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@AnnPT77 standard bro advice <3 heee heee heeeeee still chuckling at this!!!
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I swear I have begun to think the body fat measuring is another fitness industry scam....another way to feel bad about yourself if you aren't an A student, like @cmriverside stated. @springlering62 and @AnnPT77 and @sijomial your responses always are filled with logic and compassion---thank you!! Salads are my favorite and…
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@cmriverside WTF is RIGHT!!!!!!!!! Why I even entertained that thought....I have no idea!! @cupcakesandproteinshakes I love the "meh" response. This is like a dexa but it's called Styku. IDK Just wanted to try it but I shouldn't have been so excited to see a 20ish number and then get blasted with 30+! @gpanda103 I am…
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@88AViva Thank you for sharing! What are your goals now? Happy to help if I can. @Xellercin I think I am trying to gauge the progress I made but instead it feels like I have failed. But I know this isn't true. Just gotta work on my mind which seems to be so much more difficult at times than working on my body! Was hoping…
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@cmriverside I need to figure out the reason I am attached to it and let it go! It really shook me for a week or so and I am just coming out of it. The trainer at my gym told me to stop eating so many salads and eat more cooked vegetables, stop drinking almond milk and switch to whole fat milk and eat some red meat. I was…
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@fordinajeep I can really relate to this! Though I am female and significantly smaller than you, I also actually GAINED weight when I started weight training. It was so frustrating, discouraging, depressing...I knowwww these feeling SO well! Especially when you are busting your *kitten!!! STICK WITH IT. I cannot encourage…
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My goals might be a bit different from some of you on here but I still have days that are an emotional battle as well. I have lost and kept off 30 pounds for the past 3 years and have been working the past 2 years on recomping my body through weight lifting and nutrition. Right now, I am trying to build more muscle, so I…
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I am a couple of weeks in on adding some extra calories but not telling myself it is a "bulk" as that freaks me out a bit. I have worked so hard to get lean that it's a mind *kitten* to tell myself to gain but I am trying to trust the process I read about and see others having success with. It's super helpful for me to…
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Let's get this thread going again!!
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Loveeeeee how lifting makes me feel AND look!!’ I work hard and it feels amazing!! Just do it!
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No GIFs but I did two strict pullups consecutively this week. My goal is now to reach 5 before the end of the year. I love this thread and this community! I don't know how to make a GIF though..only a video! :)
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I will share that when I first started lifting weights, I got fluffier and gained a bit of weight. My body was not used to this stimulus so it was freaking out, no matter how healthy I ate. This adjusted after a few months, and it was very tough on me mentally but I read SO much about how this is normal and the weight WILL…
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Bumping this thread
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Thank you all for sharing! @heybales Thanks for the link to some great info! @cwolfman13 Love how you explained this and shared the usefulness of different styles. I don't love this strength/neuro phase but I am going to stick with it for 4 weeks that I committed to and then switch back to hypertrophy I think. Based on…
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I decided to order Versagrips and will let you know how they are!
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Figure out your why and who it is you want to be! Start small and commit to that change. As you see yourself stick to it, it will help you build confidence to make another. Speak positively about WHO you are and WHO you WANT to be--if you want to be fit and strong, say this outloud sometimes, especially when you don't want…
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Thank you all! I will check your suggestions out!
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I lift, love lifting, love what it does for my body AND my mind, I feel powerful and strong AF and have more confidence. My legs and bum are taking a long time to transform but I know they are even though the scale isn't moving and my weight fluctuates as much as 7 pounds depending on how much I allow myself to flex with…
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Lifting heavy weights rocks! So proud of you!!! It is a journey for life <3 Enjoy the ride and keep striving every day! I am 43 and can't wait to see where I am at when I am 50 :)
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43 and have lost 30 pounds and recomped my body. Always looking to connect and support others on this journey! It's a lifestyle for sure. I love talking all things lifting, nutrition, mental health, sleep--it's all awesome stuff!!!
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I love vegan food but am not vegan. Minimalist baker website has amazing vegan recipes!
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<3 I can relate to how hard this can be! I could never eat french fries or potato chips again but sugar and I are best friends (or worst enemies!) and one cookie could easily lead to two or ten? I agree--plan this ahead in your tracking and allow yourself the opportunity to enjoy the cookies and time with your kiddos. Make…
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This is such a beautiful, uplifting thread! It makes me smile and my heart warm reading through it. There are SO many blessings to being fit and healthy and one of my favorites is that my 10 year old son thinks of me as strong and loves my muscles. He wants to have muscles like me. <3 <3
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Check out Physique Development and Sue Gainz (real name Sue Bush) I have no interest in competing nor looking like a bikini competitor but I am trying to build my best body. :) I am 43 and I have never been as fit! Happy to connect if you'd like!
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@Toronto6fan yes the outdoors is so key! @kshama2001 and @callsitlikeiseeit I am seeing a new counselor this week to help with the mental aspect--I very much have a complicated relationship with my body, food, and comparing myself to others. I am grateful for telehealth as well as I wouldn't be able to make the time to go…
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I am in this same boat where I am trying to lose 5-10 more pounds. I am 43, 5'3" and my weight fluctuates between 132 and 135 currently. I would love to get below 135 and would love love to see how I look at 125. I have maintained my current weight for the past almost 2 years (with a slight spike when i started weight…
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Bumping this! It's a super old thread but would love to hear more comments. I have been maintaining for two years and while it has become my life to be healthy, there is still always the fear in the back of my mind that I will get fat from eating too much or indulging in sweets. I have found that I am not the kind of…
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@Jamaica113 sent you a friend request!! First I started with nutrition and cardio and lost 15 pounds Added in weight training almost two years ago and lost another ~20 but my weight did go up a bit and I felt bigger for a bit from lifting but it was my body adjusting. I had a personal training session with my gym owner and…
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Five foot three Highest weight 167 2017 Weight in photo 155 2019 Current weight in other two photos 132 maintaining for almost 2 years Working on another 5-10 pounds but some days it feels impossible Trying to be grateful
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@springlering62 and @Jacq_qui I am NOT tracking this, but I diligently track otherwise (besides weekends when I typically don't track) So I am hiding this from myself....I agree I need to start getting this documented and seeing the impact. I do wonder if I need to eat more! I am hiding it from my boyfriend, too,…
