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Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon But DON'T like Bohemian Rhapsody.

I, too, have BED and the only thing that works for me is to eat low carb. Whenever I've been faced with buffets, I can usually manage to find enough low(er) carb offerings to eat that won't set me up for a binge session. Since I've been lifting fairly heavy I've had to add back in some carbs, but not anything processed or…

I believe in this case, lifting seriously kicked mine - still soooo sore, I'm going to do nothing except go to work today, but thanks for the thought - lol. A complete day of rest. And tomorrow I might try the same thing I did Monday again, I'm hard-headed like that. Only rather than deads I'd be doing rows. But maybe do…

Shoot.Me.Now. AND I.must.remember.I'm.not.30.anymore! So, I hadn't been to lift since the 17th. I was psyched about getting back in the gym yesterday, only I wasn't sure what to do in this situation, I made up a little workout of my own. BIG mistake. Rather than deload a bit and carry on, I did the following: Squats:…

I'm thinking it's bad-a$$ed mother-f.... but I could be wrong. That's what I read every time I read it. Yeah, I tend to have a potty mouth.

Thanks, I'm much better after the B12 injection!

I doubt I'm anemic - hysterectomy in 1999... BUT, after my shot this morning, I'm feeling human again, so that must be what ailed me. I will still enjoy the break. Might as well, right?

Today was workout day but alas, I've been so fatigued the last two days that I didn't go. I think there's more at play than (lack of) carbs, I went to the doctor's office before work and got a B12 shot. Got brave enough to ask to have a prescription so I can do it myself more often. Just can't afford $30/shot. The shots…

Heheh, I find it super easy to get ATG, it's the getting back up that is difficult! :wink:

O.M.G. I was wiped today! Guess I was feeling "frisky" and decided to go ahead and up my squats and bench by 2.5 lbs. I totally must remember that I'm NOT as young as I used to be... Squats - 102.5 lbs 5 x 5 - a bit of a struggle, but got them done with (mostly) good form Bench - 82.5 lbs 5 5 5 3 :noway: arms said "nope,…

I wonder how much the metal springy clips that secure the plates onto the bar weigh? Have we been short-changing ourselves by 1/2 lb? :laugh: Squats - 100 lbs 5 x 5 (I'm going to stick with 100 'til Friday, then up to 105 I hope) OHP - 46 lbs 5 x 5 (hey, that's up 1/2 lb since the last time-lol) - I was happy with them. DL…

The bros at my gym KNOW I have to have a squat rack... :wink: there's only 2 racks and I've always been able to hog one. I only ever see one or two guys doing "real" squats - most of them use the Smith machine and I can see them in the mirror and it makes me cringe! I have been approached a time or two by (different) bros…

:smile: I'll probably stick with sweet potatoes, bananas, oatmeal (the kind you have to cook, not the instant), and berries for the most part. I already eat all of the green veggies, never met a green vegetable I didn't like! By my figuring, using various TDEE calculators, I should be eating 1900 calories daily - I might…

Mwuahaha - there must be *something* to that whole "eat more carbs" thing... I had my "night before" smoothie with sweet potato and banana and used whole milk rather than almond milk last night. This morning about an hour before I would be hitting the iron I had a banana. Then after the workout I had my protein shake made…

Thanks, Sugar_Junkie!

Fartknockers, I forgot to mention that yes, I can try and have something in the morning first thing before a workout. Although lowfat milk isn't what I would choose {shiver}. It's got to be whole milk or none at all. :-) But I could very easily eat a banana! Love love love bananas. And maybe make my protein shake for…

I'm not sure, I just know what happens if I eat too much of them - however, I've never tried to just eat the "good" ones - I usually face plant into the nasty, sugary junk. Something to do with my body/insulin resistance, etc. But I think I might can do a moderate amount as long as I don't veer off of the "good" carb…

I guess I should mention my name is actually Susan, I go by 'Moo for short. ;-) Call me whatever you wish, I'm easy... Also, I'm afraid this is going to look like "War and Peace". Sorry. One of the trainers at my gym recommended I have at least a cup of "good" carbs (sweet potato, banana, oatmeal, etc) the night before I…

{sigh} After seeing everybody else's awesome numbers I feel like a weakling-lol. Sort of, anyhow. I think it's because a) I push myself harder than I should, b) my expectations are a wee bit grandiose considering my age (?), c) I'm going to have to figure out something with my eating - low carb keeps me from binge-eating,…

Was 300% lazy yesterday. :-) Today (won't list warmups, but I did them, honest). Squats - holding steady at 95 lbs until I either blow through that and it becomes "easy", or until I'm satisfied with my form, or both. I did 5 x 5. OHP - 45 lbs, 5 x 5. Oddly enough, the last two sets were easier than the first three - go…

No, it's pretty basic, but that's okay with me since I'm never going to be able to consistently do the +5 every time. I use the calculator on my phone for that if need be. :-)

I use Strong Log by Driftwood Apps: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.driftwood.workouts&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kcmlmdHdvb2Qud29ya291dHMiXQ..) Good grief, I need to learn how to insert a link! Copy and paste all of what is in between the parentheses... It has the basic lifts, It…

Some deloading to work on form, some addition of 5 lbs... Squats - deloaded to 95 lbs for form, 5 x 5 (will do this for a few times until I'm 100% comfortable with my form) Bench - 75 lbs - up from 70, 5 x 5 Pendlays - 75 lbs - up from 70, 5 x 5 I concentrated on my form during the bench and discovered that when you do it…

An "off" day - at least from lifting. Decided to start Couch-to-5K (again) this morning. It felt great! Here's to hoping I can actually complete it this time...

Bringing this over from the June thread... Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement! Sad to say, for me, ice cream would be a very bad thing - a slippery slope to hell (I low carb because if I don't, I binge eat - it's not a pretty thing). I had a sweet potato/banana smoothie for supper last night (ugh, too much…

Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement! I'm so sad that ice cream would be a very bad thing for me (I low carb because if I don't, I binge eat - it's not a pretty thing). I had a sweet potato/banana smoothie for supper last night (ugh, too much banana I think), so we'll see how things go this morning. (When I say…

TOTALLY blew it on my squats Saturday morning. Warmups were awesome. then, loaded 105 lbs on the bar, 4 excellent reps, fifth rep, not so much. Went down and decided to let the rack have it. So I deloaded to 100 lbs, made 2 whole reps, got pissed, deloaded to 95 lbs, made 3 reps, said to hell with it and went to bench…

Just reporting in: Warmed up for squats thusly: 2 x 5 @ 45 lbs, 1 x 3 @ 65 lbs, 1 x 2 @85 lbs, then Squats - 100 lbs 5 x 5. Warmed up for OHP with fixed weight bars (much shorter): 2 x 5 @ 15 lbs (don't laugh), 1 x 3 @ 25 lbs, 1 x 2 @35 lbs then OHP - 45 lbs (oly bar) 5 x 5. Almost didn't make the first full set, but the…

I'm 5 lbs ahead of you, I feel like we're SL twins sort of. :-) First time posting in this group. This morning's workout: Squat - 95 lbs - 5x5 Bench - 70 lbs - 5x5 (this one is kind of tough, so I pretend that I'm pressing the bar into my ex's face and it gets oh so much easier-lol) Pendlay - 70 lbs - 5x5 I've ordered some…

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