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How come I’ve gained back 20/50 pounds I lost when eating under 2000 cal?
why did I gain back 20/50 pounds I lost if I was still eating under my alleged TDEE? hi. I'm a 19 year old female, 5'11. 2 years ago I decided to change my life and lose 50 pounds. My methods were not very healthy, I ate between 1000-1500 (sometimes netting down to 700) calories for one year, I focused on cardio, I did not…
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2nd week of 2nd cut, no weight loss??
Background: I'm a 19 year old 5'11 girl. Last year I lost 50 pounds on pretty low calories (214-164). I slowly started gaining weight even though I was eating in a "deficit," (around 1500 calories, maybe more or less some days) maybe it was calorie creep. I hadn't reverse dieted, and I was skinny fat. In 6 months I gained…
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Is it good that I've gained weight when I'm eating in a deficit?
Background: So I'm an 18 year old female 5'11. Throughout my teenager years I've tried to diet, but it only resulted in me gaining the weight and ending up heavier than I started. In June of 2018 at 214 pounds I decided I was done. Within 13 months (July 2019) I had lost 50 pounds and weighed 164 pounds. I was so…
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Is it normal to gain weight when starting strength training?
Hi guys, So I'm an 18 year old female (5' 11, 165-170 pounds). In the past year, I have lost 50 pounds by eating in a calorie deficit (cardio here and there, but mostly through restrictive eating). I'm really happy I lost the weight, however, now I am skinny fat because I lost a lot of muscle mass. To fix this, I have been…