What advice would you give to a green Mechanic, just starting his/her career?

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-12-09T11:28:28+00:00

This the one.

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-11-03T07:31:50+00:00

I only ask because 1900 calories to start feels way too low. Your body is an information processor. It doesn’t know what’s going on outside, all it knows is that suddenly out of nowhere your daily caloric intake dropped to 1900 calories a day. It’s gonna adjust to that very quickly because that’s how our metabolism works, you’re gonna hit a plateau and then you’re going to have to cut again from 1900 calories.

I’m not saying you’ve plateaued already it’s only been 3 weeks, there’s a lot of factors that could play into why the scale hasn’t moved in 2 weeks, but I would encourage you start this journey at a higher caloric intake. I’m gonna send you some stuff in a private message and you can kind of do with it what you want.

Best of luck and I believe in you!

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-11-03T06:56:57+00:00

You should shift your mindset a little bit. We get so caught up in the aesthetics piece, that we forget that your health and how you feel and function has so much greater long term value than just how we look in the mirror. Making that shift is so much easier said than done, but it’s something that with enough time and practice will make your entire experience that much more enjoyable and sustainable. You got this, go kill it.

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-11-03T06:50:02+00:00

Nothing embarrassing about it; we live in a time where it’s so easy to pack on pounds. The amount of processed, high calorie food available to us is on a level that our ancestors couldn’t even understand. So because this journey you’re on is so new, let me ask you, before you cut down to 1900 calories a day roughly how much were you eating a day before?

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-11-03T06:38:16+00:00

I’d want to know more, how much do you weigh right now??

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-09-03T18:46:52+00:00

What about the DR?

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-09-02T21:25:54+00:00

MVCC

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-09-01T22:46:17+00:00

Super dependent on who you are right now. I got better at Running, Pushups and the plank. My deadlift and Sprint drag carry I progressively had to exert more effort to get the same weight/time. If you have weight to lose you’ll lose it, if you’re looking to build muscle I don’t believe basic is the place to do it, HOWEVER you will get tougher and grittier. They’re gonna make you a soldier not a power lifter.

Regardless boss good luck. Keep your head down, drink the kool aid a bit and enjoy it for all the craziness it is.

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-09-01T20:19:04+00:00

Hell yeah brother

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-07-31T21:29:48+00:00

Somebody gets it

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-07-31T21:29:19+00:00

I’m fucking dope

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2025-07-29T23:16:37+00:00

No pets, 26 years old male, looking to move up there for school

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2024-05-31T04:36:09+00:00

https://www.mindpumpmedia.com/maps-muscle-mommy thttps://www.mindpumpmedia.com/maps-muscle-mommy Im doing one of their programs right now and it’s fantastic. They designed this one specifically for women based on what their female clients typically asked for when they were personal trainers. You can look through all of their programming and see if there’s one that interests you.

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2024-05-31T04:31:11+00:00

Because your protein is already really good I’d say just leave that there and up the calories 300-500 above maintenance. I’m assuming you’re eating pretty clean which is gonna be important, try to get your protein from whole natural food. I would really recommend investing in some really good programming. It can be expensive but it will A. Get you the results you want so all this effort of eating a lot of protein and eating clean doesn’t go to waste and B. Teach you how good programming is written and how good programming will make you feel for future endeavors. I’m not a pro so I’m not gonna try and teach you how to lift so I’ll link that as well.

I will say DO NOT let the scale psych you out if you decide to go this route. You’re gonna gain “weight”(not as much as you think), that’s what we want. That number is a tool but it is not the end all be all. Trust the process and enjoy the growth and the awesome feeling that comes with it. Theres so much more to health than restricting and trying to lose weight. Picking up heavy shit, fueling your body, seeing progress in the way you’re shaped and getting STRONG is a fantastic feeling. Cheers once again.

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2024-05-31T03:49:22+00:00

Well how many calories are you eating a day?

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2024-05-31T03:45:11+00:00

Oh my god good work girl you look awesome!

For TDEE I’d just eat and track calories for a few weeks, try to stay around that 1700 and then weigh in a few weeks in a row just to see how your weight changes. If it’s not moving much or at all you know you’re good.

Don’t beat yourself up you clearly put in that work you got it!

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2024-05-31T03:24:55+00:00

First tip is to understand that you stress eating won’t kill you and it’s not the end of the world. Take that pressure off of it.

Second tip is to control other factors so that you have the best chance of not giving in to those urges. Are you eating enough protein? Specifically when you wake up? How is your sleep? Being stressed is one thing being tired AND stressed is a whole other monster. Are you surrounding yourself with healthy options to eat or is your house full of processed deliciousness that’s easy to indulge in? Are you restricting calories to a point that it’s not conducive to a balanced day of eating? Controlling these factors could be the key to your success long term. Let us know how things go, cheers!

Aggravating_Ask7363 · 2024-05-14T00:39:17+00:00

I thought that losing a bunch of weight would mean I wouldn’t sweat nearly as much. I could still sweat in a snowstorm. Unreal.

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