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Ditto! All that I have left to lose is my squishy belly!

Mostly I stare at the floor or the wall and drink water. I also have exercise induced asthma, so I take my rest times to focus on breathing properly to make sure I don't start breathing too shallow.

Yesterday was a much better workout than Tues. Still having issues fitting in 3 workouts a week recently. I may need to just accept 2/week is my new norm, especially now that I have roller derby and have started rock climbing. Squat - 3x5 at 125 lbs - these felt pretty good. :) pull ups - 3,2,2 - fewer reps, but they were…

Canada gets ripped off on cereals. Luckily, I live close to the border and we regularly make trips over for cereal. My husband was so excited when he found out we were getting Boo Berry here. We have bought 6 boxes so far this year. Between him and our daughter, they have finished nearly 4. I was a sheltered child though,…

Only you can know what you want to do. If you want to continue losing weight, follow ninerbuff's advice or something similar. If you don't, that's fine too. It isn't up to anyone here to decide if you have lost "enough" weight or not. You can decide which option makes you happier. Also, no decision is final. There is…

I've worked out after night shift before. It wasn't bad, but it really depends on how well I slept the previous day. I work rotating shifts so the switch back and forth can be hard some weeks. I have found that, personally, I can't go to the gym after work at the end of my 7-night stretches...I am just too sleep deprived.…

5'0". I started at 140. My initial goal was 115, and I am almost there, but still have belly fat I want to get rid of. Honestly, I picked 115 because I didn't think I would ever be able to get any lower than that. I haven't been below 120 in a very long time. It was the weight where I would not "feel fat" and I looked good…

Today was yucky. It is 9:15 and I am already in bed. I was exhausted. I don't know if my workout sucked because I had to do everything out if order, or if my first real bike ride in nearly 20 years yesterday messed it up. Gotta say though, ohp after doing close grip bench press and bicep curls sucks. This is my messed up…

Yep, this isn't something random internet people will be able to help you with. Make an appointment with you doctor. Just say you want to discuss your weight. Bring this post in and let them read it if you aren't comfortable saying anything out loud. If you are in school, a school counselor could help too. If you live with…

I carry most of my excess weight on my waist. Like in a ring around my waist and my belly button. Even when naked I have a bit of a muffin top. It is annoying as heck and makes buying pants difficult. If I find ones that fit my waist well, they are way too big in my hips and look frumpy. I have about 10 lbs left to lose,…

It all depends on what works for you. TDEE motivates me to work out more. When I was using the MFP default, I would have no problem skipping exercise because I knew I could just eat less and it would even out. Once I switched to TDEE-20%, I stopped skipping workouts because I knew I had already accounted for the calories…

Nope. TDEE just averages your activity over the week. You do not log exercise or eat calories back. You eat the same amount every day. If you accurately calculated your TDEE and subtracted 500 calories a day, you would be on track to lose 1 lb a week. Using dummy numbers.... MFP method example... Gives you 1500 cals a day…

Are you still logging your food? If you are still losing then you are still in a deficit. How long did it take you to go from 125 to 122?

Your profile says female, so 24.3% is on the lower end of average. "Fitness" is usually considered 21-24%.

I have done nothing but low bar back squats since I started lifting in Jan. and I am thrilled with the results. I can't imagine doing anything else. Never had a problem with spine flexion. All the illustration shows is that there are different back angles for different squats.

That is only one type of squat though. Upper body position is different between goblet squats and low bar squats, for example. If I tried to stay as upright as a goblet squat while low bar squatting, I would fall backwards. It will depend on what kind of squat the OP is doing.

If it is part of your daily activities, then no, don't eat those back. That would be double dipping. If you want to have an extra snack, go ahead, just cut back somewhere else. A lot of people eat less during the week so that they can eat more on the weekend. Also, you may want to give it more than 2 weeks. Many people see…

OMG this sounds like the things nightmares are made of!

I was so tired and unmotivated today. Going to the gym was the last thing I wanted to do, but I dragged myself in. I was tired and it showed. Nothing was excellent. And I have a dodgy muscle in my calf from walking in a Take Back the Night rally last night in flat shoes. It seized on me a couple times. Not fun :( Squat -…

Wait...BMR? So you are saying that these are the calories just to exist lying in bed all day? And a 5'0" 100 lb woman has the same BMR as a 5'10" 200 lb woman as long as they are in the same decade? I have to work my butt off (literally) to be able to maintain at 2000 calories.

It might be OK, depending on your height. When I first started losing weight, I thought my goal would be 115, because I thought that was the best I could expect "at my age" and post child. Once I started really focusing on weight loss and fitness though, I found that I would be able to go below that. Even though I haven't…

Oof. Tough workout today, but good! Squat - 3x5 at 125 lbs. Still feel pretty tough. Pull ups - 4,3,2. First time getting 4, so that was awesome :) I really think a thumbless grip is easier for some reason. OHP - 3x5 at 57.5 lbs - Still arching my lower back on the last couple reps. Need to stop that before moving to 60.…

As you go, you will also learn how much your weight tends to fluctuate based on things like time of month, sodium intake, etc. I know that when I have a very high sodium day, my weight can easily jump by 3 lbs the next day, and just before my period my weight goes up by 1-2 lbs. So I want the upper end of my range to be a…

Tuesday's workout... A little out of order because the rack was in use. Pull ups - 3,3,2 Barbell shrug - 3x8 at 65. Could probably go up, but this is the heaviest fixed barbell and I hate tying up the olympic... Skull crushers - 3x8 at 40 lbs - first time at 40 for a while. Ok. Squat - 3x5 at 125 lbs - felt ok. Challenging…

He supported me, even when I have started this before and never stuck to it. He put our daughter to bed so that I can go to the gym, and makes sure he doesn't plan anything that would conflict with my gym time or derby time. Whenever I complain about not wanting to go, he encourages me and reminds me that I will feel…

Get back on track. This summer has been chaotic and my diet and workouts have suffered. 1. Get consistently below 115 lbs. My last weight in was 115.8, but I think I put on a pound or so. 110 is when I start ramping up to maintenance, so I am looking forward to getting so close. 2. Squat - no weight target, just keep…

I do one set of warm up DL at 135 lbs to make sure I remember to brace my core and back before lifting something really heavy. I also use it to hopefully help with grip strength, as I do double overhand for warm up. I did my first pull up this summer. I really wanted to be able to do one. I started with assisted pull ups…

Yay for two workouts this week :p Squat - 3x5 at 120 lbs. Think I am good to increase without losing form. OHP - 3x5 at 57.5 lbs. Still grindy. I will be here for a while. DL - 1x5 at 175 lbs. Booyah! 1.5xBW! Wasn't even that hard. I tried my liquid chalk, and it worked well. Rows - 3x5 at 75 lbs - fine. Pull ups - 3,2,2.…

Thursday's workout Squat - 3x5 at 120 lbs. Staying here until my form feels perfect. I think one more session and I will be good to move up. Pull ups - 3,2,2 - during squat rest times. I think I need to push these and try that next rep even if it will likely fail. Bench - 3x5 at 75 lbs - Good. I took some advice from the…

No lifting for me this weekend, but I had our last derby bout of the season yesterday, and today my husband and I learned how to rock climb in a climbing gym. We spent 3 hours there and my arms are killing me, but in a good way! I was shaking by the end, but had a great time. I wish I had unlimited time and money. I love…