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Great news!! I've been on the higher side of low carb for the most part (averaging right around 100 carbs a day). Even at that level, combined with my lifting program, I have been feeling my running get easier. Yesterday I squeezed in a 2 mile treadmill run before work and my breathing wasn't labored at all...which is…

Cardio yesterday - treadmill Today: Warmup 10 min Squats: 2x5x45, 1x3x75, 5x5x115 Bench: 2x5x45, 5x5x75 Row: 5x5x75 They all felt pretty good - I think it's close to the bump up for bench/row :)

I used to alternate weeks to do lifting 3x one week and 2x the next. On the 3x of lifting weeks, I made sure to do 2x cardio and vice versa. Some weeks my cardio is more just because I do stuff that's not planned (like gardening, biking, pick-up game of basketball with the kids, etc.). It worked well for me. I've been…

Me, too! I made some stuffed peppers last night and the garlic was all stupid. I'm used to it now and I know I always have to modify that entry. It's so stupid.

Good luck, @DawnEmbers, I'm sure you'll do awesome - you've been working hard :) @pezhed - don't stress about the OHP - you'll get there. Smaller bar maybe, like an aerobic bar. They're lighter and you can add weights to them until you've progressed to 45...then switch to the big bar. Today: Warmup, 10 min Squat: 2x5x45,…

Great job everyone! Yesterday and today are my usual "official" rest days...I sometimes end up walking or whatever, but no planned workouts. Carry on :)

Regular warmup, I was feeling unusually lazy about it for being a well-rested Saturday morning. Hm. Squats: 2x5x45, 1x3x75, 5x5x110 Bench: 2x5x45, 5x5x75 Row: 5x5x75

I've done it, but it wasn't while I was LC - it's hard, but it's a really good workout :) I would join you, but I'm all set in my exercise plans for now - in a groove, ya know. Good luck!

Ok, so I went back and averaged the last 30 days and I'm at 1860 a day - my goal is set at 1660 calories, but it doesn't bother me much if I'm slightly over (still set up for losing weight, just not as quickly). My average "total" calories are 99 LOL. I guess for my goal being under 100, I just make it there. Recently I've…

@melodiclyrics Bummer! Don't do anything that you shouldn't - you certainly don't want to make it a permanent injury! So sorry this happened to you :( Today I dragged myself from bed to run on the treadmill...it was fine. Tomorrow is SL day.

I am planning to buy those at some point. For now I'm just going to keep going on my slow climb up. When I max out I'll buy them.

I have a mirror at home right across from my rack - sadly, though, I set the rack up on the wrong side of the room so my butt faces the mirror. Fail.

Got it in despite oversleeping. 10 min warm SL Squat: 2x5x45, 1x3x75, 5x5x110 OHP: 2x5x45, 5x5x65 Dead: 1x5x125

If I have coffee with half and half or heavy cream during the period that I'm fasting count as not fasting?

OHP is probably overall the hardest - and will most likely be the lightest weight for most of us. I made it up to 85 as my PR, but I've since de-loaded. I've been hanging out at 65 a while now and I'm probably going to bump up to 70 in a week or two. You can always find one of those aerobic bars and use that to start until…

I'm pretty consistent with my days, but if I have to miss for whatever reason I just fit it another time. I try not to stress myself out about it too much, but as a rule of thumb I make every effort to stay on schedule. I think if you get 3 in each 7 day period you're good. My schedule right now is T/TH/SA - sometimes I…

Was absolutely torturous to get out of bed this morning for some cardio. It's cloudy and stormy and I was a up a few times during the night...so broken, brief sleep makes it a little challenging. I did it, though :) Instead of running I walked at 3mph on an '8' incline. I think running would've been easier lol.

I have the Apple watch and before it the Polar HRM. I got the AW for my birthday last December and it was a debate for me between the fitbit (much cheaper) or the AW. I think the AW is fine for workouts, although if I'm not careful with my type of work out selection the calorie burn is off. This morning instead of running…

Sounds like a recipe for (a delicious one, albeit) for some serious bowel issues. Like everyone else said, you'll need some source of fiber - and quite possibly some supplements.

I always wonder how long the break has to be between eating to be considered "fasting" - there are plenty of days that I'm over 12 hours (I'll eat something at say 9pm, and then I don't eat again until 11:30am the next day - so that is about 14 hours). It's not something I put any effort into; sometimes I'm just not hungry…

@pezhed I do put the bar down between each row; however, I do not put the bar on the floor. I have a squat cage and I drop the safety bars down to where the sit at the bottom of the rack - that gets the bar about a foot off the ground. That way I can stay in the bent over position and I'm not reaching to the ground,…

@canadianlbs congrats on the form breakthrough! Sounds like you had a busy, but productive workout :) Today: 10 min warms Squat: 2x5x45, 1x3x75, 5x5x110 Bench: 2x5x45, 5x5x75 Rows: 5x5x75 Pretty close to my 5lb squat increase. It's starting to feel pretty comfortable!

I've never come back with the results of being IR, but having PCOS it's generally believed that the lower the carbs, the better. I'm probably going to hang out in my low-ish carb range for a while still while I contemplate it.

Good to know, thanks for the help. I haven't decided for sure I want to go the full blow Keto way - I've been low-ish carb so far...contemplating the plunge.

Sugar alcohols I meant...This is the one some people think may or may not be useful to deduct, right?

Net subtracts sugar and fiber, correct?

Certainly some body weight exercises and accessories with the Dumbbells - I have an app called "workouts" on my phone. It's like boot camp lol. The first time I did the 30 min full body option, I was hurting the next day. And I was soaked in sweat. It's all about how much effort you put into it with that app (I've been…

I could definitely see that, I think when I do it successfully I'll be wildly happy about it. I am not a big fan of logging, but again, it seems like if I don't I regress. I blame my lack of conscious eating coupled with some girl issues (PCOS) for my finicky fluctuations. I'm doing well right now - only about 15 pounds…

I started with the 5 pound increments and moved up relatively quickly...then I realized two things: 1. The heavier weights were taking much longer to get through sets because I required the longer rest periods. 2. My form was shaky. I got sick late last year and didn't have energy to exercise much at all. Everything got…

Sounds like a strong start to Monday, good job!