn't think it was helping in any way. On top, I ate all I can consume because I was too depressed. As you can predict, I gained even more. What's worst is gaining body fat %. I think I care less about the weight but the body fat %. That is…

Quick question to everyone how do you count calories for homemade food? I would be still guessing when I use the Myfitnesspal calorie count. As I said, most of my food is homemade. I'm Indian so we use a lot of spices in our food even if it's just a simple vegetable fry. specially when I drink coffee. I can find the…

I'm speechless seeing so many replies in such a short time. I really want to thank all of you. I guess it's the food I need to watch. I don't think I'm eating enough. So conserving more food than I need is not my problem. Half the time I'm starving because I'm running around at work or stuck at meeting where I can't even…

Thank you @Mommy_Time! That is exactly what my confusion is. If the pant goes right on top of your belly or below, then shouldn't you measure your hips instead of waist? But when you search online, it says measure your hips and then depending on the measurement you should wear whatever size it mentions. This is…

I had my 2nd measurement yesterday and looks like I lost half a inch around my waist and lost half lbs. gained 1/2-3/4 muscle in various different place. I did increase my food intake. I'm eating lot more and often. I'm not sure if increasing my food intake helped or is it the cardio/yoga that I did. Diet wise, I don't eat…

For those of you who asked if I google anymore, if you read my description you would know I DID say I have done my research which obviously means I googled the information. Clearly I'm still confused because what I found on website and the reality doesn't match. There are 2 people in this forum said they were size 10…

I guess my title is somewhat confusing. What I was trying to tell is that since I started working out and lifting, I have been gaining muscle weight. This is great since I started with 97lbs for almost 30 years old me. Now I'm at 107lbs. I understand most of the weight gain is probably the muscle. ( I see definitions on my…

This is an awesome thread. In fact the last one was even better. Forget about going to freeweight section, I used to be nervous about going to gym all together. I thought other girls will judge me because I can't run on a treadmills for long enough. So I hired a trainer and what he does the first day?? He took me to a…

I'm 27 and my bestie has 4 kids. Cousin's who are my age are all married. Even the younger ones are in process of getting married. It is a little awkward when they start talking about their kids but otherwise, meh! I love all my nieces and nephews. I do want kids someday. I do hear "what are you waiting for? or more like…

I can somewhat relate. I like to think I have a eating disorder because I'm TOO picky! I barely eat because I don't like this and that which in a way hampering my healthy diet and weight loss. I too have a desk job. I'm a programmer so I sit there and write, write, write. I only take 2 flights of stairs because my work is…

I'm actually at 10 lbs now. I'm slowly increasing the size and it is working. I'm 5 feet and started between 104/105 lbs. Yes, you can compare my arms to a toddler and no I'm not kidding. I did my first measurement 2 days ago and I increased 1 and 1/2 inch. The problem is when I gain weight, I only gain weight on my waist…

Oh the stereotype. I can totally relate. I used to think good looking (means reaped) guys are all about one night stand and not nice. This perspective of me changed when I decided to take my chance and have a conversation with a man who not only has six packs but buff else where, goes to gym, maintains a healthy diet.…

This is a funny post and the comments are even funnier. When I go to gym and work out, I feel embarrassed when I'm NOT sweaty. Why? Because it looks like I barely worked out even though I work out pretty hard. I was never a big sweaty kinda girl. Does anyone feel this way? I usually go in, work out, and out of the gym. No…

Really? I've been here for a ween I think and I love it! It's helpful and fun. Of course there are those "cheeseburgers lovers" who hate on everyone who's trying to be healthy. I mostly ignore them since 1. They are NOT trying to be healthy. 2. They have a high metabolism that they don't need to worry about weights. Not…

I don't like big butts either. But recently I noticed my butt is much much firmer and rounded (or bigger). My trainer makes me do ALOT of squats and lunges. Not only simply squats but with weight and jumping squats or hold for few seconds. Basically different kinds of squat exercises. They are incredibly hard for a tiny…

Thank you. Your explanation helps a lot. I wasn't eating at deficit since I barely learned about it yesterday. I was also lifting (heavy at least for me). This explains why my pants are getting tighter around my waist. It's probably muscle gain and no fat loss. Bottom line is I need to eat at deficit to see some results…

Does that mean, I don't NEED to do cardio? I can just continuously do weight lifting for 3 times a week and that should do it? I know you have mentioned 30 minutes cardio one or twice a week is good for the heart but it's optional, right?

These answers are kind saddening. I am trying to bump up my calorie count so I cannot log the calorie as the normal rice counts. I need to know how much less of calorie I'm consuming so I know exactly how much to bump up. I cannot find it anywhere. I'm a bengali and I completely understand the difference between cooking…

Oh me too. I initially am not a food person or never was found of food. So not eating was not a big deal. Now that I'm trying to be more healthy, especially yesterday when I decided to bump up my calorie intake, I realize I'm not hungry. I'm having my period and food is the worst thing that can possibly happen. I feel…

Thank you so much. This helps tremendously. I think I am eating way less than I'm supposed to. I am going to bump my food intake. Yay! makes me super happy. However, meal planning between the calories would be so much harder now that I have to keep track of everything.