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I use the 5x5 app and log on mfp as well. A journal us a great idea as well

I was the same way :/ . Watching a movie/tv show on my phone was the best I could do when I attempted the treadmill. I am doing c25k now as well (start week 5 today :smiley: ) but I run outside on a trail. It's uneven, uphill and downhill, rocky, sandy and lots of stuff to keep me entertained. I hope you find something…

3/5: 2.4 miles walk total: 7.8

Such a great investment!

I drink a lot. I live in a desert though, so that might have something to do with it. When I lived in Alaska (the rainforest with mild temperatures) I don't remember ever being thirsty! There are so many factors, like others said drink when you are thirsty and if your pee color is too dark drink more.

I am just about to start the beginning of week 7 of stronglifts 5x5. It's a great program! Be careful not to focus on the scale to much at the beginning. For the first month my scale did not budge at all but my body measurements were going down nicely and my clothes were fitting more loosely :smile:

It would be wasted effort to not push yourself right now. Do you want to lose weight or lose fat? If you want to lose fat it would be wise to try to maintain as much muscle as you can.

Are you weighing/measuring your food? 15 pounds is quite a bit so I think it's safe to assume it's not all fat, but make sure your food diary is accurate as possible calorie wise.

3/4: walk/jog 3 miles Total: 5.4 miles

I do weightlifting in my garage (currently doing stronglifts). I live in a rural town so I really enjoy the natural environment to do my walking/running/ and biking near my house.

Ooo I love lahmacun! I ate that when I was in Istanbul :smiley: ...Mmmm now i am craving turkish food

I'm in :smile: . I suppose we just post our miles daily/ monthly total? March 1st: 2.4 miles walking

Also film yourself doing the lifts each session. It has helped me a lot being able to review my videos and compare my form with the videos on the 5x5 app.

I just did the start of week 6 today. A very simple program to follow. It's crazy how much strength I have gained already. Be warned, it's addicting :wink:

Seriously that's what I was thinking. What happened to good ol' fashion food for nutritional needs?

A two egg omelette with mushrooms, spinach, tomato, green onions, garlic and mozerella cheese. It was more of a brunch. Uuuuum :smiley:

I'm at week 5 of stronglifts and the scale is just now starting to budge. My measurements were dropping, and I could see changes in my body, but the scale stayed the same. As long as your tracking accurately no need to be too worried about the scale.

Congrats everyone on your loss :smile: . I'm only a month and a half in so not much loss yet, but at around a month my boyfriend said my arms are slimmer and I have a healthy glow. I show him my weightlifting videos to critique form and he said every video my legs looks firmer/slimmer and my butt feels firmer ( TMI :blush:…

I'm new to running and weight lifting. I'm at the end of week 4 on c25k and just started week 5 of stronglifts 5x5. I do both 3 times a week. Currently my main focus is the weightlifting but I am actually starting to enjoy the running, which I never thought I would say :smile: . Anyone feel free to add me

Anyone feel free to add me :smile:

I am set to 1800. Feel free to add me. I tend to know that I like a large portion of my calories around dinner time so I try to either pre log my dinner and fill in the rest throughout the day, or if I don't have time to pre log at least reserve 800 or so for dinner and plan around that when I prepare dinner.

Try to fit the cravings in or set your eating to maintenance. Just try whatever works for you. The worst thing for me to do during tom is ignore my cravings! I mostly crave fatty/ and or creamy foods. Yesterday I worked in a nice serving of butter and sour cream on my potato and aussie yogurt for dessert. Mmmm I was…

Just guesstimate. One day of a guess isn't going to throw you off terribly. Like omma said, after awhile you get good at guessing. I got my scale 3 weeks ago and I can already guess most stuff I eat ( I still weigh it, but it's a fun game for me lol).

Easy to say when you haven't experienced pms :wink: . But seriously I agree, it really is no big deal. If you want to record water retention, go for it. It's a good little moral booster when it drops fast at the end ahaha

Haha I didn't even think about the app, I use the browser version. Geeez why did they make the app complicated? :p

Hi and welcome :smile: . To add friends you click on their name to view their profile. Once you are viewing the profile you should see a button that says "add friend". I sent a friend request to all of you

Everyone responds different to diet changes. Some people are great cutting things cold turkey, and some aren't. Obviously you aren't so time to try a different approach. As others said try moderation. Portion out the junk food and only allow yourself so much. Honestly our eating habits are just that, habits. We eat a…

I am on week three of c25k and stronglifts 5x5. I started with doing them on the same day, with the weight training first( my performance with weights is more important to me) and then c25k. After a couple workouts I decided to put them on separate days because my running was slacking from my muscles being tired from the…

If you are just concerned about weight loss then calories are the only concern. But if you are going for overall health and fitness then it's wise to pay attention to the macros. I notice on days I hit around my macro goals I feel overall better ( may be psychological :smiley: )

I started my fitness pal 3 weeks ago. I went from eating pretty bad( and too much) and being quite sedentary, to counting calories and macros, starting stronglifts 5x5 and c25k. The first week was tough on my mind and body, but the second week I already felt like a different person. If you do have health restrictions it is…