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Thank you for the replies. I really want to have one but a new one isn't in the budget. I'll see if I can score one within the budget. :)

Haha, I would die on 1300 if I add lifting as well. LOL. For the past 5 months or so, I'm eating around 2000. I only eyeball though and don't measure things like celery sticks and cucumbers for example. I think I'll try starting with 2000. I really wish that more than 2 times a week of gym would be doable but after…

What do you recommend in terms of the cut? I was dieting with 1300 calories daily and lost around 9kg/20lbs but I said forget it because 1300 calories don't provide me with enough energy to fulfill my life comfortably. My mental capacity plummets, I'm always sluggish and tired. Not to mention cranky. I started eating…

Thank you for the encouragement! I can't express this enough on the Internet, without actual facial expressions but I REALLY really appreciate it. Sorry about the metric measurements. You gotta admit though, the metric system makes more sense :D I'll convert them roughly hips 42-43” Ribs 30” Thighs 26-27” Waist 27-28”…

when I say I'm new to weightlifting, I mean I've never did it as regular exercise. When I went to sign up for the gym, I tried doing squats with a barbell while a friend (who actually suggested that I try stronglifts) spotted. It wasn't very easy but I could do 10 reps with 50kg. Not much but I guess I'm not that weak…

I'm not hoping to change my overall shape but I don't want ti add anymore width to my below either, kwim? I googled transformation photos by weightlifting and all I see is the opposite of my body shape, broader shoulders, leaner bottom etc to begin with.

@logg1e I wouldn't get offended if you say it's insensitive at best. I agree. I told him that even though I wasn't offended since I know him (plus I don't easily get offended) and he was just joking and he keeps saying that he finds my larger bottom sexy, it wasn't an appropriate thing to say. I can see why he said that…

Thank you for the encouragement! I'm determined to try this out.

I also have loose skin around my belly thanks to carrying several larger than average babies to beyond full term. They were all around 4-4.5kg. And of course ball-in-a-sock-type breasts, again thanks to pregnancy/breastfeeding. Oh well, I don't care about that loose skin anymore. My kids are my life.

My measurements are (deep breath) hips 106-107cm waist 70-71cm ribs 76cm weight 67-68kg My thighs/widest part of my legs are almost as wide as my waist, individually *gasp* My dominant right leg is about 4cm larger than my left. You can actually see the muscle right above my knees and that's exactly why my husband calls me…