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Wow great job! How many calories were you eating before? And did you do any cardio while on 5/3/1? @Sam_I_Am77 that definitely makes a lot more sense. I just plugged my inital numbers into one of the 531 apps I downloaded (which I've now deleted) and unchecked the 90% option without really thinking about what it actually…

If by training maxes you mean max weight for 5 reps, then for squats it's 65kg, DL is 72.5kg, bench is 32.5kg and military is 22.5kg. I added supersets to try and increase calories burnt. I don't know what to do about nutrition though. I think I eat fairly well but if I can't rely on hunger cues then I'm not sure what else…

Thanks for all the replies! I will definitely try resetting and dropping the weight to see if that changes anything. From the calculator app I was using, it estimated my 1 rep maxes to be: Squat: 75kg Bench press: 39kg Deadlift: 82kg Military: 30kg I then follow whichever lift I'm doing with supersets, mostly bodyweight…

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Yeah my parents are fairly liberal and non-Asian in that sense. They've never talked about my weight or berated me for eating certain foods. It's my extended family that is the main source. I've dealt with them for pretty much my entire life but I haven't lived with them for such a long period of time so the constant…

Thanks for all the support guys, I'm trying to block it out but I'm not sure how long my self esteem can handle it. I keep coming back to MFP to remind myself that starvation is bad! It really is brutal. I can pinpoint the exact moment 11 year old me started to hate my body. It was when my grandma commented on my chubby…

I'd like to think that they were concerned for my health but my aunts are quite overweight and frequently eat bags of crisps and ice cream whilst calling me fat. It takes all my will power not to call them out on their own weight, but they're family and my elders so in Chinese culture I can't say anything about them…

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Thanks for the help! It's good to know that you guys aren't following the program exactly since a lot of people tend to say that 'the program was written like that for a reason' etc etc. I think I'll try the 3 day split that krokador's doing with the BBB template and maybe up to 4x a week if I have time.

Bump for more motivation later! Hoping to have half of the success you ladies have had! :flowerforyou:

I've not been doing so great since the end of feb. I'm sick at the moment so I haven't worked out for nearly 2 weeks. I've gotten tired of the gym as well so I've been doing Nerd Fitness' beginner body workouts instead. I'm actually getting some ab definition now so I'm pretty excited!

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In for the WIN :wink: :drinker:

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I think I'll carry on with what I'm doing and take more measurements but I don't think it's in my head since various members of my family have commented that I look like I've gained weight even though I know I've lost weight so there must be a reason?

I've taken measurements and my thighs have more or less stayed the same but it's my calves which are noticeably chunkier. My jeans fit fine except for my calves, they're a little tight there now. I just feel like they're getting a bit too muscular and want to know if there's something I can change in my training to target…

Bump for the motivation! You ladies look awesome!! :love:

Thanks for your replies. Yeah, I thought it would be difficult but I wanted to check what other people thought. So if I lift 3 x a week and keep a clean diet it still might not be possible? Is 6 months a more realistic goal then?

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I know exactly how you feel. I went with my friend to the gym last week and she barely touches weights but squatted 70kg right off the bat while I've been stuck at 55kg for a month! She's 7 inches taller than me and heavier than me so it's not that surprising that she can squat more. But I've decided to make this my new…

Oh I see. I guess 5x3 would be the way to go then. But then should I carry on with 5x5 on my squats if I'm still increasing the weight or just do 5x3 for all of them? I used scooby's calorie calculator and it told me that my TDEE is 2200 but I cut it by 20% so I'm on around 1700 now. I find it quite hard to eat that much…

What would be the benefit of changing to 5x3? tbh I don't know why you're supposed to do 5x5 but I'm just curious The problem with BR and OP is that I'm using the pre-loaded barbells and they only go up in 5kg. The smallest plates my gym has are 1.25kg (which is nearly 3lbs). I've tried deloading on my BP but whenever I go…

I used this book when I was just starting to lift, it's a great introductory book but I think the workouts are too complicated and have you running all over the gym. I got up to stage 4 and then switched over to Stronglifts 5x5 which is a much easier no-fuss program. The advice and information in NROLFW is still good though

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Have you heard of myprotein.com? They're good quality and affordable and most importantly taste great! I've got Mocha, Latte and Banana flavours at the moment and none of them taste horrible and synthetic. You can just add water or milk, I use a mix of both but either way it still tastes like a nice semi-thick…

Ok I'll check them out. Thanks for the help!

Yeah that's what I thought as well since that's what the PDF seemed to say but I've seen people saying that it's actually after every set? I'm using barbells with fixed weights atm that go up in 5kg because I'm slightly scared of using the Olympic bar so adding weight even after 1 set may be impossible. I've already read…

Ouch that must've hurt. Luckily my mum is the only person who's actually supporting me in this. But you're right, I'll keep at it and let the results speak for themselves. That'll shut them up :laugh:

As much as I'm ashamed to say it, I love listening to One Direction when I lift. They just have such catchy upbeat songs!