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I'm 5'4, I currently weigh around 125-130lbs. I've set my goal on MFP to lose 30lbs just to have something to aim for, but I really just want to burn fat and build some muscle. I don't really care about what happens to the number as long as I'm looking better.

Oh wow. I'd so plant it.

I drink out of litre bottles and I just assume one litre is 4 cups. So everytime I finish off a bottle, I add 4 cups.

I live with my parents, but the only meal we have together is dinner. Since they're home quite late, I've usually eaten before. If I cook them something, I find it really easy to resist trying whatever I'm making and I have a lot of fun with it. It's nice not having to think about protein/carbs/calories so I end up going a…

I think they just meant for junk food. Regardless of the size of the packaging, you're still basically eating something that holds little to no nutritional value whatsoever. Almonds are really good for you though, full of healthy fats, some protein and usually a small amount of carbs. Keep eating them, honestly, I have…

I stay away from most things "diet" or "low fat". They just replace it with simple sugars and it's (generally speaking) unhealthier, less filling than the original and full of carbs. The only exception is Greek yoghurt, I always buy 0% rather than 2% fat.

Ideally, you should be doing heavy weight until failure. I'd stick to 5 reps though, if the weight's heavy enough you should be really struggling by that point anyway.

Where are you getting this from? If you're training for endurance, I think you're meant to do about 8-10 reps. If you're trying to build muscle, you need to be able to only just manage 5 - the fourth rep should be starting to get really difficult, completely pushing you out of your comfort zone.

2 months is plenty of time if you're dedicated. Eat 0.75g of protein per pound of bodyweight, do compound lifts (squats, bench press, deadlifts, pull-ups, overhead press)and lift heavy (find what works for you, personally I can squat about 40kg, working on getting it to over 50kg). Don't use pink 3lb dumb-bells, they don't…

Really interesting, thanks for posting.

To find out how much you should be eating, do a BMR calculator. 1200 isn't a magic weight loss number, the amount you should be eating is different for everyone. As for protein, I think the number MFP recommends is usually too low. Try have 0.75g of protein per pound of bodyweight, I personally try and hit at least 120g…

At my cousins wedding they put some cucumber in the water which was pretty nice. I don't think flavoured water is the same. It'd count as your water intake, sure, but you've got all your articial sweeteners (as mentioned, it could have adverse effects on your body), hidden calories/carbs/sugar/etc.

Mine's pretty boring, especially compared to most of these. I felt like I needed a new picture of me so I took one.

Yep, I live near Leeds!

I usually have an omelette, but we were out of eggs so I had 1 huge chicken breast and 100g greek yoghurt. Bad choice. I love chicken, just not early in the morning.

Added you all, thank you!

Send me a request if you want, good luck to you.

I wouldn't mind a gym buddy, it might actually make me comfortable enough to go to the gym. I live near Leeds though, so good luck to you!

Thanks to the both of you, your progress so far is great.

Thank you! Sent a request.

Weight lifting burns more calories than cardio as far as I'm aware, but I think it's hard to track just 'cause it's so different for everyone. I'm just trying to forget about the calories and bear in mind that I'm building muscle.