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Thank you for the links! I'll check them out. Usually I just structure my own workouts, but I'll give one of the programs a try. Thanks for your help

There's a lot of replies here, so I just want to say thank you to everyone's advice. I've mentioned before that I'm an avid over thinker, and I felt like I've been making better progress this time around as far as my eating and was worried about jeopardizing it. But everyone's right, I think I will just enjoy my vacation…

I want to say thank you to everyone for your advice and encouraging words. I like a lot of the advice in this thread. I think I will start doing progress pics and track my performance in the gym. I have a goal of doing a pull up and I have noticed I've been able to use less weight on the assisted machine, so I can look to…

Thank you for your advice. I think I am just impatient in general and anxious to see I'm doing things right. Also I think I might have incorrectly describes what I mean by cheating. I didn't mean to describe it as like a day where I just eat whatever for multiple meals. Just that I enjoy treating myself to a meal I didn't…

Thank you! I do like your method and will be using it. I'm just so trained to weigh my food raw before cooking that I was looking for options there too, but I appreciate your help

How would you recommend to handle tracking? I weigh my food raw before cooking and I don't want to de-bone the chicken before cooking. I do like foreverSlim's suggestion but it applied to after the food is cooked

Oh yeah haha I don't imagine bringing the scale to the restaurant would be a good idea. I just usually weigh my food raw when I track, so I honestly was not sure about the bone density. I know the weight of the meat itself changes after you cook and people have told me the nutrition info refers to the food when it's raw.…

Thank you. I think it's best I follow everyone's advice and track on the weekends. My mentality previously was "I don't eat as frequently on the weekends, so it's not worth tracking" but it is true there could be calories in the foods I'm eating or drinks that I'm not aware of. I'm already taking steps to correct. I went…

That's a good way to look at it

Thanks, I'll try that. Maybe it would even be better if I made my own sandwich at home and just kept it in my bag if I know I'm going to be out the house by the time I'm ready to eat. And I'll start tracking my cheat meal. Like I said I only let myself do it Friday night for dinner, but even that is important to keep track…

I'm 24 and my goal is 1lb loss a week. My activity level outside the gym is low. I work in an office. I try to limit how many times I eat out. I let myself do a cheat meal Friday night just so I don't feel like I'm being overly restrictive which has been an issue in the past. On the weekend I'm usually running errands or…

I just sent you a friend request :) I also realized I ate WAAAY less yesterday than I thought I did. I logged an extra meal I had planned out but never actually ate. I think I need to be careful about that. I never believed in the whole "starvation mode" thing but I'm definitely starting to get worried. All more reason to…

Do you think I got 1300 because of my height? I am 5'2 so I notice I usually get lower numbers. I just ask because I know people will adjust their numbers sometimes to get more calories during the day, but that might play into activity level I suppose I should just stick to the 1300 and track more of my intake and see what…

Do you think I got 1300 because of my height? I am 5'2 so I notice I usually get lower numbers. I just ask because I know people will adjust their numbers sometimes to get more calories during the day, but that might play into activity level I suppose I should just stick to the 1300 and track more of my intake and see what…

I got the calorie goal by putting my weight into MFP with a goal of 1lb loss each week. My activity level during the day is low as I work a desk job. I tracked my intake yesterday and I was just about at 1300. I wear a monitor while I work out and it says I usually burn 400 in a session, but I'm not sure how accurate those…

You're right, I should start logging on the weekend as well. I have another question. I keep hearing mixed answers on if you're supposed to eat your exercise calories. I think I asked this in the past and someone said I should since my calories are low and I would be hurting myself in the long run. I'm just afraid of…

I meal prep during the week and use a scale to measure my food. I've been thinking of trying to track during the weekend. I'm usually out the house so I'll grab a sandwich or something I consider a healthy option until I get home. I know alcohol/mixed drinks can creep up there

Thank you for your help! I think I'll try that out for now. Thanks for your patience

Thank you!

Thank you. I might just do that and come back to recomp once I'm low enough. Also thanks for the quick reply. I had added a side note from my post but I think it was after you replied. Could you please help me with this question? "Also, if I was to go to a traditional cut, MPF suggest 1200 cal daily. I just feel that is so…

I started recomp because I liked that you could lose fat and get muscle at the same time. I've been able to increase my weights on certain lifts while doing it. Forgive me if it's a dumb question, but can I still cut and keep the strength I have now? I was thinking about it before just so I could try to get my body fat…

Man, you are great at this stuff lol. For the HIIT, are you saying I should do it 1x week or space it more? As reference, I usually do HIIT on Monday/Saturday and weights T/TH/F (i take Wednesday as a rest day). Just trying to figure out what is best and I appreciate the reply. SB: Just to be humble, I do give the most…

Hey everyone. Still sticking to recomping and took previous advice to track progress via pictures. so far going good. I'm 5'2, 150lb, 32% body fat(last I checked about 3 weeks ago). HIIT cardio 2x week and weight lifting 3x week. Feel free to let me know if that sounds like a good schedule. My question is has anyone ever…

Thank you for the information. I was also wondering about something else. Currently I'm at about 30% body fat. Can I still continue my recomp or is it meant to be done once at a lower body fat? I've really been enjoying it because I don't feel restricted or like I'm dieting but I always wonder if I should have waited until…

Great post. This might have already been answered, but how slowly do people notice actual changes in measurements? I've been trying recomp out for a couple months now but have just recently felt like I'm doing it right by actually reaching my maintenance calories (1800), getting lots of protein, and working on increasing…

Thanks!

Thank you very much. I was worried because some people were saying you needed to eat above maintenance for muscle gain but I thought the point of body recomp was to eat at maintenance. Should I be eating my exercise calories back or am I alright just eating the 1800?

I haven't gone to 135 yet. I think i just worded that part wrong. When I put the 25lb plates on, I take the two 10lbs off. I substitute the 25 on my last set just to try and build up my strength on the way to 135

No, we dont have bumper plates then, just the regular circular weights you'd use for squats/bench/whatever. That's why I was using those platforms to get some height for the bar. Im just wondering if this is acceptable. I understand once I get to 135 that wont be a problem