Jennifer_Lynn_1982 Member

wow @MandaLeigh123 - that is awesome!!

@heybales always great info, thank you! I love reading these posts and updates....I'm getting gutsier to try and increase as well. I've moved from 1400 to almost 1800 calories per day...thinking about adding more soon too. Will start my own post if I have questions. Thanks again!!

Hi Everyone, I'm back! I have been keeping up with my workouts but I had some setbacks this month in life....I got laid off at work and am trying to figure things out. Yesterday's Workout - I finally made it back to my full gym so back onto barbells, finally! All 5x5s Squat 105# Bench 80# Rows 80# Bench had a few shaking…

When you do decide to cut after being in maintenance, perhaps don't cut as much as you did. If you do a 15% cut off of 2200, then you'd have 1870 calories to play with. I think that might be a bit more realistic for you since you have less to lose.

What @heybales said :) So for your stats at 136 lbs: Protein: 112 g x 4 cal/g = 448 calories Fat: 48g x 9 cal/g = 432 calories Carbs: remaining calories =650 calories / 4 cal/g = 163 g Your macro's should be set up as: 30% P / 30% F / 40% C Glad to see you on here Lauren!

^ This. If you truly care about fitness more than a number, then what are you fitness goals? If your goal is to maintain muscle mass, then you need to eat closer to your TDEE and lift heavy in order to maintain/increase your muscle mass. You've lost almost 8 lbs in a month, I think you should start tracking your calories…

congrats on choosing a great program, I love it! and how its changed my body.

I'd also like to add that I wouldn't focus too much on restricting calories when I'm sick. If I'm hungry, I eat but if I'm not eating at a deficit, I'm okay with that. I just eat up to maintenance. Allow yourself to rest and let your body heal...hope you feel better soon!

Check out this group - Eat More to Weigh Less....http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/3817-eat-more-2-weigh-less I've found great improvements in my weight loss and more importantly on my inches loss by upping my calories and lifting heavier.

I'm still in, going to try and get in the baseline workout tonight or at latest tomorrow :) Can't wait to see how much can be improved in 7 weeks!

I agree with @XavierNusum ...I love reading your updates :)

Most people suggest 100 calories per day added per week. So go from 1800/day to 1900/day for a week and then bump up to 2000/day for another week. Hope that helps!

^ lots of great advice up there....I too have done Insanity prior to starting Strong Lifts (I'm a newbie that started in Feb) and I can tell you that I have lost many more inches (12.5 inches so far) and a lot more fat doing SL in comparison to Insanity. Insanity is a good cardio program but I really prefer SL. Any…

Last Night's Workout - All 5x5 Squats – 70# Bench Press - 60# Barbell Row – 60# Quick workout and then a rush to get to my ball game - played the entire game at 2nd base (1 hr warmup plus 1-3/4 hr game, HR monitor said 940 calories burned not that that's too accurate but I was moving as much as I could). We won 9-0 - great…

@krokador this is absolutely awesome and just what I needed to focus on the next 7 weeks! Thank you for putting this together, I'm definitely in for this. Will need to do my tests and then I'll send you thru the info :) Thanks again!!

Last Night's Workout - ended up getting home really late after my 2nd job and grocery shopping but still managed to get over to the gym for a quick 30 min workout so I could keep my 3x/wk streak. OHP felt heavy though, calories were good so I'm not sure what my issue was. Workout: Squat 70# 5x5 OHP 40# 5x5 DL 70# 1x5

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No!...Eat at a slight deficit and lift weights to build your muscle mass! I've lost 12.5 inches in the last 2 months. No joke...read this thread for more information http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

Thanks @Sumiblue and @walleyeten !!

Last Night's Workout Warmup - 5 min on treadmill at a 5% incline Workout: All 5x5 Squat 70# - Bench 60# - Row 70# - Had a few shaky sets, felt a bit weak yesterday...I think because I'm a bit tired from playing ball on Monday night. Will need to adjust my calories once ball seasons starts officially next week.

Huge NSV...for me anyways! So I just took my measurements this morning. I've lost 12.5" so far - see below for the breakdown. I started Strong Lifts in February doing 2 sessions/week and increased to 3 sessions/week about 4 weeks ago. I also walk about 30 min. about 5 times per week, very little cardio outside of that. In…

So I just did my measurements. Since I haven't updated any of my measurements in this group, I'll update my measurement comparison from the beginning of the year to today. I started SL in February doing 2 sessions/week and increased to 3 sessions/week about 4 weeks ago. Height: 5'4.5" Age 32 Weight 151.8 / 152.8 - not…

oh, yuck (for the impact to calories, yay for a vacation!)...ya that's right. I forgot you're going away....

I just inputted your information into this calculator and assuming you're around 5'5, it says approx 1340 calories for a 15% reduction off your TDEE. If you want to go with a 10% reduction (smaller deficit), then 1440 calories/day. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

@Sumiblue maybe give it another week and see if your weight drops back down. If it doesn't drop in a week then reassess and look at dropping by 100 calories or so.

That's a great deal, hope you enjoy it :)

grill veggies on the bbq...we just had some asparagus and zucchini last night, delicious with some olive oil and salt/pepper.

Copied from my response in the FitBit post. I really liked DC Rainmaker's reviews before purchasing my device - highly recommend reading through all of them! I ended up going with a Polar M400 as it is an activity tracker and can hook up to my H7 heart rate monitor during workouts. I also like that it has GPS for when I'm…

I really liked DC Rainmaker's reviews before purchasing my device - highly recommend reading through all of them! I ended up going with a Polar M400 as it is an activity tracker and can hook up to my H7 heart rate monitor during workouts. I also like that it has GPS for when I'm outdoors for accurate distance measurements…

Last Night's Workout Workout: Squat 70# 5x5 - I definitely feel my glutes this morning.... OHP 40# 5x5 - had a few shaky reps but overall felt great DL 70# 1x5 - felt like my form was better last night