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Should I do a reset?
My weight loss has been slow since I have joined MFP, mostly because I have hit plateaus what seems like every other month. When I started out on here I was eating (not netting, but totaling) around 1,500 calories a day, and then I upped it a bit, and then I found EMTWL, and did a calculator which put me at needing to eat…
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Who wants a friend?
Well, I've decided that since on Monday I'm going to be upping my commitment to weight loss and keeping better track of my macros, and that I might as well also get some more new friends while I'm at it! And what better place than this group? I spent the first few months on this site largely just trying to make sure I…
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Calories and calculator confusion.
I'm 24, female, 5ft2in, and essentially sedentary most days aside from when I am working out (which I now do 6 times a week, 3 days strength, 3 days cardio). MPF was recommending I net 1,200 to lose 1 1/2 pounds a week. I quickly found I was too hungry on that plan, so I set myself to lose 1 pound a week instead, netting…
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Can't build muscle in a deficit?
I keep seeing this being written and I understand how that makes sense - muscles take calories to build, of course. But I wonder, out of honest curiosity and a lack of serious knowledge on the subject, if the fact one is in a deficit really means they can't build muscle? Assuming someone isn't absolutely starving…
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Ab exercises hurting back?
I have previous experiences with my lower back going out at times. Usually when I don't pay attention and I pick something up wrong — lifting with my back as opposed to my legs. I've noticed also that sometimes I get a sore back from ab exercises. Crunches and sit ups in particular seem to just kill me. I'm pretty new to…
