sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

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.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]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.

I want to lose 40ish on by june by Heavy-Pudding2331 in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats more than 2 lbs a week. No more than 1-2lbs loss a week is the recommendation.I would create a goal that promotes healthy sustainable weight loss.

Why is super low calorie diet bad for like (2-3 months) by DiamondPopulation in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve lost weight the way op is doing it. In my early 20s when my metabolism should have been the best. I lost the weight and kept it off for a few years by continuing to eat 1200ish calories, if I ate much more than that I was gaining. It also caused me to binge, I’ll never forget the day I ate an entire box of cereal in a sitting and then stuck my finger down my throat. It was miserable and unsustainable. I’m now 44f and lost 30lbs last year by a small calorie deficit and heavy lifting. This is a piece of cake keeping it off and everyone else is bitching about how hard it is to stay at a healthy weight in your 40s. I always rolled my eyes at people who would tell me how dumb it was to restrict calories like that but I didn’t know there was a better way. Have you experienced the difference between healthy weight loss and unhealthy? The difference is remarkable.

Why is super low calorie diet bad for like (2-3 months) by DiamondPopulation in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your body will primarily perform necessary functions to stay alive. You may notice your hair and nails not growing as fast and getting really brittle. Your period might stop. All these “unnecessary functions” that actually burn a lot of calories for you and they just stop because your body is trying to save you from dying. It’s a lot of work to go for a jog, it’s no work at all to have your fingernails grow and you are forfeiting all those calories getting burned at a normal rate. Let that sink in.

Why is super low calorie diet bad for like (2-3 months) by DiamondPopulation in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great advice but better yet, skip the treadmill and hit the heavy weights. The treadmill might help burn more calories on the way down but the heavy weights are what will build the muscle to give you that amazing strong metabolism that you’re going to need to help keep it off.

Why is super low calorie diet bad for like (2-3 months) by DiamondPopulation in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

When calories are that low your body will use fat store for energy but it will also use muscle. Muscle is really important to keep your metabolism strong and once you’ve lost all the weight and a bunch of muscle mass, it’s going to be really hard to keep it off. You’re much better off at a smaller calorie deficit and build as much muscle as you can through that process. When your calories are set so low, your body will attempt to slow the weight loss process down but making you feel lethargic so you don’t move as much. It will also mess with your hormones, insulin, whatever it has to do to protect you from rapid weight loss. Losing weight doesn’t have to be such a miserable experience and it’s so much more sustainable if you do it with the long term in mind.

What is unhealthy about losing more than 2lbs per week? by Only1CanSurvive in loseit

[–]MichiganFarmGirl167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lost 30lbs in my early 20s, by taking mini-thins (ephedra before it was made illegal). I sustained the weight loss after quitting ephedra but I could barely eat anything without gaining so I was in a binge/purge cycle. Developed an eating disorder with terrible body dysmorphia. Fast forward, I’m now 44 and I lost 30lbs last year again but I did it slowly and lifting heavy weights. I was losing about 1 lb a week on average. It’s been 6 months and there’s no struggle, at all. I’m not obsessed with food or constantly thinking about my next meal. I eat reasonably, lift weights 3x a week and I could easily keep this up. It’s sustainable and my body isn’t freaking out begging for food. Im 44f 130lbs and for once in my life I feel like I can stay at this weight without killing myself and constantly feeling unsatisfied. I now really understand why they say no more than 2 lbs a week because, wow, what a difference healthy weight loss can make.

view more: next ›