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Thanks everyone for your tips/suggestions! And I love the "Lift Heavy, Run hard!" motto! I in no way expect to be some elite long distance runner--I will be running a Half Marathon in the Fall but that's probably as far as I can go--LOL! So I will try for both lean and strong although being short, my legs are bulking up…
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I see more awesome bodies on MFP than celebrities that I would like to have. With that being said, someone like Brooke Burke has 4 kids, is older than me and still looks incredible. I'll take her body!
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Seriously, I know you may feel self conscious at the gym, but just give it a try! Everyone feels self conscious but nobody is looking. I have just started working out with a trainer and he has me doing all these weights while balancing on the stabilizer balls. I cannot tell you how many times I've fallen/ rolled off and…
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[/quote] Love this too! Just keep doing what you are doing! I've been running pretty hard since Dec and I feel like a clumsy idiot every time I go out. One time I had a group of teenagers start laughing obnoxiously and one of the boys started running beside me with really exaggerated movements. I just said "awesome, I…
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Well, you already know what my metabolic test showed. That I was overtraining and my metabolism was basically going backwards--grrrrr! Whereas my body use to burn about 50% carbs/sugar and 50% fat (good), it now burns about 93% carbs/sugar (bad). Since I'm eating the same, getting the same amount of sleep etc... we are…
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My trainers at the gym said that the body fat readings on the scales are completely inaccurate. I have a friend who is a marathon runner and in awesome shape. Our trainer just measured her at the gym (with calibers and another machine that is said to be very accurate) and it said 13% body fat. Her scale at home said 22%. I…
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VERY impressive! My husband's body type is very similar to yours when you started--lean but wanting more muscles and definition. He's been interested in P90x--I'll have to show him your video. Keep up the great work!
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I'm 5'2 and weigh 110. I had my metabolic testing done a few weeks ago and was told my resting metabolic rate was 1320. I am suppose to eat a minimum of 1350 on rest days and to NET 1350 on exercise days (so I have to eat back all my exercise calories). I do bootcamp 3x a week and am training for a half marathon so I…
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I'm 5'2 and weigh 110. I NET 1350 calories and eat back all of my exercise calories. Trying to get to 106 but not if I start losing muscle! Love seeing all the other "shorties" out there!!! :-)
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I just increased mine too after doing metabolic testing last week. I increased from 1200 to 1350 on rest days and 1700 on workout days. Eeeekk--I'm nervous but following the "protocol" that my trainer has me on. This is my first week and I haven't seen a loss yet--hoping that it's right around the corner! Good luck!…
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All my "dieting life", I've always gotten between 1000-1200 calories. I completely stalled on my weight loss recently despite the fact that I am working out hard 6 days a week. I had a full metabolic test done and it turns out that at 5'2 and 110 pounds, my body burns 1320 if I were to just lay in bed all day and not move.…
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Good luck--I feel for you and am going through something similar. My calories have always been set at 1200 and I have never had any problems losing--until NOW! The only thing I've changed is that I am going pretty intensely at the gym 6 times a week and oh yeah, I think my metabolism is slowing b/c I'm older (uggghh). With…
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I'm 5'2 and currently weight 110. I'd like to get down to my weight of 2 years ago--104. I have a petite frame so that doesn't look scrawny. With that being said, I have recently adopted that philosophy that "Strong is Sexy" and would rather build muscle than look bony skinny. I have been getting 1200 calories but I just…
