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@jesse1354 I've mostly cut out added sugars. I had completely cut out added sugars for a couple of years (save for a small treat on rare occasion, like a birthday), but that was not as sustainable as I started dating someone with kids. I also found that for me, it wasn't the most balanced...

@vince07713 Well, it's a team, but yeah. This is my job. I am the person handling this. I am the person you need to speak with.

@toosmartforyou01 If you want to say anything at all "my body is here to serve and please me, not you. What it looks like is none of your business or concern." is a good way to go. That generally shuts people down and makes them feel pretty embarrassed about what they are saying. Generally...

@russosandra This works less well on the phone. I usually just say "I am the person you need to speak to about this". I have had occasions where I've been trying to get info from someone on the other end for days with no response to calls or emails, ask a male team member to forward my email or...

@dawn16 YES! I have the same issues with work emails. I'll start to apologize, stop myself, delete the apology, send the email with just the needed correspondence, and then worry that it will be perceived as angry or rude. It probably doesn't help that I work in a male dominated industry where I...

@whothennow24 Yeah. I am a chronic apologizer. I have to stop myself from starting statements, emails, etc with the words "Sorry" or "I apologize". I have to remind myself that if someone knocks into me, I don't have to say "my bad". They knocked into me. Feeling strong in my daily life has...

@a1235 Haha... genetics plays a part too. It just plays a smaller part than a lot of people think. I'm also not "kicking your ass". I've dedicated a percentage of my time, effort, resources to working out, that fits my lifestyle and goals. You've also dedicated a percentage of your time to...

@americangirl54 This is going to depend person to person... I wear a 30 DD - 32 D US sizes, and though I get stronger and leaner progressively, I've yet to really lose much breast tissue. I also have more dense tissue than a lot of women. My older sister also does not see a decrease in breast...

@a1235 I mean, I know you're joking, but if you really wanted to, you could probably get pretty close. My BMR isn't really that high. If I haven't lifted in the last 24 hours, it's likely between 1,250 - 1,350 per day. It might be a little towards the higher end, because I carry a larger than...

@a1235 Eating right before bed will not negatively affect your health/ weight. This is a myth. I regularly eat 30 - 50% of my daily calories between when I get back from the gym (8 PMish) and bedtime (10 PMish). There are a couple of reasons for this: A breakfast of 4 eggs is only only 240...

@pjfl I have MFP set for 35% carbs, 40% fat, and 25% protein, but it really varies day by day, what I'm actually aiming for. Protein always stays at a .8 gram per lb - 1.2 gram per lb goal. On rest days, I try to cut starchy carbs all together, and fat goes way up. On really heavy workout days...

@nzube Ooh.... good call. Thank you for that suggestion. I am positive the word "just" appears frequently in my emails.

@tinabugs77 Thank you, and also on my part, I apologize. I come off very strong on this topic, and often lack sensitivity. That is something I should work on. I have blame here. You're right that coming off as aggressive isn't helpful to anyone. It's a hard one for me, as I see so many women I...

@tinabugs77 I'm not being aggressive, I'm being firm. First, if you are going to claim a body fat percentage, you should at least have a concept of essential body fat enough to realize that below 13% is/was probably not an accurate reading, and would put you in a place of failing health to...

@tinabugs77 ... You do realize that being around 12% body fat isn't actually healthy for women, and that 18.4% body fat is considered low for women, right? Edit: Of course the calipers are wrong, and the only reason you have been lying about your body fat is because for some reason you've...

@frank972 I'm 5 ft, mostly lifting, and 1,800 is a pretty large deficit for me. OP is in her 40s, so her metabolism has probably taken a little bit of a hit, but not that much... OP - Why 1,250 calories? You don't list your starting weight, but this seems pretty extreme.

I thought many of you might appreciate this. I think many of us can relate.

@andy1993 It’s hard to say for me, honestly. I started doing some stuff mostly with dumbbells about a year before I started doing the major lifts consistently with barbells. 3 months into CF? Looking back on Instagram, I probably had about a 130 bench, 140ish squat and 175-200lb is deadlift at 5...

@mlay901 I've said it before and I'll say it again. The way I look at 115ish lbs now is WILDLY different and leaner than the 115 lbs of years past. I also look leaner than I did at 100ish lbs in my late teens.

@artemis153 There's no way to say for sure, but I wouldn't worry about it too much. I'm much shorter than you (5 ft tall). When I was in my high school years, I could comfortably sit at about 90-95 lbs, with low body fat; provided I was active. As I got into my late teens - 21 or 22ish, that...