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Here is a huge thread on recomposition. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

On the website: Check in --> Edit Previous Entries --> Enter new starting weight and date.

I'm going to assume because most people can't cook pasta at work.

My almost 9 year old. I coach her roller derby team, we rock climb together every weekend, we camp and canoe together, and we just started learning ramp skating together. She likes watching me lift weights too, and I let her do some light weight lat pull downs when I am done, because she thinks it is super cool :smiley:

You need to eat more calories. A high fat diet is fine if it makes you eat more calories, but if you are eating less than you burn, you will not gain weight no matter how much fat you eat. You are underweight for your height. Look for ways to add more calories to your diet. Things like full fat dairy, adding healthy oils…

I badly sprained my ankle a few years ago...tripping down a single stair. It was 3 months before I could go back to normal activity, and I still had to take it easy. That was with PT 3x a week to strengthen as fast as I could. I would say it was nearly a year before it was totally back to normal. I wore a brace only when…

You look great! Definitely looks like you have some anterior pelvic tilt going on too. I'm proving your posture will help.

I currently have a case of peroneal tendonitis. I tried an ankle brace, but it immobilized my ankle too much and I couldn't skate with it. I was skeptical about kinesio tape, but a physio suggested it to me. I didn't see how it would help, but I figured I would try it. I was shocked at how well it worked. I can now skate…

I play roller derby, so yes, I like to skate :D My daughter has joined the junior team now, so skating is something we can do together. I was a disaster on skates when I first started, but once you learn how to stop properly, it gets so much better! For anyone skating with a dog (roller skates or blades) please please…

Have you ever been checked for diastasis recti? It is an abdominal separation after pregnancy that can make your stomach protrude even when there is not much fat. That being said, I lose weight in my stomach last, so I didn't have a flat stomach until I was in the lower half of my BMI range. Also, check out this thread:…

FYI - it is called that because that is the sized bar that women use in Olympic lifting competitions. It was designed smaller so that women with smaller hands can grip better when doing dynamic Olympic lifts like clean and jerk. They are made that way so that you can lift MORE weight and not be limited by your grip on a…

Lifted last night, but I was really tired and it showed. Squat - 3x5 at 110 lbs - barely made these. Will repeat OHP - 2x5, 1x3 at 57.5 lbs - couldn't finish the last set. My shoulders were still sore from climbing on Monday. DL - 1x5 at 145 lbs. Felt very hard. Will repeat. Rows (accessory) - 3x5 at 55 lbs Close grip BP -…

Last night - Squat - 3x5 at 105 lbs bench - 3x5 at 65 row - 3x5 at 65 barbell shrug - 3x8 at 65 skull crushers - 3x8 at 37 barbell curl - 3x8 at 37 (form felt better today) good mornings - 3x10 at 65

My schedule got thrown out of whack and I thought I was going to have to miss my workout, but I snuck it in after dinner, before going rock climbing. I don't recommend that. Squat - 3x5 at 100 lbs OHP - 3x5 at 55 DL - 1x5 at 135 Rows (accessory) - 3x5 at 55 Close grip BP - 3x8 at 60 lbs Barbell curls - 2x7 at 47 lbs, then…

Oops, forgot to check in Saturday. Squat - 3x5 at 95 lbs BP - 3x5 at 60 lbs Row - 3x5 at 60 lbs Barbell shrug - 3x8 at 60 skullcrushers - 3x8 at 37 Barbell curls - 8,8,7 at 47 lbs Good mornings - 3x10 at 60 Bad news - my cable attachment won't be in for a few weeks :( Boo. Good news - I am lifting around the same weight…

So, I thought I posted last night, but apparently not. Squat - 3x5 at 90 lbs OHP - 3x5 at 55 DL - 1x5 at 115 Row (accessory) - 3x5 at 50 Close grip BP - 3x8 at 55 Barbell curl - 3x8 at 42 I get to go order my cable attachment tonight :) I hope it doesn't take too long to come in.

I just signed up for the Tough Mudder 5K in Toronto. I have never done anything like it. I am hoping I can do a longer one in 2019 :)

Yes, luckily my daughter is only 9. I know it will only get harder as she gets older. Trying to shove as many positive influences in her brain as possible before self doubt, poor body image, and peer pressure try to get in there too.

Welcome :) Stick with it! I found it takes a while to really start noticing the difference, but once you do, it gets addictive. The easiest way to find out how much the bar weighs is to take it to a scale. Weigh yourself, then weigh yourself holding the bar. The difference is the bar weight. If you are at a commercial gym,…

(Slinking back in as if I haven't fallen off the wagon 17 times already...) Anyhow, back to lifting! Squat - 3x5 at 85 lbs bench - 3x5 at 55 row - 3x5 at 55 shrug - 3x8 at 55 skullcrushers - 3x8 at 32lbs barbell curl - 3x8 at 37 lbs good mornings - 3x10 at 55 I've been skipping the things I don't like. My pull up bar sucks…

I work out at home. I have a power rack, adjustable bench, olympic bar and plates, EZ curl bar, dumbbells, and am buying a cable attachment for the rack. Mine is in a spare room, and the space is tight, but I make do. Our basement only has 6' ceilings and we don't have a garage. But, I used to lift at a public gym and went…

At our size, you have to be very tight in your logging once you get in a healthy weight range, but it is possible. 1-2 lbs a week is not very realistic when you are small and no longer over weight. Everyone is different, but when I got down below 120 at 5'0" I was doing 10-12 hrs of intense activity a week (roller derby,…

Yes. I'm 5'0 and the last 15 lbs (to just under 110) made a huge difference. Brought me from a size 4-6 to a size 0-2.

Ugh. So after my bad concussion in 2016, I had to stop working out and roller derby for a while, and never went back. I gained back all the weight I lost, and an extra 5 lbs for good measure. So my goal is to get back where I was in spring 2016. I start back at derby on Jan 10, and I am now tracking and lifting again. I…

Then you need a referral to a doctor or physio that can help. You need guidance with what you can do, as some common ab exercises, such as crunches, can make diastasis recti worse.

Yes, I am back again after another break. I really want to stick with it this time. I decided that the issue was that while I was trying to "ease" in by doing just vanilla SL 5x5, I found it a little dull, so I lost motivation. So I am back to doing ICF. Tues: Squat - 3x5 at 65 lbs Negative pullups - 2x5 Bench - 3x5 at 55…

Today's workout: Squat - 5x5 at 105 lbs OHP - 5x5 at 52.5 lbs DL - 1x5 at 135 lbs

5'0". When I was very active (Roller derby 6 hrs a week, rock climbing 2 hrs, weight lifting 3x per week) I lost an average of 0.8 lbs a week on 1680 calories a day. Now that I am no where near that active, I have to eat 1300-1400 to lose. I'm starting to up my activity again so that I can eat more!

Ugh. Had to take a week off due to plague. Back at it today. I didn't deload, but didn't increase. Squat - 5x5 at 100 lbs Bench - 5x5 at 70 lbs. Set 1 and 3 seemed harder for some reason. I suspect that 2 and 4 were "easier" because my crappy previous sets made my make sure to stay tight and use some leg drive. Row - 5x5…

Was exhausted and definitely did not want to lift yesterday, but I did anyway. Got through everything, but I still feel fatigued today. Squat - 5x5 at 100 lbs OHP - 5x5 at 50 lbs. This was a repeat. I didn't like my form last time. This time felt better. DL - 1x5 at 125 lbs.