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@johnjs37 Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no. I think it depends on what I'm eating. If it's cake, it's never enough. If it's rice, it's too damn much. 😅 I'm bulking rn and I'm in the phase where I don't know HOW people eat so much. I'm up to 250g carbs this week. Some guys I know bulk on 500g...

@gorightgirl I never wear tees outside of the gym, so I use it as an excuse to buy band tees and graphics from my favorite games and books. Band merch stores/concerts and Etsy are my go-to. I order 2-3 sizes up. Alternatively, the tee racks in the men's section at Walmart. I got a few GOT and...

@lllawliet I think it's just going to be a matter of preference for you. I've always preferred weight lifting since I prefer a look that resembles an off-season bikini competitor tbh. If you're into looking smaller and more svelte, those other workouts might work for you, HOWEVER, it is good...

@lllawliet As a petite, your results will be slow. As a petite at an already healthy weight, they're going to be a lot slower. Don't focus on the weight. Two weeks is like no time whatsoever -- usually when I start something new, I actually gain weight the first few weeks due to inflammation...

@timothy1212 The key is to not focus on fluctuations. I only consider adjusting calories once per week, and my food selection is largely the same, so my weight only fluctuates within about half a pound (except for during my period, where it can flux between three pounds.) Glycogen is also...

@timothy1212 You can use any TDEE calculator to get an estimate. You go from there, and if you gain, decrease intake. If you lose, increase your intake. If you're weight stable, then you've hit maintenance. There's a TDEE spreadsheet floating around that you can use, and also stuff like...

@myfavoritepa The recommendation depends on who you ask since there's no consensus based on literature, but the Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics recommends 20-35% of your intake from fats. It really varies from person to person.

@langley7 Muscle mass is a really big factor, but so is overall lifestyle. Is this person working an active job? Do they move around a lot in their typical day? What does their training look like? And do they honest-to-god track every morsel? I personally tend to take other people's numbers...

@pemuoi96 I would really dial in on tracking. You may think that you're eating the same, but a few bites here and there outside of "normal" can really add up if you're petite.

@pemuoi96 How consistently are you tracking calories? A bit of weight gain when introducing exercise is fairly normal, but after a few weeks of continued gains, it raises some red flags that something else is awry.

@66bookssss I agree that you should be able to accept yourself at a bigger size. You should be able to have the self compassion to accept yourself at any size. There's a big difference between wanting to lose weight because you can't accept yourself in a larger body vs. wanting to lose weight...

@aspatat HIRE 👏 A 👏 COACH 👏 Seriously. You get to have a knowledgeable and objective third party make those tougher decisions for you. Having someone in your corner to give you macros and a training program is the best because you don't have to stress. You just execute.

@perviasrectas Try it for a few weeks and see! It sounds like a good plan to me. You can always adjust later if your loss is too fast/slow.

@lmg633 This playlist on YouTube might be of use to you. I find his info to be pretty spot on for me.

@slant Honestly, same. I was a cardio/pilates girly through and through for so long. It was fine -- I looked fine, I felt fine. But you're telling me I could have gotten the aesthetic I wanted by picking up heavy things and eating more?? It boggles the mind. I hated cardio, but I did it...

@krae991 Omg thank you! 🥺 And good luck on your journey!

@krae991 I also have a hella sweet tooth and found that eating protein first keeps me satiated so that I don't really crave sweets as much. I also just don't keep sweet treats at my house. I kind of have this deal with myself that if I want something, I can go to the store and get it, but I'm...

@jodi1028 With physique goals especially, I feel like the goals people have in mind don't match the effort they're willing to give. It's fine if you're not wanting to go balls to the wall. But with that, you gotta have the expectation that you're not going to look like your...

@daniel4confusion Lots of things to unpack here, but I'm definitely of the "seek a professional" camp. The biggest red flag I'm seeing is that your goal is to lose weight until you boost muscle. That's not how that works. With added muscle mass, you're going to weigh more, full stop...

@bandarbo Honestly I charge my phone in the bathroom, so I don't really have the option of being on my phone at night. I do that because I had a few incidents of turning my morning alarm off in my sleep instead of snoozing lol.