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Originally Posted by kfisherx
If you eat at or just slightly above maintenace and do some sort of lifting program you will be able to realize muscle gain without putting on a boatload of fat. I think that is what you want to do. Trick is for you to be able to trust that this works.
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I think this is a good approach. I recommend "New Rules of Lifting for Women" by Lou Schuler to help you achieve it. It has a very common sense approach to nutrition and exercise. Nothing drastic, and a lot of fun. It only costs about $8 on Amazon, so if you can't afford Leigh's book right now, start with New Rules of Lifting. I finally splurged on Leigh's book after resisting for a while, and I learned a lot. But I have been using Schuler's books since Sept 08 and have had some great success with body recomp.
And as someone else said, try not to panic about your body fat level. You might be perceiving a higher body fat percentage than is really there. Rejoice that your body is healthy again and be kind to it. Lifting weights and eating lots of healthy protien, carbs and fats will go a long way toward giving you the strength and tone you want.