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@rasheid Sure! I started incorporating hydration and fuel on any run that was +90 min. I found that water was the only thing I could drink. I tried Gatorade, Powerade, Propel and found that they all gave me stomach aches. I think it was the sugar, but not totally sure. But through trial and...

@rasheid As someone who did a couple marathons in my previous "fitness life" the single most important piece of advice that I would like to give you is: Do not do anything different the night before the race or during the race. Whatever you are eating on the day / night before your long run...

@cam82 Nutrition is good (I think). As I mentioned, I am currently reverse dieting because my cut has been very aggressive. Meal 1: Egg whites + 1 slice turkey bacon + 1/4c. quick cook oatmeal w/ a little protein powder for flavor Meal 2: Very large salad w/ tons of veggies, 5 oz. grilled...

@sunflowers24 Thanks. At the time of my scan I was about 21.7% and was looking to get to about 19-20%

@darcylbridge Thanks. At the time of my scan, I was 21.7% and was looking to get to 19-20%.

@darcylbridge And I am fine with slow. I just want to tighten everything up a little so I feel a little more comfortable (confident?) in a bathing suit / undies. I still feel pretty flabby but am happy with my weight and clothing size, if that makes any sense at all...

@dawn16 Thanks. I have always been interested in P90x, but I am not a "work out at home" person. I wonder if there is a similar program that I could do in the gym?

@dawn16 Yeah, it was aggressive and I could have gone slower and eaten 12001300-ish, but I'm not that patient ;) Some days I ate more, some days I ate less. It evened out in the end. Plus IF made it a little easier to be on the cut. My viewpoint was that I wanted to be cutting for the...

@olsi Ha! Chocolate, ice cream and pizza get me every time ;)

@olsi Ha! There were definitely a lot of "white knuckle" moments

@olsi A slower cut is definitely a good option and a lesser deficit. I have done both slow and aggressive cuts and I find, for myself, that I have more of the personality to do a more aggressive cut for a shorter amount of time. That is just how I am wired :) But it sounds like you probably...

@olsi Yeah, being petite stinks in this regard because our TDEE is not very high to begin with so cutting is really cutting. I did not follow any specific program. I ate at about a 600-700 calorie deficit off my TDEE. I ate 1 gram of protein for every body pound, 50g of total carbs and the...

@godgirl8767 Hi! I love finding stat twinsies :)

@dawn16 1000-1100 (remember I am short / petite)

@dawn16 Thank you!!!! It was a lot of hard work. Huh, I wouldn't have thought of spinning... you are giving me something to think about, for sure. And I am pretty happy with my upper body. It is really my stomach and thighs/hips that I am still not quite satisfied with. And you can tell...

@kew Thanks. I have heard a lot of great things about F45. One of my concerns is cost, but I will definitely check it out.

@paladin6 Yes, that's what I'm doing. 1 g of protein per body pound and as carbs go up, fats are going down so that my caloric increase is roughly 80-100 every 1-2 weeks.

@paladin6 Thank you so much for this. I will definitely look into the program. And more lifting is what I thought was the right move. I am only adding 20-25g carb (roughly 100 cal) every 1-2 weeks for my reverse. Taking it nice and easy, slow. I'm in no rush because I've done the "jump in the...

@jahrooshshalom Thank you! I can honestly say I have never felt better at 45. Outside and inside :) I looked at SC and it is definitely not what I am looking for. I am going to focus on more lifting, total body. I am slowly increasing from my cut and am working toward a slow recomp now...

Hi ladies! I am reaching out because I could use some advice on my "Phase 2" or next steps. Warning: Long post... History: I started a pretty aggressive cut on July 7, 2019 and got to basically my goal weight by Oct. 26, 2019. During my cut, I followed IF (intermittent fasting) + CICO +...