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My TDEE is 1644, so I guess I can reduce calories to 1500...Maybe my body is just adjusting? I'll give it a few more weeks.
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I read The New Rules of Lifting and The Metabolic Effect and I loved them. So I started exercising only 3 days a week, (30 mins of walking and 30 mins of weight lifting each day) and I upped my calorie intake to about 1600 and I eat 6 times a day (mostly protein and veggies/fruit) but I"VE GAINED WEIGHT! AHHHH! Is this…
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I bought the book New Rules of Lifting for Women and it is changing my LIFE! Good lord, why have I been starving myself on only 1200 calories a day??? And I don't know why it took me this long to figure this out, but weight lifting makes perfect sense! I am sooo happy I bought this book. So thank you!
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Thank You on the congrats Healthygreek! Quitting really has been the BEST thing I could have done for myself. You guys are all so helpful! This is wonderful! So I guess I'm doing this all wrong eh? Eating too little, working out too much. hahaha Wow, who knew! Cutting back the cardio and focusing on some strength stuff…
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Wow thanks! I will definitely check that out!
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I have thought about lifting weights but I have no idea where to begin. I've tried doing some videos that incorporate weights but I just feel silly and I feel like it's either way too hard or way too easy.... I have a fairly weak upper body. I can do MAYBE 10 pushups BUT! I have started doing squats at night before bed,…
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HAHAHAHA! I love the pic of the giant box of crackers! I'm a huge fan of these crackers and can literally eat the whole bag if I wanted to...my real craving is actual crackers and loads of cheddar cheese, so these soothe my fix without so many calories. Just wanted to know how everybody else felt about them. Glad there's a…
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1. juice (you know the kind, those sugary sweet "fruit" juices) I found that as soon as I cut these out I dropped like 5 pounds. I drink boiled water and organic lemon juice if I need a fix. 2. Lots of things white. white rice, white bread, white potatoes...etc etc etc 3. Cheese. Not completely cut out, but limited for…
