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Lost Motivation - need help please!
I did really good for a whole year. Lost 55 pounds while putting on muscle. I felt great about myself and never wanted to stop. But. Life happened, got stressed/busy and started stress eating while not being as committed to the gym like I use to be. Now whenever I get myself motivated it only lasts for 2-3 days and I just…
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When is Protein most beneficial?
I'm not really sure how to explain this so that it will make sense so I will try to give a hypothetical example: Lets say for argument sake you can only eat protein one out of two days (I know, I know, you should eat protein every day, and I am so just stay with me here) Now on day 1 you weight train and on day 2 you rest.…
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I've gone back to old eating habits
These last two and half months have been brutal for me, I've fallen back into my old eating habits (athough it's not as bad as it use to be, it's still affecting my goals). I'm finding that I'm craving every kind of junk food I can think of, sweet and salty and I can't say no to temptation any more. I've still kept up my…
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Confused if I should raise calories? Plateau?
Sorry if this doesn't make much sense, I don't really know how to explain it... So I've hit a bit of a plateau with my weight loss. I've loss almost 45 pounds now and have gone back and forth with a pound for the last month now. What's confusing me is last night I ate well over my calories (+500) and this morning I have…
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Q about protein intake
Is it suppose to be 1g of protein for every pound of body weight, or 1g of protein for every pound of lean weight? And if it's lean weight, how do I figure that out!
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Looking for complex carb recipes!
Hey there! So wanting some recipes that use complex carbs (whole wheat, beans, oats, buckwheat etc) and that also taste very good while still being low calories! The more protein in it the better! Does anyone have any good recipes? Thanks!
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Loosing weight but stomach is growing?
I started at 197 in July and am now at 165, my waist was at a 45 in July and then went down to a 36. For the last 2 weeks I've noticed that my stomach has seemed a bit bigger but thought that it was just an illusion due to other parts of my body shrinking but then I decided to measure it and it has gone up to a 41... I'm…
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Prevent/treatment for blisters from lifting weights
I've recently started doing deadlifts and as I've been increasing the weight I've been getting blisters. Is there any thing I can do to prevent them or do I just have to suck it up? And is there anyway to treat the ones I have now (heat/cold compressions?)
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Question for the ladies -regarding aunt flow
I've increased the amount of exercise that I have been doing this month and added in a lot of weight training and this month my period which usually lasts 5-7 days was only 2 days. (There is no way I'm pregnant; haven't had sex) does anyone know if this is something that is common when you exercise more and loose a lot of…
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Why is water so good for weight loss?
I know drinking water is really good for you, and I do drink quite a lot, but I'm not sure the whole science/reasoning behind it. I've tried looking online and nothing that I have found really go to much in depth, does anyone have any good sites that explain this?
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Looking for friends for motivation!
Feel free to add me if you need help with motivation and like to help motivate people! :)
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How to tell if you have a good personal trainer?
I've only had a personal trainer for a few sessions and am considering purshasing more sessions with him. However, it's very pricey and do not want to spend all of this money on a PT if he's just stringing me along for some extra cash. So that being said, how can I tell if he's a good trainer, cares about my goals and…
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Is it okay to go over sugar intake with just fruits?
To help me eat healthier I end up eating a lot of fruit, i still have veggies in my day but mostly fruit and because of this I'm always over my sugar intake for the day. I usually eat up to 5-7 servings of fruit a day. Is it okay if my sugar intake is over if it's caused by fruit and not other sugars? Or is all this sugar…
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How do you active core doing squats?
Sorry if this has been asked before but i keep being told to "active the core" when doing squats and I'm a little confused by it? Do you suck in your stomach or...? Im new to exercising to anything will help! Thanks
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Do you find the Fitbit HR to be accurate?
I'm thinking about getting the Fitbit charge HR to help keep track of my heart rate during exercise to get a more accurate amount of calories burned but I'm hearing that they're not very accurate at all... Any suggestion? Or if you have one do you like it?
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Is my lack of sleep stopping me from reaching weight lost goal?
Hey everyone! So I've started my weight lost journey exactly a month ago today and I haven't seen any results. I have been going to the gym 4-5 times a week alternating from cardio and weights, and I've cleaned up my diet only eating 1200-1400 calories a day. (I'm 5'4, 189lbs) but every night I have trouble sleeping…
