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Hey Mike! Welcome back!
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It really is worth it to push through. I can still remember rolling around on my bed in tears because it felt so awful to eat 1500 cals, I was stuffed, bloated, guilty feeling and just plain miserable. But now I don't even worry so much about cals as I do about the fitness because I can eat pretty much anything until I'm…
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Getting through it mentally is the toughest part. I came from a very unhealthy state...I'd been in a VLCD for years and doing way too much exercise. I was very sick, mentally and physically by the time I came to EM2WL...taking a lot of medications and breaking bones and I could not lose weight. In fact I was slowly gaining…
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Love it!
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BMF is the most accurate for daily TDEE numbers (it is better at recognizing after-burn effect and such). Pedometer based gizmos (like fitbit) tend to be off a bit when it comes to tdee but are good if you just want to motivate yourself to move. HRM are best for determining Cal burn during a specific workout.
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I'm on the last week of Insanity and I still modify some moves. It's about improving your own level of fitness from where you start, not necessarily matching the fitness of those on the dvd's. Keep going...you'll get better!
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Personally, I wouldn't recommend lifting with the full insanity program (or full TF program either)....it's just too hard on the body and counterproductive in my opinion. The usual thing is to do 3 days lifting focus and 2 - 3 days cardio on the off days. (I am doing the full Insanity program right now after a 4 month…
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I've done Turbo Fire and am a week from finishing Insanity. Turbo Fire is easier in the sense that the intervals in the HIIT workouts are more like 1 min hard, 1 min rest whereas Insanity is 3 min hard and 30 seconds rest. However, if you push yourself like you are supposed to in TF, you will work hard. Turbofire also…
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It takes at least 3 days before I'll see the initial water retention drop if I drink even a little alcohol, but can take a week before I get back to where I started sometimes (especially if it's combined with lots of sodium from eating out and such). I find green tea and lots of water can help to hurry it along, but not…
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Insanity requires you to ensure you fuel properly with enough calories or you'll just wind up tired all the time and your workouts will suffer. You can use this calculator ( http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ ) to figure out your needs if you don't have the diet plan that comes with Insanity. I also encourage…
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coffee. There are actually some supposed benefits to women from drinking coffee to help offset the bad (ie. memory retention and such) whereas there are NO benefits to soda. :) You can do some research on your own, but a quick search to give you an example of benefits here:…
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If your bf% is going down and the scale is just bouncing around like that, I wouldn't worry too much yet. Take pics and measurements. My guess is that things are shifting around and you're changing your body composition. Scales can be deceiving and make us think nothing is happening, when in fact big changes are actually…
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According to what you've given us for your history, I would say you do NOT need a reset. You simply need diet breaks once in a while. You can do that in lots of ways. You can have a day or two during the week where you eat at tdee or you can stay at cut for 10 - 12 weeks, then have a week or two diet break. The main thing…
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Our bodies do weird things. Some times after a rest week I'll drop a bit, other times I won't move at all (like this time) and still others I'll gain a couple of pounds. No reasons that I can pinpoint, it just happens. One thing though that I've noted in my experience, when I have a week with little to no cardio but I…
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personally, it sounds like you do a lot of exercise on a regular basis, so I'd allow your body a little bit of a rest and not try to replace the rowing for the week. As for food, you will likely be fine for a week eating close to your normal tdee, but if you feel more comfortable dropping it a tiny bit that's fine too.…
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Scenario 2 is the process that you are looking for. It can take months, or years depending on how bad the damage is. The end result is the ability to lose fat while still eating healthy amounts of nutrients because you should get to a point where you can drop your cals by 10% from that 2000 (or whatever your tdee is…
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LOVE THIS!!! (was the collapsed guy in the back trying to keep up with you?)
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Your willingness to share such life-giving information is appreciated more than any words can possibly say. We love you guys! May God bless you both!
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excellent visual! :happy:
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some take a break, some don't...I personally took a week break in between phases for a few reasons. One of them is because all the PT's I know recommend it, and another is because when I take the break I come back fresh and eager for the next phase which gives me a much better experience and overall enjoyment.
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Sometimes even good form isn't going to help. From what I can tell, barbells, deadlifts and back-hinging exercises cause a strain on the lower back that makes physical therapists and chiropractors cringe. (both of mine prefer I stay away from those types of exercises - however, I'm not listening too well...lol). If you…
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so awesome!!! :happy: :drinker:
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Sweet!!! Keep it up!! :drinker:
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That's awesome that you are working towards healing! It can take time to get to the point where you can comfortably eat at the level you should be but I encourage you to keep working towards it. You are doing great so far! Every little NSV is one more step in the process. :happy:
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I don't see it as a cop out at all and you shouldn't either unless you've given up. If you knew me personally, you'd know that I am not one to give up or take any kind of 'cop-out'...it goes against every grain in my body. I'm competitive, determined, strong willed, feisty and stubborn, and I will lose this weight, but…
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:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: Great post!!
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I agree with you both...Hated the Lean Circuit!!! Much prefer Push! :happy: However, each phase has it's own purpose, and I suppose the stuff we like the least is probably the stuff we need to work on the most! :grumble:
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I did basically the same thing. I left the activity level at sedentary in mfp (because I have a desk job) but then added in my 'expected exercise' in my goals. Now everything matches up nicely when I sync. I still manually add in my exercise though because when I do that, the adjustment reduces by that exact amount to…
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@cazysly- Congrats! That's awesome! :happy: :drinker: @sweatpants - keep plugging along and listening to your body. Be careful of excuses, and mindful of wise choices....I like that you are working on finding a plan you know you can stick to, and easing into things instead of pushing yourself too hard, too fast (*raises…
