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Seeing bone? I can totally relate to that. My hip bones are not where I thought they'd be. As for my clavicle I cheered when I could see it - my knees not so much. My knees have bones in weird places. But who's complaining, right? :wink:

Go for it, martial arts is fun! I second the loose clothes, avoid that. Have fun!

Not to sound rude, but it's good to hear I'm not the only one.. I'm quite happy with my body now. Not so long ago I never thought I would say this! But. Butt, I mean the bottom part of it is saggy with fat at the bottom. My thighs are quite shapely but the top part is still... too much. My love handles are gone! YAY! But,…

Okay, I admit it - I felt kinda like Baby in Dirty Dancing when she started learning to dance; "Head straight, arms up, breathe right, focus, chin up..." all at the same time. I did two chin-ups at my first set, then almost one twice on my second set and a measly half one at the third set. still, a lot better than none…

Jimmie: I don't use a tight grip, I try to keep it just firm enough. I try to tighten my core, I'll go for legs at 90 degrees and see! Exhale as I go up? I'm not sure what I do, I'll try being more aware about that! Cheat reps - check, I do that. Just to push a little more. That's also a good tip. But that's also where I…

I try keeping my neck straight the whole time; somehow I feel like it's heavier if I keep my legs straight down? Is it just a feeling I have or could it be that it's easier with them bent? Hm.

Well, that's what I already do. But I want to do it with better form, not "helping" with my legs swirling - that'll only lead to neck problems for me. Yes, I've been there. I read somewhere about the difference between weighted pull-ups with weight hanging from belt vs. weight attached to the feet - there's quite a bit of…

Jean Grey.. as Phoenix even if she was a but.. eh... unstable.. From my teens: Tarantella...

Bump :smile: Maybe I posted at the wrong time of day!

I've (re)discovered bodyweight exercises such as pushups, pullups, one-legged squat, hip extensions, planks... don't break that much of a sweat but it's a really good workout! AND it doesn't take hours!

Just bumpin' :smile:

I've hated my arms my entire adult life, and I'm 40! BUT: after I started strength training and doing pushups they have improved to the point of no recognition! I do pushups 4-5 days every week, 3-4 sets of at least 5 to begin with, then worked up to 12-15 which is what I do now. I've even gotten compliments on my arms,…

I've also found that eating high fibre makes my condition worse, while intermittent fasting helps a lot! Yes, it is very individual. Me not eating apples might also be an allergic reaction - cross allergy from pollen. Who knows. We just have to try and fail/succeed and note what works.

I have IBS and I can be hungry 30 minutes after a big meal if it's not the right one. I eat meat, woked veggies and stay away from/minimize my intake of pasta, bread and sugary treats/drinks. Raw veggies really does nothing for me except for problems. Oatmeal really helps; I use lactose free milk or soy milk because…

"You can't lose fat and build muscle at the same time." Oh yes you can. Staying at the same weight but losing inches while on a calorie deficit? Sure. "Cardio is the only thing you need." "Intermittent fasting kills your metabolism." "Eat breakfast, it's very important!" Eh.. no.. "I AM working out, I go for (leisurely)…

This. x1000 Everybody should read this. Once a week.

This! I have started pre-logging kcals only for the entire week, and then add meals when I've decided what to eat. Ingenious.

Me too :laugh: Makes me wonder... new serving sizes: 1/16 grape - 0 kcals. 1/250 potato - 0 kcals. Talk about micros, not macros!

I'm Norwegian, and truly puzzled over the whole "serving size" thing - more and more label their products per 100 grams and for that I'm thankful. Why call it a "serving" in the first place? I can have seconds or thirds, no problem, but "one serving equals not enough for anything useful" is just.... crazy - and definitely…

I just got strong enough to do one unassisted pull-up myself; now I can do 2 on a good day - getting stronger and looking forward to doing at least 5 :love: I'm 5'5", around 147 lbs, it's fun to see the strength gains and it feels great to be able to hoist my own body weight. But my SO and my son can do 3-4 just like that…

IMO: It's counterproductive at best to log other then very strenuous workouts if you eat back your exercise kcals. Or if you use the kcal calculation for anything at all. But this is not the worst I've seen; I used CalorieCount earlier - there's actually someone who's added "Taking medication" for logging. :sad:

I gave them my best, I really did, but I never got to like them. The texture is horrible. I rather cut cabbage and microwave it until it's soft and use that for pasta substitute instead. Much better - and cheaper! ETA: Cauliflower is another vegetable I use - substitute for rice. Perfect! Just a tip! :happy:

Funny you should mention it... just thought about today being my rest day and still wondering if I should work out anyway. I do that every rest day. Sometimes I work out just a little to satisfy my own "craving".

I was going to say when you're dead but I was way too late.. As said, unless you're Gizmo it doesn't matter. Your intestines can use up to 36 hours or thereabout to process the food and you've probably eaten since thus having food "in line" for processing; this is a continuous process. Therefore you're not "done" eating…

Well, I can tell you one thing; I started with the Get Strong part which is three days on, one day off but only a 15-min workout per day. I'm used to training quite heavy and didn't really feel like I "worked out" but I've had sore muscles for the first time in quite a while. This part is 8 weeks I think, then it moves on…

I just bought - and started!!! - Nia Shanks' bodyweight workout - and I really like it. It sounds like a lot to take on a full programme but she's got videos to show what to do and the progress is well explained underway. http://www.niashanks.com/beautiful-badass-bodyweight-workout-guide/

I hate them. Haven't tried them since I started losing though, so I've thought about doing finishers with burpeed and see how bad my shape really is... ... probably still hate them afterwards :tongue:

I work out at home. I can work out whenever I want, listen to my own music, do whatever comes to mind (if I have the equipment to do it), it's perfect for me. It makes it very easy to maintain my workout frequency, if I decide to work out it takes an hour max from the moment I decide to work out until I'm out of the…

So true! My SO always says that he LIKES doing "the dirty stuff" around the house because he thinks of it as the man's job and he likes to feel like the man of the house. He knows that I'm perfectly capable of doing everything that needs to be done (like I did before he moved in), but that's not the issue. Feeling that…

Haha.. it was some of the same with me and my "new" BF (been together 3,5 years now, lived together for 2,5). I have two teenagers and am/was used to keeping track and control of the household by myself. He INSISTED to get to be a part of everything and actually still gets grumpy when he's not included in the jobs to be…