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What will do more for this arm issue?
I have lost 56lbs since February 1st but am struggling hard with what I call "arm under-hang" (I have no clue what to actually call it but its unfortunate). I was big for roughly 6 years and have deep stretchmarks on the undersides of my upper arms so I'm not sure if this is (a) a skin issue and my penance for gaining so…
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Maintaining as a Keto Runner?
I started this WOE in February and am currently down a hair over 80lbs. Ideally I'd like to finish my cut at 130 so I'm trying to fine tune energy balance now. Does anyone have experience maintaining as a ketogenic runner? I try to bank at least 40k a week (currently adding in one 25K Saturday per week in addition) and I'm…
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Treadmill Help?
So I recently killed my treadmill [Horizon CT5.1 for reference] and desperately need it replaced for marathon training/my sanity. My husband is ready to drop huge money on buying brand new but I would honestly rather he spend his bonus money primarily on himself/the kids so I've been scouring the local BST. So there are…
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Best Program to Train for a Marathon and a Subsequent Ultra
Hi all! I am currently registered for a 15k Spartan in April (not sweating it) and a full marathon in June (for which I am going to run Higdon's Intermediate II). I have been playing with the idea of doing Death Race in August which is an ultra that clocks at 125km. Is there a program. that would train me well for both the…
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Dig Deep December
Figured since it's December already (how did that happen btw?!) and the season of shenanigans is upon us that a new accountability thread might be helpful! I haven't binged in almost a week though the "screw it, go buy every package of oreos ever manufactured" feelings still exist daily. I am making it my December goal to…
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Post-Surgery Gain Experiences?
So I had an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday afternoon and came home this morning because I am doing awesome recovery wise, had 8km in on Thursday and am well past it for today. I've actually never been so pleased that I chose not to just lose weight but to get fit a year ago because my fitness level and being in "great…
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Aaaand it finally happened :(
Over my weight loss journey I've had people make the odd innocuous comment about LC after they've asked me to explain "what I'm doing" to them (I am hesitant to talk about it because I am aware of how low carb is generally perceived). Today, in a small group I'm in, a big IIFYM pushing female body builder I know posts this…
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Favorite Marathon Training Program?
I am really hoping to find a great formal marathon training program as my husband just paid my entrance for Banff 2017! I am super excited and want to perform well so I figured a program would likely be the best way to train up. Not sure if it matters but I presently run about 60km or more per week, the spread is usually…
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Calorie "Banking" Questions?
So I have been on MFP for a while, I have lost 90lbs and am maintaining. Now that I am here I am playing around with some things I was too afraid to mess around with in weight loss phase (as I was fortunate enough that my weight loss was basically linear I did not want to screw with it). There is a lot of talk in these…
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Gaining Everything by Losing
I've been working on maintenance energy balance for the last month after surpassing goal and only now getting around to writing this! When I met my husband eight years ago I was a fairly slim 145lbs (5'9"). We both loved food and neither of us was terribly active and the weight began to creep. By the time we got married…
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How do you handle being ill regarding diet and activity?
Just as the title suggests I'm curious how other people handle and plan for (for lack of a better term since no one plans to be sick) illness. I am in maintenance but spent the night on my bathroom floor vomiting my brains out. On a regular non-sick day I usually clock 20-30k steps in chasing my kids and 11km runs most…
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Maintaining on Weekly Calorie Goal vs. Daily?
Background: I have been struggling to maintain since I hit 130 (5'9") around September 1. As of yesterday I dropped as far as 123.5 which is obviously a problem. The issue is that I'm eating 2800ish a day and still losing because I find my burns as a runner and mom of three under four incalculable even with the fitbit…
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Anyone else always cold?
I have been working on striking maintenance energy balance (still a work in progress as I've dropped down to 130) but find lately I'm freezing all the time. Like its August and I'm wearing sweaters, hiding under throws and have the furnace flicked on. I think my husband is ready to throttle me as he runs hot. Anyone else…
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Experiences transitioning from under 20 to 30-50 carbs?
I've been keto since February and am working on maintenance now that I've cut further than intended. I want more veg-i-liciousness in my life but don't want to start bonking on trail (I run 60+km a week) by going out of keto. Thoughts? Experiences? TIA!
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Body Fat % Estimate?
I'm trying to establish maintenance energy balance before I start working on recomposition and am keto. The issue is that the Keto gains calculator (when I'm feeding it 19 and 20% bf, 132lbs, 5'9") has generated a number that still has me losing. Is my bf % Estimate off? From visual charts I feel like 20 is close?
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Post-Baby Reality or Recomposition Addressable?
So I've cut to 133 from 213 (5'9") and go back and forth about keeping to goal of 130 or throwing in the towel now. Honestly if my stomach didn't look so horrible I probably wouldn't have reservations about stopping now. I'm not sure if its recomp addressable to fix what I've got going on (especially as a runner who has…
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Fabletics Sizing?
How TTS does Fabletics sizing run? Being in Canada I can see returns being a mf'er and want to avoid at all costs. According to their size charts at 5'9" and 35-28-35 I should be a small in their bras (this makes sense lol), but my hips put me anywhere from XS-XXS for bottoms (which seems very off). I feel like small makes…
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Would you cut goal by 10 more or maintain current GW?
So I'm in the home stretch of my weight loss for my current goal weight (SW: 213, CW: 142, GW:140) but feel like I'm still, for lack of a better term, very broad for 140 and could stand to go to 130 which is basically the bottom of the range for my height before working on recomp via 5x5. I'm getting some resistance on…
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Do Antibiotics Cause Weight Gain?
Just looking to prepare myself for what's ahead (my toddlers managed to give me a belly button infection when they scratched me up "being doctors" a couple days ago) when I pick up my prescription tomorrow. Do abx cause gains on the scale in any meaningful way? I'm holding out hope that the tetanus shot will be a…
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Fourth month of LCHF complete!
Not gonna lie, all my medium workout clothes finally came today and while taking pictures to show my husband (he's on the road) I stopped and compared one from today to one from four months ago- I impressed myself ;) lol . So grateful I got my shiz together and made the decision to change four months ago- what a difference…
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When did you stop feeling like you were still fat (if ever)?
Hi Maintainers! I'm not here yet for another 24lbs (God willing by Christmas!) but I figured this would be a better place to ask this rather than in the weight loss boards for a longer term perspective. When if ever did you stop feeling like you were fat/overweight/whatever term you prefer? Do you still find yourself doing…
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Lifting with Ortho Issues?
I've been trying to get through to schedule an appointment with my GP all morning so I figured I'd ask here while I wait out the hold music. I have bad knees (my caps subluxate on a dime, a double Fulkerson osteotomy is on the horizon) and all my other joints hyperextend pretty dramatically. My elbows for example can go…
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First Big SV!
I hit 50lbs down today! When I started on this journey in February I didn't think I'd even be 50lbs down by Christmas (I've never tried to lose weight before so it was a mystery to me!) and yet I managed to go from a 16/18/'still wearing maternity clothes' level of denial to a 4/6. A big shout out to everyone on MFP who…
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Weight Loss Clothing Issues!
Let me preface my post by saying I am very grateful I've been able to lose weight well enough to this point that I have issues like this and I'm not trying to be whiney. Since February 1 I've lost 45lbs and plan to lose 28lbs more. I've gone from a 16/18 to an 8 (6 in select fits). About a month ago I bought some size 12…
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Knee Strengthening Exercises
I'm down 24lbs since February 1st and am running into an issue that I really suffered with when I was thin. I have a knee defect (you can see pretty clearly how turned in they are in the picture below and how much more pronounced it is even six weeks later) and am waiting on a Fulkerson osteotomy but the more weight I lose…
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Bizarre exercise question ahoy!
Since the first of the month I've lost 16lbs eating low-carb and doing Insanity every other day with my husband. So far I'm losing pretty well waist wise but my chins are still as unfortunate as ever. Is there such a thing as a neck/shoulder/I don't even know what else workout that would help tone the chin area? Or is this…
