stephie_nyc Member

When I have been out of the game for awhile I just start logging maintenance. Then I drop to a reasonable deficit once I´m back in the swing of things.

Yes! I eat the 0% a lot but the 2% is so creamy for not many more calories.

Yes. I have gone to PT and was vigilant about doing the exercises necessary to correct it. The effect it had on my life was even more debilitating than the pain.

I am not sure in what way you want the app to be helpful. There are a lot of generic foods and other peoples recipes. It is not really a tool to sift through recipe ideas. Once you have your calorie goal, start picking the foods you´d like to eat for the week. Come up with recipes that allow you to stay in your calorie…

I want clothes to look amazing on me. I don´t want to look average.

I don´t. Food wise I am always on and off the track. I struggle. Gym wise though, I don´t rely on motivation. If I did, I would never have a consistent exercise routine. I just do it. Even when I don´t want to.

Eat your protein. I´m sorry. Not sure what kind of advice you´re looking for.

Sounds like a good way to think about it. I think about people who maintain their weight well naturally. I´m sure over the course of their life or over the years they put on some pounds. Not everyone turns to a calorie counting app and counts the same amount of calories every single damn day.

You need to provide more information. How long have you been counting calories, how much weight did you gain and since when, what time of day did you weigh yourself, etc.

I am an emotional eater as well. Geneen Roth wrote two books that are helpful to me: “Feeding the Hungry Heart” and “Breaking Free from Emotional eating”. The first book are stories from other people struggling and the second actually has helpful strategies.

I have been powerlifting for years and I just consider it part of my activity level. It is hard to get an accurate calorie burn and it is honestly not very many calories. Sometimes I´ll notice I can up my calories a little in a hypertrophy block when the volume is higher and I have some workouts with time rest periods.

2 percent fage, frozen blueberries, half scoop of protein powder and half serving of agave

Looking good. Having the best arms in the room. Alone time. Competition.

You said you added it this week. Fatigue could be related to where you are in your cycle.

I like both. I have a sweet tooth and there are a lot of protein powder recipes. Tuna does not satisfy me for a late night snack.

I was so busy. I didn´t even think I´d get a Thanksgiving dinner. My boyfriend and I made it to the store before it closed at 5 pm. We had salmon and instant mash and stuffing. I honestly think I overindulge more often than I did yesterday.

Thanks! It’s nice to be back. Still a lot of work to do in therapy but at least i started :)

My face fills out if I gain a few lbs back but not if I’m just maintaining the weight in which i was “gaunt”

5’4”, lightly active, powerlifting training, 34 years old Don’t know my weight now but I usually cut if I hit 148 lbs and I’ll eat 1500 with 10k steps. I like to have an aggressive two weeks in there around 1300 as well.

Squat shoes, chuck Taylor’s, cross training sneakers, lifting belt, lacrosse ball, wrist wraps, wrist straps, micro plates, boxing gloves, chalk, baby powder, extra shorts/shirt.

You need to get I to position after you roll the bar toward your shins. Pull the slack out of the bar, engage lats, get the bar closer to your body.

I had a bro sesh. Shrugs, pull downs, rows, curls, rack chins, and hamstrings. Seems like a weird combo but I’m on a powerlifting program so my accessory day is always like that.

I’m 5’4” and probably about 148 now. I think I look my best below 140 but I’m trying to accept the higher weight because it’s just more maintainable. But I literally have to go to therapy to deal with all this.

I’m fine with chucks. Sometimes I’ll use Nike Blazers or SBs. I’d used deadlift slippers if I didn’t pull sumo.

Training: Squat 265 Deadlift 340 Bench 135 Nutrition: Have a healthy relationship with food. Physique: Find a “happy” place and stay there. 140-145 and 138 in the summer.

I’m like that. I used to be good at this whole diet thing back in the day but now I just sabotage myself. I know that to get the physique I want, there are going to be times when I’m NOT satisfied. Sometimes it might be physical, but a lot of times it’s emotional.

Chucks, flat shoes or oly shoes. You don’t want all that cushion. Imagine squatting, standing on a cloud. You don’t want that.

If I only lifted 3 days per week I guess I’d do a Push/Pull/Legs routine. I’d be sad only hitting legs once per week though.

Currently I use Hybrid Performance Method, which is 40.00 per month. I’ve have a coach in the past who wrote for me and I also experimented with Stronglifts, 531, Strong Curves, all of Layne Norton’s programs and a Mike Pennacchia deadlift program.

1200 cals and 10k steps is the sweet spot for me to lose fat at a more aggressive pace. I’m 5’4” and I usually cut once I get up to 148. I can’t keep up 1200 calories for more than 2 weeks though.