Recent content by katalista

As a "recovered" anorexic (I still have a dismorphic mind set), I can say that I have trouble with loosing weight the healthy way. My calories are about 1200/ day and I do high impact cardio for an hour 3x/week and low impact the other days. I also weight lift 5x/ wk. All this and not loosing...

SheHuLK - Glad to hear someone else uses FItDay. I track my micro on there and get an average of 40-50% protein, 30-40% carbs, and about 20% fat (mostly non-saturated). This site has been very helpful and efficient, not to mention free. Here's the part I don't get: I am only getting...

In reply to the question about my calorie intake now, I am 120 lbs 15-18% BF and ingest about 1200 calories a day. I'm lifting much heavier now than when I was dancing. Life extensionists would disagree to a low calorie lifestyle being bad for you.

I'm tiny too. 5'3". I maintained an energetic 105-108 lbs on 800 calories a day while dancing/training all day. I think your body just adjusts and conserves energy. I've been questioning this though for a long time....no one has respinded to my posts though. Perhaps we're all confused about...

I was just curious about how many calories everyone gets per day. Micronutrient breakdown too, if you care to share it.

Thanks for all your positive input. I'm going to experiment with starting with heavier weight/less reps and lighter /more reps with my sets like spatterson suggested (I tend to fatigue, then not push myself mentally as wel as physically). Also...thank you for giving me a real world opinion on...

My husband helps me. I've heard the scales can be off depending on your level of hydration. Is this true, and do you have a better suggestion of how to measure? I'm willing to try it if it's not expensive.

I use calipers to test my BF. I use the 7 site method. I don't trust the Tanita scales. I trust slight human error more.

Here's my routine: I've been doing this w/ my husband. He got it off of Max-OT. Should I be doing a different routine from him? Sometimes I vary the reps if I want to try attaining a heavier weight. I'm a Pilates instructor now, so I use that equipment for a more interesting abdominal workout...

I completely understand the importance of your question. I know that by stating that I used to be a ballerina sets me up for the "ew...I don't want to get bulky" personna. I have clients who think this way, it's anoying, and they can't figure out why they don't make progress metabolically...

Yes, and it increases sensitivity. Yet another good reason to loose fat.

I could live on egg whites, fat free cottage cheese, and oat bran. In fact, I think I used to.:D

Thank you so much for your interest and help. The extra cals have been mostly protein: whey (Isopure and Myoplex shakes, Solid Protein Bars), red meat, poultry, fat free cottage cheese (so probably a bit of fat too with the meat sources). I try to eat my carbs in the a.m. and protein in the...

For the past 4 years I incraesed my calories slowly. As a ballet dancer (5 years ago, 104 lbs and 12-14% body fat) I was only eating 800 calories a day. Once I realized how unhealthy and catabolic this was, and from much advice from others who were shocked that I was living on 800 cal I...

I recently posted this in the anabolic board, but they told me to ask the womens' board.... I am about to try out Clen, but am open to other suggestions. I am 5'4", 25yrs old, 121 lbs and 18% body fat. I weight train a different muscle group 5 days a week, do high impact cardio 2x/wk, and low...