Lexikat21

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Lose weight or recomp?
I'm a 43 year old woman, 5'5" and weigh 143. I've been seriously lifting since last August about 5 days per week. I also do about 4-5 days of intense cardio. I *think* my bf is somewhere b/w 27-30%. I don't know what I should focus on at this point, losing weight or doing a recomp. I love working out, but food is my…
MFP gives me 1290-enough?
I work out 6 days a week and usually burn b/w 350-650 calories per workout, depending on what I'm doing. I use a Polar FT7 to track my calories. I eat back most of my exercise calories to get me b/w 1500-1800. On my day off I have a really hard time sticking to 1290. Should I eat more on my day off or try to stick to the…