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Today a guy told me "Sooo, you like deep squats, huh?" during my squats. I blushed, completed my set then asked "was that a dirty joke?"... He told me it wasn't, he noticed I always squat and he wanted to ask if I'm having proper rest days! I feel so bad for being such a b****h to him :laugh:

Squat 55kg 5x5 (warmup 2x5, 30x5, 40x5) Bench 37.5kg 5x5 (warmup 20x5, 30x5) Barbell row 40kg 5x5 Upright rows15kg fixed barbell 3x8 Lat raise 4 kg dumbbells 3x7 Lat raise 5 kg 7 Pec fly 14 kg 3x7 That bench must get to 40kg!

Day 1 : 11723 Day 2 13850 Day 3: 18439 Day 4: 10908 Day 5: 8266 Day 6: 16999 Day 7: 8119 Day 8: 11820 Day 9: 13568 Day 10: 20208 (whoa!)

I tried 200 but I want to stay on the safe side, just in case I'm overestimating my celery intake. Those things can add up. It works for me!!!

To give you an idea, I'm a short girl and I'm eating approximately 1600/day (exercise calories included). Did you set your activity level at sedentary? MFP's idea of "sedentary" is basically watching TV all day. Even if you have a desk job, you're probably not sedentary. Did you set 2lbs/week as a weight loss goal? You…

Are you insane? Just eat 300 calories a day and you'll be fine. Unless you can't sustain that huge amount of food, in that case drop to 199.

The macros in that quest bar look a bit weird.

Squat 55kg 5x5 (warmup 20kgx5, 30x5, 40x5) Overhead press 30kg 5x5 (warmup 20x5) Deadlift 55kgx5 Upright rows with 17.5kg fixed barbell 8x3 Lat raises with 4kg dumbbells 8x3 Yay for lifting 30 kg on the dreaded OHP!

In my experience the treadmill count is on the high side but not that bad (calculating calories spent while walking or running is relatively easy) but the elliptical is way off. An HRM would be useful, but trial and error is cheaper: start by eating back 75% of your exercise calories for a couple of weeks and readjust if…

Day 1 : 11723 Day 2 13850 Day 3: 18439 Day 4: 10908 Day 5: 8266 Day 6: 16999 Day 7: 8119 Day 8: 11820 That's 112,252 so far... It's impressive when you do the math! Good job everyone so far!

I like working out first thing in the morning. In my cardio-only days I never ate first, but since I've started Stronglifts I found out that I can't lift with an empty stomach, so I eat something with carbs and fiber.

Day 1 : 11723 Day 2 13850 Day 3: 18439 Day 4: 10908 Day 5: 8266 Day 6: 16999 Day 7: 8119

Squat 52.5kg 5x5 (warmup 20kgx5, 30kgx5, 40kgx5) Bench press 37.5kg 5x5 (warmup 20kgx5 and 30kgx5) Barbell row 37.5kg 5x5 Lat raise 3x8 with 5kg dumbbells (still hard), upright rows 3x8 with 12.5kg fixed barbell (still easy)

Congrats :love: :love:

Day 1 : 11723 Day 2 13850 Day 3: 18439 Day 4: 10908 Day 5: 8266 Day 6: 16999 based on Fitbit logs I probably "earned" a few hundred cheat steps while driving on a bumpy road... Still, a pretty active day!

Did you try letting them soak in cold water for about 20 minutes then drying them with kitchen paper so they lose some starch? I usually do it, but when I don't have time and I just throw them in the oven I definitely notice a difference.

Same here! I have nothing against processed food, but I no longer eat pre-packaged cookies and cakes or frozen pizza, I'd rather make my own. If they have to be calorie-dense foods (and yes, they have to be. I'm not into cauliflower madness) they'd better be at least delicious.

The elliptical trainer at my gym gives crazy burn estimates even if I enter my weight, I just ignore it. Honestly, 250 calories for 30 minutes of medium effort doesn't sound too low for your weight. I usually burn 300-ish during a brisk 30 minutes run and I weigh more than you. Unfortunately, websites (including MFP) and…

It won't get you a 6-pack but it's a nice cardio workout if you like dancing.

Day 1 : 11723 Day 2 13850 Day 3: 18439 Day 4: 10908 Day 5: in progress, 5300 so far. I won't probably hit my 10k goal today but I did 1h on the elliptical so it's good enough. Plus tomorrow I'll be at a comic convention so I expect to hit 20k at least!

Great job!!!! :drinker:

I eat what I want and make it fit my macros. I try to eyeball the best I can when I'm not cooking, but in some occasions I think it's just not worth it (Christmas, dinner at grandma's with lots of complex home-prepared food, weddings, buffet...). Those are my "cheat days": I just try and do my best with what I have and I…

Day 1 : 11723 Day 2 13850 Day 3: 18439 Day 4: in progress, 9727 so far

Workout B: Squat 50kg 5x5 (warmup 20x5, 30x5, 40x5) Overhead press 27,5 kg (warmup 20x5, 25x5) Deadlift 47,5kg I've started adding some accessory lifts for my pathetic OHP, as suggested here (thank you! <3) Lateral raises: 3 sets of 8 reps with 5kg dumbbells (struggled with the last set) Upright row: 3x8 with 10kg fixed…

Working as intended! Don't freak out. I completed Alpha in January after months of total inactivity and the first week was HELL. Then it gets better. If you could nail it from Day 1 you should probably be doing something else. Go at your own pace, modify if needed, never stop moving. Get more warmup and stretching during…

This is exactly what I've been doing for the last week. Ice cream is one of my weaknesses. I never stopped eating it, but I haven't bought a tub for months because I didn't want to keep it in my freezer. I just went out and get a single serving at my favourite ice-cream parlour once in a while. Last week I bought a 500g…

Day 1 : 11723 Day 2 13850 Day 3: in progress, 15037 so far