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How long have you increased your calories? How long has it been since you lost weight? If it's been more than 4 weeks, it's time to change something up, if it hasn't keep doing what you're doing and be patient, weight loss takes time. Going back the last couple days you're eating a good amount but your sodium is through…

I've always thought they did this to hide the loose skin from losing weight so quickly.

circuit training or get a HRM which will be much more accurate than the database

do a search for it, there's a really long thread full of picture results in the success stories.

Your TDEE is your total daily expenditure, it's how many calories you burn throughout the entire day including exercise. It's probably more than 1600 a day. My suggestion to you would be to eat more and start lifting weights. I don't think you need to lose scale weight, just body fat. If you eat at a small deficit and lift…

Have some confidence girl! Most the guys don't care that you're over there, and if they do they're usually impressed that a girl is getting off the treadmill and lifting some weights! I've always been treated politely in the weight section. Offering to help me rack/unrack weights or offer tips on form.

Try to fit in the gym twice a week and start lifting weights instead of doing cardio. You can create enough of a deficit to lose weight with diet alone without needing to do cardio.

Invest in a really good sports bra with actual cups. It's worth the money.

Yes take the easy and dangerous way out. What a fantastic suggestion! Why learn how to eat better and exercise and live a healthier life when you can get your stomach cut in half!

Set your diary to lose 1 pound a week and eat back your exercise calories. Slow and steady wins the race :) A moderate calorie deficit will make it easier to stick with it long term. Allow yourself to have the occasional treats just make sure it fits within your calorie goals, if you don't feel deprived of things you love…

I want to start with a bikini competition though may move into figure if I end up too muscular for bikini. I definitely don't want to lose muscle, I've worked really hard for my muscle :)

I didn't even think of it like that lol. I'm definitely going to find a later show, I want room to fine tune my diet and make sure I'm as ready as possible before I actually step on stage.

Drink lots of water and eat your veggies. Veggies are low cal and very filling. I also don't keep any cheat foods in the house, so if I really want something I have to go out and buy it. Usually by the time I've walked over to the store (if I even make it that far) I've talked myself out of it.

Basically yes :)

I'm going to invest in a couple of pair of really nice jeans. It'll be nice to have some that fit really well after the weight loss journey of having everything too big or too small!

This is my suggestion as well.

Trust it :) fast food has a lot of sodium so when you cut that out your body lets go of water weight.

Start - 161.2 Final Weight - 152.8 Lost 8.4 pounds goal was 11.2 so I didn't make it :( but I've been stuck at 160-165 for months now so I'm pretty happy I lost as much as I did :) AND my little froggy in my ticker is past that halfway point!

I wish a family member or my boyfriend (now husband) had said something to me when I first started putting on weight. I went from 120 to 185 without realizing how much weight I had been putting on, yeah I was buying bigger clothes but I didn't realize just how bad I looked. If a random stranger had come up to me it…

Insanity is not the right program for you. A high cardio program isn't going to help you if you are skinny fat. Start lifting weights, and if you don't have access to a gym do body weight excercies (squats, lunges, dips, push ups). Cardio just makes you a smaller version of you, lifting weights changes your shape.

This sounds like an eating disorder to me.

SW: 161.2 Week1 - 161 Week 2 - 159 Week 3 - 157.8 Week 4 - 157 Total Loss - 4.2lbs Goal - 11.2 2nd Goal - 16.2 Left To Lose - 7/ 12 Going to really step it up for the last two weeks but I'm not sure I'll hit my goal. I'm just relieved to be under 160 though, I've been stuck there for a long long time!

Don't log it as exercise, do make sure that your activity level is correct in your account setting though.

3 sets of 12 weights is a good starting point, or you could do less and go with 3 sets of 8. Machines move your body in some unnatural ways and restrict range of motion. Some of the machines are good, leg extension and leg curl machines for example. Here's a great program for beginning weight lifting, you are on a…

If you need to up your calories there's no harm in drinking them, be it milk, a meal replacement shake, or any other drink. Greek yogurt, nuts, complex carbs are all good ways to up your calories.

Like someone else said, do your strength training first. I also recommend following a lifting program, it's a lot better than wandering around trying to figure out what to do next :) I recommend Lee Labrada's Lean Body Trainer and Jamie Eason's Live Fit Trainer both are free 12 week programs on bodybuilding.com

Try wearing a regular bra with a sports bra on top instead of two sports bras. Then when you can try and find a high support bra with separate cups. Makes a huge difference! Bench press is great for your chest :)

Check out the "You are your own gym" workouts

I get up get dressed and take a pre workout to boost my energy. Once you start doing it every day it becomes habit, even if it still sucks lol. I get up at 5 and I'm at the gym by 5:30.