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I dabbled with PHAT a few times and couldn't really get up for it. I don't specifically remember why but it might be worth a revisit.

Regarding barbell hip thrust comfort, the Mrs. and I haven't ever had any problems using one of those foam wrap-around squat pads (pool noodle-esque) but I saw that abmat recently came out with this thing: https://abmat.com/products/hip-thrust-pad

I briefly searched for that thread and couldn't find it. Creeping on his profile says he's been inactive since November. This is a thread that was getting a lot of traffic before the holidays. Started as a "post your latest achievement" type thread but has has plenty of routine and form discussion.…

Nice work @garyruns, glad to hear you're well. Based on my 20 week bulk in 2020 and 8 week in 2021 I'm planning on 12-16 weeks for the next one depending on how lean I can actually get.

Up front caveat; I've never been clinically overweight whilst using MFP, which invalidates my advice to some. I have used MFP since 2012 and have enjoyed success managing my weight and improving my body composition, strength, and health. Since mid 2017 I haven't tried to calculate or measure exercise calories, as MFP is…

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How’s everybody been doing? I hope the holidays and the start of ‘22 has been treating you all well. I came down with a sinus infection the week before Christmas, pulled a muscle around my ribs coughing during what I discovered to be an allergic reaction to cough medication, and still dealing with a little bit of…

Flirting with the 173s the last few days. Trend weight down to 174.6 which has me down ~5lbs in the ~6 weeks back to 12/1. Sleep habits are improving but I'm having issues finding the right pillow(s) that are optimal to avoid snoring, back aches, and sinus congestion.

As one of those parents, thank you. As a healthy 32 y/o without added risk factors I've never been that worried about my own health but the constant baseline of anxiety about my son (just turned 3) is really getting old. Pediatrician said "springtime" would be likely for his age group to get approved... really looking…

I hope the new year is treating everyone well. I've eased down into the 175s on trend and after feeling rudderless last week on training I've come to a consensus on a direction and had a nice lifting session this morning. Still coming back from the pulled muscle (serratus anterior perhaps?) to a degree. Really working on…

Depends on what it is or what sort of phase I'm in. I'm the kind of person that eats the same things for 75% of my intake so if I weight something I eat regularly for a while and see very little variation I'll just stop weighing it entirely but if it's something that's particularly calorie dense and notice wide variations…

I have two in the kitchen and the pocket one I mentioned. - this is my primary kitchen model. Fits all my needs and is <$10. If it craps out I’ll probably get another. 5 stars. Ozeri ZK14-S Pronto Digital Multifunction Kitchen and Food Scale, Black, 8.25…

I literally weigh portions as much as possible and have for 4.5 years. Wish I'd started sooner, It's default for me now, and will continue indefinitely. I even bought a pocket-sized one that I keep with me most of the time, primarily used to weigh the apple and banana I bring to work for lunch.

BMI being such a limited metric isn't the be-all-end-all in terms of assessing whether to continue losing (or gaining) weight since it doesn't consider body composition. Given that you're now in a 30" waist size, I imagine that 189lbs you're walking around with is far leaner and meaner than BMI would anticipate any average…

@yayamom3 - my original gen 1 apple watch is still going strong; it's the 42mm version and I wouldn't even go any larger as an average-sized dude (6'1" 175lbs). My wife is 5'9" about 145 and has the ~38mm and it's a good size for her wrist.

For me I don't perceive that much difference in my baseline level of wellness but I think this also has to do with relative age and weight; I'm pretty much hanging out at the same "healthy" weight I started with MFP 10.5 years ago but I'm much stronger, athletic and way better body composition now at 32 than I was at 22. I…

I think age and duration of lifestyle shift plays a factor as well. I've always had a pretty resilient stomach and can typically eat anything without consequence. However, at nearly 33 now, having been at MFP for coming up on 11 years, and incrementally focusing on "better" nutrition for most of that time I find that my…

Thanks @alexandramosenson and @psuLemon. Already improving with the antibiotics and cough is being less frequent. The downside is when I do cough it's ridiculously violent; pulled a muscle in my torso late last night in a coughing spell... so that's fun.

Welp, I've been under the weather with a pretty nasty sinus infection after dealing with seasonal allergy-related congestion for probably the last month (darn mold and leaf PM). My terrible sleep habits finally got the better of me and our weather has been bonkers which never helps matters. I woke up with a slight cough…

Fasting never works well for me either, though I'd probably eat lighter and ensure I get some form of workout in. We always used to do a 10K benefitting our local food bank on Thanksgiving morning; made for a nice tradition and felt like I had free reign for dinner. Each of the last two years my wife and I have gotten up…

I was thinking about this yesterday morning; I remember before I started lifting I was in the mid-high 170s and absolutely hated how fat I perceived myself to be. I was 178.6 yesterday (before a calorific and carbtastic day celebrating my son's birthday has me back over 180 today) and though I certainly prefer to be leaner…

You had me in the first half with the sawdust and pine needles line

Personally, if I'm logging exhaustively I'm pretty much on-plan or at least at not damaging my efforts. It's less about motivation and far more about the expectations I have, and the baseline habits and behaviors I've developed.

Yeah, my internal monologue can get super toxic, not just about my body or fitness. "You're so bad at your job, no one takes you seriously, they should just fire you" "You're such an annoying partner, she should just leave you" "Look at all your flaws; you've burdened your son with them"

I didn't know this was a thing either... the magnitude of this revelation to me is probably clinically dubious at this point but I AM SHOOK with excitement about this.

Thanks, @springlering62. Not to highjack your thread, but to elaborate: for me this was a far bigger issue when it came to lifting weights than for nutrition. To be brief, I've always identified strongly as a nerdy guy, which connects strongly to my superhero-esque physique preferences. However, since I didn't come by that…

That really is awesome. I overlooked the strength of positive self-talk/identity for way too long. It amazes me how much we have get out of our own way sometimes.

I’ll be cutting once I finish up a maintenance phase following that 8 week bulk. However I’m down 1.5 lbs on trend in two weeks “at maintenance”. It’s been a little harder and required a higher intake than I anticipated to maintain like this.

Thanks, it’s been a really fun and frankly a fulfilling experience. Growing up I was never happy with my doughy nerd physique so getting to a point as an adult where I actually feel strong and come close to looking the part has been beneficial in a myriad of ways. The suit quality also makes a big difference in that before…

Missed this thread the first time around. Pretty equal-opportunity nerd, engineer, & cosplayer. Been on MFP since 2012, got into cosplay in ~2014 and started lifting in 2015 primarily to fill out my superhero costumes more readily.