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From my personal experience, the issue in such posts is usually not being honest/strict enough with yourself. You fry some stuff in a ton of olive oil that gets mostly soaked into the food, but you only add the thing itself, not the oil (which is over 100 calories per tablespoon, damnit). Or you eat canned fruit in syrup,…

A kiwi yogurt mixed with whey protein. It was damn nice.

I am not exactly new, but I always welcome friend requests. Mutual support is always important, even discreet or silent support.

I have a fitness/weight lifting blog: thevixengetsfit. :)

What you are talking about is called body recomposition, or recomp for short, and it is mostly accepted that it is possible, but it is a very slow process (slower than cycling cut/bulk phases), that requires some discipline. Search the forums for "body recomp" and such, and you should find plenty of opinions on whether it…

As @Queenmunchy said, you can make it yourself easily, and it also exists in the form of frozen, premade balls. However, I personally choose a middle road; I buy the crushed chickpeas etc dust/mixture ready and make the balls or burgers myself. I don't know if my telling you any brands would help you, though, because I'm…

This is something I love: It's whole-grain tortillas with falafel and hummus (and lettuce, tomato). Each piece is ~279 calories and to me it is very, very filling and tasty and my digestive system loves it. If you want something a little bit more high-protein, this version of it should do the trick. It's with lean turkey,…

You look absolutely incredible, and that is truly an inspiring story and success. Thank you for sharing.

A little to old for me... Pass.

Exactly this. So someone feels fat when they go up from a size 2 to a size 4, and you are a size 20. Do you have it "worse" than them when it comes to weight issues? Yeah. Does it stop them from feeling the way they feel? No. Even if they acknowledge that they are still slimmer than many people could ever hope to be, even…

I am suddenly not really contemplating doing this once out of morbid curiosity. It sounds quite terrible, and must interfere with your wellbeing for quite a few days. I'm sorry. I hope you have found ways to restrain the desire to eat to the point of causing yourself such intense discomfort?

You should have probably posted that in the "success stories" category. But congratulations on your weight loss and your resilience! You are looking great!

Halflight. I want to be able to see everything, but I also want the ambiance to feel intimate and playful.

I am.... so impressed? I really cannot imagine eating more than 2.500 in a day, no matter what. I want to be slightly horrified, too, but mostly I feel this insane desire to also do something that excessive once in my life, just to cross it off my bucket list. Did you feel good afterwards, or sick, @Susieq_1994 ?…

I am studying administrative legal procedure. I'd rather be taking my dog to the woods for fun and runs.

I hear that female caloric expenditure does not increase during or right before menstruation. However, I personally always eat a little more the day before my period and maybe the first day or two, and I have found that it does not actually end up harming me or sticking. Perhaps because my appetite also decreases during…

Hmm. 20% because energy levels improve when I work out regularly and eat properly, 20% vanity, 20% because I like feeling strong, 20% to inspire my parents and partner, 20% because it builds my confidence and discipline.

Oh, oh yes. This so much. The relief and sense freedom I feel when someone calls me to cancel something that was an unpleasant social obligation in the first place is epic.

I do weight training at the gym, too, but I also keep up a pretty vigorous calisthenics routine, and it really does work wonders for me, especially for core training and quads. There are ton of resources out there on the subject. So go for it, even though lifting heavy is a great idea, it's by no means an obligation.

Well, I have never done it before, but I am actually trying to cut now until I push my body fat to around 18% (which for a woman is substantially lean), and then I will see. I have heard of "clean bulking", which is very slow, almost like a regular recomp, and helps keep the body fat percentage pretty low while very slowly…

Sure, I agree with that somewhat. But... Well, there is a huge gap between worrying about your attractiveness because you are a 300lb couch potato, and worrying on whether your body fat percentage should be 13 or 14. After a certain point and excluding deformities, it really does become a matter of preference rather than…

I, for one, actually do have a type, on a purely physical, carnal level, that has nothing to do with preconceptions or insecurities or projections of probably personality. A legit physical preferences. And you know what? My taste is closer to Brody than to Butler. Actual truth. I have dated a guy who lifted a lot and had a…

Thank you everyone! Yes, I think that while my body type makes things harder, it's likely my hip flexors are sub-par, because I find flutter kicks quite challenging, too. I will definitely do some side planks with hip extensions to try and tackle that! I will try to google and see if there is something else effective for…

My fitness goal is for my body fat percentage to be under 20% by August. Simple, but extremely ambitious.

My schedule is pretty much this: Every day of the week with one rest day: Calisthenics like lunges, squats, sit-ups, crunches, etc. ~4 times a week: Cardio of some kind, usually some 20-40 minutes of stationary bicycle. ~4 times a week: Strength training: a bicep/chest/shoulder day, a tricep/back day, an ab/hamstring day,…

Protein 17 is a USDA certified organic whey protein powder. You might find that interesting?

My very humble opinion on this is that to balance out your shape, if that is what you are after, you should try to emphasize and develop your shoulders/back, to create the look of a comparatively slim waist/hip/leg width. No need to become too muscular either, if you do not like it aesthetically. And frankly, brusquely…