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@susanedgar37 Hey! Happy to see you doing an AMA--I'm about to start following your plan to achieve pull-ups and amped up about it. My question comes from the entreprenurial aspect of things and turning the thing you love into your job. I used to spend my free time working on X, but now that I...

@garbia You're welcome! I decided to just keep reposting it all the time because it comes up so often, and I just hate the idea of people just starting to get into fitness being turned off immediately because that scale shoots up. They could miss out on so much if they give up right away!

@rania I had a ton of trouble with arm strength too, until I started bringing 1-pound weights to the gym. I kept two of those in my locker, and used them when going up in weight for arms. The smaller increments helped bridge the gap.

@pemuoi96 I'm reposting this link that explains that if you've ratcheted up the exercise, you've likely got extra water weight right now. Extra water, extra glycogen in muscles, cortisol..all sorts of stuff going on. None of it is fat, but it's there to help you with your increased athleticism...

@adriana28 A lot of time those estimators are set so that you can lose a pound a week, which can be tougher for petite people. So you end up with a 1200 cals a day rec, but there's no law that says you have to shoot for a whole pound a week. Petite weight loss can be far more sustainable at half...