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lift heavy. I lost 5lbs for my sister wedding but now what to be toned and am lifting heavy. It has shown results and I love it. Eat a lot of protein.

I will just have to read the labels more next time I get groceries. I do drink tons of water and I sweat some sodium out but I still feel I am getting too much sodium

Thanks all! I don't weight myself very much. I used to do it once a day but I put the scale away since it is just a number. I was just curious to see what everyone had to say about it.

lift weights. I always try to burn out my thighs. Squats and lunges and step ups and Single leg squats all with weights. Lifting heavy these last three weeks has helped so much and my thighs are the smallest they have ever been.

I do the arc trainer and will be rowing also and throwing the bike in there too. Probably going to do a combination. Do you feel the arc trainer is accurate on the calories or do you feel MFP is accurate when you log it in your cardio section?

When you ice your hip flexor, where do you put the ice pack? It seems my pain is wide so it's hard to know exactly where to put the ice so it helps the most. I have tried mid thigh and up closer to my hip.

And it looks like I will be reducing my cardio and hopefully gaining muscle from lifting heavy.

Thank you so much! I hope this helps. I am also going to cut back/stop running until this issue is better. I am just getting back into heavy lifting so I feel that may have triggered it also but hopefully the heavy lifting will help strengthen it all too. I have been doing squats and pushups and single leg deadlifts and…

Yes and I feel it's slightly affecting my knee but I also have a bruise on my knee so that may be something different but it is the upper part of my thigh towards the outside. What exercises do you do to help with your hip flexors? I have never had this problem until now but then again I just started my desk job last June.

I love to run and do HIIT workouts but I am having thigh pain so am trying to stay clear of running until it gets better.

Just like the feeling of a long run and all that comes with it. It's nice to know I'm sweating for a reason.

As of now i am doing 4 days of lifting and cardio 6 times. I am following a program like one my friend does n a trainer designed it for her. Im 5'6 n 22yr old n about 136lbs but my weight is different every day.

Lent can be giving up something or doing something extra. There are other religious things i am doing extra as well as giving up shopping for extra items and only having one cheat meal instead of two or three during the weekends.

Thanks all!

I'm sorry if all of my threads seem the same and same questions, this is just very hard for me to do when I have been watching what I eat for such a long time and have never really got into this gaining muscle thing. But since I've seen other women and I want that look its time to take it seriously instead of the thin look…

So my best bet is eating above my calories for awhile then eating below them to cut fat. How long should I eat above to see results? Are there any macros to watch like fat intake or sugar or carbs?

Low carb works for me in feeling energized and healthy and no cravings. Just thinking I will gain fat if I add excess calories and I've worked hard to lose 5lbs, not a fan of undoing the hard work.

I'm not cutting, its just hard to get to over 1700 calories or get to 1700 calories while trying to watch my carbs. I do not want to gain any fat. My scale weight is fine, I just want to have more muscle that I can see. I am doing squats and deadlifts and bench press. Are you talking about the squats and deadlifts and…

I keep going over by a little bit and just want to focus on having less fat in my body and build muscle so I have some fat, just not a ton and I don't want to go over which I don't do often

Yea I am trying to watch my fat also and keep it down a little below my limit.

I am buying all low fat/fat free condiments and sour cream and salad dressings. I sometimes use salsa as a salad dressing since it is low carb and something different when I want to switch things up. Will have to try to add butter and sour cream tho.

My carb limit is 130 so I am looking for foods with no carbs because when I run out of carbs, I find I still need to eat to make up for my calories needed as well as makeup for some of my exercise. What other foods do you eat that are no/low carb? I need to get more meat it seems like. Any suggestions for easy/fast/not…

So is it true to find the right number of carbs in foods, you have subtract the total fiber from the carbs and that number is the right number of carbs that is in the food?

So what approach would that be?

I may have gained 2lbs. I just want to watch my weight as I am trying to lose fat and gain muscle. But I know weight varies a lot and so much throughout the week and day, especially being a woman. I am logging everything. I am going to get a food scale to be sure but I never try to short myself on food and sometimes I may…

Thanks everyone! I was told to switch protein powders because mine had artificial sweetners in it but I really can't spend a ton on it. So I found one that has better ingredients and is actually cheaper with less carbs. Hopefully it tastes just as good and it has gotten good reviews.

On low carbs with high protein and watching my fat. I eat a lot of veggies and meat and cottage cheese. Apples and berries for my fruit. Protein shakes with milk once a day. My goal is to keep carbs under 130, protein 140-150, and fats highest is 50.

That is my question and just wanted to find out a bit of information and see what people are doing with cardio. I want to know how it impacts muscle since I am trying to gain muscle and get rid of fat, but I know I need to hit a certain calorie goal or slightly under every day no matter what I do and start lifting heavy.…

I have seen articles where your body burns less calories because it is used to running. That is my main point. Does this happen? I don't run the exact same thing every day. It's always something different. It may be close to the same but still a little different. Two days I'll run for about an hour at a slower pace and two…

I only drink on the weekends but even then, I have like two-three drinks on Friday and Sunday. Saturday I may have more and watch my diet. But I tend to put a longer workout in Saturday morning. I have been able to lose weight and keep it off. Lately, I have been getting to a point where my stomach hurts so I switch to…