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Nhaas37
Posts: 47 Member
Hi,
I am not new to the group but I mostly read what's going on with others and I think it's a great place for advice and help. I am looking for some myself. I have been trying although not with too much success but there is no on to blame but myself. I want to be successful but am finding myself bogged down with so much conflicting advice. I have begun to exercise again and log my foods. I was successful about two years ago losing weight on my own. I went from 188 to the 153 then back to the 168 that i'm sitting at now. I've been up and down since I went from 153 to 168 by not so smart choices and being sidelined with a left hip flexor tear. I'm still rehabbing the injury so I modify a lot of what I do for the lower body.
Provide your stats (height 5'3" / weight 168 /age 38 /bodyfat 30% if you know it/etc)
What's your current gross intake of calories, on average? I am aiming for 1500 (haven't been logging consistently enough lately to get a good average)
What's your current average intake of protein118, carbs157g, and fats52g, in grams? (GRAMS, not percent!)
Do you use a food scale and measure everything? I am now yes.
Do you track all of your intake, daily? (Everything?) When tracking if I eat it i enter it. Even if it's bad.
Do you take cheat days or days off? I have in the past but feeling that I should cut them out now as I want to be successful
How much weight have you lost so far and over what time period? ( 20 lbs 2 years ago)
Describe your activity (exercise and non exercise) and did you change that activity withing the last couple of months? I sit at a desk most days, I aim to get 12,000 steps a day plus I have started a dvd lifting program at home. I started 90x3 i do this in the morning at home and then on upper body days i have gone to they gym and done a 25 min run on lower body days I don't push that. I also walk our dog for about 20 mins 5 nights a week.
How long have you been stalled and if it is not a complete stall please be very specific as to how much you have lost over the stalled period. n/a
Are you breastfeeding? no
Do you have thyroid issues/risks or PCOS? no
I am not new to the group but I mostly read what's going on with others and I think it's a great place for advice and help. I am looking for some myself. I have been trying although not with too much success but there is no on to blame but myself. I want to be successful but am finding myself bogged down with so much conflicting advice. I have begun to exercise again and log my foods. I was successful about two years ago losing weight on my own. I went from 188 to the 153 then back to the 168 that i'm sitting at now. I've been up and down since I went from 153 to 168 by not so smart choices and being sidelined with a left hip flexor tear. I'm still rehabbing the injury so I modify a lot of what I do for the lower body.
Provide your stats (height 5'3" / weight 168 /age 38 /bodyfat 30% if you know it/etc)
What's your current gross intake of calories, on average? I am aiming for 1500 (haven't been logging consistently enough lately to get a good average)
What's your current average intake of protein118, carbs157g, and fats52g, in grams? (GRAMS, not percent!)
Do you use a food scale and measure everything? I am now yes.
Do you track all of your intake, daily? (Everything?) When tracking if I eat it i enter it. Even if it's bad.
Do you take cheat days or days off? I have in the past but feeling that I should cut them out now as I want to be successful
How much weight have you lost so far and over what time period? ( 20 lbs 2 years ago)
Describe your activity (exercise and non exercise) and did you change that activity withing the last couple of months? I sit at a desk most days, I aim to get 12,000 steps a day plus I have started a dvd lifting program at home. I started 90x3 i do this in the morning at home and then on upper body days i have gone to they gym and done a 25 min run on lower body days I don't push that. I also walk our dog for about 20 mins 5 nights a week.
How long have you been stalled and if it is not a complete stall please be very specific as to how much you have lost over the stalled period. n/a
Are you breastfeeding? no
Do you have thyroid issues/risks or PCOS? no
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2 day bump :happy:0
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Tagging0
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Moving this up, hopefully we will get to this in the next couple of days. Our time to contribute has been limited as of late unfortunately.0
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No problem. Thanks in advance.0
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just on a side note I had to stop my dvd lifting as it aggravated my injury. I received the new rules of lifting for life from a friend and even though I'm not middle age i'm trying to recover from an injury so I plan to start that Monday or sooner if i get through the info I need.0
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Regarding your intake levels and your original post -- please track accurately (use your food scale) and consistently until you have a solid two weeks of accurate, consistent data. Then, bump this post and we will take a look at that data along with your results and form some conclusions/ a starting point.0
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Ok thank you! I will0
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