One Year of Barbells and Ice-Cream: My Story…So Far (pics)

CinerellaxChicagoxfitter

This is a great & beautiful story. I absolutely love it. Thanks so much for sharing. I'm sure in encouraged all of us

CynthiaT60

Pretty freakin' annoying, emsainz3.:grumble:

mamma_nee

ROCK ON !!!

CynthiaT60

Oh wow...somebody's discovered copy/paste, one of the required troll skills. Congratulations.

t73reed

That's what I want to look like! You rock!

linsey0689

Great story and boy you look great

melissayoungblood

You look incredible! I hope to follow in your footsteps. Thanks for sharing your story, your an inspiration!

_SABOTEUR_

So glad this got bumped.

Just so everyone knows, Sara continues to be awesome and has done a powerlifting comp. Maybe she can update us with some pics from it? (Pretty please?)

Her and SS still give their time and expertise for free (the fools!) in their group: Eat, Train, Progress.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/10067-eat-train-progress-

Sarauk2sf

So glad this got bumped.

Just so everyone knows, Sara continues to be awesome and has done a powerlifting comp. Maybe she can update us with some pics from it? (Pretty please?)

Her and SS still give their time and expertise for free (the fools!) in their group: Eat, Train, Progress.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/10067-eat-train-progress-

Thank you :flowerforyou:

I actually did a thread about my first meet: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1137702-sara-s-first-powerlifting-competition-pics-and-vids

Some pics from there of my final lift of the meet.

Pic of me setting up for my final lift:



Pic of me doing a happy dance 30 seconds later:



I had a great time and I am so glad that I did it. I see more competitions in my future...possibly one next month.

livelifelift

Your true inspiration!

stormystrickland

bump

ablot63

great job, very inspiring! just wondering, do you also do cardio? i'm new to weight training. i still do cardio but was wondering if it's necessary. btw i'm from england too

Sarauk2sf

great job, very inspiring! just wondering, do you also do cardio? i'm new to weight training. i still do cardio but was wondering if it's necessary. btw i'm from england too

Hi! No, I don't do cardio. I hate it .

Sarauk2sf

great job, very inspiring! just wondering, do you also do cardio? i'm new to weight training. i still do cardio but was wondering if it's necessary. btw i'm from england too

Hi! No, I don't do cardio. I hate it .

If you enjoy it or need/want the calorie burn to create a caloric deficit it - then go for it, however cardio, while beneficial, it is not necessary to lose weight - a caloric deficit is.

DopeItUp

*cough* Need more posts in here. Getting close to rolling!

rexiecatmeow

You look great.. Job well done! Keep it up.

tedrickp

Sarah is the best! Amazing transformation :flowerforyou:

RonFrances8

Loved your story... You go girl! Thanks for sharing!

ssaraj43

In for the roll .....

Thank you for all you do Sara :flowerforyou:

flab2fit_30

this is so inspirational... when i tell people i dont do cardio and only weight train they look at me like im crazy... but i hate cardio, so i dont waste my time knowing i wont put my all into it.

cajunpirate

Simply Awesome

Rays_Wife

Sara you are an inspiration to so many, including me. I re-read your story all the time. I just had to bump this for you in case there is any one else out there who may need that inspiration today. Thanks for all the hard work you do around here helping people. You don't really know me but I just wanted to chime in and say I think you're great

Marlene1667

You are an amazng person. What a great story. I LOVE that you go into heaving lifting. So many women are afraid they will get bulky but you obviously look fantastic. I started heavy weights a few months ago and am hooked. I love ice cream too but it has to be a very occasional treat for me. I am like a kid on crack with the stuff (or any sugar) I can't have just a little....yet ... maybe one day.

Congratulations!

fitndfab

Bump!

freddi11e

you are such an inspiration. love u

richardbigg

Ok, I keep hearing about a calorie deficit, but am not sure how you get it without cardio. What I mean is how do you track calories burned when working out with weights? I for one can feel it when I am sleeping at night, the continued burn of the muscles after a long workout. In fact, I wake up the next morning and swear something is still generating heat in my muscles. However, I don't really know how to track the calories burned. Do you just bust your *kitten* to the point where you are spent and eat just a little less than what your body is telling you to eat?

ironanimal

Ok, I keep hearing about a calorie deficit, but am not sure how you get it without cardio. What I mean is how do you track calories burned when working out with weights? I for one can feel it when I am sleeping at night, the continued burn of the muscles after a long workout. In fact, I wake up the next morning and swear something is still generating heat in my muscles. However, I don't really know how to track the calories burned. Do you just bust your *kitten* to the point where you are spent and eat just a little less than what your body is telling you to eat?

I think the majority of people that are lifting regularly probably use TDEE to calculate their intake, but if you search weight training under cardio, there is an estimation from MFP.

And you're right - there is an assosciated burn long after the exercises ceases.

silenceinspace

Ok, I keep hearing about a calorie deficit, but am not sure how you get it without cardio. What I mean is how do you track calories burned when working out with weights? I for one can feel it when I am sleeping at night, the continued burn of the muscles after a long workout. In fact, I wake up the next morning and swear something is still generating heat in my muscles. However, I don't really know how to track the calories burned. Do you just bust your *kitten* to the point where you are spent and eat just a little less than what your body is telling you to eat?

You naturally burn a certain number of calories a day--the number of calories required to keep you alive (heart beating, lungs and brain going), without any other activity. That's your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Then you have Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE), which is your BMR plus the calories required to do whatever it is you do (walking around the house, doing laundry, driving a car). You create a calorie deficit by eating less than your TDEE.

AFAIK, some people count calories burned during weight lifting and some don't. It's more about the food, though you can also create a deficit through cardio (or a combination of deficit and cardio). It depends what suits you best.

Sarauk2sf

Ok, I keep hearing about a calorie deficit, but am not sure how you get it without cardio. What I mean is how do you track calories burned when working out with weights? I for one can feel it when I am sleeping at night, the continued burn of the muscles after a long workout. In fact, I wake up the next morning and swear something is still generating heat in my muscles. However, I don't really know how to track the calories burned. Do you just bust your *kitten* to the point where you are spent and eat just a little less than what your body is telling you to eat?

You just eat less that you burn. Lifting weights burn calories also (it is just not the primary goal of lifting usually).

I do not track calories burned while lifting - I eat to a static number and tweak based on my results and overall trends.

SideSteel

Ok, I keep hearing about a calorie deficit, but am not sure how you get it without cardio. What I mean is how do you track calories burned when working out with weights? I for one can feel it when I am sleeping at night, the continued burn of the muscles after a long workout. In fact, I wake up the next morning and swear something is still generating heat in my muscles. However, I don't really know how to track the calories burned. Do you just bust your *kitten* to the point where you are spent and eat just a little less than what your body is telling you to eat?

You just eat less that you burn. Lifting weights burn calories also (it is just not the primary goal of lifting usually).

I do not track calories burned while lifting - I eat to a static number and tweak based on my results and overall trends.

It's going to be TWO YEARS of Barbells and Ice-Cream: My Story.....Again (more pics)

...in about 17 days?

And people are STILL replying to this?

WTF.

I make a post about my abs and get 3 replies and some crickets.




























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