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@bav I have a “Ruth Bader Ginsberg” home gym with a framed gavel and hanging robe. Oh and a pair of ShakeWeights prominently displayed just to troll the haters. We use it mostly for cardio (rowing machine and cycling), with the local Planet Fitness for heavier stuff. It’s perfect for winter...

@woollybear Muscle does NOT weigh more than fat: a pound is a pound. A pound of muscle takes up less ***room*** than a pound of fat because it’s denser. So if you lose a pound of fat, but gain two pounds of muscle, the scale will read more, but you’ll look more toned (and maybe look smaller).

@woollybear Because you’re likely burning valuable muscle and not fat, your fat % goes each time you do this. Not a good trade off. It reduces your metabolism, so over time you’ll require fewer and fewer calories to maintain. Focus on adding muscle to whatever composition you have right now. The...

@timothy1212 Not a medical professional, but here’s a digest of dozens of articles I’ve read on the subject. “Body recomping“ is exactly what it sounds like: changing the quantity and percentage of your body makeup. Everyone has a body composition, “recomping“ is the process/activity of...

@timothy1212 i use MyFitnessPal, so it adds exercise calories to my daily goals. My base is around 1350 ( very slight deficit based on wanting to lose 1/2 pound of fat per week). So if I do 300 calories worth of exercise on a certain day, then I get 1650 for the day. I try to stay around 100 cal...

Reporting back in the HRT. I shed alarming amounts of hair for the first 2 weeks; my body was clearly in shock. It’s largely stopped now. The tummy pooch went down dramatically and so far, hasn’t moved to hips or thighs. And the libido is back and the atrophy is gone.

@geoh777 Thank you. I just started HRT (like three days ago) and I’m reading very contradictory info on its effects on lean body mass. One says estrogen makes you softer (which doesn’t make sense considering how lean and fit the younger women are at the gym.) The other camp says that HRT helps...

@grh NH. $125 if not covered by insurance, but it also includes consult with md or dietician to evaluate results.

@panda0301 Yes, I go to the gym at night and when I get home, hubby is at the door with a protein shake. I think it helps make a difference.

Yes, trust the process (and follow the advice in this forum.) I am 5’3.5” , recently lost 25 lbs. over the past six months, was left skinny fat, and was very reluctant to do anything that might cause me to regain even a pound. I can’t run due to a broken ankle years ago that healed poorly. I...

I’m thinking of getting a DEXA scan, because of my age and health history. I’m doing so on the recommendation and advice of longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia who thinks it’s important for everyone to have a baseline for bone density, muscle mass, amount of visceral fat, etc. The intent is to be...