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What dumbbells to buy?
Hi, I ordered some gymnastic rings and a couple of resistance bands which will be delivered on 27th. I have been meaning to buy a pair of dumbbells each month too. What weight should be my first two pairs? I have never strength trained. I am a 110 lbs, 30 year old petite woman who have recently learned to do push ups and…
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1200 calorie from today. New here
Hi I am going to be eating 1200 calories from today for a year and will adjust my activity with time if and when I hit plateau. I am from Canada and work from home. Looking for people to be accountable.
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Calling all the UNDER 5 feet girls here..
So I saw a post of calling the 5 feet something girls and thought I wish and sighed. I am under 5 feet. Some where between 4.10'' - 4.11'' I am 30 years old. And about 112 lbs. I want to lose 12 -15 lbs and be around 97-100 lbs. Even if I eat 1200 calories, I won't have more than 150 calories deficit and that will decrease…
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Suggest me lifting program
Background : 30F, 4'11" , 109-111 lbs, maintenance calories 1400+ Experience : Once followed Stronglift for 2 months when I was 24, completed Insanity and Insanity max 30 twice in 2015 Strength : I know strength is subjective but I have been always told I am stronger than I appear to be, my new gym buddy mentioned the same…
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100 g + protein on 1200-1500 calorie range
I am struggling with my protein consumption of 100 g+ on 1200-1500 calorie range. Please share your meals. It will be very helpful if I have enough ideas. PS : Yes, I am a petite woman who's maintenance is 1420 only. So I am eating enough.
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I lost 1 pound
I know it seems too little but I am really excited and I wanted to share. I have started counting calories, weighing my food with food scale, logging and keeping it in 1200-1400 range. It has been just 10 days but initially I gained 3 lbs and truth to be told, I was a little discouraged but reading the forums, other…
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Should I change my approach?
Background : I am 30F, 110 lbs, 4'11.7'' (almost 5), started eating 1200 for the last 10 days or so. I wanted to buy dumbbells and did not know which ones to and ended up going to a gym for a day to see my initial strength level. So there was a person in the gym who was telling me about different machines and stuffs and…
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Can you lose fat and gain muscle at the same time?
If hypothetically my maintenance is 1350 calories and I want to lose 11 lbs, I can not eat 850 calories to make a 500 calorie deficit, not even 1100 calories to make 250 calories deficit. I can make around 150 calories deficit to and eat 1200 and aim to lose the 11 lbs in about 9 months. And if I follow the reddit boyd…
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Can you lose fat and gain muscle at the same time?
If hypothetically my maintenance is 1350 calories and I want to lose 11 lbs, I can not eat 850 calories to make a 500 calorie deficit, not even 1100 calories to make 250 calories deficit. I can make around 150 calories deficit to and eat 1200 and aim to lose the 11 lbs in about 9 months. And if I follow the reddit body…
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6 kgs in 11 weeks
I was 56.4 kgs on April 17th. I ate less food and lost 2kgs in the first 2 weeks. Another 0.55 kgs in the later weeks of the month. So, the first month, I lost 2.55 kgs. Then I watched a few youtube videos and learned a little bit about TDEE, calories and bought a weighing scale (food scale) and ate 1000-1500 depending on…
