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Two huge guys cornered me in the changing room at the gym, and I thought I might die... Instead they complimented my abs :)
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Went through that a few years back. It's tough as hell so well done for making progress - something to remember is that, even when recovered, there's a chance (like with me) that some of the mentality never truly leaves, just remember it's all a balance, having a day or two where you're tempted to dip back in, while not…
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Mine suggests outdoor bike if I forget to take it off while home alone.
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Alas, they're the most temperamental part of my body, coming and going as they bloody want to. Been working on my posture a lot recently, which seems to be helping. Thanks :) I know! It's a shame it has to be so perfectly angled though :D :p
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Thanks :) there's a fine line between dedication and addiction, but the results are slowly coming, so I guess there are worse things to be addicted to ;)
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I don't want to go against a doctor, but imo you could always try just raising protein rather than cutting carbs and trying to fill the gap with it. Increasing your protein:carb ratio is effective (albeit not as quick/drastic as cutting carbs entirely)
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Honestly look at what you eat, figure out if there's something that's sneakily adding calories, maybe not instantly, but over time. Mine was Coke. I've gone from 2-3 a day to less than 1 a year, instead drinking diet. Number 3 is debatable, I don't watch TV but on my days off from work I'm usually on my PS4 all day.
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I really found those first workouts after starting to eat more eye opening. It's incredible how much more powerful you feel with the calories in you :)
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I'm 6'2" ish and wish wish wish I'd started lifting earlier, rather than getting stuck in a spiral of anorexia and having to build myself back up. Some say it's best to lean out before gaining, but bear in mind the psychological strain of basically doing a complete about-turn, especially if it's a lot of weight. FWIW,…
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Dieting is hard enough without eating things you hate..!
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Im hoping the winter/more layers/harder workouts will keep the anxiety at bay this time :smile:
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My depression comes and goes, when it's here it's very bad, but I still make myself go to the gym. Those days I don't focus too much, I just do what I enjoy doing and I find it helps tremendously. Obviously everyone is different though, everyone has their own struggles and things that help them. Hoping yours is manageable x
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Don't feel like you're starving yourself (or binging) based on one day, it sounds like you have it figured out :) The health dangers come from continued routines of over/under eating. As I said, look at it in a week. You said a couple days with 15-1700, a couple with 850-950? Averaged out that's about 1200/day - some will…
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I notice the effect on my workouts within a week, size wise I've never really managed to bulk successfully (chicken out when I start to gain fat) and so hoping to do it properly this time. When I *did* do it before, I guess a month or so is when I noticed scales shooting up/shirts tighter etc.
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My experiences with EDs are pretty limited (brief period of anorexia a few years back, worked with a severely anorexic person for a few years) so I can't really comment on that side, but healthy eating is a long-haul thing. As long as you're eating 'right' most of the time, don't worry about the odd day or two when you…
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Omelettes! Whatever meat/veg you want, cook it in a pan, add eggs. I basically lived off them when I was doing low carb.
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If you can keep up with my short attention span and flitting about the gym in a kinda semi-organised way, sure why not?
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Feed your growing muscles. As they grow and work, they'll be taking more from your reserves, and you'll be pushing them harder. It's a glorious cycle that tends to lead to fat loss and muscle/strength gain. (As long as you don't overdo it)
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18% bf is pretty low for a woman. Ignore them, you're losing fat and gaining muscle and will only improve as you go forward. :)
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Chopping sweet potatoes (and crying at the amount of food I have to eat between now and bedtime).
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I know, it seems ridiculous - but it explains why I never gained weight last time I tried to bulk on 4K/day. I guess a combination of my hight (over 6'), combined with 15-18k steps a day from work, with gym calories etc added on top make it that high. Edit: here's my calorie burn for the last week or so from my Fitbit.…
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Birmingham here :)
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I do, but then again my earliest is 8 am or so.
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If you're working your muscles hard enough, they'll progress. Whether that's on a machine or with freeweights, whatever. Those machines will only target specific muscle groups (nothing wrong with that) but as Samantha said, compounds are better in terms of hitting more muscles, generally harder, In a shorter amount of…
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It's a waste of money.
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I may be wrong, but I suspect that you're pushing yourself too hard and not eating enough to sustain it. Aching sure, if you've hit yourself particularly hard, but nausea, tiredness, breathlessness etc? Sounds like you're forcing your body to do too much on not enough energy.
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The other thing to bear in mind is your baseline energy requirements - I didn't realise until I started using my fitbit that my TDEE is basically 3500 due to being on my feet all day at work. Up til that point, I'd been thinking 3500 cals/day was borderline too many, but factor in the gym, and I now aim for 4-4.5k/day…
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Mine works fine? I have to sync my watch to the fitbit app and then refresh MFP if I want a to-the-minute figure, but otherwise it's just dandy.
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Are you eating before a workout? That was the watershed moment for me, as long as it was far enough in advance to not upset my stomach, I could suddenly push myself so much harder and started to actually make progress. More energy = more effort = more muscle/less fat
