HeidiMightyRawr Member

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I've been lifting a few years now, love the feeling of getting stronger and the progress made over that time. My goals are to gain weight and continue getting stronger!

Hi, I'm trying to gain weight as well :D You'll be fine, just keep working towards it, making small changes all the time. If you've lost your appetite it may be hard at first but just small increases in food can make all the difference and will get your body adapting to more (meaning, more hunger) The gym and lifting…

1800 is not "so many calories" and most women will not gain on that amount. When I want to cut, I stay on 2200 and that is more than fine for me to lose weight. It's not like I'm exercising all the time either, 3x a week lifting and a desk job. Yes, if you eat more than you're burning you'll gain weight. However, I'm…

That's government guidelines for the average male. Given that most people are pretty sedentary, I wouldn't take much notice. If you're not gaining, you're not eating enough. The average woman is recommended 2000 a day. If I eat that I drop weight, and quickly. You could give it another few weeks to be sure. As others have…

I'd say bump them up another 200 and go from there. I'm on 2800 and only gaining slowly yet am smaller/lighter than you with no doubt less muscle. On your calories I'd gain but when adjusted for +30lbs and 5" in height I probably wouldn't. Unfortunately (or fortunately whichever way you look at it) the heavier you get, the…

My max with full commands/paused is 65kg/143lbs, both in competition (IPF) and in the gym. My max touch & go (no pause, in the gym only) is 70kg/154lbs.

Calorie deficit. I logged all my food to make sure I was in that deficit. Yes, I worked out. I lift weights to get stronger which also means I need more calories than I would if I was sedentary but I don't see this as any real influence on losing weight. I've gained weight while lifting, maintained weight, and lost weight.…

Lean meats, fish, nuts, cheese, milk, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs. What is your target goal? I generally get 100-130g a day before having a supplement, which comes easily enough on 2500 a day. If on lower calories you might have to focus more on the above foods as a priority, but should still be attainable to get a…

You won't gain 10lbs of muscle in a month, nobody does. Expect 1-2lbs max, the rest will be fat or water weight as mentioned. Keep going and you'll reach your goal, but if muscle is your main focus, I'd slow it down a little. Also, how did you measure bf%? IMO you're nowhere close to 15% yet. Realise that a lot of body fat…

My main meals of the day are not what I'd call junk. I try to create meals that are filling/satisfying, help me feel good, perform well and fit my calories/macros. They usually turn out alright, and I aim for sufficient fruit/veg. My snacks can sometimes be junk. I'm currently working my way through the last of the massive…

I do! I lose on 2200-2500ish. I'm slowly upping them even higher now though as I want to gain weight this year but there's no reason at all to be as low as 1200 to lose. I was on 2200 first week of Jan, then 2350 last week and I lost just over 3lbs in that time. It will depend on your activity level, current size/weight,…

Not at all! I think that's one of the great things about MFP, you have a calorie/macro goal and as long as you stick to around that, it's all good. You can pretty much eat anything, just not loads. Obviously nutrient dense foods are best as the majority of your intake, for health and performance reasons but there's no…

You've got a few options; - Cook and eat your own yummy, healthy, filling meals so when he comes home, you're satisfied already and less likely to be tempted. - Have a couple of slices, or a little bit of what he eats, and fill the plate with other not so calorie dense foods on the side. Work it into your calorie/macro…

I lift heavy and compete in powerlifting. Feel free to add me if you'd like :)

I started getting this a little bit, would only feel it when deadlifting though (underhand grip side) when I lockout. It would obviously depend on the exact issue, cause and how severe it was. For me though I mentioned it when I had my next sports massage, she added some focus onto my biceps and forearms and I've not had…

No, I weigh in underwear. Same way I sleep so it's just easier. Plus that's how I weigh in at comps.

I am (Hertfordshire) There are lots of UK folk here.

I don't agree with her at all, and tbh she's a bit of a nutter. I don't think she's as healthy as she makes out, it's far from the only way to live a healthy lifestyle, eating meat is not bad for you, and the amount of people she criticises just for not doing the same as her is insane. On the other hand, I admit I quite…

I doubt that's anyone else's main reason for being here. Sure, there are people that have got on, had common interests, met up in RL and ended up engaged/married (for real) but still that wasn't the main reason for being here. It just happened that way, as it does with social media in general sometimes. This is a site for…

Once a week properly, where I record it on here. Sometimes I'll check in and have a look in days during that week (fluctuations don't really bother me) but I don't log it.

I follow LiftBigEatBig and they have free programs available for the Olympic lifts (I see a 12 week oly lift one) among other goals. http://liftbigeatbig.com/programming/ I don't have any first hand experience with it as I'm more into powerlifting. However, I do like the stuff they post, advice they give and their athletes…

I second Insanity. Amazon has a really good deal on P90X this time of year (same company) so you probably will find the same with Insanity. I hate cardio but I do really like this. It's tough, but varied and definitely improves your fitness!

Currently ~155lbs, building up slowly from a small deficit (2200) adding 150 cals a day each week until I get to a small surplus (~2800) Not going straight into a surplus now so that I can minimise the water/food weight you gain at the start. I also have a powerlifting comp in just over 4 weeks where my weight limit is…

-500 calories a day for 1lb a week. So for a daily expenditure of 1850, you would eat 1350 plus any intentional exercise calories on top since that's not accounted for in the fitbit. I wouldn't aim to lose more than that as it's not recommended to go below your BMR. That is the minimum amount your body requires to function…

Don't use the gym, there is Youtube, Google and other sites with loads of workouts available if you look. It also costs nothing to go out for a run. You don't need a gym membership to get moving. As far as food goes, buy in bulk, staples like rice, pasta, potatoes, frozen fruits/veggies, beans, lentils. Use meat as a…

What encourages me to lose weight is how I feel, would I like to be leaner at this moment in time? BMI means nothing to me as it was only meant for a general view of populations, not individual people. My BMI is currently 23.5, it's the leanest I've been in a while and I'm in no way uphappy with it. I'm gaining weight this…

Not a resolution as such as I'm not starting anything new, just continuing on from my progress last year and before that. I do have lifting related goals though that I'd like to have achieved by this time next year: Squat: 120kg Bench: 75kg Deadlift: 140kg I'd also like to gain some weight (probably 10-15lbs) and move up a…

Eat in a calorie deficit to lose weight. Guaranteed you'll lose muscle unless you're actively trying to maintain it, which I'm assuming you aren't, so you shouldn't have any worries about gaining (which is extremely difficult to do in a deficit, even when you do want to!)

Don't worry about it having to be pure water, just focus on getting the fluid in as mentioned before. I hate plain water too and have always had squash (little bit in with a litre of water - perfect) I take it most places with me and have no issues with the 2L / 8 glasses a day recommendation. You could log it but I…