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Thanks all. I was wondering what was happening to my body and now I have a new term to google (neuromuscular adaptation). Loving the learning on this process. I do have a goal weight of losing 3 more pounds in the hopes of decreasing BF% and then I’m going to decrease my deficit to focus on recomp.
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“ It would also help if you are young, male, and relatively new to resistance training.[/quote] Well dang. 😭😭😭
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Thanks for the response. So my question is still, aren’t I getting stronger as I increase my weights I’m lifting, and doesn’t that mean more muscle?
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@sijomial this is more what I was debating but I used the wrong term. Right now MFP has me eating 1200 calories to lose 2 lbs a week. Since I don’t care about losing weight and am only interested in recomp, I was wondering if I should switch my focus and eat at maintenance.
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@PAV8888 I meant that I would “power through” the weight loss portion of this...grit my teeth...lose the weight! I won’t be giving up weight training any time soon! It’s my therapy!
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@moogie_fit I’m gonna actually step up the weight loss and see if I can power through until end of May. Then go to maintenance and try to build some muscle! I’d love to hear more about your recomp success!
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@quicksylver0922 yes you read 6 weeks correctly! It’s the longest I’ve stuck with a program so it feels like a long time to me lol! I’ll keep lifting cuz I love it!
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@sijomial my goal would be recomposition—I don’t care about the number on the scale, but I want to build muscle and decrease body fat. I was thinking “bulking” so that I could add muscle. I don’t necessarily (at all) want to “gain weight” from a scale sense. So my goal would mostly be primarily aesthetics (shallow I know)!
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@mom23mangos I read about “adding clay” on Bret’s website actually! I really need to get his book.
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@mom23mangos thanks for the tip. I have a torn labrum so no upper body right now. 😭😭😭. Favorite abductor exercises?
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@JohnnytotheB thank you! I painted it myself and to be honest it was a complete b**** of a job!
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My main goal is 134 grams of protein because I’m trying to do some body re-composition. I’m also trying to stay under 70 grams carbs. Analyzing more closely, I am over on my fat grams.
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DAAAANG it’s not even WCW and I’m 😻😻😻. Teach me your ways!!!!
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Thanks for the suggestions. I get 15 minutes because I'm a teacher. I laughed out loud at that comment! I should have mentioned I'm picky about my meat sources, and I don't eat tuna because of the mercury. Yogurt has never been very satiating for me, actually. BUT, protein bars, quinoa/grain salads, fruit/veg with hummus,…
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You guys, I am SO HUNGRY ALL THE TIME. I never stay in my calorie range because I end up binging. I can't handle the hunger! All I think about is food! How do you handle it???
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I would like to be added as well. Having a near impossible time staying within the 1200 calorie allotment.
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32 years old, mom of a one year old. TEACHER. Any other teachers out there? We need some extra support. :-) 5'5" Highest weight (does pregnancy count?) 180 Low weight 120 current weight 125 goal weight 115 I need to get back into fighting fit shape (ironically at my previous "maintaining" weight I was SUPER fit). Tone up,…
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Truly amazing and inspirational! You must feel so healthy and incredible. Way to go. What is the biggest change you have noticed in how you feel and your habits?
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This is my first week. I logged 6 days in a row, and today will be a 7th. I logged the binges, I logged the indulgences, I kept logging even as the numbers crept up past my calorie intake allowance. I weighed everything and logged every gram that went into my mouth. This is the first time i have been successful logging…
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Very helpful and motivational. I've been "on a diet" for about 15 years, and some of those years I was even really diligent about measuring...but not logging EVERYTHING, and certainly not weighing. I weighed my breakfast for the first time ever. Had I just logged what I thought was accurate, I would have been…
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I think I'll just err on the safe side and log the whole vegetable. My reasoning is, the only part that doesn't get juiced is mostly comprised of insoluble fiber, which I understand the body does not absorb. So, I'm ingesting the caloric part of the vegetable. Also, better to be safe, yes?
