Lovable12

Wow I have not been on these boards in a while.. I started SL 5x5 in January this year... yesterday I was at: squats - 5x5 - 190 bench - 5x5 - 85 rows - 5x5 - 85 How often if everyone increasing weight? I love the 2.5 lb weights! Make moving up so much easier! Has anyone done the Strong lifts for women Abs? I thought I had…

Im 123 now my heaviest was 140 a year ago but I switched BC to the kind that is 3 months... It made my boobs grow from a 32B to a 32D! (Kinda nice losing weight, getting boobs, and never having a period! lol)

SL 5x5 its awesome if you can get through the first few months you will see results! Squat - 175 Bench Press - 85 Barbell Row - 85 Overhead Press - 60 Deadlift - 140 Goal is to bench more than my body weight (123 lbs) and get better at overhead press and deadlift!!!

1 month update for those who were curious about TDEE results... gradually increased to eating 1600 calories (TDEE is ~1750)... not seeing the difference I wanted in the first month... I know I need to give it time but its frustrating... For workout I have been doing SL 5x5, and only doing cardio 1-2 times a week.. Scale…

I agree completely about the scale, and I wouldn't be so frustrated about that if I was losing inches too but I had also been taking measurements and no change there either :( So with about 10-15lbs to lose I should be only at a 10-15% deficit? I used the spreadsheet that was on one of these forums to calculate my TDEE at…

Fish.. Eggs, Protein powder... your body can only process 30 gs protein at a time.. if you have fish for one meal (try grilled not fried if possible, about 30 g, depends), a breakfast sandwich (thomas bagel thins + slice of cheese + 3 egg whites = 27g protein), and a shake (I use gladiator protein powder from smoothie…

Update... Been almost a month have still just fluctuated between 126 and 129... haven't lost any inches either... any suggestions??? What could I be doing wrong??

What is the difference between the strength and the metabolic? My goal is to just get in shape, lose 10 lbs, I enjoy running outside when its nice out but its been like 30 degrees and I get bored on treadmills and know I definitely need to add more strength training... I have been lifting on and off for like the last 5…

Yup I gained 3 in the first week then lost 3 in the second week.. we'll see what week 3 brings!

Update: Lost 3 lbs! Well back to where I started... hope I can break through this and lose some more!! Eating this much I can actually get 90+ grams of protein every day!

Week 1 update: gained 3 lbs! I know this takes a while for your body to adjust but this is so discouraging... how much is normal to gain at first before you lose? Will I just lose back down to where I was at and plateau again?? Did I not calculate it right? I used a bunch of different calculators which all gave me TDEE of…

use: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

I love smoothie king.. I have punch cards even though the closest one is an hour away! I also think mixing the PB2 to spread on a bagel or on celery or however you choose to eat normal peanut butter (off the spoon) tastes a whole lot better than regular peanut butter... It kind of has a nuttier taste or something, idk I…

That is amazing! Do you do any weightlifting (SL5x5 or something else) and/or Cardio too?

Thanks for the feedback! I agree I love eating more! haha

Edamame - soybeans http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/9873/2 (i think this might be an overestimate for it but it still does have a lot of protein)

I tried herbalife and put a bunch of stuff in it so it was a ton of calories and didn't like the meal replacement idea... now i use gladiator protein mix (smoothie king) bc one scoop is only 90 calories and 22g protein (and tastes wayy better) with PB2 (only 45 calories instead of 190 in regular peanut butter) with either…

How do you figure out your TDEE????

1: I am 5'3-4ish 2: I am definitely going to try that as so many people have recommended that. Its not so much as I really need to lose it, just more of a I set that as my goal and really want to reach it lol... Thanks!

Sounds really healthy not sure if I have the willpower to make that much a dramatic change! thanks!

I've heard of something similar where people eat at the deficit every day of the week but one in which they eat whatever they want... (kinda what I end up doing anyways lol) but I will have to try this!

This sounds similar to AmyRhubarb's post... Have you tried this? Do you recommend a good website to calculate this? Thanks!! And your post below this made me lol too...

thanks I'm going to try this! :)

I did this a lot at first.. like my "one cup" was really two cups... and a lot of things I eat are hard to find on mfp exactly I'm really bad when things are in grams or trying to figure it out but think I have gotten better at it :) I will definitely look into those they sound fun! Thanks!!

Its all in your diet.. try cutting out soda, salt, and decreasing bread.... drink more water... I can lose about an inch when I do this but i am horrible at sticking with it! I love pizza too much!! :( planks and pushups also seem to have helped me... but I have the same problem.. my waist seems to be stuck at 26/27...

I have a similar problem.. I just started lifting heavy weights (like 4-5 sets of 6-8reps vs 3x10) 3x a week and running 2x a week.. before I just ran and did 3x10 average weights and I notice a difference. I think it really depends on where you are at I would do more running to lose the inches (my thighs got slim when I…

Oops I should have specified.. I split the workouts between mwf and t/th, so I would do squats mwf and lunges t/th... On days I lift I don't run as much... maybe 40 minutes tops so its more of a warmup - at least the way I was lifting before, we'll see after increasing the weights... I will definitely have to look more…

This is amazing, and on top of it all.... You kept your boobs! Lucky! haha :) Good work!

Thanks!