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lol.. like a light bulb went on not off lol... oh dear :P
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@ Karen - Way better descriptions of the moves, specific workouts within the programs focused on fat loss and strength, better warm-up strategy. After I read NROL I found myself better understanding the concepts that I had read in NROLFW -- its like a light bulb went off. As for the break-in - its consists of doing two…
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You can add me too!
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If I have time the only activity I do is yoga on off days. I am trying to stick to the book and refrain from doing cardio. This has been very difficult for me especially since before starting this program I was going HIT six days a week. A few times I have gone on extended bike rides on the weekend too.
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#1 food item would have to be greek yogurt - you can eat it with pretty much every meal and its an excellent source of protein. Aside from that egg whites (more protein), protein powder (a little more protein), chicken, fish, avocados and lots of nuts and organic nut butters. Of course every kind of vegetable and fruit you…
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That makes sense. By the end of the second set of dead lifts and lunges I could barely hold the weights any longer; I was struggling!
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I check mine once a month at about the same time of day, although I don't think it matters since your BF isn't going to change from day to night.
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Thanks lunchgirlie. I don't know what could have caused it but I've got my second Workout A coming up today and I hope my forearms don't slow me down lol.
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Great job on finishing the first day!
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'TheReese' I started last week too but I am going to do the same and re-start again today because I felt like last week was a bit of a tester week and I made so many mistakes and adjustments that when it comes time to do the AMRAP my starting weights just won't be accurate. Just to give you an idea of what I did last week:…
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Wow! That's awesome - congrats!
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I log in everyday so you can add me if you want!
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I just started the program this Monday and when I did my calculations on what my calorie intake needed to be for my non-workout and workout days I was quite surprised because a) its a lot of food and b) I wasn't sure if I could meet the protein requirement. Trust me though you are going to need the fuel to get you through…
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I had this problem yesterday doing workout B - I used the 45lb Olympic Bar and then had an additional 10lb and 5lb plate on each side (total 75lbs) but because the plates are so small its an extra couple inches to get them to the floor and the movement seems very akward to me and ends up looking like I'm squating to get…
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When I did the crunches I tried to do them as per the picture provided but now that I am looking at it closer do my shoulders need to be off the ball? I had my husband watching me and he said my shoulders were lifting off of the swiss ball I felt nothing in my abs. Maybe I'll just have to experiment with it.
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I did workout B today for the first time and found myself lifting a little too much weight for all the exercises (I guess what Lou said about women usually picking too light a weight does not apply to all of us lol), In any case, I too felt it in my glutes when doing the swiss ball crunch - am I doing it wrong? I had 10lbs…
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You can add me if you like! I just started using MFP and using the NROLFW on Monday so I am looking for all the support I can get!
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Thanks for the advice! I think I'll stick to the recommendations of the book and see where I am in one month. I've taken measurments and pictures so I am hoping I'll see a difference. I'm not at all worried about the scale (I'm about 10lbs away from where I would like to be) because my main goal is losing body fat (I'm at…
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Thanks for the advice. I'm going to start incorporating some heavy lifting days in my routine and hopeful use the New Rules of Lifting for Women to get myself started!
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Hello, I'm new to this group and MFP. I've been on the 1,200 calorie plan before and I found I wasn't losing any inches, weight or body fat. If anything, being on 1,200 calories/day made me feel sluggish, unhealthy (even when I was eating back my workout calories) and often triggered weekend eating binges. I found this…
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Thanks everyone! I'm feeling the love from my fellow Canadians.
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Hey! You can add me if you'd like. We don't have everything in common but we both do struggle with binge eating. I would consider myself a bit of a gym rat and outdoor enthusiast but when it comes to food all my hard work and sweat at the gym is completely wasted because I can't seem to control what, and how much food I…
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Kokaneesailor, thanks so much! I could use advice from someone who knows how to cook good, healthy food! I'll be sure to add you! I have a tendency to eat out a lot because of work and what not and I'd really like to get back to cooking meals at home and I'm going to need all the healthy recipe ideas I can get :)
