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@brothergee The gym sure is intimidating. At least you are doing group classes, go you!! One day you'll be there too. What helped me too was getting a personal trainer. And I'm not going to lie, everytime I fall off the wagon and take a hiatus, it takes a few gym sessions for me to be back at...

@thebucketwoman 1200 can be fine if you are short and sedentary. With no mention of activity level, it is possible 1200 is too low and that can also mess up your metabolism.

@chaplain777 i’m with you on the protein powders. i TOLERATE the orgain powder. but most make me nauseous and i have to babysit my drink for hours before it’s done. is the premade box drink better?

@billard Following! I'd like to know this too. I tried it a few times with no success but I might be doing it completely wrong, lol.

@worshiper1994 I had terrible anxiety after using creatine for whatever reason. Though, looking back, it could have been other factors. I didn't do a careful study on what caused my anxiety. I think I'm going to try it again and see if my anxiety comes back as I've been in a better mood these...

@kmar123 If you’re in weightlifting as well, I highly recommend looking into your diet! I do 4 days weightlifting and 2-3 days of cardio. I haven’t improved in my cardio as well but I’ve also been at a deficit. I finally used the nSuns calorie tracker and I was vastly underestimating what my...

@kmar123 Hey, are we twins??? I'm also 27 and was NEVER athletic. Like, I hated PE, didn't go to the gym on my own, didn't do sports, played video games/binge watched TV all day. Yeah let me tell you - we start off in the negatives. At least that's how I felt. When I started exercising, I was...

@chelsey423 Calories in calories out is the basis of losing weight. So exercise is just good for you in general, but usually it’s because it means you burn calories so you have “room” to eat more or you can eat the same and lose. However you can technically lose weight by just eating less than...

@childofgod222 I maintained at 1400 calories when I did not go to the gym consistently and only did walks. I WFH, so walking outside is probably equivalent to what folks in the office walk lol. Once I started going to the gym consistently, it was 1700-1800. 5'3", 128lb

@rachlaure Is there an equivalent for East asians? I’m mixed with both south and east so curious what the difference is. I definitely notice that my body naturally was SO underdeveloped with zero muscle and my white friends would have the same lifestyle/diet and just naturally look more “fit”...

@forwhatitsworth My psychiatrist is an asian woman and told me something like a lot of mental health diagnoses are measured against the behavior of white society, specifically cis white males. I can see the medical society in general is the same since in western society, I assume most docs were...

@truthnottradition7 my fave has been monk fruit. have you tried that?! i’ve hated any sweetener / fake sugar until i tried this

@ocel Ok serious question but how do you maintain 105lbs? I’m 5’2” as well and I seem to plateau at 130-135lb no matter what I do, so part of me just accepted that this may be “my” weight even though I liked how I looked more at 115-120lb.

@chubbycupid this is my sign to go to the doctor now. this thread is so eye opening. i’ve been fairly healthy and considered “normal” my whole life but my BMI is not that great if we’re talking asian standards now! and some family members do have type 2 diabetes too even though they’re FAR from...

@gordon_b Ah gotcha, not sure if your reset is the same but reverse dieting would be slowly increasing your calories gradually (like maybe 50-100) for a few weeks (like maybe 4-8 depending on how it goes). It sounds to me like you just ate at or above maintenance without any gradual increases...

@gordon_b I just wanna say congrats on losing 40lb. That is amazing progress!! I didn’t see this mentioned in your post but have you tried reverse dieting before?

I’m curious to know what everyone’s optimal workout time is. For example, do you feel like you have the best workouts in the morning at 5am, or closer to 11am? Or do you feel pumped and good to go at 9pm? I’ve been experimenting with workout times and find at brunch time (10-11am) I feel the...