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Change activity level or eat back a percentage of exercise calories?
When I started the app I chose sedentary (office job) and ate at a deficit with light exercise. For the past two months I've incorporated strength exercises 4Xs a week, HIIT cardio 2X a week and I average about 14k steps a day. My job is technically an office job but I have a standing desk, standing desk elliptical and…
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How long until the "pump" sticks around?
Been weight lifting consistently for the past two months and my arms look amazing post-workout. As soon as I turn the corner, they go back to looking exactly how they did before I hit the gym. How long did it take for your muscle definition to stick around for longer than 5 mins?
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Struggling with appetite
I'm two months into the SL program and I'm seeing some great results. Issue is my appetite has taken a huge nosedive. I workout 6 days a week and eat about about 1400 cals a day (and it's a reach to eat that much). I did a few online calculators and my TDEE is 2200 cals for maintenance. Ultimately my goal is to gain muscle…
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To what extent (if any) can you modify your body shape?
The title says it all. I'm a pear shape so I carry fat (and muscle) more on my lower body (butt, thighs). I'm getting my body fat down which will basically leave me with nothing on the upper half of my body (small waist, no boobs, ). Obviously, such a huge part of this comes down to genetics but is there any way to build a…
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I know you can't spot reduce but...
Is there any way to modify your body shape a bit? I'm a pear shape and I like having this figure (minus the extra fat I'm trying to get rid of) but every time I lose weight my body looks pretty disproportionate. My boobs and tummy / waist are always the first to go and when they do I’m left pretty flat-chested but I still…
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Gaining muscle while losing fat
I've spent hours researching this topic on here, other forums, and online and the general consensus seems to be that to gain muscle you have to eat at a surplus then cut to lower your body fat percentage in order to see the muscles. Is this appicable to someone who already has a high body fat percentage? I'm eating 10%…
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Working out and decreased appetite?
Hey everyone, So I've been modifying my diet and increasing my exercise for about a week now and have noticed my appetite has really changed. I've always done at least 4 miles of walking a day (I work to and from work) and my appetite (or cravings) were threw the roof. Now that I'm lifting (3Xs a week) and doing intense…
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Question about my daily calorie needs
Hi All, I'm new to this forum and started my weight loss journey this past Sunday. I'm a bit confused about how many calories I actually need per day. My goal reads 1350 per day, but when I click "food" and log my food is says 1931 cals daily. When I started this site, I listed my activity level as "light activity" I walk…
