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When i worked nights i tried working out first thing in the morning and that didnt work out so well, so I switched to evenings, usually around 5-6 and that was what worked best for me!

this is what I was thinking, a hard boiled egg or piece of fruit for a snack between breakfast and lunch???

Thanks for the feedback Steve!!!!! Really appreciate it!

so can I build muscle and lose weight at the same time? I would like more definition in my arms legs and belly, but my primary goal at this point is to at least get back down to what I was when I started here, then maybe even lose. But knowing how I am, if i dont see some definition or some type of results with lifting I…

yes, I tried eating more, and gained, even at 1800 i was seeming to gain, and its not muscle....

This is really great info!!!!! Thanks for all the hard work!

Thank you for the feedback. The bodymedia is supposed to be 95% accurate and it corresponds to burns I get with my HRM as well. I do weigh on a digital scale using grams. I hadnt been eating back exercise cals then I did. Tried changing things up with macros and that didnt seem to change anything I dont think 2500-3000 is…

I have had bloodwork, everything is fine. According to my bodymedia I burn average 2500-3000 cals perr day, and take in anywhere from 1700-2200 per day gross.. I weigh my food/portions and count everything. I workout 6 days per week and I lose and gain the same few pounds. I will lose a pounds, then gain 2, then lose 3…

If you hit a plateau how do you know if you should be eating more or less? In other words, if I am sustaining 500-1000 cal deficit for over a year and still not losing, should I eat more, or go even lower???

thanks. I have the BMF and that did not help me. In fact since I have had it I have gained 10 pounds. It seems like it must have been overestimating for me, because even eating at a deficit with that I still gained.... thanks!! I did send you a message!!!

I am wondering how you are estimating your burns?? I have been plateauted for over ayeear, 18mos to be exact. i tried the whole eat more to lose concept for over 6 weeks along with my regular exercise and gained 10 pounds and believe me its not muscle. i just got more jiggly all over. I have used a bodymedia and heart rate…

I took alot of time off as well due to gym access/vacations! I plan to get back to gym next week, and will probably need to restart all over since it will be like a almost 3 week hiatus. My goal is to really focus on form!!! You are all doing great!!

Thank you all for the replies!!! I have done a break in the past as well. Just wondering if anyone here has lost 100 pounds and then done the reset, followed by eat more 2 lose and had success....

how abut chicken salad? apple cut up with cottage cheese? or if he doesnt like that apple cut up with yogurt. typical sandwhiches:turkey, chicken, roast beef, PB&J meatloaf(I volunteer at my dd school and see kids eat meatloaf sandwhiches cold with ketchup)

@amy: sorry!! i have not lifted in a week, and I leave today for vacation, so no lifting for at least another 10 days, which means when I get back I will seriously need to deload. Thats ok. I will focus really on form and I also should be able to start lifting 3 days per week again!!! Keep up the good work ladies!!

You can totally do it! Go for it!!!

:laugh: I was totally still replying on the july thread....oooops!! So i have been getting in 2 lifting days per week, sometimes three and after next week I am on vacation for 10 days, so I will end up having to deload again, but my last lifting sesh thursday looked like this: Squats 150 5x5 OHP 55 5x5 deads 145 1x5 I…

@JessLLoser: I felt the samee way!! It seemed everyone here is losing and since I started on MFP I have gained 10 lbs. WTF!!!!!!!! I dont know what to do....

ok I opened my diary!!!

So I know you all may not know, but should I be concerned that I didnt lose anything much since I started low carb 5 days ago? I mean 2 weeks ago I was 167.8 or so, then 1 week ago jumped up to 174ish, now 1 week later 172.6. On Monday I think I weighed in at the gym and I was 173 or somewhere around there. Thats when I…

SIGH. I wish I could believe it! I would love to. But how long does it take? How much do i gain before I have to take a step back and reassess??

I started eating more 6 mos ago, increasing from 1600 to 2000, then gradually up to 2400 and gained 10 pounds and all my measurements went up and I went up a size in clothes as well. I am not willing to give it more time. For me 6 mos is enough!! I clearly cant eat that much. I think especially for me, calories burned are…

The same thing happened to me. I increased cals to 2300-2400 to 'reset" (I am 5'8" and 173 pounds) I ended up going from 167 to 175!! I did the reset thing for 2 mos and was not losing, so decreased by 200 and finally at 1700 or so I started losing a little, but still at 173-174!! And I had the bodymedia too, which…

Well I was hoping to get three days of lifting in this week, but just couldnt work it out. Anyway i did get to it today: squats 150 5x5 OHP 55 5x5 I was due to go up to 60, but just wasnt feeling it, but next time I def. willl Deads 140 1x5

bump!!

Thanks for the replies!! I just worry about taking in too many calories, because it seems like if I am hungry, and I want to eat something low carb, its usually higher in fat and cals, so I would end up eating more cals over all. I am trying to keep the carbs low, and if it wasnt for a fruit per day it would be well under…

bumping to check out later!!

Yes they do fade, but it can take a year or years....At least thats been my experience.

Back at it this week. I am trying to find a way to get 3 workouts in, in just 5 days, but really I only have 4 because of child care issues, so unless I lift two days in a row, I will only get 2 in this week. Still trying to work something out!! today: Squats: 145 5x5. I definitely do not get below parallel so I am…

bump and thanks!!!