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@mirrim52 I should try that. It's the postpartum sag-pooch that keeps me covered so maybe I should just cover it. But my current bottoms are Hawaiian/ Brazilian style bc squats.

still weighing daily pull ups back to 3 but the third is a bit messy coffee and water bottle are coming to and from work with me. The coffee cup gets used but not so much the water bottle bike commuting perfection...but it hasn't rained yet and I've had no night shifts this month yet so....TBD veggie and fruits about 80%…

can someone tell me to CTFO? I had a minor surgical procedure in late March and had to stop lifting (docs orders) for 6 weeks. Surgery day I was 139 lbs. Day I started lifting again (mid May) I was 140 pounds. I also adding in cycling to work (45 min a day total). I've been eating 2200 cal a day for the entire time which…

I'm five pounds from my goal and I'm hungry whenever I'm in a deficit. If I eat to hunger I maintain which, in and of itself is great. I drink the water and eat the fiber (> 30 g a day) and all the voluminous veggies and I have macros split 40-30-30 (c-f-p) and all that helps but the truth remains that if I'm in a deficit…

I'm having a problem with a very tight t-spine and tight shoulders. The t-spine limits my squat depth and really starts to ache after about 5 reps. I do some mobility work during warm up and stretch it between sets and then roll it nightly and use a tennis ball for self-massage. The pain is pretty much located around the…

@DawnEmbers I still have all my bikinis from pre baby days as well as two I bought as motivation when I came back to training and trying to improve my nutrition. The two new ones have Hawaiian/ Brazilian style bottoms (GASP) which may not go over well here in the great north. i must have a shopping problem, that could be a…

These are mine: Quit weighing daily it's messing with my head Strength train 2 sessions a week - up to three once home gym arrives in a couple weeks (yay!) - work pull-ups back up to 3 Remember to bring my friggin reusable coffee cup to work and my water bottle A perfect record regarding bike commuting Consume 8 servings…

My trainers touch me all the time -BUT it's always with a purpose such as to correct form and it feels like clinical touching (like at the doctor) not "friendly" or sexual touching. If my trainer slapped my *kitten* I wouldn't go back. There are other trainers and other gyms. I had a coach when I was in my early 20s that…

Or startbodyweighttrainjng.com is pretty good too. I love my trx for resistance training at home. I love the heavy weights too but I can only get about 2-3 hours away from the family a week and I split it between running (for mental health and relaxation) and the gym. The trx and body weight stuff gives me a good way to…

As you are 10 months postpartum...I just want to caution you on the heavy lifting. When I was at the same stage I needed to get a trainer to help me. She specialized in post-partum fitness and taught me how to engage and protect my core and pelvic floor while lifting. Those compound lifts can really stress your pelvic…

I really like these forums. Forums that are heavily moderated where everyone is "supportive" and doesn't call out the wacky doodles on their non-scientific woo-based ideas are dangerous because they lend an air at false legitimacy to those ideas. You are entitled to your opinion but others are equally entitled to tell you…

Your doctor is concerned with general health not with high levels of fitness. It sounds as if you want your GP to act more like a sport specific coach. If you want a coach, then get a coach don't have an unreasonable expectation or ask your family doctor to work out of scope. Whether or not your doctor agrees with your…

Now I'm worried about these plaques in my intestines. Oh noes! Do you think I need an enteroplasty and stent for that or will fibre aspirin and a statin do the trick? :p

Because we don't have as many flavours up here in Canada and I have the jealous. I also hate Oreos because we don't get birthday cake confetti salted caramel pumpkin spice ones here.

I'm going to assume it's because they have less time to eat. It's hard to cram in pizza/ avocados/ paleo bacon kumquat puffs while under a barbell or while running. (see what I did there to keep all eating factions of mfp happy?)

I'm glad you feel better. Don't forget to take your aspirin! Are you going to go to a healthy heart program? I think I would laugh to see a lifter at one :)

There is a similar thread in eat train progress group by a smaller women in her late 40s who was having difficulty losing and maintaining and ravenous all the time. Eventually she went to her doctor and found out she was severly vitamin D deficient and her hunger went away with supplementation.her physician said hunger is…

One consideration when the baby is really young is the need for foods that can be eaten without a utensil. While holding the baby. I remember being just unable to sit down to eat and certainly unable to eat anything hot without fear of spilling/ burning the baby. Maybe I just didn't have enough help. Anyway I lived on egg…

I get my jeans to fit my hips (39) and get the waistband taken in (26). Basically I spend a lot on alterations and if the seamstress/ tailor doesn't think something is easy to take in I return it.

I am back primarily to thank stroutman for his advice. I've read and re-read training for the new albinism and I've allowed my thinking and focus to give up on physique goals in favour of performance. I unfollowed all the fitspo accounts I would look at when sitting around hungry (hangry) at work and have followed a bunch…

I'm 5'7", and 36 yrs old and 140 lbs. I walk a quite a bit at work and chase after two young kids at home I've been unable to exercise otherwise for the past month due to a health issue. I've been maintaining on 2000-2200 cal a day. 1600 would be deprivation for me. If you aren't losing weight you are probably eating at…

I just can't commit to an answer until i see more pictures... if you have hairy pits, how do you get the deodorant onto the sweat glands instead of gumming up the hair and making it all chunky? I've always wondered. This is actually my biggest objection to guys in tank tops. Deodorant chunk spillage.

That's why "nicecream" works for me. It's enough like ice cream that I feel satisfied but not enough like ice cream that I eat too much of it. Which is the problem (for me) with ice cream. Plus, I make it one banana at a time so it's difficult to go back for extra portions. Adding cocoa powder to make it chocolate works if…

I do a lot of pre-prep. I wash all the fruits that need it, pre cut stuff like pinapples, and every couple of days I wash, cut and steam or roast a bunch of different veggies. I precook some starches (rice, yams, farro usually, sometimes beans). I precook a largish package of lean protein (usually chicken breasts). For…

I'm another that didn't lose weight breastfeeding. I lost about 15 pounds right away (baby placenta fluid) and then nothing. I started exercising more and tried to eat less cookies but bf made me ravenous so I wasn't very successful. I started MFP and counting around 7 months when we were established on solids and added in…

I found this series helpful: http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/the-ultimate-weight-training-workout-routine/ It's a lot of material but I think its helpful to go through all of it. Or you can follow stronglifts or NROLFW or starting strength etc etc. I personally find that because I work out in a crowded public community…

bump. Still hoping for advice and information.

I think esthetics is when you get your nails done and various patches of body hair pulled. Just to be clear that's NOT why I go to te gym. Aesthetics! :#

Started: I needed a hobby in junior high. Signed up for a 10k and then learned to run Now: esthetics, to correct imbalances and postural problems stemming from the ligamentous laxity of pregnancy, to ensure a healthy future, to allow a less painful return to backcountry skiing, climbing and mountaineering when said…

Thanks for the good wishes. I've been to PF physio in the past and it was somewhat helpful - just really time consuming and expensive. I may have to go back post op but I couldn't do that prior to the four weeks as PF physio is invasive. I certainly need some tricks for activating and being more conscious of the PF during…