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Women doing 5x5 Stronglifts? Wanna be buddies?
Hi all, I've wanted to get into lifting for YEARS and have been hindered by a knee injury for the last 2 years. However I am joining the gym on monday and came accross the stronglifts 5x5 program and thoguht it looked super straight forward to follow as a beginner. Any other women following this plan want to be buddies and…
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Would you consider Chipotle healthy?
I get the steak bowl load it up with vegs and only eat half in one sitting.
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Hormones - hindrance or heaven-sent?
I’m a forty-something female and at a crossroads of deciding whether to go ahead with hormone therapy or not... I’d be really interested in any knowledge sharing and personal experiences in particular, with regards to how hormone therapy may have affected your physical goals and emotionally too. What effects did you notice…
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Calorie pacing
How doe this look? 500 165 500 165 500. And if I earn some more calories that’s tracked on my watch I can a little treat after dinner. Three meals and two snacks, seems reasonable?
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New Year's resolution? Have a plan of action to succeed
Whenever I take on a new client or ask a gym member their purpose, they all give the basic answer "I want to lose weight and get fit." But when asked how they are going to do it, many don't have a specific plan of action. So here is a basic way to create a specific plan of action: 1. Write it down and keep records (daily…
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Making changes in life
5 months ago my life sucked. My marriage was in jeopardy, I was smoking weed everyday, and out of shape. My son and wife deserve nothing less than the best version on myself. I moved out in hope of not further damaging my marriage, quit all drugs (weed nicotine caffine) and started working on myself. I'm eating clean…
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Walking
Has anyone here had any real success with walking as your only means of exercise (of course combined with healthy eating)? I am interested to hear how you did it. How much and how often, etc. Thanks!
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Body Reset Diet
Do any people have experience with this? http://www.harleypasternak.com/index.php/body-reset-diet/ Is it a good way to kickstart healthy eating? I was skeptical by the title as it sounds like a fad diet. But I've read some good things about it. As I've researched it, it does sound like a good way to start healthy…
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How to neutralize iron from Protine rich diets usually excess in iron
I feel this something important I tried to research online but dint found much of solutions for it. I want to have a Protine rich diet but also want to take case of side effects like this naturally. Please do suggest some natural food where it can lower the risk of accumulation of too much iron in body. One thing that may…
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Exercise Calories
Does anyone eat the exercise calories or do you stick to the basic daily calorie allowance?
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What are the main reason behind your failed diet attempts?
Personally for me it has mainly been a lack of will power combined with the lack of visible results. When I see no physical changes it makes me question the entire process and I end up quitting and feeling sorry for myself. I also find that once I begin eating bad foods it then spirals out of control and I continue to push…
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IF for active people?
After reading this article I'm tempted to try IF: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1107836?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR1miweST02UkY1onGW5jMXulVMGTNTmchA9ojDb2OUJ77pdmC2XVokMEi0 I could probably restrict eating for a block of hours a day and see what happens. I just can't decide when to start. I workout from…
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Any Advice Welcomed
Hey Everyone, I am continuing on my weight loss journey as I want to get to my fittest before I hit the big 30 in Dec 2020. I have given myself a year to do it. I want to lose about 40lbs in all this year. I’m 5’9 and currently 210lbs. So I’m trying to stay focused and really dial things in. Any advice and motivation would…
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"New year new you"
ive hear the phrase "New Year New You" thrown around a lot in the last few weeks. it came up in a discussion at work yesterday. i`ve decided i dont want to be a "new" me. i`ve worked for years to be the me i am now. I have a lot of things that im working to improve but not to make me a new person. Remeber as you plan out…
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Why consistency matters more than accuracy (to me)
I recently did a fun little exercise with numbers based on the past 16 weeks of logging my food and weight. I've been fairly diligent with my food log (only a couple of quick adds :tongue: ) and weigh daily, using Libra for a trended weight. A post by a friend prompted me to see what my maintenance calories looked like and…
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15lbs to lose in 6.5 months
Hey y’all, So I just had my son about a year and a half ago. I went from 130lbs at 5’2” to 165lbs 1.5 year post partum, I cut out soda cold turkey I use to drink 5/6 cokes a day. I’m also currently taking water pills as ever since my pregnancy I retain ALOT of water. I also use to NEVER drink water. I hate it. But this…
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Hysterectomy/menopause
I had a total hysterectomy were they took everything away 5years ago went in to menopause all symptoms. The last 2 months symptoms are coming back I haven’t had HRT is this normal anyone going through same
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How would you like your doctor/GP/family physician to help you lose weight?
We are often told, ‘go and see your doctor to help you lose weight’. What things would you like your doctor to help you with specifically? What to eat, how to exercise, alternative ways to lose weight, apps etc? And what in hindsight do you think your doctor should say and do for other people to help them lose weight?…
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Air fryer... yes or no???
Any insights on an air fryer? Is it healthy clean eating since there’s no oil or technical frying involved? I want one so bad have herd a lot of praises but not if it will be detrimental toward my goals and journey? Let me know 😊
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Myfitnesspal premium
Hi, I noticed that on the ios app it shows the upgrade cost as $19.99 a month, and $99.99 yearly but on the website in the premium tab, it shows the upgrade as $9.99 and $49.99 a year. If I were to upgrade on the site, will my account have premium on the phone or only for the website? And, If I were to upgrade through my…
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Telogen Effluvium
3 days after surgery my hair started falling out like crazy. I couldn’t wash it or brush it without it falling out. My naturopath put me on iron supplements after seeing my bloodwork ... it was low... but my dr said I was in the range so I was fine and my 2 separate dermatologists (one in Canada and one in the US) said…
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Hormones, Health & Weight Loss
This is my second go around in less than a year. Feeling discouraged but trying again. I’ve never really struggled with weight until I hit menopause. Nothing seems to help. Most of the time my diary would yell at me that I wasn’t hitting my 1200 calorie goal (would average 600-700 calories a day *struggling with huge lack…
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Weighing Raw and Cooked for Serving Size
I was doing some reading and came across a site that was explaining how to calculate macros for food. I posted a pic of the part that threw me. I guess I can’t comprehend the way they’re wording it? The way I’ve always figured out my serving size after something is this....Chicken: I know 112g is 4oz of chicken and so I…
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Keto..help
Hi everyone. I am looking to start the keto diet. I’ve researched it and looks like it’s something I can stick to more than anything else that I have ever tried. My problem is the whole macros thing. I don’t understand it. Can someone please help me understand? I would so much appreciate it.
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How to input freshly
I am trying to input the aFreshly meal but it doesn’t come up under search?
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Ketogenic diet
Hey guys, recently I discovered a group involved in Ketogenic diet and it's really been working for them. I found out the meals they ate was highly proteinous which is what i really want but am worried about all that fat involved in the meals. Please I want to know if anyone has ever gone on this diet before and your…
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What *ACTUALLY* boosts metabolism
Hii , I’m 112kg 5’10 female. I lost 20kg so far this year. Now the losing weight process is getting harder and I’m wondering what actually boosts your metabolism? Does adding muscles helps you increase your resting calories? Or walking more? Idk advice me please
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Ketosis/low carb program
Wondering what others are doing? I just bought a ketone breathalyzer to keep close track on my ketone levels! Does anyone else do this while on a keto/low carb program.
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Cleanse
Hey guys/gals ! I'm hoping someone could help me out! I have been eating alllll junk these last few weeks leading up to the holiday. I feel like I need a good cleanse/ junk detox to kickstart myself to get back on track! Anyone have some suggestions what I should do? The least involved the better.. as I am a very busy full…
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Fitbit Flex 2 - Anyone else having issues?
Fitbit auto recognizes my daily runs which can be anywhere bn 3 to 5 miles. Last night I noticed that my Monday and Tuesday runs were deleted. The weight training sessions I manually added are still there. Anyone else having the same problem?