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This is soooo truuue!

And also, congrats on your success so far!

Of course! Here are the other links: http://stronglifts.com/5x5/ http://www.muscleandfitness.com/workouts/workout-routines/4-week-guide-starting-strength http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/…

I just started some weight/strength training as well. When I asked the kind peeps on here, here's some pointers I got: -Protein. MFP had my goal set to 60, which I thought was fine. Apparently I should be more around 100 at the minimum -Strong Curves by Bret Contreras -Stronglifts 5x5 -A couple links:…

It's like "which is heavier, a pound of rocks or a pound of feathers? ... They're both a pound." Strictly speaking of the calories and weight loss, it makes no difference. Eating at a deficit is what leads to weight loss, so if 2000 calories is a deficit for you, then you'll have similar results from both the burgers and…

Hi, I'm 21! Feel free to add me!!

IMO, yes. I wear mine everyday and use it to not only track my steps but to keep track of my workouts. I also like the HRM function mine has. So for me, it is worth it

I drink them cuz I can put two scoops in the bottom container of my shaker cup and take it to class, then when lunch time rolls around, I just get water from a fountain, toss the powder in, shake, and drink. Keeps me plenty full and has a bunch of protein which really helps me with my goals right now. Does it work for…

7 days. Treadmill for 45 minutes and Jillian Michael's 30 day shred (20 minute workout + 7 minutes warm up/cool down). Also just started lifting, which I do 3x a week

MFP naturally sets some for you (which I'm assuming that's what those are). It depends on various factors such as your height and weight, male vs. female, fitness goals etc.. It'll also likely change as you progress on your journey. For instance, I moved my protein goal up because my fitness goals are now to incorporate…

Love my beats. When the girl beside you runs on the treadmill all hard and flat-footed like a toddler, you can't even hear it lol. Well worth the price

Step 1: go to the store and buy a pack of toilet paper Step 2: on your way home, stop by Chipotle Step 3: Enjoy the calm before the storm. Eat your delicious burrito, and make sure you have charged your phone or laptop, have a basket of pop magazines, or have an excellent book handy Lol in all seriousness though, that's…

Like others have said, the best time to do it is whatever works best for you and your schedule. I once told myself I was going to get up and work out before classes .... But then the pillow felt so freaking nice and magically grew arms that held me hostage so ... Oops, sorry not sorry. Lol, so I just go when I come home…

36D/34DD here. I like the ones from academy. They have some with cups and some without. I was shopping around in there and came across them and thought that I might as well try one one. I picked up larges in both types, and they ended up being slightly too loose. Tried on a medium in both types (which I though for sure…

I have a Charge HR and I absolutely love it. I really like the HR function, and the tracking has really motivated me to move more everyday. Since I started exercising, features such as the auto-tracking of workouts and things like that have been a huge help and it's nice to be able to reflect over workouts and see graphs…

Thanks for all the pointers on weighs y'all. You guys have been a ton of help and I really appreciate y'all answering my questions!

I'm so sorry you feel this way. I know I personally don't judge people on their size. That would be silly, considering this app is used by a considerable proportion of people so that they can lose weight and be a healthier version of themselves. I'm always supportive of that, because that's what I want for myself…

Also, I read something about the barbell contraption not being a "free weight" and something about natural motion paths? Does this matter a lot, and would that make just doing everything as a dumbbell exercise better than using the smith machine? Even for squats and bench presses?

Hey all, I have one more question (sorry, I know I've asked a lot already!). The gym in my apartment has a smith machine (I think that's what they're called). Soooo ... Being only 5'5", the bar won't go down far enough for me to do certain things, like the row. So I looked around and found a dumbbell weight lifting…

Awesome, thank you as well :)

This is exactly what I do! Every night before I go to bed, I plan out my next day's meals and snacks. It helps a ton, because I can see the calories and watch and manipulate my macros and micros BEFORE I actually go shoving things into my mouth lol. Big congrats on your success so far! Everyone always says the closer you…

A similar question was asked recently and might give you a lot of good ideas. Here's the link! https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10344102/desk-drawer-snacks I don't have a desk job yet, but my go-to's as I head out the door to go to class are protein bars, Halos (the little oranges), apple slices, protein…

This is the thread for a question I asked recently and some of the answers towards the end might help you out in some way :) Not on how many calories exactly, but some other relevant stuff https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10346779/toning#latest Also, the aforementioned 5x5 thing is in one of the answering…

Sweet, thank you all!

I'm glad you posted this. I just downloaded it on my roku and on my phone yesterday. I scrolled through and there are sooooo many exercises, so it's nice to have a few hints of which to try out first!! @hockeysniper8 It's an exercise app available on various platforms. iOS, Roku, Apple TV, probably Google Play, etc

Lol my whole day would look like Hershey's dark chocolate kisses and Ghirardelli dark chocolate squares (I actually prefer dark chocolate over regular so I could quite literally eat bags of kisses if I didn't keep myself under control)!! I get really bad cramps so I actually ended up talking to my doctor and getting one of…

Oh okay! I didn't know that's what they were called, so thanks! Last question: To lose fat, you're supposed to eat at a deficit. To build muscle you're supposed to eat more ... So to lose fat while building muscle I should .....??? I'm confused on the whole concept. One of the articles said the girl ate at least 3000…

What do you call high calorie for protein? I drink optimum nutrition whey isolate in some almond milk and it's just 150 calories (120 for the whey isolate, 30 for the almond milk ... It can be made with just water). I typically grab that and a boiled egg or a yogurt cup as I'm heading out the door to go to class. I…

Yeah I totally realized that after I put it how unlikely muscle gain would be at that little intake!

Edit: I completely originally put you could be gaining muscle at the same rate that you lose fat, but eating so little, it's very unlikely regardless of what exercise you may or may not be doing! Are you exercising? It might be that you're gaining muscle at the same rate that you lose fat. Another thing, like 4leighbee…