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Put muscle in there.
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Nice read. Thanks. Very much where I'm needing to read and stretch myself. Many questions still spin in my mind. For instance: *Where does this fit into pervasive "cutting" / "bulking" cycles mentality? *I read that you can't gain muscle mass while on a deficit. (So, how do you "cut", unless you do these cycles?) *I read…
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You know you've made progress when you have to buy new underwear.
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The more you work out, the more hungry you feel, the better you will look, and the more you will have to eat to support that muscle and energy depletion. I can not feel hungry if I'm just sitting or studying on 1100 a day. But, if I get active, watch out. If you don't feel that hungry, but want to bump calories at some…
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Do something active every day, no matter how much, what time, or whether I feel like it.
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Perseverance pays. I'd keep track of a lot of ways to check progress if they is helpful to you. Take before pics, use a tape measure, keep track of what clothes fit before and what didn't. And think about your health: labs, how you feel before...because five months into it, through many months when I felt like I wasn't…
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Sounds reasonable. I could only do 30DS once a week in the beginning, may be better able to handle it now. The weighted squats and lunges you need to have "conditioned' knees or it can set you back. It's essentially circuit training. Just go with how your body feels. I work out what hurts the least and it goes pretty well…
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I don't make my own yet...not enough members of my family like it. I like the red pepper kind the best from the deli. I like to wrap it in a soft shell Xtreme Health Wheat tortilla, roll it, and microwave for 15 seconds. YUMMY! I also like it in celery (like you would do PB).
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I'm in the same boat, but with kids and a home to manage...the gym doesn't doesn't work for me. I'd want my hubby involved there with me and he can't due to work. So, I made some sandbags that I can adjust, lift as I can, a door pull up bar, and some HIIT training on the treadmill will get me farther than I am right now. I…
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I sort of wish this site had a thingy where you could vote up answers you liked best and vote down answers you liked the worst so that all the good stuff would be at the top. But, back to topic, best wishes on your journey! Feeling better is AWESOME! (For me, feeling better came by limiting my calories to the point that I…
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I weighed daily first thing in the morning while on a strict diet. It kept me focused. I know weight fluctuates daily, but if it does, I don't want to miss the low by weighing just once a week! What if that's my high for the week? LOL I like to see how salt and eating out affects my weight in. Eating out a night (rarely)…
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I really love those angel food cake mixes with the strawberries, bananas, and pudding. You can used sugar free strawberry pie filling, sugar free pudding, and then the cake isn't bad. It's beautiful in a punch bowl (I think it's called Punch Bowl Cake!), and it's really pretty for spring. It gets rid of the pesky icing…
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There is hope in the world. I love this. ^You are HIS. So just give all you've got! : )
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Don't judge everything from one week. You are re-tightening muscles that haven't been used for a while....it's very likely you are adding some water from that process, even as you are losing weight. Keep at it...you'll see that scale move soon. Perhaps after a rest day especially. I had several weeks where the scale didn't…
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The Haybaler excel sheet on the infamous "In Place of a Road Map" post calculates it four different ways (if you have calipers), then averages them. That seems to get close to what I'd guess. " There is still an inordinate difference between most of the military calculators and my calipers. I've testing it maximum,…
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Every PE class in America should use C25K. It's a much better way to learn to run. Fewer people would end up hating it. I was one of them...hated side stitches. Never had the first one using C25K CONGRATS!!!
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I'll elaborate on a couple items from my last 5k. One, pinning down the number. I really didn't count on wind, so having extra safety pins to anchor that puppy down would have been nice. If you use Nike footpod, Keep in mind that in all the pre-race stuff, the race may not (has not started on time 4/5 times for me). You…
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NOTE: A poptart serving size is one pastry. I'd rather eat more food and not have stomach cramps before breakfast, though I do enjoy my son's crunchies sides he leaves behind with my coffee. I save my real treat for later in the day, and sometimes that's a frozen protein smoothie. But, I am smaller and cannot afford as…
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That's rather to the point. But, true. You remember how you were overeating before? Eat some of that now. Any calories are okay as long as you don't go over your magic number. Don't get so hung up on "healthy" eating that you aren't getting the correct energy.
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1. Throwing kids up into the air (safely) burns off a ton of calories, they are great weights, it's fun, and I'll bet they outlast you! Small kids LOVE to mimic workout routines. I bet if you put a video on, they would join you for a while. It's pretty comical. Even the walking indoor videos by Leslie Simones (sp?), you…
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I have noticed that my water tastes sweeter during a workout as well, for whatever reason. May be similar
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This depends on your personal stats. Going with low impact aerobics should give you a close estimate.
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I have friends who still log after three years, though they do not have weight loss goals. Once they got to goal weight, they set body fat goals so that they would "look" trim and fit. They watch macros and want to make sure they are fueling workouts adequately to reach goals. I am finding that the same thing happened to…
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Starvation mode I wouldn't worry so much about if you have a lot of excess fat to lose and just want to lose weight. HOWEVER, I'd recommend going with the recommended goal of one pound of weight loss per week. It's sustainable for the long haul and teaches you to eat for your size. Let MFP calculate it for you and go with…
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TobyMac: anything.
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^ THIS I use for exercise eqpmt and HR monitors. Just using MFP? It does estimates this calculation for you when you just enter activity and time.
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I was not able to do 30DS several times a week. It killed me the first time. I'm a firm believer in cross training, "Work out whatever doesn't hurt that day." If you are so sore that you are dangerous holding the weights you need to use, I say let your muscles recover. Remember, muscles are made during the recovery, not…
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Nice Work! Thanks for posting your weights used. It's a great guide.
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My Yummy Chocolate Smoothie 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 4-5 ice cubes (long ones) 1/2 cup skim milk 3/4-1 banana I put it in my Ostracizer honeybomb blender until it is pulverized adequately, stirring things down in between pulses until the ice all makes it to the bottom. Usually I'm counting to 60 by the time it's…
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The first time I tried it, it seems "grainy" to me. But, they have improved it either by brand or over time. The more I want my protein macros up, the more I like it. Few calories, lot of protein. Adding fruit and a little low fat Kroger granola cereal...YUMMM! It's a fruit parfait treat!
