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Hey I found you guys again! I assume all the changes will make sense eventually, but I'm lost in here right now. So we didn't get a single elk on our hunt :'( Some serious tests of endurance hiking up and down mountains all day, tho, and we had a really good time! Started Stage 4 this week, it's been a lot easier to adjust…

I do pretty regularly use protein powders or quest bars. I've been getting better about it and figuring out new creative ways to get more protein from actual food, but a lot of days it's just the simplest way to hit my protein macro!

13g isn't much kick for a protein powder, especially for 130 calories. The ones I use are usually around 20-30g of protein for about 150 calories. I like Optimum Nutrition's Gold Standard Whey powders, Cellucor's Whey powders, and if you want a slower digesting protein, the bodybuilding.com brand has a Casein protein…

I love seeing all the results on here! I've been back on mfp for about 5 months, but only truly started hitting the weights & dialing in my eating the last 2-3 months. Here's my "before" and "during" pic for this year. ETA: I'm hoping as I progress, I'll get more definition/muscle in my legs and actually have a booty!

Hi Baker. I really don't know much about the keto thing, but welcome! :drinker:

Hi! I'm 26, married, momma of one, work FT and would love some more friends on here! 5' 6" HW: 182 CW: 134 GW: 130 UGW: depends on BF%, training progress I am getting into lifting, just finishing the New Rules of Lifting and will be starting 5x5 after that. :flowerforyou: *Would love some friends with similar calorie goals…

My daily goal is set at 1,700. Estimated TDEE is around 1,880-1,900 (5'6" 135lbs) I started at 1,600 but started getting really tired all the time, so I upped it a few weeks ago & it's really helped. I also give myself an extra 150-200 calories on workout days in case I get hungry & I'm still losing consistently. I just…

The label itself doesn't even make sense, it says 2 tbsp unpopped = 4 cups popped. It lists 1 cup popped at 35 calories, but 2tbsp unpopped at 180 calories... 180 / 4 = 45 ??? Is it saying that by popping it, 20% of the calories magically disappear? ETA: personally I'd just go with the unpopped number. 540

So the serving size is 2tbsp unpopped & there are 3 servings per bag (about). So go with the 2tbsp unpopped serving size & multiply by 3. 540 calories 36g fat 45g carbs 6g protein

It could just be from your workouts & sweating. I tend to break out if I don't get a chance to shower after my workouts. Lots of water helps, too.

Julie – I’ve been throwing in a set of squats during the S3-B workouts, usually right after the partial single leg squat/lat pulldown super-set. Beeps – seems like an awesome goal, good motivation to keep you strong through the holidays! Mouse – best of luck with everything, it can be so overwhelming when so much is going…

I have oily/combination skin & have been using Clinique's Gel Moisturizer for several years now and I love it

Morning everybody! Completed Stage 3 A4 this morning, so only one more workout left in Stage 3 for me, which I've got planned for this Wednesday... Then my rest time will be elk hunting with my hubby the rest of the week - we leave after work on Wednesday and we'll be at it until Sunday, or until we both fill our tags, so…

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If he needs some competition motivation, he could join a challenge through your gym or somewhere local. My gym does them about quarterly and you compete with people of your same gender & age group - there's prizes for the winner of each category, then they pick an overall winner that gets a huge prize pack. Plus you pay a…

This is totally guessing, but since you've cut out all sugar, could it be a withdrawal type of symptom from that? I've gone cold turkey on coffee a couple times and the headaches would last most of the day for anywhere from 3 days to a week.

Had a great workout this morning with some of the modifications! Only A4 & B4 left in stage 3! I also just started a 60 day challenge at my gym, where they do weight, waist, & body fat measurements, as well as a before & after pic. Should be some good motivation to see results. Oh and they didn't do calipers to test for…

How about "in excess of adipose tissue"? ETA: Really tho, in reference to a person, I don't like to use the word "fat" because it does carry different weight (ha pun) with different people.

Ali - so glad I'm not the only one. I know I think I've just gotta push through it because I really don't want to crap out partway through, I want to finish the full program! And yea those lateral flexion ones don't do anything, that's a good idea with the side bends, I'll try that next time. I've been doing the swiss ball…

Right now it's with the single-arm overhead squat. With the second stage I ran into it a lot with the box lunges, reverse lunge/forward reach, and split squats. The ab work super-sets in Stage 3 aren't feeling especially challenging either. I'm starting to think it's just my attitude :grumble: and I need to find ways to…

Did anyone start to get burned out on the program around Stage 3? I am halfway thru stage 3 right now and having second thoughts about it - the main reason is that I did this so I could start lifting heavy, but it gets so difficult for me to hold the dumbbells I can't hold heavy enough weights to keep challenging my legs!…

I've been going to a large gym for about 5 years now and I've only had a negative interaction with someone once in that time. Some enormous (in both muscle and stature) guy came up to me and said I shouldn't be doing the exercise I was doing (it was something dumb like lat pulldowns I think), he told me that "only…

Are you stretching enough after your workout? If stretching isn't enough, maybe look into foam rolling.

My birthday was this Thursday & that evening I dreamt that I ate an enormous peice of chocolate cake. I woke up really upset about it because I don't really like cake much (prefer brownies, cheesecake) and it put me way over cals for the day. It took me half the day before I realized there was no cake. :noway:

I have a similar schedule (minus the PTA meetings, my little one's not in school yet) but I do a lifting program at 5am three days a week, then I'm back at the house by 6 or 6:30 to get everyone up, lunches packed & ready to go. But if your primary goal right now is just losing weight, put all of your focus on your diet…

omg dying :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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Beeps - that sounds outrageous, I would be fuming, too. I hope you get a full apology from them. RoseBud - welcome! I do the gym thing as well, but if I get stuck at home I can do some of our free weights. We have adjustable dumbbells and a wimpy barbell - I dno how much it weighs, it's not even metal :noway: but it works…