murphy612 Member

I'm pear shaped, lose weight in my upper body first, but I lift heavy and my lower body is getting smaller. Several inches off my hips and thighs. As long as you continue to lose fat lifting weights is not going to make you bigger.

In simple terms diet/nutrition is for weight loss, exercise is for fitness (cardiovascular health, physique, definition). So, technically you don’t have to do any exercise if weight loss is really the only thing you’re concerned with. But I don’t recommend it, exercise is good for you and I think what you are working on is…

ditto

I struggle with REALLY tight calves, so really good stretching after and even foam rolling helps me. Do you walk downhill a lot? Downhill is tough on my calves (I hike a lot). If you don't have an actual injury, good shoes and good stretching is what I would advise. Even some iceing after walking might help.

I'm the same, I'm also calmer and less stressed the more walk breaks I can take.

Wish you had shared the article, maybe with it I could convince my boss to put some exercise equipment in my cube :-)

I don't know about the studies mentioned above, but this holds true for me. If I do cardio first I don't have the energy to make my lifts. So I do about 30 minutes of strength training then 30 minutes of cardio. Sometimes I throw in a 4th day of some type of circuit training strength/cardio/HITT, I don't have a problem…

I recently had one of those days, uggggh. By the end I think I just started laughing and left earlier than normal. Next time will be better :-)

Are you monitoring your measurements? Unless there is a reason to be a specific weight, tracking your measurements is a better way to gauge change.

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I had Tuna fish with Salsa for breakfast this morning, it was pretty awesome :-) I've never adhered to the belief that certain foods are for certain meals, I eat whatever any time of the day. So just pick a low carb meal you like and have it for breakfast :-)

http://stronglifts.com/how-to-bench-press-safely-when-youre-alone/ I'm not an expert but I used his advice and feel comfortable with it. Others may have other suggestions.

My go to for a little extra are hard boiled egg whites ( I don't like yolks), Ostrich sticks, turkey jerky and those little Tuna to Go cups. Those are just for quick snacks though.

Oh, didn't know that. I'd either eat a very large breakfast so I wouldn't be hungry and just drink water. Or eat the food there in moderation. Maybe half portions and share with others? That's about all I have, that's a tough one!

I'd bring my own food. There are a lot of options you can take in a small backpack that doesn't need to be refrigerated. This site has a good list http://greatist.com/health/healthy-portable-fridge-free-snacks

I'm not confused :-) I've been doing this for a very long time, but I appreciate your comment. I didn't gain strength on a deficit and I did gain fat at 1400-1600. At 1400-1600 I gained strength, probably a little muscle, but also fat because my measurements increased. I have a lower than average RMR, sorry.

While I was working with a dietitian/nutritionist I had my resting metabolic rate tested and it was 1400. I stayed on a 1200 calorie diet with 3 days of exercise for a long time and averaged 1 pound a week. Anytime I've increased my calories I've either maintained or gained. The ONLY time I've lost weight is at 1200. It's…

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Ditto :happy:

Sometimes I don't like seeing the junk food I eat on my log so if I eat say a 190 calorie candy bar I will log 190 calories of vegetables/protein instead. :ohwell:

Carrots. They are my favorite things to mix with Grapefruit.

20 oz is just a sip to me, lol. I sweat a lot and I dehydrate easy. I know I'm very dehydrated when I wake up in the morning so 20oz wouldn't be enough for me. Everyone is different though, but you could try more water. Because of the sweating I pay attention to replacing electrolytes, especially potassium (bananas,…

Welcome to the boards :-) I can't give any expert advice other than if you are worried about it demand your physicians take you serious. Anyway, in my case I have unusually low blood pressure and a very low resting heart rate ( and not because I'm an athlete) so there have been times after exercise that my heart would race…

I vote for yoga as well :-) http://www.doyogawithme.com/ is where I started. And I started with the ones for seniors because I was so inflexible lol It's helped me A LOT. But don't get discouraged, yoga is hard!!

Or better, when something is at your goal weight and refer to themselves as fat, huge, obese, etc. :noway: It doesn't "bother" me really, it just makes me go hmmmmmmmmm.

I can't remember that last time something wasn't sore :-) As long as it's DOMS and not an injury keep at it. The worst I have had DOMS it only lasted 72 hours. Also, the longer I go without exercise the worse DOMS is. Like others have mentioned, more water, more warming up, more stretching/rolling. A little extra Magnesium…

Hahaha my thoughts exactly!

Scrapping the frosting off your cake?!? That's throat punch worthy! mmmmm frosting

Why jumping jacks? Just wondering because all they really do is get your heart rate up and there are a ton of other things that do that. If it's part of a circuit or something, you could just jog in place, do kicks, punches, or even side lunges?

I wish I knew what all of those were :flowerforyou: I hate that my grammar is poor, I don't mind if I'm corrected. However, compared to some posts on here I'm a freakin grammar genius! I never correct people, for fear of it coming back to haunt me :)