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Have you lost weight, gained weight, stayed pretty much the same?

Do you work out, eat less, eat more, going through an illness, or something else?

fluff that inspired this question:
About a year ago I moved in with my boyfriend. We ate out a lot, and I ate crap that I shouldn't have. But whereas he was an athlete, I am not. So, I started gaining weight.

I think I gained about 10 lbs in 6 months!! But I moved out late summer and have since lost 12 lbs in ~3-4 months. I did this by strength training and cardio for a month. And for the last month, it was 90% calorie deficit and sporadic cardio.

I want to lose another 10 lbs then focus on building my glutes and overall muscle composition. I wonder where my body will be in another year!

This is the most in-control I've ever been in regards to my calorie intake, sugar intake, and sleep schedule. I feel very healthy and am curious where others are right now and if you want to-use my story as some sort of motivation if you're on the fence-because I am not a gym rat and still eat like a 'normal' person and I've been able to make small changes than lead to real differences.

I feel like it's easier as a skinny person to seemingly gain weight quicker because you don't have to initially lose weight first and can just start building muscle because you have such little body fat, whereas if you're average weight, it's harder because you have to lose weight that you already have then gain muscle.

I'm skinny with some muscle on my body. I want to tone my body and build more muscle and become one of those strong looking girls. Because my boyfriend is into body building and I want to look more strong next to him.

The thing is I can barely work with 2 pound dumbbells and my GP told me I have a sensitive body meaning I should not go too hard on exercises.
Is he going to leave me because I'm too weak?

I know I asked this question about a year ago, but I’m asking it again because my body has changed somewhat since then. I think I’m a bit bigger now than I was, but I honestly don’t know if it was from building muscle or gaining fat. Which category do you think I currently fit into? I don’t have many pics showing my legs from the past eight months or so, as it was too cold here until recently to wear them.