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@ninagray000 Good bar path and depth.

While I've watched plenty from Rip and Herman, both get on my nerves. I'd recommend: http://www.exrx.net/index.html

Without looking at your diary I don't know if you are getting enough B12 but most vegans and vegetarians need to keep an eye on that. http://veganhealth.org/articles/vitaminb12

Why not just lower your calorie intake?

^ I agree. You may get frustrated with recomping for a year trying to get your body fat down. Maybe eat at maintenance/recomping briefly if you are tired of "dieting" and then continue cutting. Additionally, I'd guess you need to be closer to 150lbs in order to get closer to 15% BF.

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If your profile ticker is correct, you're 5 pounds from your goal weight, you may want to increase calories (to maintenance) and try to recomp (loss fat, gain muscle, stay about the same weight. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1 It is possible to…

Push through soreness, not pain, assuming you've had a rest day.

And there is "Gardening" in cardio activities.

You got a nice looking yard now right? That's something.

Safe to assume you use chalk?

Can't go wrong with Best Belts. http://www.bestbelts.net/

Thank you for your service and good luck losing those 20lbs. Try to track your food accurately here, if you aren't losing, lower your calorie goal a bit. Make sure you get enough protein in an attempt to minimize muscle loss.

Eating less takes less time. Would be good to make a little time for exercise too though.

You should see him from the front! ;-) lol

yep, Alan Argon's "Lean Muscle Diet" is that method. Here's a link with FAQ's AA did about the method (with a question regarding women and his answer: http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2015/01/06/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-lean-muscle-diet/

I believe Alan Argon wrote about that method and @LolBroScience is currently doing that for his cut.

On a computer, from "My Home" in "Settings" there's an "Automatic News Feed Update Settings". There's a bunch of items you can check or un-check for your feed. Not sure how or if you can do it using the app.

You may like a Misfit then. It has a clip option, necklace, or you can just put it in your pocket and I've put it in my sock. Misfit sells a fancy shirt and socks that have pockets built in too.

I log my weight here every day, as well as in a spreadsheet with a trendline. I've turned off the News Feed notification for my weigh-ins so my New Feed isn't showing a loss every other day or so.

I'd recommend disregarding the calorie cycling.

I'll assume your grams should be calories. If so, sounds good.

Misfit Flash or the pricier Shine (which has more/better band options). Edit: Just saw your HRM requirement, Misfits do not have a HRM.

^What they said. Same for sodium. I no longer track either.

All that means is your hormones are stronger to control/regulate than diet. If you aren't losing weight you are not in a calorie deficit. The fact that your thyroid caused your basal metabolic rate to crash means you aren't in a calorie deficit, even if you are eating significantly less than than someone without a hormonal…

Yes. Congrats on losing, bulking can be a mental struggle after weight loss. I'm the same height as you and when I was 150lbs I was about 10%BF and maintenance calories were about 2600 so I'd guess your info is relatively accurate. Even if your tracking isn't accurate, eat if you are hungry and keep lifting. If you don't…

^What they all said. I'll add, once you get lean enough, add calories back slowly so you can figure out what your maintenance is and calorie needs for a lean bulk. It'll likely take a month or 2 to dial in your maintenance and bulk calories but you are better off bulking slowly your first time.

No sneaking here, usually make room for some booze, generally not on lifting days though.

I can't fathom your Dr. not allowing you to sit, with no weight or pressure on your ankle while you push and pull with your arms, chest, and back. Leg machines are adjustable so the pressure in on you shin or calf, ok, maybe no go there but can't see how you can ride a bike but Nothing else.

Which is exactly why I listed the exercises I did. None of them require any ankle mobility or pressure except maybe the yoga. I assumed you have some sort of ankle brace or cast and yoga may be an option. If you are riding a bike you can do all the weight lifting exercises listed.