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@blessedhope0318 You’re welcome, I hope it helps. The only other thing I forgot to add is don’t focus on the number on the scale too much. Goal weights are not always helpful when you are focusing on recomposition. Muscle is denser than fat, and can offset fat loss on the scale. Especially...

@joburgcity Again, you’re far better off using a spreadsheet or an app like MacroFactor, as those are just a rough estimation at best

@dawn16 What part of my comment are you saying isn’t true?

@blessedhope0318 I have an office job too. What you do during the day does matter, but just because you have a sedentary job does not make you a sedentary person. If you said that you had an active job, the only thing that would changes you would need to eat even more calories. I know that it...

@joburgcity BMR and TDEE aren’t the same thing. BMR is the bare minimum amount of calories you need to stay alive. TDEE is your total amount of calories you burn in a day. Use an app like MacroFactor or a TDEE spreadsheet in order to find your accurate TDEE. Focus on getting in movement...

@blessedhope0318 You will not be able to build muscle at just 1300 cal. For reference, I am just under 5 feet tall, 27 years old, my weight is between 115 and 120, my body fat percentage is between 17 and 20%. 1300 cal is less than my basal metabolic rate. Your BMR is the number of calories that...

@jackdcat To add to what others have said, I have a feeling there’s a good chance you’re also dealing with anterior pelvic tilt which can make your stomach look like it has more fat than it actually does

@scripturalreasoning Working out doesn’t reduce your cup size. You may experience a decrease in your breast size with weight loss, but that comes from a calorie deficit, not exercise. Genetics is a pretty big factor though. If you have denser breast issue, you’re less likely to see a change in...

@jlegette78 I went down a few sizes when I lost weight. Then I gained muscle/lost body fat, and I went back up. Then Covid hit, I lost all my muscle, and was the smallest I’ve been since I was a teenager. It took me forever to gain all the muscle back….then I got kidney disease and lost a bunch...

@brinehawk I was a 30G and ended up having a breast reduction and it was the best decision of my life. My tissue is very very dense so even when I was underweight my boobs were still huge. Unfortunately, everybody has a spot where their body gains that easily and holds onto it the most, mine my...

@armour_101 It’s 100% individual. Your calorie intake depends on your height, yes. But it also depends on your lean muscle mass, body fat percentage, goals, and activity level. I personally lose fat at 1700 calories.

@alexis82 That’s good that you’re going to focus on getting enough calories in! I would still recommend talking to a doctor or dietician. I don’t mean this to be harsh, but regardless of whether or not you were tracking eating at 1000-1200 calories, you still believe this is your calorie intake...

@alexis82 Your doctor advised you to eat at 1000 calories? The amount of weight you lost isn’t the concern, it’s an extremely low calorie intake combined with a very high activity level. I did something similar and ended up with permanent damage to my body in just a couple months. This is also a...

@mursieme You cannot tone muscle versus build muscle. The human body does not work that way.

@senni My stats are very similar! I’m 4’11 and my TDEE is about 2000-2200. I lift weights, walk, and do yoga. My full time job is a desk job, my part time job (usually just one day a week) is active.

@ingodstime Rest days are absolutely not optional. They are 100% essential and not taking at least one a week is extraordinarily detrimental to your training and your health. Alternating upper body and lower body is absolutely not a replacement for a rest day. Rest days are extremely important...

@corgigal If you have health issues that limit your exercise—talk to your doctor. The success rate of weight loss without exercise is less than 5%.

@bpf53 There is NO way you are gaining fat if you eat a little over 1300 calories with this much exercise. It’s probably just water retention. I didn’t say the specific exercises are going to hurt you—but core training six days a week is way too much. You’re going to tire out your muscles and...

@alexis82 This is unsustainable and unhealthy. Please seek the support of a doctor or a registered dietician to help you reach your goals in a healthy way Edited to add: I mean eating at a very low calorie intake and doing a lot of exercise is unsustainable an unhealthy, not necessarily that...

@ingodstime Are you doing strength training at the gym every day? That is not good for you at all! It’s OK to do some kind of exercise every day, but you have to have active recovery days which means you should be doing at most easy walking and light yoga In addition to that, if you did not...