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Trying to loose while some gaining muscle and when does it balance out.
Hello fellow trying-to-loose people. I have recently stepped up my workout big time, essentially making a lot of my workouts more dynamic and doing a lot more weight training to tone my body. I am eating sensibly and running at a calorie deficit. I knew that i would put on muscle - it is visible on my body, especially arms…
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Sod it, i'm going back to calorie counting.
The last year i have been jumping from one diet hype to the other, paleo keto sugar free etc I have finally come to the realisation that, gosh damn, this is not a sustainable lifestyle! Cutting out entire food groups is making me miserable, not to mention my grocery bills are heinous from copious amounts of free from this…
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New job - time to up my cals?
So my new job (full time) is as a caregiver at a rest home, this requires a lot of heavy lifting, being on your feet constantly and just general physical labor. ( i am shattered after my shifts) I have my last 20 pounds to loose Currently eating 1340 cals + exercise cals (4 days a week), should i up my cals to accommodate…
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30DS results.
lost 6 pounds. can see small differences, still a long way to go! as evident in these pics i carry most of my weight on my stomach >:( inches lost: waist - 1.6 inches hips - 2 inches thighs -0.5 inches upper arms - 1.2 inches
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"starvation mode"
many days my food diary tells me i may be in 'starvation mode', however i am in no way under eating i feel, and am hardly ever hungry, only before meals, just at normal times, since i started eating healthy and exercising my appetite is not as big as it used to be, i thought this was normal... anyway i don't want to be in…
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Newbie post. Lets be friends, etc etc
Hi there! I recently joined here on the advice of a friend who uses the site, i must say i absolutely love it and enjoy utilizing the food diary and exercise diary features! I am also on Day 6 of the 30 Day Shred and loving it. Would love some more friends on here to track progress with and encouragement for each other! :)
