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@clarky This happened to me when I took up running. Huge hunger pangs. Upped my cals by 150-200 on average and felt a lot better lol. Previously I was lifting and running at 1600-1700 calories (losing like 0.8lb a week) but that wasn’t sustainable for me. Eating at 1900 and sometimes closer to...

@ki77ie The last few lbs are always the hardest. I’m the same height and when I first started at 138, I wanted to be 115. I’m now sitting comfortably at 125-127 range and much happier with my aesthetics at this weight vs when I was previously under 120. Weight training helped a ton. I may still...

@regadoo Like you I started in a healthy weight range so I took it very slowly - 5’4 and went from 136 to 126 in 5.5 months (on average about 0.25-0.6lbs lost per week). Doing it this way kept my mental health in check, allowed me to lift heavy, and let me enjoy social events like weddings and...

@langley7 Awesome!

@ebarnes Looking into this as electrolyte boost for pre-run fueling (and intra-run when I get to long runs in my half marathon training)!

@orthodoxforever 1RM at 205lbs, can do 4-6 reps comfortably at 185 or so. ETA: This is conventional deadlift. Not sure if you mean conventional vs sumo vs RDL

@childofgod222 1400 is steep for a 2150 maintenance, especially if you’re keeping up with your activity levels. As someone that’s done steep deficits and regretted it later, I wanted to throw in that caution there. (I’m 5’4 with maintenance sitting between 2000-2200. I cut no lower than 1700.)

@langley7 I think lifting base is really important! So keep at it. But I was also doing zero cardio before running lol so incorporating even incline walks probably would help

@langley7 Watches and scales are notoriously inaccurate when it comes to bf% so I don’t track that and don’t know. I’d say from online photo charts I’m in between 22-25%. Strength training was really key. I followed lifting programs that incorporated progressive overload, so I was lifting heavy...

@langley7 It’s probably a combination of higher muscle mass and activity level/cardio. My cutting cals are around 1800 (0.5lb loss/week) and I’m the same stats as you.Took time to get there though, and adding in running was key in my experience.

@jodi1028 Agree and this is why I’ve just accepted a range of goals versus a strict value point. There’s give and take and that’s okay! We all gotta be realistic about what’s feasible for us based on our lifestyles

@jesusisking1 What you’re describing seems also to do with body fat percentage. Just because you lost weight doesn’t necessarily mean belly fat will disappear.

@zoe1188 At this stage it doesn’t really matter which program you choose, the one that you enjoy the most and will do most consistently will be the key! It’s ok to try a program for a week or two, and switch if you’re not feeling it. But you’d probably want to do two months of consistent lifting...

@zoe1188 Weight loss is all about eating at a calorie deficit. It doesn’t matter which program you use. Building muscle will be difficult while eating at a calorie deficit. You’ll likely see some lean muscle form if you’re a newbie but probably not what you’re picturing in your head when you’re...

@zoe1188 Epic 2 is my favorite. Combined with a good, high protein diet it gave me a lot of strength and aesthetic gains.

@prayhouse Can’t speak for everyone else but I’m definitely not in the “always love how I look” camp. I focused a lot on building strength this last year and achieved some pretty incredible goals I set for myself (like a 1.5x deadlift and 1.25x squat!), and I do notice changes in my body that...

@xylophoio I more or less was in a maintenance phase for about 6 weeks to take a mental and physical break from a few months of cutting. Like you, I ate mostly intuitively but was definitely more indulging than usual. The week I returned to a cut, I weight myself everyday and the average weight...

@gotquestion 45-75 min. For compound lifts I’m resting 3-4 min between sets. For accessories I rest 2 min between sets. I lift heavy so keep my rep ranges in 4-5 reps for compounds and no more than 8 reps for accessories; seems like you might be lifting lighter than you can/should for...

@cah5896 Love her IG content so much and this is the first program of hers that I’m using. It’s great! I screenshot each month’s workouts and just keep it on my phone since I track the weights / reps I use that way too.

@sleeplesshollow I started with Thinner, Leaner, Stronger (free PDFs can be found online), but used dumbbells instead of the barbell for the compound movements when I was starting out. I’m currently running Sohee Lee Carpenter’s Year of Strength and really enjoy it. I’ve run several of Caroline...