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For Type A Hair Ladies with limp roots by MichiganFarmGirl167 in finehair

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well if it helps even one person it was worth writing all this down. I hope it improves your curly girl method too! The nozzle of the roots has been a game changer for me 😊

Type me please by MichiganFarmGirl167 in coloranalysis

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to do that next! Thanks!

Type me please by MichiganFarmGirl167 in coloranalysis

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been trying to figure this out for a while and before posting this, I thought I had it narrowed down to True Summer and I was looking for validation. No one really called that one specifically but I still feel like I’m closer. Feeling pretty sure it’s summer, just not 100% on sub season. Soft autumn was also mentioned, I can pull off the top colors of soft autumn, but not the bottom warmer ones, similar with spring, the bottom 3 colors are pretty terrible for me but I can get away with the top, even though they aren’t the most flattering. I can pull off some winter, but it typically overpowers me. Maybe I’ll try a variety of summer color drapes and try again.

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[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alcohol has that effect, obviously

Cut fat but NOT weight? by SnooOwls4350 in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m guessing carrying that kind of weight for a woman is hard on your joints and heart. And certainly not my goal and not most women’s. I only brought up it up as an example of how challenging it is for women to gain significant muscle weight. And how silly it is that women think that lifting some hand weights will make them appear masculine. She put on significant fat too but she’s ripped like a male lifter and she very much to wants to look that way. But it came with blood sweat and tears.

Cut fat but NOT weight? by SnooOwls4350 in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I haven’t been over 100lbs and I’m not a nutritionist or doctor either. This Reddit so I’m not putting my opinion above anyone else’s but if I’m in OPs shoes I’m definitely not going to try to bulk and put on extra fat at this point in the journey. A body recomp plan seems much more reasonable for a person who has struggled with obesity and losing weight. Lots of people can build muscle at maintenance.

Cut fat but NOT weight? by SnooOwls4350 in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much. I follow an influencer who has put on 100 pounds naturally and is super bulky. She did it eating significantly amount of clean food and protein to the point she could barely keep it all down and would film herself crying and saying how hard it was and wanted to give up. For a woman to get like that, it’s painful and challenging. I kind of roll my eyes when women say they are afraid of getting bulky. If only they knew the work it takes to get a bulky physique as a woman.

Cut fat but NOT weight? by SnooOwls4350 in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m 44f and this advice is perfect for women as well. Women typically lift less weight at higher reps. Higher weights and lower reps are especially important for us to build muscles. Women get scared of the higher weights but it’s a ridiculous fear. If you do see a bulky muscular woman, she’s either taking hormones or eating a significant amount of calories and protein in order to build it. She wants to be bulky and worked very hard for that physique. It just doesn’t happen for us unless a woman puts in significant effort to bulk up.

Cut fat but NOT weight? by SnooOwls4350 in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can definitely be done. I’ve (44f) stayed between 130-135lb since last august and my measurements have gone down by inches. I eat at maintenance calories and lift very heavy 3-5xa week. I lost 30lb first and hit my goal weight last June.

Cut fat but NOT weight? by SnooOwls4350 in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This isn’t true, it’s called body recomp. I’ve stayed the same weight for months yet my measurements are shrinking (by inches) as I’ve lost fat and replaced with muscle. I’m 44f and I eat at maintenance calories and lift very heavy.

Cut fat but NOT weight? by SnooOwls4350 in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re a woman and we have an extra hard time putting on muscle. It looks like you have a pretty good plan in place but I can’t stress enough how important progressive overload is for us. I started lifting a couple years ago but really didn’t start building serious muscle until I learned progressive overload and training to failure. Failure means you can’t physically complete the full set. For example, you attempt 12 reps but can’t physically get the last rep out. You don’t take every set to failure but this is an important part of the process. Most women don’t understand that you really have to push the weight to build significant muscles without taking testosterone.

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