@deade Legumes, nuts, quinoa, seeds, tofu, veggies, etc. I don’t find it hard at all to get my protein/calories in.
Most meals are just a variation of grain+legume+veggies+spices. I also love steel cut oats with chia and flax and fruit for breakfast. Some of my other go-tos are black bean and sweet potato burritos, hummus and veggies, roasted veggies and tofu, stir fry/fried rice, veggie sandwiches on whole wheat bread/bagels, whole wheat pasta+sauce/veggies/beans.
@stephny 150 cm tall on a good day. I’ve finally broken through the 60kg barrier with a combination lot of walking/jogging and a small amount of strength training. Immediate goal is 55kg with 50kg as UGW
@stephny 5'3 fluctuating between 135-140. Goal is 130-135. Workout 5x a week doing cardio + strength training. Another day during the week I'll do light cardio. Try to keep it under 1500 calories and on a high protein diet but some days are harder than others
@stephny I’m going for bottom of my healthy BMI range (currently a bit overweight. I was there before and it was the only time my heavy chest was proportional with the rest of my body
@stephny I'm 162lbs or 73.5kg at the moment. I would love to be 63kg lol. Honestly, 63kg is probably my goal weight. I'd love to be under 140lbs but not sure I could maintain much under that. If I could get 63kg I'd try to lose a bit more and see how that feels but if the 63 stuck than I'd be cool with that. I got back down to 140lb a couple of years ago and everyone was always telling me how tiny I looked. I carry my weight in my thighs and butt so upper body looks very slim at that weight and I don't mind the bit of padding in the lower body. I also tend to gain muscle easily when I am working out consistently.
@stephny I am 5'1" on a good day. Sw:186 cw:166 with a goal of 135 just to assess. I've felt good and strong at 145 as well.
I have been doing Caroline Girvan workouts since the beginning of the year (Iron and then Fuel) as well as C25K and getting in a minimum of 10k steps a day. Unfortunately I'm going through some things emotionally and it's affected my appetite, so I've seen rapid weight loss due to my mental state. I'm hoping to come back into the sunshine and then will prioritize a deficit with lots of whole foods and protein. One day at a time.
@stephny 5'3/4" (had a doctor once say 'Ill be nice and put 5'1") CW 64-65kg. I would be happy to be at 61-62kg, which was my weight for most of my 20s. BMI says I should be 59kg but 1. I have huge boobs and that's where I lose from 2. I'm old and everywhere I lose is going to sag 3. I want to build muscle, which is going to add weight.
It doesn't sound like much of a goal but I'm having a really hard time making the changes it would require (pretty much not eating what my family does, finding an exercise routine I can stick to with a very erratic weekly schedule, and very little willpower).
@stephny Not all is genetics. Medicines can affect your metabolism and hunger levels.
I’m 4’11.5” and I don’t have a goal weight. My goal is to feel good in my own skin. I’m 160.5lbs and “workout” between 10 and 20 hours a week. I work at an Amazon sort center in the oversize department. I love my muscles, but I need to severely get rid of fat. I’m now on phentermine because of my uncontrollable binges and need to lose weight.
@stephny I am 5’1 and my goal is stay the same weight but put on some muscle. Currently 110 - 114 lbs. I do eat between 1300 - 1700 cals daily with light exercise so hoping to push those parameters and see what happens.
@stephny 5'0" with a small frame, 56 & female. My goal weight is 105, current weight 114lbs. I have a small frame, I have weighed as little as 85 lbs (which was too low & I was under-eating) to as much as 125 lbs (which is too high & I was over-eating). I look and feel my best between 95-105lbs, but now that I am older my goal is 105lbs. The easiest way for me to feel and look my best is Intermittent Fasting combined with whole food plant based diet with balanced macros and daily exercise including yoga, qigong, walking, etc.
@bubble5 What is your daily calories? 105 is the lowest I ever felt comfortable at (though I do weights) and everyone thought I needed to gain weight. Crazy how this works.
@robertjjones Frame size and body composition really make big differences in how we can look different at same heights and weights. I see it all the time on this sub-Reddit! I don't count calories at all, I eat to satiety on a whole food plant based diet and I practice Intermittent Fasting daily. I would guess that I eat under 1700 most days, but I really have no idea. I looked great when I was younger between 90-100, but I am guessing now that would be too thin (but I don't know for sure). I don't like weight lifting but I do yoga and other calisthenics like Pilates for strength.
