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Ideal Weight Question
Okay, so I am 5' 1. I weigh 118-120 at the moment depending on the day or how my week has gone. I want to get down to 110 but my mom and my boyfriend think that I will look too thin. My question is, is BMI always accurate? Do some people just not fit the scale sometimes? I wear a size 4 or 6 in jeans. My waist is 24.5. My…
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Do you get hungrier when trying to build muscle?
Yesterday I had a weight training session and really felt it this morning. Today I have eaten my maintenance calories and my eaten back my cardio exercise calories but I'm still sooo hungry. My stomach actually feels empty and is growling at me. Is it because I need to eat more for my muscles or what?
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Many questions about gaining muscle
I have recently met my weight goal. Despite wearing small sizes, I don't always "feel" so small. I still have small amounts of extra skin around the hips and my butt needs some toning. It's not terrible but it is a bit bothersome. I'd like to start building some muscle. I'm not looking to get abs or anything major. I'd…
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Exercise calories
My machine tells me that I burn way less calories than myfitnesspal calculates. Myfitnesspal says I burn about 530 calories on the elliptical in an hour and my machine says 164 calories. I don't know what to believe. I don't really believe either. My machine also likes to tell me I'm going 200 mph which I know is obviously…
